The 2020 Italian Spring Lockdown: A Multidisciplinary Analysis over the Milan Urban Area

Maurizio Migliaccio, Andrea Buono, Ila Maltese and Margherita Migliaccio
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Maurizio Migliaccio: Engineering Department, University of Naples Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy
Andrea Buono: Engineering Department, University of Naples Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy
Ila Maltese: TRElab (Transport Research lab), Department of Political Sciences, Roma Tre University, Via Gabriello Chiabrera 199, 00145 Rome, Italy
Margherita Migliaccio: COVID-19 Department, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense 87, 00152 Rome, Italy

World, 2021, vol. 2, issue 3, 1-24

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected human life worldwide and forced the implementation of lockdown periods in order to reduce the physical interactions of people. Italy has been heavily affected by a large number of deaths. The government had to impose a long lockdown period during the spring of 2020. In this paper, we provide a critical analysis of the 2020 Italian spring lockdown (ISL) through observation of the spatiotemporal NO x pattern differences in connection with the social changes imposed by such restrictions. Different freely available sources of information are used: European Space Agency (ESA) TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) measurements, ground-based measurements, and model estimates. The results show high NO x pollution levels, even during the lockdown, that suggest new approaches to sustainable mobility policies.

Keywords: COVID-19; NO x; lockdown; air pollution; Italy; Milan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G17 G18 L21 L22 L25 L26 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 R51 R52 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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