BUILT UP - LAND USE

Systemic Analysis

Looking at the land use map along the Naviglio Grande, it is possible to notice that there are two distinct environments, the eastern area is characterized mainly by a dense urban fabric, while the western part is principally agriculture with a really low dense concentration of buildings.

Regarding the built up along the wedge, there are two residential polarities, the bigger one in Milan and the smaller one in Abbiategrasso. Additionally, more in specific it is visible a clear division in two main spaces of the Milan urban fabric, starting from the city center there is a dense concentration of residential while closer to the Naviglio commercial and industrial are the main activities developed in a longitudinal direction following the axis, with further formation of small residential area.

On the other hand, in the western part of the axis the territory is characterized by agricultural fields with scattered farmsteads, finishing with the second urban development of Abbiategrasso, distinguished by small development of other commercial and industrial activities near the residential polarity.