In recent years, moreover, the management of the territory has acquired particular importance also in reference to another theme, that of the prevention of environmental disasters, as well as, in the case of exceptional events of natural or anthropic / technological origin, of emergency management in preventive function with respect to any new disasters. The relevance of land managementin relation to the prevention / management of disasters, it is especially evident at the level of the link between environmental risk and territorial government policies.
According to the most recent interpretations that are by now consolidating and affirming, it is not possible to assess the environmental risk except by contextualizing it socially and territorially. Consequently, it is not possible to define effective risk governance policies taking into consideration only the spatial and localization of risk (in probabilistic terms).
A correct assessment of environmental risk is the one that occurs when the political-institutional, economic and social context relevant to its effective governance is identified. In other words, the prevention / management of environmental disasters cannot be separated from the places in which the daily life of individuals and communities ‘at risk’ unfolds, and cannot fail to take into account the quality of the places where people live. Because the places of living and their quality strongly depend onterritorial management implemented, it is evident the importance that it assumes in reference to the prevention / management of environmental disasters.
