Table 1 List of the all selected study areas, including those (in italics) that have been the object of previous studies (see Methods) and have been considered here for comparative purposes only.
Community/area code | Community/area name | Region | Ecological and economic characteristic of the community/area | Ethnicity/Language | Number of interviewees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N1 | Val Canale/Kanatal and Carnia | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Mountainous/alpine area: small-scale agriculture, tourism | German, Slovenian, and Friulan | 25 |
N2 | Val Lagarina | Trentino-South Tyrol | Mountainous/pre-alpine area: tourism, agriculture, industrial activities | Northern Italian | 25 |
N3 | Alta Valsassina | Lombardy | Mountainous/pre-alpine area: tourism, cow breeding, intensive industrial activities nearby | Northern Italian | 25 |
N4 | Val Grande and Verbania/Countryside | Piedmont | Mountainous/pre-alpine area: tourism | Northern Italian | 25 |
N5 | Valchiusella | Piedmont | Mountainous/pre-alpine area: eco-tourism, industrial areas close by | Northern Italian | 25 |
N6 | Moncalieri and Ternavasso Lake area | Piedmont | rural/industrialised area: intensive agriculture (vineyards), industrial activities | Northern Italian | 47 |
N7 | Verduno | Piedmont | Rural/industrialised area: intensive agriculture (vineyards), eno-gastronomic tourism, minor industrial activities | Northern Italian | 23 |
N8 | Val Nervia | Liguria | rural area: intensive agriculture (flowers, olive trees, vineyards); thermal tourism near by | Northern Italian | 25 |
N9 | Chiavari hills | Liguria | Rural area: tourist activities near by | Northern Italian | 28 |
N10 | Quattro Castella | Emilia-Romagna | Rural/industrialised area: intensive agriculture, pig breeding, food industries | Northern Italian | 25 |
C1 | Massa Carrara/Countryside | Tuscany | rural area: agriculture (olive trees), industrial activities nearby | Central Italian | 25 |
C2 | Garfagnana | Tuscany | Mountainous/rural area: tourism, small-scale agriculture, minor industrial activities | Central Italian | 95 |
C3 | Terni/Contryside | Umbria | rural area: agriculture (olive trees and vineyards); industrial activities nearby | Central Italian | 27 |
S1 | Ginestra | Basilicata | Rural area: agriculture (vineyards and olive trees), industrial activities nearby | Albanian | 68 |
S2 | Castelmezzano | Basilicata | Rural area: small scale agriculture, tourism | South Italian | 86 |
S3 | Gallicianò | Calabria | Rural area: small scale agriculture | Greek | 36 |
S4 | Pisano Etneo | Sicily | Rural area: small scale agriculture, industrial activities nearby | South Italian | 21 |
S5 | Messina/Countryside | Sicily | Rural/industrialised peri-urban area: small scale agriculture, industrial activities nearby | South Italian | 25 |
S6 | Alcamo area | Sicily | rural area: agriculture (olive trees and vineyards), eno-gastronomic tourism | South Italian | 25 |
SAR | Dorgali, Oliena, and Gavoi | Sardinia | Rural area: small scale agriculture (olive trees), minor industrial activities nearby | Sardinian | 25 |
AB1 | Milan/Hinterland | Lombardy | Industrialised peri-urban area | Northern Italian | 24 |
AB2 | Valverde | Lombardy | Rural area: small scale agriculture and food industries | Northern Italian | 23 |
AB3 | Val Sangone and Susa Valley | Piedmont | Mountainous/pre-alpine area: tourism | Northern Italian and Franco-Provençal | 26 |
AB4 | Naples/Countryside | Campania | Rural/industrialised peri-urban area: intensive agriculture, industrial activities nearby | Southern Italian | 25 |
AB5 | Trisobbio | Piedmont | Rural area: intensive agriculture (vineyards) | Northern Italian | 30 |