The city in a bin: the social costs of the night economy and the littering case of Ticinese neighbourhood in Milan

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Silvia Mugnano, Nunzia Borrelli
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2017/112
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 140-152 File size 213 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2017-112014
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Littering is the abandonment of small waste in public areas and the night economy concur to its increase. Many creative neighbourhoods are the centers of nightlife and local authorities are struggling to reduce the conflict that they might arise - including the management of littering. The paper presents the results of research conducted in Milan in Ticinese neighbourhood and identifies consumer behaviour profiles, the amount of litter produced and finally the institutions’ response to the problem.

Keywords: Littering, gentri (turist-) fication, neighbourhood, night economy, movida, Milan.

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Silvia Mugnano, Nunzia Borrelli, La città in un cestino: i costi sociali dell’economia notturna e il fenomeno del littering nel quartiere Ticinese a Milano in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 112/2017, pp 140-152, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2017-112014