GNGTS 2024 - Atti del 42° Convegno Nazionale

Session 2.3 GNGTS 2024 The preparedness for risk, intertwined with the identfcaton of danger factors and antcipaton of their impacts, can be nurtured through exercises that cultvate counterfactual thinking and associated intelligences. This approach fnds applicaton in addressing extreme natural risks such as volcanic eruptons and periods of volcanic unrest. Bagnoli, venue of the Science Fair “Futuro Remoto”, situated in the Phlegraean Fields caldera, presents a scenario where public percepton of volcanic risk is low. To elevate awareness, a democratc and egalitarian role-playing game has been designed for the 2023 editon of “Futuro Remoto”, ofering an interactve and instructve experience for partcipants. The initatve aims to place partcipants at the core of the learning process, fostering not only the acquisiton of scientfc knowledge but also the development of problem-solving and leadership skills. Partcipants engage in a roundtable of Counterfactuals in the Negatve, imagining historical volcanic eruptons as having worse outcomes. This interactve exercise enhances individual risk intelligence. Finally, an evaluaton protocol has been developed to assess the impact of the experience on risk percepton. This presentaton focuses on presentng the outcomes of this evaluaton afer the 2023 editon of “Futuro Remoto”, where almost 200 partcipants joined the game. Fig. 1 – Poster of the Actvity at Futuro Remoto 2023