• Protected areas (family II): surface of protected areas (source: elaboration from Istat
Sistema Sanitario e Salute della Popolazione, table 12.2). It favors the conversion of
Environmental Quality, thus it is a multiplier.
• Public green (family II): number of families which lives close (less then 15 minutes
on foot) to a park or a garden, year 1998 (source: elaboration from ASRL, table
57.05.08). This indicator favors the perception of Environmental Quality.
• Public transportation (family II): percentage of workers using public transportation to
commute to work, year 1997 (source: Istat Indagine Multiscopo 1997, Vita
Quotidiana, table 14.4). It is favorable to Environmental Quality.
• Hazardous firms (family II): number of potentially hazardous plants according to
Italian law (DPR 175/1988, art. 4), year 1999 (source: ASRL, table 24.02.04.01).
Hampering the conversion of the indicator of the state of the environment, it is a
divisor of the latter.
• Traffic (family II): percentage of families declaring bad traffic conditions, year 1997
(source: Istat Indagine Multiscopo 1997, Vita Quotidiana, table 22.1). It is
unfavorable to the state of the environment.
• Urban pressure (family II): percentage of urban dwellers, year 1999 (source:
elaboration from Istat Sistema Sanitario e Salute della Popolazione, table 12.1). It
hampers the conversion of Environmental Quality.
Table 3 - Conversion factors for Environmental Quality
Favorable Non favorable
|
Protected areas |
Hazardous firms |
|
Public green |
Traffic |
|
Public transportation |
Urban pressure |
The “converted contribution” of Environmental Quality to the functioning PPH is then:
Environmental Quality * Protected areas * Public green * Public transportation /
Hazardous firms / Traffic / Urban pressure (5)
Security
The indicator chosen to represent Security concerns the percentage of people who feel safe,
year 1998 (source: elaboration from ASRL, table 57.06.02). Security is a determinant of well-
being, for it accrues the livability of a community.
The conversion factors of Security are the following.
• Defense (family III social conditions): number of family who installed security
systems, year 1998 (source: ASRL, table 31.06.01.01). This indicator suggests an
improvement in Security, thus it is a multiplier.
• Difficulty (family III): difficulty to reach police stations, year 1998 (source: Istat,
Indicatori regionali per la valutazione delle politiche di sviluppo, table V.04). It is
unfavorable to Security.
• Social deterioration (family III): percentage of people over 14 perceiving social
deterioration (source: ASRL, table 57.06.03). It hampers the conversion of Security.
Table 4 - Conversion factors for Security
Favorable Non favorable
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