The urban context of the city of Rome is the result of an urban but also socio-economic stratification. From the frenetic development of the central areas at the end of the nineteenth century, up to the building speculation of the first half of the twentieth century and throughout the sixties, Rome today is characterized by highly urbanized areas, and dispersed nuclei of cities in an area of over 1200 km2. Municipalities XIII and XIV constitute in this a real representative cross section of the Roman context. The dense fabric of the more central historical periphery becomes gradually more rarefied, re-aggregating around the GRA motorway ring, and then dispersing again into the countryside to the north. Within this fabric there are areas of Public Residential Housing (PRH), built between the 40 and 70 s, which still today constitute, in the perception of the population, real “urban islands”. These are characterized by a lower socioeconomic level than the surrounding deprived areas, and a significant increased risk level regarding the access rates to the emergency room and hospitalization. All this in the context of an evident centre-periphery gradient of these indicators, which can be correlated not only with socio-economic indicators, but with the development of these portions of the city itself. The complexity of the historical and urban stratification of Rome makes this methodology capable of reading in depth the socio-economic dynamics with an impact on health, and of effectively planning health, territorial and hospital services.

Does Urbanization Correlate with Health Service Assistance? an Observational Study in Rome, Italy / Calandrini, E.; Paglione, L.; Bargagli, A. M.; Agabiti, N.; Battisti, A.; Salvatori, L. M.; Marceca, M.; Brandimarte, M. A.; Di Rosa, E.; Iorio, S.; Davoli, M.; Cacciani, L.. - (2023), pp. 95-111. [10.1007/978-3-031-16182-7_6].

Does Urbanization Correlate with Health Service Assistance? an Observational Study in Rome, Italy

Paglione L.;Battisti A.;Salvatori L. M.;Marceca M.;Brandimarte M. A.;Di Rosa E.;Iorio S.;
2023

Abstract

The urban context of the city of Rome is the result of an urban but also socio-economic stratification. From the frenetic development of the central areas at the end of the nineteenth century, up to the building speculation of the first half of the twentieth century and throughout the sixties, Rome today is characterized by highly urbanized areas, and dispersed nuclei of cities in an area of over 1200 km2. Municipalities XIII and XIV constitute in this a real representative cross section of the Roman context. The dense fabric of the more central historical periphery becomes gradually more rarefied, re-aggregating around the GRA motorway ring, and then dispersing again into the countryside to the north. Within this fabric there are areas of Public Residential Housing (PRH), built between the 40 and 70 s, which still today constitute, in the perception of the population, real “urban islands”. These are characterized by a lower socioeconomic level than the surrounding deprived areas, and a significant increased risk level regarding the access rates to the emergency room and hospitalization. All this in the context of an evident centre-periphery gradient of these indicators, which can be correlated not only with socio-economic indicators, but with the development of these portions of the city itself. The complexity of the historical and urban stratification of Rome makes this methodology capable of reading in depth the socio-economic dynamics with an impact on health, and of effectively planning health, territorial and hospital services.
2023
Equity in Helath
978-3-031-16181-0
978-3-031-16182-7
health inequalities; urban health; urban spatial segregation
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Does Urbanization Correlate with Health Service Assistance? an Observational Study in Rome, Italy / Calandrini, E.; Paglione, L.; Bargagli, A. M.; Agabiti, N.; Battisti, A.; Salvatori, L. M.; Marceca, M.; Brandimarte, M. A.; Di Rosa, E.; Iorio, S.; Davoli, M.; Cacciani, L.. - (2023), pp. 95-111. [10.1007/978-3-031-16182-7_6].
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