E&M
2019/4
Contents
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Editorial
Dossier. Infrastructure, Italy at a Crossroads
Development and Wellbeing A Question of Works
On the Global Chessboard, the Game is On
Dossier. Infrastructure, Italy at a Crossroads: Transports
All of the numbers of the Brebemi project
The Ligurian Logistics Platform
Dossier. Infrastructure, Italy at a Crossroads: Networks
The Digital Future of the Italian System
5G: Infrastructure Seeking an Author
New Rules for the Infrastructure of the Gigabit Society
The Open Fiber Project: how and why
Networks at the Center of the Urban Ecosystem
Dossier. Infrastructure, Italy at a Crossroads: Territories
The competitive advantage of the global city
Visual readings
Italy’s Growth Runs on Rails
Italy is the first case in the world – and the only one in Europe – of competition between high-speed rail operators. By international standards, our country’s regulatory structure and pricing are particularly advanced. In the next few years, numerous factors of change will affect the mobility and the evolution of the railway system: demographic and social, environmental, economic, and technological. In spite of the uncertainties, all the scenarios and predictions as to future mobility assign a central role to rail transport, which will form a fundamental part of a more sustainable, integrated, electrified, and digital mobility system. The railway sector investment plan programmed for the coming years will contribute to reducing the connectivity gaps and the high degree of use of some routes, improving the levels of safety and reliability, punctuality and regularity of passenger transport services, the usability and quality of the stations, and the connectivity of the freight network.