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Landslide risk perception in Frosinone (Lazio, Central Italy)

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Landslides are recurrent phenomena in Italy, but little is known regarding the public perception of related risk. In order to investigate landslide risk perception of recent phenomena, we decided to perform a qualitative investigation in Frosinone (Lazio, Central Italy) where, during 2013, a relevant landslide (“Viaduct Biondi”) occurred. Survey results highlighted that Frosinone population have been experiencing landslides but do not consider themselves threatened and prepared in occurrence of this type of emergency. This study pointed out that Frosinone municipality and surrounding town populations behave as an inactive actor in land conservation and management, addressing major responsibility to institutions. For this reason, realization of a purposed designed dissemination campaign would be useful in order to improve citizen knowledge and to enhance their participation in landslide risk reduction activities.

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  1. University of Guglielmo Marconi, Via Plinio 44, Rome, 00193, Italy

    T. Gravina, E. Figliozzi & F . De Luca Tupputi Schinosa

  2. School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

    N. Mari

  3. Ufficio Tecnico Demaniale, Municipio X, Rome, Italy

    F . De Luca Tupputi Schinosa

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Gravina, T., Figliozzi, E., Mari, N. et al. Landslide risk perception in Frosinone (Lazio, Central Italy). Landslides 14, 1419–1429 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-016-0787-2

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