Environmental and anthropogenic characterization of the urban areas of Potenza and Matera (SouthernItaly): preliminary data.

This paper provides the preliminary results of a project for the monitoring of the urban and sub-urban areas of Potenza and Matera towns (in Southern Italy). This study is aimed to individuate the activities causing the most serious environmental impacts and to draw the guidelines for setting up a dynamic and efficient monitoring to control the state of the environment (air, soil and water). The main purpose of this study is the socio-economic and environmental characterisation of the Potenza industrial district, consisting of Commercial sector, and Mechanical and Iron & Steel industries, in order to individuate the most important environmental and anthropogenic parameters, integrating and interfacing them to the territory. In such a context a characterization of productive activities was carried out, estimating their energy consumption and the related emissions.