Seismic Risk Perception in Italy. C.A.T.I. Survey on a National Statistical Sample

Abstract

Deliverables D8.3 derives from the research activity conducted in the S2-2012 project. This deliverable contributes to the Task 8 – Risk perception and communication. In the 2014-2015 we had the primary task to realise a survey, with statistical significance, on the perception of seismic risk of the Italian citizens. The task is not limited to the collection of data from the survey, but rather concerns the interpretation of the data collected, and the comparison between the data of perception and the real data that determine seismic risk. Today risk perception is considered being fundamental for the behaviour towards risks and for the decision to take preventive measures. In order to develop effective information and risk communication strategies, the perception of risks and the influencing factors should be known. This report presents preliminary elaborations of the survey on seismic risk perception conducted in Italy in the first months of 2015 (January-March).