In the Red Zone around Mt. Vesuvius hundreds of thousands people have to be evacuated if a new eruption is expected within a few weeks. Observers believe that Napoli is not an ordinary city and Campania not an ordinary region because discipline is not the main attitude of the local people. It is evident that the management of such a large quantity of people, possibly not adequately aware to the volcanic risk, is a difficult task. To systematically examine if people are able to make decisions concerning different volcanic scenarios, a survey of risk perception and preparedness had been conducted in several communities located in the Red Zone. Five towns were chosen because owing to their geographical position they are subject to different hazards. The towns also vary in size (from about 13,000 to 89,000 inhabitants). Two main social targets have been identified: working class people and students. Furthermore, numerous local experts belonging to civic emergency management authorities have been interviewed. Actually we have collected respectively 345 (working class people) and 1657 (students) questionnaires.

Volcanic Risk perception in the towns around Mt. Vesuvius / Scarpati, Claudio; V., Carleo; M., Catalani; P., Cole; G., DI DONNA; S., Lepore; A., Perrotta; V., Pilley. - (2010). (Intervento presentato al convegno International conference Cities on Volcanoes -Tenerife 2010 Session 2.3: " Education and Outreach for Reducing Volcanic Risk." tenutosi a Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain nel May 31 to June 4, 2010).

Volcanic Risk perception in the towns around Mt. Vesuvius

SCARPATI, CLAUDIO;
2010

Abstract

In the Red Zone around Mt. Vesuvius hundreds of thousands people have to be evacuated if a new eruption is expected within a few weeks. Observers believe that Napoli is not an ordinary city and Campania not an ordinary region because discipline is not the main attitude of the local people. It is evident that the management of such a large quantity of people, possibly not adequately aware to the volcanic risk, is a difficult task. To systematically examine if people are able to make decisions concerning different volcanic scenarios, a survey of risk perception and preparedness had been conducted in several communities located in the Red Zone. Five towns were chosen because owing to their geographical position they are subject to different hazards. The towns also vary in size (from about 13,000 to 89,000 inhabitants). Two main social targets have been identified: working class people and students. Furthermore, numerous local experts belonging to civic emergency management authorities have been interviewed. Actually we have collected respectively 345 (working class people) and 1657 (students) questionnaires.
2010
Volcanic Risk perception in the towns around Mt. Vesuvius / Scarpati, Claudio; V., Carleo; M., Catalani; P., Cole; G., DI DONNA; S., Lepore; A., Perrotta; V., Pilley. - (2010). (Intervento presentato al convegno International conference Cities on Volcanoes -Tenerife 2010 Session 2.3: " Education and Outreach for Reducing Volcanic Risk." tenutosi a Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain nel May 31 to June 4, 2010).
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