The EMAS Registration of the Livenza Furniture District in the Province of Pordenone (Italy)

Veronica Novelli, Paola Geatti, Francesco Bianco, Luciano Ceccon, Stefania Del Frate and Paolo Badin
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Veronica Novelli: Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, Via Tomadini 30/A, 33100 Udine, Italy
Paola Geatti: Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, Via Tomadini 30/A, 33100 Udine, Italy
Francesco Bianco: Metalmont, Via G. Marconi 92, 31020 Revine Lago (TV), Italy
Luciano Ceccon: Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, Via Tomadini 30/A, 33100 Udine, Italy
Stefania Del Frate: ARPA Friuli Venezia Giulia, Via delle Acque 28, 33170 Pordenone, Italy
Paolo Badin: Unione Industriali Pordenone, Piazzetta del Portello 2, 33170 Pordenone, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: One of the most important manufacturing areas of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region is the territory close to Pordenone, the Livenza furniture district. This industrial district, consisting of industries of wood, wood and cork products, furniture, straw articles, and weave materials, located in 11 municipalities of that area, was the first Italian district to obtain the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) Registration in 2006. Data and information from a questionnaire compiled by more than 100 firms and 11 municipalities of the district were used to draw up the territorial environmental analysis (TEA). For the EMAS registration renewal, obtained in 2016, the TEA was updated by reviewing the methodology of the environmental impact evaluation: the ecological footprint (EF) was compared with the carrying capacity (CC) of that area. The results put in light that the EF was greater than the CC. Several actions for reducing the environmental impacts of the district activities were highlighted.

Keywords: EMAS; Livenza furniture district; territorial environmental analysis; ecological footprint; carrying capacity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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