Abstract
In the north-east area of Palermo, organized crime has ofteninfluenced the political and administrative power and hasimpacted on values and collective habits. Mafia has exertedinfluence on the urban expansion and on the consequenttransformation of the agricultural landscape. Some of themunicipalities, analysed by this research, have ruled underthe systematic control of mafia, and this has required theintervention of the state. We will explore the relationshipbetween local administration and Cosa nostra in thoseplaces, in order to identify recurring crimes and to focus onthe confiscated properties.
| Lingua originale | Italian |
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| Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Costruire la seconda natura. La città in estensione in Sicilia tra Isola delle Femmine e Partinico |
| Pagine | 77-81 |
| Numero di pagine | 5 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2014 |