L’Emilia-Romagna, regione liminare tra la prima e la seconda Italia del contagio

Emilia-Romagna. Liminal region between the first and second Italy of contagion
The paper analyzes the data of Covid-19 in Emilia-Romagna assuming the vision of the «Three Italies» and envisaging it as a liminal region between first and second Italy. The goal is to verify how the territorial fragilities identified for Lombardy – pollution, population density, commuting and the health and welfare system – may have influenced the infection intensity and development. These fragilities will be considered in future regional planning, as virus spread highlighted the need to review the way of inhabiting territories.