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AIR BREAK- Co-producing healthy clean commuting air spots in town Ferrara, Italy
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Air quality
Edit 06 December 2023
by Pietro L. Verga, UIA Expert

The Added Value of Air-Break to the City of Ferrara

deputy mayor Balboni at a workshop
photo credit POLIMI
In this podcast series I will be discussing the concrete experience, challenges and learnings of the Urban Innovative Actions project Air-Break Ferrara.

After three and a half years of implementation and approaching the closure of the Air-Break project at the end of December 2023, UIA Expert Pietro L. Verga reflects on the impact and added-value of this project for the city with Alessandro Balboni, Deputy Mayor for Environmental Policies and European Projects of the Municipality of Ferrara

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UIA Expert Pietro L. Verga interviews Alessandro Balboni, Deputy Mayor for Environmental Policies and European Projects of the Municipality of Ferrara

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