Bovisasca

Summary

Bovisasca is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy, located within the Zone 9 administrative division of the city. It is located between the Ferrovie Nord railway and the Politecnico university buildings, adjacent to the district of Bovisa; it is named after the "Bovisasca" road leading to Bovisa.

Bovisasca
Quartiere of Milan
Country Italy
RegionLombardy
ProvinceMilan
ComuneMilan
Zone9
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Urban environment edit

Much like Bovisa, Bovisasca is a former industrial district, now transformed into a mostly residential area. While Bovisa has been requalified through major public works such as the construction of new headquarters of the Politecnico university, Bovisasca is still in general condition of decay.[1]

Social issues edit

Specifically, soil pollution issues related to arsenic waste from a former chemical plant have been repeatedly denounced both by local committees and ecology-related organizations and institutions,[1] and informal slums of Romani nomads have developed in the last decades of the 20th century.[2]

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ a b Bovisasca: quel terreno da bonificare subito
  2. ^ Milano Bovisasca


45°30′59″N 9°09′20″E / 45.51639°N 9.15556°E / 45.51639; 9.15556