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Nowadays, the majority of world population lives in urban areas and this portion is going to increase in the coming decades. The health impact of urban areas is well established and described in scientific literature. Italian health and hygiene legislation dealing with urban health is fragmented and not coordinated with the regulation about environment and city planning. The overlapping of legal competences between different authorities and the conflict of attribution between the Central State and Regional Governments deeply contributed to generate uncertainty. The authors here analyse the Italian regulatory framework and depict its lacks in terms of public health protection.

Oggi la maggior parte della popolazione mondiale vive nelle aree urbane e questa porzione aumenterà nei prossimi decenni. L'impatto sulla salute delle aree urbane è ben definito e descritto nella letteratura scientifica. La legislazione italiana in materia di salute e igiene relativa alla salute urbana è frammentata e non coordinata con la normativa in materia di ambiente e pianificazione urbana. La sovrapposizione di competenze giuridiche tra le diverse autorità e il conflitto di attribuzione tra lo Stato centrale e i governi regionali hanno contribuito notevolmente a generare incertezza. Gli autori qui analizzano il quadro normativo italiano e ne descrivono le carenze in termini di protezione della salute pubblica. ; Nowadays, the majority of world population lives in urban areas and this portion is going to increase in the coming decades. The health impact of urban areas is well established and described in scientific literature. Italian health and hygiene legislation dealing with urban health is fragmented and not coordinated with the regulation about environment and city planning. The overlapping of legal competences between different authorities and the conflict of attribution between the Central State and Regional Governments deeply contributed to generate uncertainty. The authors here analyse the Italian regulatory framework and depict its lacks in terms of public health protection.