History, Culture and Economics

Economy of the province Pisana

The economic system in the province of Pisa is characterized by a variety of activities: industrial sectors (marine, footwear, mechanical, chemical and pharmaceutical), tourism and its varied offering (sea, mountains, trails eno-gastronomic, cultural tourism, rural tourism) The flowers, typical products, wine, oil, services.


In this system diversified economic, characterized by strong local economic specializations joins a significant cultural heritage, landscape and historical and widespread perceptions of economic well as endogenous (natural and historical-cultural, crafts characteristic, the typical agro-food), which confer on the whole territory to a picture of widespread economic, social and environmental.


The main sectors in which it articulated the production of the province of Pisa are:

Production system

The province of Pisa with its beautiful scenery and natural, and product quality, is the ideal environment to live but above all to invest.

The territory of Pisa has a remarkable physical and economic, 2450 square kilometers, more than 390,000 inhabitants, about 50,000 enterprises and a system infrastructure of great importance: adequate roads, highway and railway, the presence of 'international airport "Galileo Galilei" of Pisa for passengers and cargo, ease of use of' Interporto Amerigo Vespucci, port of Livorno and Piombino. The territory of Pisa has its strength in high scientific and cultural tradition characterized by the presence of three prestigious university, from art Research Centers, a Polo Hospital of absolute importance, the availability of significant degree, by a diversification of production quality, the vocation to scientific research through the use of technology parks and business incubators.


The local economy while maintaining product quality craft is evolving towards the application of new technologies. It can also count on large potential: the district of hides and skin to produce the most important signatures of fashion. The district counts on the engineering enhanced presence of Piaggio increasingly skilled and dynamic. The Centers for Research and Training in the area are world class. The area has therefore pisana open to receive differentiated investment in various industries and handicrafts. The province also enjoys many advantages Financial Community and national and regional authorities.


The key areas for investment are listed below.

Real Estate

The Pisan property market is growing. This increase is partly due to the substantial presence of university students, and partly with the expansion of the industrial area of Pisa and province. Those looking to buy a house or want to sell their own, those who want to divest or take rent a property may apply to many real estate agencies in the area. For the same reason was the Borsa Immobiliare Pisana, a structure created by the Chamber of Commerce of Pisa. Inside Real Estate agents operate selected according to requirements of professionalism, seriousness and competence. Objective of the stock market is to develop and strengthen the professionalism of market housing, ensuring of the public real estate service quality.


Trade


The trade has always been one of the most popular. The growth of large retailers in the province of Pisa has increased in recent years. A resounding boom, broke out in recent years,
in the province of Pisa rooms on the first rung of the podium in Tuscany with its 237.2 square meters for large-scale distribution of food and non. However, despite the boom in supermarkets, retail stores stand still. At 30 June 2005 the shops of food were 1512. Only four less than in 2001. In addition, the non-food grew so glaring: from 4438 became 4575. Same goes for supermarkets. The growth of large retailers in Tuscany has, as the leaders of the region, which also towed by the average small business and increased respectively by 10 and 6%. Above all, thanks to draft promotion of shopping centers on natural assets and Pisa province.

Leather District


Carousel leather covers an area of approximately 300 km ² between the provinces of Pisa and Florence. It is crossed by the River Arno and includes the municipalities of Springfield, Fucecchio, Canvey Island, Montopoli in Val d'Arno and San Miniato. The District of leather is one of the areas at higher rate of industrialization in Tuscany.
There are two prevailing productive activities: the leather and leather and footwear industry. In activities related to the processing of hides and leather are used almost 10,000 employees, about 800 employees in production units. The tanneries in the area covering approximately 35% of the national production of leather for shoes, apparel and 98% of the production of leather soles. The district is connected to the motorway network by way of mainline Florence-Pisa-Livorno, privileged way to reach the port of Livorno, which passes much of the incoming raw materials and finished products departure.


The Resort is located on the railway line Florence-Pisa, and is served by two stations (one third, the so-called Interporto is intended for freight).
The provincial della Moda Roundtable is an important and innovative experience of cooperative governance for the Province of Pisa. Born in 2003 to address issues related to the difficulties of the sectors of textile, clothing and leather and footwear, today is recognized as the privileged place of concerted policy intervention to support the fashion system Provincial.
The provincial della Moda Table, which also acts through a Technical Roundtable, gathers around him under the coordination of 'Economic Development Department of the Province of Pisa, all local institutions concerned with territorial (5 municipalities in the leather), the associations sector (industrial, craft and trade), trade unions general and sectoral, and Chamber of Commerce and INPS of Pisa. These players plus the participation of the Regional Commission of 'ABI, which acts as a trade union of the system of credit.

Fine Dining

The excellence of the cuisine is the Pisan Pisano basket that large emphasis on products typical of our land. Edited by 'APT in collaboration with the Service Productions Agricole is the pride of farmers, artisans and producers of our province.
For a tourist or a traveler visiting the province of Pisa route is dotted with a series of small towns and tiny villages of ancient origin where it is still possible to appreciate the quiet pace of life leaving groped by gastronomic specialties, surrounded by beautiful countryside. The culinary art dates back to the time of the Etruscans: is this mysterious people who passed by us in Tuscany and all that good eating habits accompanied by wines genuine.

www.cestopisano.it

Hightech

The Province of Pisa offers a stimulating environment in terms of 'scientific research and technology. Just think of the presence of the CNR (National Research Council) of Pisa, which consists of several institutes and centers Studies, concentrated in one area of research (S. Cataldo). Other research centers are: INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics) ENEA (Ente Nazionale per L'Energia and the Environment), ENEL-CRT (Center for Thermal dell'Enel), the Polo Navacchio technology, the Polo Sant'Anna Valdera technology.

In providing scientific and technological activities, there are also some centers a joint venture that play a role of interface between the University and the world of Enterprise: Consorzio Pisa Ricerche, the Consortium Qualital, the Center for Innovation and Information Society Aurelia, who manages the Science and Technology Park of western Tuscany. The main objective is to promote scientific and technological sectors more important, intensifying communication and cooperation between different actors, integrating structures existing with new initiatives to be developed in several local areas.

It is in this multi arose in the province of Pisa various initiatives:

  • Pole Technology Cascina, specializing in high technology (micro-electronics), in close connection with traditional sectors (eg mobile);
  • Pole Science and Technology Pontedera, managed by the company that PONT-TECH will work in the field of advanced technologies (micro-mechatronics, robotics, virtual reality);
  • Pole S. Technology Cross, specializing in the tannery, which will deal with training, applied research and highly specialized advice;
  • Pole Peccioli Technology, which will operate in the field of advanced technologies for the disabled.


The scientific and Technology of Pisa-Livorno is also included in the High Technology Network, which connects in a mutually reinforcing way with the other two universities in Tuscany, Florence and Siena.
Note also a significant presence of companies related to the provision of software and consultancy, data processing, production of equipment for the control and industrial processes telematics services, robotics, home automation and eidomatica. The industry has advanced technology and competence-oriented largely to the development of mechanized systems of high precision that apply in different sectors.


Tourism

The sector plays a major leading role on the provincial economy. The activities affected positively by tourism are hotels, restaurants, shops, construction, handicraft production, agro-food, local transport and museum activities.

The area lends itself well to receive investments because the development of tourism responds to diversified needs: the desire for a vacation by the sea or mountains, but also a desire to discover the culture and local folklore, traditions and eno-gastronomic products Typical local governments, environmental goods, artistic and cultural; Research opportunities for recreation, wellness, fitness and entertainment.

In that sense, different areas of the province represent a wealth of resources and environmental landscape, but also of eno-gastronomic traditions and products of excellence (wine, oil, etc.). Exploitable in key tourism, and trade.


Chemical-Pharmaceutical

The areas of chemical and pharmaceutical industry in the province of Pisa are represented by companies that have a long-term tradition, joined the high competence in production and marketing.
The dense network of relationships that runs between large corporate structures and companies of smaller size, feeds a system of technological highly interconnected, where the provincial production always moves forward more in international markets. The chemicals sector has a number of companies distributed between production of chemicals and synthetic fibers, plastics and rubber, metals metallic. Equally significant is by the pharmaceutical industry where the presence of some companies (Abiogen Pharma, Istituto Gentili, Farmigea, Baldacci Laboratories, Laboratories Guidotti) ensure quality and excellent growth potential interesting.


Nautica

The maritime sector has recently been strengthened with regard to the shipbuilding yachting thanks to the Navicella SpA, which is responsible for the management of the Channel Navicella (16,500 kilometers long, 31, 60 average width, depth 3 meters) on delegation of the Municipality of Pisa. The shipbuilding industry for large pleasure craft had considerable development. Currently there are 15 business units located in Porto Pisano and along the channel of Navicella. But all is well and truly hope that in the next three years the settlements for the shipbuilding and advanced technologies will increase. Production is centered on boats / pleasure boats in steel length> 40 meters and pleasure craft resin between 25 and 40 meters and motorized set.


www.navicelli.it

Art and Culture

L 'University of Pisa is one of the oldest Italian universities and the three important institutions: the ancient University of Pisa (founded in 1343), the Scuola Normale Superiore, specializing in humanities and science theory (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry ) And the School S. Anna, specializing in social sciences (Economics, Law, Political Science) and experimental (Agriculture, Engineering and Medicine).


Cultural activity, both in terms of production and in terms of consumption, plays an important role in this area: the season of concerts of national and international artists, the season Opera, Dance and Prose (Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Tuscany and Sipario The city of Cascina del Teatro, Teatro di Pontedera Pontedera, Anima Mundi Festival of Pisa), research centers and laboratories cultural (Stazione Leopolda, Lux Theater, Theater Sant'Andrea) the province of Pisa offers a prestigious and diverse landscape. Finally, there are many artistic and cultural organizations throughout the area devoted to certain skills to artistic recovery.

Associations and Territorial

  • Confapi - Italian Confederation of Small and Medium Industry
  • Industrial Union of Pisa
  • Association of Industrialists of the Province of Pisa
  • Confartigianato Association of the Province of Pisa
  • CNA Provincial Association of Pisa
  • Casartigiani
  • ACAI Pisa
  • Confesercenti
  • Confcommercio
  • Italian Farmers Confederation Tuscany
  • Coldiretti
  • Confagricoltura
  • Legacoop
  • UNCI Tuscany
  • Confcooperative Tuscany
  • Association tanners Santa Croce Sull'Arno Pisa
  • Ponte a consortium tanners Egola - Pisa

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