The article examines the evolution of the concept of security in administrative law, showing how environmental security has become a central component of public order, grounded in the principles of prevention, precaution, and sustainability, strengthened by the reform of Article 9 of the Constitution and by European law. The analysis considers the main areas in which this notion operates (food safety, control of industrial emissions, and liability for environmental damage) highlighting the role of emergency powers and the preventive and remedial measures provided for by the Environmental Code. Finally, the article discusses the challenges in identifying the obligated parties and the resulting systemic instability, which today requires balancing environmental protection, public health, and economic interests from an intergenerational perspective.

L’articolo affronta l’evoluzione del concetto di sicurezza nel diritto amministrativo, dimostrando come la sicurezza ambientale sia divenuta, ormai, una componente centrale dell’ordine pubblico, fondata sui principi di prevenzione, precauzione e sostenibilità, rafforzati dalla riforma dell’art. 9 Cost. e dal diritto europeo. L’analisi considera, tra l’altro, i principali ambiti in cui questa nozione opera (come la sicurezza alimentare, il controllo delle emissioni industriali e la responsabilità per danno ambientale) evidenziando il ruolo dei poteri di ordinanza e delle misure preventive e riparative contenute nel Testo unico dell’ambiente. Sono, infine, discusse le criticità nell’individuazione dei soggetti obbligati e l’instabilità del sistema, che richiede, al giorno d’oggi, un equilibrio tra tutela ambientale, salute pubblica e interessi economici, in una prospettiva intergenerazionale.

La Sicurezza Ambientale

Marco Luigi Antonioli
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2026

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The article examines the evolution of the concept of security in administrative law, showing how environmental security has become a central component of public order, grounded in the principles of prevention, precaution, and sustainability, strengthened by the reform of Article 9 of the Constitution and by European law. The analysis considers the main areas in which this notion operates (food safety, control of industrial emissions, and liability for environmental damage) highlighting the role of emergency powers and the preventive and remedial measures provided for by the Environmental Code. Finally, the article discusses the challenges in identifying the obligated parties and the resulting systemic instability, which today requires balancing environmental protection, public health, and economic interests from an intergenerational perspective.
2026
Antonioli, Marco Luigi
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