This article illustrates the result of a study based on the life-cycle costing technique applied to urban waste management in a typical Italian setting, in order to discuss the economic and ecological foundations of a management paradigm inspired by the "zero-waste" philosophy. We identify...

<i> Efficienza e regolamentazione nei servizi pubblici locali: il caso dell’igiene urbana </i> (di Federico Biagi e Antonio Massarutto) - ABSTRACT: Questo articolo riprende e rielabora i risultati di uno studio che gli autori hanno svolto per conto dell’Agenzia nazionale per l’ambiente e...

<i> Il ruolo dell'analisi economica nella Direttiva 2000/60</i> (di Antonio Massarutto, Gilberto Muraro) - ABSTRACT: The Water Framework Directive (Dir. 2000/60) introduces fundamental innovations in the management of water resources and water policies in Europe. It calls in particular for a...

This paper outlines the results a multi-criteria evaluation study applied to the integrated assessment of flood protection options in Northern Italy. The study aims at comparing advantages and disadvantage of a more traditional approach based on hard infrastructure calibrated on the event with a...

This paper is the first attempt to estimate the hydroelectricity rent in Italy, as several concessions are about to expire, and the first to analyze the implications of different redistribution mechanisms. Due to budgetary constraints, local authorities want to capture a higher part of the rent,...

Italy reformed its water and sanitation services in 1994. The strategy aimed at transforming public entities, financed by the central budget, into self-sufficient professional companies regulated at arms' length. Nearly 20 years after, the reform has failed to deliver (despite some partial...