La conurbazione Legnano-Gallarate tra cambiamento e tradizione

The subject of this essay is the conurbation of Legnano-Gallarate, located in North-West section of Lombardy between the provinces of Milan and Varese. Historically important settlement area of manufacturing establishments, which have characterized the identity of this territory, the conurbation is actually experiencing a delicate period of redefi nition of its own economic role. The relocation of major industries has almost completely erased their presence on the territory where the small and medium industries, deprived of their points of reference, “felt” within the market competition. The prospects of a future development of this urban reality will depend on the capacity of local stakeholders to express strategic and synergistic strategies able to relaunch the area