Nightlife is disruptive, 500 ordinances have been issued in Italy, but no one has stopped the pandemonium. Should we resign ourselves to the chaos?

If each municipality makes its own rules, it's difficult to achieve any results. Meanwhile, 42 percent of urban centers exceed the permitted noise thresholds. Those who suffer from chaos are considered second-class citizens.

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noise pollution, city traffic, health damage

NOISE POLLUTION IN THE CITY

The municipality of Brescia he was sentenced to pay 50mila euros in cash as compensation to two citizens that they had been massacred by the night noisesIn Naples, again following an appeal by a citizens' association, a magistrate fined a bar 2 euros and permanently ordered it to close at 23 p.m. In Rome, complaints and acts of nocturnal violence continue to occur, and it is difficult to bring order to the chaos that has reigned supreme, for decades, in Roman nights. No longer magical, but delirious for those who suffer them.

The theme of movida molesta has never been addressed head-on in Italy. Too afraid of making enemies of important categories, such as that of bars and restaurants, and few truly powerful tools in the hands of local administrators. The result is a babel of ordinances, around 500, all different from each other, as if the sounds nuisances, and urban disorder, had different characteristics from Bolzano to Catania.

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THE DAMAGES OF NOISE POLLUTION 

It's not easy at all rmake young people's rights compatible who, especially with the arrival of the warm season, want to spend the evening outdoors and feel like the masters of the streets and squares, with the same rights as those who live (and would like to sleep peacefully) in areas polluted by noisy nightlife. Just as the reasons for the outlets, from bars to sandwich shops, to various restaurants, must be taken into account. But managing a city well means precisely this: aligning different interests, even conflicting ones, and seeking a solution that can satisfy everyone. In the case of the nightlife nuisance, this has not yet happened. On the contrary, residents in the areas most exposed to Chaos, and even those who simply have the desire and pleasure of frequenting them without getting drunk or turning the streets into open-air dumps, are often considered second-class citizens. They have fewer rights than others, and never mind if they end up massacred by the nightlife. Ultimately, they are a minority, and as such, they count for less.

HOW TO FIGHT NOISE POLLUTION

At the same time the disorder has been covered up, and in some cases even fuelled, forgetting the damage to health that comes from urban noises. In 42 percent of urban centers exceed the thresholds of permitted noise, with the associated health risks for those who live in these areas. The limit is 56 decibels, with an average of 71 decibels. Let's ask ourselves: is urban quiet still a right, or has it been erased from the agenda of local governments? And again: could the Ministry of the Interior, which shouldn't only deal with immigrants, try to somehow align the policies that work best in various cities, to contain the disruptive nightlife in ItalyIs it really inevitable that we proceed as usual in a haphazard fashion, with each municipality going its own way? Perhaps, together, we can achieve something.

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