On 20 February, the final conference of the research project Mapping the New Spatial Inequalities Within Southern European Cities will mark the public launch of two major scientific outputs: Atlante delle disuguaglianze urbane a Palermo e Napoli  and the collective volume Le disuguaglianze spaziali nelle città del Sud Europa: Analisi, rappresentazione e strategie di contrasto.

The Atlante represents one of the project’s principal results and offers an innovative methodological framework for analysing socio-spatial inequalities in Palermo and Naples through the integrated use of statistical indicators and multiscalar geographic representations. Drawing on twenty-five indicators organised into five thematic domains — Society, Housing, Environment, Mobility, and Services — the publication provides a detailed empirical basis for understanding how structural urban conditions shape unequal access to opportunities and resources. To maximise its impact, the Atlas will be available in open access, supporting researchers, observers, and policy-makers in designing more effective public interventions.

The companion volume brings together contributions from a multidisciplinary group of scholars engaged in the project and sets out its overarching analytical framework. Alongside theoretical and methodological reflections, it features comparative studies of Palermo and Naples, as well as shorter monographic analyses of Lisbon, Barcelona, Marseille, and Athens. The concluding section synthesises the key findings and examines policy implications for tackling socio-spatial inequalities in Southern European cities.

Together, these publications consolidate the project’s scientific results and provide new conceptual and empirical tools to advance research and policy debate on urban inequalities. The Atlante will be available online in open access on the FrancoAngeli website from 10 March 2026. The companion volume will follow, stay tuned!