Water is one of the most important natural resources that is necessary for the rise and development of any biological and human activity. Being water resource a necessary good for multiple uses, it generates a series of competitive demands whose degree of competitiveness becomes greater in the...

This paper discusses the results of a qualitative analysis that deployed focus groups, involving individuals selected among the population of the "Valle del Mela" (that is, the area of Milazzo, in Sicily) in order to investigate customs, images, and perception of risks related to the living...