The mobility system in urban peripheries with particolar reference to the Italian situation

In chapter 1 the progress of motorization in Italy is analyzed with particular attention given to the interaction between the possession of vehicles and the territory in urban peripheries. The studies point out how the phenomena of motorization in Italy has undergone a notable growth in the last ten years but an uneven growth between the north and the south and between small towns and cities. In comparison with the European situation it has emerged how high the ownership of automobiles is in Italy. The correlation of the indexes of motorization with the region and residen- tial settlements enables to understand the phenomena of motorization in urban peripheries and in small towns. In a particular way in Lombardy the index of motorization (that is the number of cars owed by each inhabitant) for almost all of the towns differs little from the regional average, thus characterizing Lombardy as a region with high level, diffused motorization. In chapter 2 the most significant relationships between infrastructures and the use of the region in areas outside urban settlements will be emphasized. In these areas of transition between city and countryside the transportation network and, in particular viability, can be developed with roads fulfilling the needs of the sector but which often do not respect the characteristics of the region they cross.