Comenius 1.1Educate end Culture

YOUNG PEOPLE,ACTIVE CITIZENS ofEUROPE

I.P.S. “F.S. CABRINI” Taranto - Italy

“The Young, active citizens of

Europe”

Taranto: Environment is our lifeTo Know Taranto

Through written texts and images

The recollection of its history ,The life stories of its inhabitants.

IPS CABRINI BIOLOGY

Comenius 1.1Education and Culture

On the paths of knowledge

Learning more about the scientific features of the Environment and the Land

Promotion of the active processes of improvement through Action

SCIENTIFIC COURSEFrom the biosphere to the gene..the

environmental areas in dynamic interaction, the meanings of environments and ecosystem, man’s influence on environment, urbanization, the effects of industrialization, energy poduction, pollution…up to the concept of Sustainable Development

NormsThe sustainable development: from Brundtland Report to Agenda 21 Normative and economic Data: Between the duties of the Administrative Institutions and

the rights of the citizens

Outlook on Taranto and its sustainable development

Students’active involvment in research about enironmental issues ,

Through the following strategies:

• common discussions

• the formulation of hipothesis, and the finding of possible solutions

• interviews, data treatment• and their interpretation in • classroom activities (research on the spot)

• The methods to comunicate the results

CHANGE THROUGH ACTION_____

THE AIMS______________________• To promote the students’ability to express personal opinions and the

drawing of projects about their own territory;

• To strenghten the feeling of belongingfeeling of belonging towards the environment we live in ;

• To encourage the exchange of Knowledge and information between teachers , students , friends, relatives and acquaintances;

• To provide instruments for a deep learning of the economical, political and social processes and their impact on environment to gain a personal definition of the concept of environmental sustainablity .

OUTLOOK on the Town How it was The environmental memory

How it is What problems? What resources?

How it will be Towards a sustainable future

Taranto in the past__________________“Taranto was less chaotic than nowdays: there were not so many

buildings and means of transport such as cars. Air was much more breathable.Shopping was done in small greangrocers’ that ave been replaced by department stores and commercial centres . There were not dust –bins in the streets…I remember the flavour of fields full golden daffodils and red poppies The Air smelt good and clean.”

“It was not so modern as nowadays. The town was infact smaller, made up of the old town, the Borgo, Naples City wall and the suburb of Rione Tamburi. (…) there were still the horse-coaches!

traffic was less frantic . Garbage was collected from houses. The plastic bags for rubbish did not exsist”.

Taranto how it was__________________“There were more fields and green areas . I used to have a swim in Corso due Mari. The country was located in the New town , because there were not blocks of flats.”

“Air was not polluted .The industrial settlement Ilva has been important for employment but it has also been a great mistake because now the town is highly polluted”

The recollection of environmntal memory

Taranto how it is_______________

Taranto described in the Reports on environmental quality , and by its

citizens.

Taranto and its Environment

Life Quality in Taranto

Focus Ambiente Legambiente-Sole 24 Ore: Taranto is at the bottom of the list : “Behind this negative record there is a

very high environmental pressure that can be given several names. The one of the huge siderurgic industry Ilva, that of the petrol refinery Agip, and the other of the cement industry Cementir with an industrial area ( four times the extension of the city of Taranto)which does not exist in any other city of Italy ….”(23-october-2006)

Report Apat 2006 about quality in 24 italian cities

For the issuing of PM10: “The contribution of the industrial sector is imposing, expecially in the Municipalities where the biggest industrial areas are located : Taranto (93%), Venezia

(75%) e Genova (49%)” (18 january 2007).

Taranto nowadays

• Industry• Means of

transport• The Sea• The Air

“Tourism has not been improved, the city has gown very fast and badly”

INDUSTRY_____________________“ Some days you can breath ’the bad smell of gas and

smokes of Ilva, some other days instead , according to the direction of the wind also the flavours of the sea… Gas dust is a compelling problem: since some years it has been everywhere, on balconies, on cars, ..in our lungs”

The means of transport____________“In Taranto people usually use “the car or the bus” even if

they have to cover short distances.

“I take the car, the motor bike, the bus “.

The Sea_______

“Taranto is a very polluted city because of Ilva, but..

there is the Sea which is the nicest thing of this town”

THE AIR______________“Thinking to the air of my town It comes to my mind the smell of the smokes emissions of Ilva;But if I think to the old town It comes to my mind the smell of mussels and fish which is typical feature of Taranto”

“Disgusting smells have polluted the air expecially in the

suburb Rione Tamburi”which is close to the industrial area

“Just think to windy days when the dust gets into your eyes ”

Taranto how (we hope) it

will be“In the future in Taranto people will use bikes in order to lower smog ”

“At Macerata there is more respect and organization …

(At Taranto) We MUST DO MORE”

“A Pisticci you fell the relax that in Taranto, among traffic and noise you can not find”

“Firenze è cleaner than Taranto: it is less polluted, there are lots of parks and gren reas ”

“Roma compared to Taranto is more organized as for as tourism and means of transport ”

“There should be more green areas such as city parks”

Conclusion“We should do

something, for the young generation that in the future will have to live better than us .

We are making a big mistake not to be concerned about pollution”

“We have spoilt Taranto…. Too much pollution. We have the Ilva, the cars… and now they want to build a rigassificatore.

That is why we are the last in the list”

Along the path

ofSustainable

Development…