Florence, Milan and Bologna topped an
ISTAT poll of Italian cities according to the fair and
sustainable well-being of territories (BesT), while the Calabria
city of Reggio Calabria was last in the rankings.
ISTAT's analysis of 14 metropolitan cities - where 36.2% of the
population lives - showed a predominance of northern and
central urban centres with indicators above the national
average, while disadvantages prevailed in the South, with the
positive exception of Cagliari, in Sardinia.
Rome was in an intermediate position in the quality of life
survey, "ideally dividing" cities in the Centre-North and the
South, with advantages in 54.8% of indicators, including the
environment and quality of services, but also "strong
contrasts".
Reggio Calabria recorded the highest share of disadvantages
(79%) followed by Catania, Napoli and Messina.
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