Existing risk research usually does not
contemplate the landscape dimension as a
category of risk, thereby failing to consider
whether the conditions of local landscapes are a
source of individual concern. A study involving
members of the University of Udine was
conducted in 2018 to explore, through an
online survey, what opinions of the
surrounding environment respondents have,
specifically if they perceive the existence of
situations of degradation, and what their risk
perception is. Survey data are therefore used to
explore the judgments of locals towards risk
and how intensely different situations of risks
are felt. The Categorical Principal Components
Analysis was conducted to verify if
demographic characteristics influence risk
perception. We found that respondents are
primarily concerned with the risks linked to the
abandonment of buildings for industrial,
commercial and military uses. The statistical
procedure revealed that women and older
people have a higher risk perception.
