PARMA

PARMA

Tertiary Sector

Tertiary sector is the part of an economy or society comprising non-governmental and non-profit-making organizations or associations, including charities, voluntary and community groups, cooperatives.

The public administration, who is in this sector, has about 40.000 workers.

• The most important services are:
• Thermal baths
• University
• Conservatory of music
• Art Schools
• EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)
• The Airport
• Fiere di Parma Spa

PARMA'S SERVICES

REHABILITATION CENTERS

International Immigration Asylum Centre

Immigrants

- "Orizzonte"

- "Airone"

- "Comunità Betania"

- "Sert"

It is a place of legal expertise that helps immigrants to:

-Find a job

-Study

-Fight the discrimination

The Tertiary sector in Parma has about 38.000 employees in the services and transports subdivision .The growth of the transport activity is favored by the strategical position of Parma in the north of Italy.

IN THE SCHOOLS

- Antidrugs Controls

Immigrants Association of Parma and Province

Drugs

The AIPP organizes cultural and recreational social activities between the various communities and seeks to promote the creation of cooperatives related to the needs of the moment, training courses and work in partnership with public and private entities.

SCHOOL SERVICES

- soup kitchen

- family support

- promote the Duties of Solidarity

- promote a Christian inspired volunteerism

-RECYCLING PROJECT

-SENSITISATION TO CLEANING AIR

Emporio was founded in 2009 by voluntary associations and is a free service made possible by the voluntary work of hundreds of volunteers.

The market Emporio is a real supermarket with shelves, refrigerators, crates, carts, promotions and goods

Garbage

Iren is one of the biggest energy societies in Italy. Its main offices take place in Parma.

HYGIENE WARRAHINTY AND NOCTURNAL HOMELESS SHELTER

Poverty

ANTI-SMOG BIKES

This project consists of giving the possibility to everyone to rent bikes for free in the whole city to reduce as much as possible the amount of smog in the air.

The provision by the Diocesan Caritas of a shower service at the office of Caritas canteen in two weekly moments.

The showers service comes with bath towels and the necessary materials to the toilet (soap, shampoo, razor blades and shaving cream, comb and brush.)

The Service for Italian and foreign adult women is located at the “Istituto Maria Ausiliatrice di Parma” and is managed by the Parma Caritas.

The Night Temporary Home for adult males is situated in an Hospitality House in path Santa Margherita.

Parma has been trapped since 2008 in a situation of economic crisis ;one of the major consequences has been unemployement.

Despite that the rate of unemployed people changed from the 7,1% of 2014 to the 6,9% of 2015.

Besides the amount of hours layoff feel down of the 45,9%.

PARMA'S ISTITUTIONS

Parma

Infrastructure

Weather

Secondary Sector

Primary Sector

It’s organized by the roman method, as a chessboard of streets built around the cardo (via Cavour) and decumano (via Repubblica), the main roads that cross perpendicularly the downtown.

Foreign in Parma

The secondary sector includes industries that produce a finished product or are involved in construction.

Occupation

ECONOMICS

• Parma is located in the western part of Emilia, a region of northern Italy.

•There are small hills of Parma Apennines

•It’s between the Apennines and the Po valley

History of Parma

Parma, le Petite Paris

Demography of Parma

The mayor of Parma

The infrastructural network includes also an efficent coverage of broadband and electricity services, managed respectively by TIM and IREN.

• The climate of Parma is typically continental
• Parma has typical constant humidity of the Po Valley
• Maximum temperature in summer 30° degrees
• Minimum temperature in winter about 0° degrees

Foreign resident population in Parma at January 1st 2016 is 30 687 and represents 15.9% of the resident population

The primary sector of the economy is the sector of an economy making direct use of natural resources. the includes agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining.

The most important kind of factories are:

• food
• mechanical
• pharmaceutical
• chemical
• glass

REGION

MUNICIPALITY OF PARMA

UNEMPLOYMENT

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

Parma 192,836 residents:

• 47.64% male, 52.36% female
• Minors 16.46%, pensioners 22.64%.
• 2002 -2016: 17.72% growth
• 2002-2016: foreign residents born in Parma +385.02% growth

• Parma, although it’s a little city, it’s very famous for its great cultural heritage. Maria Luigia, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, becomes duchess of Parma, bringing many French aspects that affect on economic and artistic development of the city. lead to the title of Parma like “petite Paris”.

• The most important attractions are: the Verdi Festival, the numerous frescoes of Correggio and all monuments of the Middle ages which feature Parma villages.

• Parma was founded as a Roman colony in 183 BC on a Celtic settlement
• It became an important military garrison for the connection between the north and south of the peninsula, for a road that later became the Via Francigena.
• The city, which in those years was called “the Athens of Italy”, was enriched with neoclassical buildings, historical finds from the Roman era in the territories of the city.
• Parma has climbed the rankings of quality of life, reaching an optimal image in the national, European and even world conception.

Who are the major employers in the community? How is wealth distributed?

What are the economic prospects of the population?

Since 2012 Parma is headed by Mayor Federico Pizzarotti (7 October 1973), member of the 5 Star Movement. This political party promotes himself as an organization born as "free association of citizens".

Mayor: Federico Pizzarotti

Population 192.836

Area 260,60 km²

Dencity 739,96 ab./km²

According to art.199 of legislative decree 152/06, the region prepares and adopts the regional plan for Garbage Management. That plan must be coordinated with other planning tools, regional competence, prescribed by the regulation.

In the province of Parma exist 12000 industries and 8980 factories that take up 127000 hectares of farming surface.

they have created 14.500 job roles for 14500 employees.

The food industry is the first for number of employees and for turnover is characterized by the presence of typical products like Parmigiano Reggiano and Prosciutto di Parma the presence of controlled designation of origin products.

He food industry produces mostly pasta, bakery products, sugar, sweets, soups, frozen foods, fruits and vegetables and cured meats, dairy products as milk and dairy products

The Parish Council consists of 32 councilors and the Mayor. It is the organ of address and control of municipal policies, is elected every five years.

The new Pizzarotti councilhad as its main objective to bring attention to the concepts of transparency, legality and merit through active and proactive policy.

PROVINCES

CHURCH

The province is a local authority having an jurisdiction in a group of municipalities.

RELIGIONS:

-Christianity

-Islam

-Judaism

• Chamber of commerce
• Prefecture
• Police headquarters
• Ministry of education
• Vehicle registration