Territorial impacts of COVID-19 and policy answers in European regions and cities. Lombardy region (Italy)

This case study report examines the policy response to COVID-19 within the Lombardy region (Northern Italy). The report explores which ‘proactive’ policies have been introduced in response to the pandemic and assesses whether the crisis presented a ‘window of opportunity’ for regional and local authorities to promote specific spatial planning and territorial targeted policy agendas.