Climate change perceptions across four ecological regions in Italy and Austria.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates climate change perceptions of inhabitants of four distinct physiographic regions of Southern Europe, including Alpine cattle pastoralists of Carinthia (Western Austria), Venice Lagoon farmers, Southern Sicilian Coast fisherfolk, and Langhe winemakers in Italy. Through semi-structured interviews with 92 households conducted between autumn 2022 and autumn 2023, distributed across the four case studies, nuanced variations in perceptions of climate change impacts and responses were analysed. The results illustrate significant associations between climate change perception and various factors including adaptation strategies, precipitation change, and social network influence. Notably, the perceived impacts relate to a decrease in precipitation which affects agricultural

SUBMITTER: Alrhmoun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12568998 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature