1. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution WS 1a / Land use, housing and urban planning across boundaries Raffaella Florio 12° February 2010

2. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 Bari Bologna Florence Genoa Milan Naples Reggio Calabria Rome Turin Venice

3. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 The city region Firenze-Prato-Pistoia

4. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 The city region Firenze-Prato-Pistoia

5. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 › THE METROPOLITAN CITIES CAN BE SETUP ON THE PROPOSAL OF the main municipality together with the provincial authority the main municipality together with at least 20% of the municipalities of the province concerned (representing at least 60% of the population) the provincial authority together with at least 20% of municipalities of province concerned (representing at least 60% of the population) › THE FUNDAMENTAL FUNCTIONS OF THE METROPOLITAN CITIES ARE general territorial planning and infrastructure networks co-ordinated systems for the management of public services fostering and co-ordination of economic and social development

6. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 The Florentine Metropolitan Area

7. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 THREE INSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS THE PROPOSER TERRITORIAL DIMENSION INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM National governmentMetroplitan area / Provincial area A Metropolitan City Government as a replacement of provincial Authority Regional AuthorityCity Region areaA City Region Authority as a new subject together with all the other current institutions Provincial AuthorityCity Region areaA Greater Provincial Authority

8. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 FIRENZE FUTURA › a Voluntary Association › a Metropolitan Association › a Strategic Plan Association

9. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF STRATEGIC PLAN › Equilibrium among metropolitan functions › Organization of metropolitan mobility › Linking up of metropolitan territory

10. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 UNION OF FLORENTINE MUNICIPALITIES › 11 Municipalities (612.000 residents) › Aggregation of Territorial Functions › Delegation of power

11. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 The Union of 11 florentine municipalities

12. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2 The Union of 11 florentine municipalities

13. Florence: towards a metropolitan solution Friday, February 12, 2010 Page 2

14. AN ISTITUTIONAL EQUILIBRIUM RATHER THAN AN INSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY the linking up of the territory through both institutional and governance instruments › the union of municipalities: the instrument for political legitimacy and administrative effectiveness › the strategic plan: the instrument for metropolitan discussion and planning

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