TY  - JOUR
A1  - Roder, Giulia
A1  - Hudson, Paul
A1  - Taroili, Paolo
T1  - Flood risk perceptions and the willingness to pay for flood insurance in the Veneto region of Italy
JF  - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
N2  - The floodplain of the Veneto region (north-east Italy) is one of the most inhabited and economically competitive urban landscapes in Europe. Moreover, recent flood events have caused millions of Euros in damage across the region. Due to the combined influence of climate change and socio-economic development, flood impacts are expected to grow. Therefore, it is important for all flood-prone individuals to actively manage and limit flood risk through property-level flood risk management as part of an integrated flood risk management strategy. This is in line with the calls for wider community engagement in risk management in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, an online-survey of Veneto region residents was conducted asking questions regarding flood risk perceptions, preparedness, and preferences towards flood insurance via self-stated willingness to pay (WTP). Our analysis provides an initial indication that while flood risk knowledge is high, it may not be sufficient to encourage proactive risk management. From the WTP values provided people seem reluctant to buy insurance. However, many respondents expressed that a compulsory insurance system may be acceptable. In such a scheme the estimated insurance premium could fall to between (sic)26 and (sic)42 per year, as compared to, potentially, (sic)800 under risk-based premiums, which falls within the majority of WTP estimates provided ((sic)0-(sic)250). Overall, we identify areas of future research that are critical for the better design of risk management policies, supporting the insurance companies in risk management and for recommendations regarding property-level risk management.
KW  - Flood risk
KW  - Risk perception
KW  - Preparedness
KW  - Willingness to pay
KW  - Italy
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101172
SN  - 2212-4209
VL  - 37
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Scianna, Bastian Matteo
T1  - Forging an Italian hero?
BT  - The late commemoration of Amedeo Guillet (1909-2010)
JF  - European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire
N2  - Over the last two decades, Amedeo Guillet (1909–2010) has been turned into a public and military hero. His exploits as a guerrilla leader in Italian East Africa in 1941 have been exaggerated to forge a narrative of an honourable resistance against overwhelming odds. Thereby, Guillet has been showcased as a romanticized colonial explorer who was an apolitical and timeless Italian officer. He has been compared to Lawrence of Arabia in order to raise his international visibility, while his genuine Italian brand is perpetuated domestically. By elevating him to an official role model, the Italian Army has gained a focal point for military heroism that was also acceptable in the public memory as the embodiment of a ‘glorious’ defeat narrative.
KW  - Italy
KW  - Second World War
KW  - Amedeo Guillet
KW  - colonialism
KW  - Italian East Africa
KW  - collective memory
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13507486.2018.1492520
SN  - 1350-7486
SN  - 1469-8293
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
SP  - 369
EP  - 385
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  -