Different communities, different perspectives: Issues affecting residents' response to a volcanic eruption in southern Iceland

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1209-1227

  Bird, Deanne K ^a,b   Gísladóttir, Gudrún ^a   Dominey Howes, Dale ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment to place; Eyjafjallaj kull; Katla; Local knowledge; Preparedness; Trust

Indexed keywords

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL SOCIETY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; URBAN SOCIETY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL; ICELAND; KATLA;

EID: 81055129347     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0464-1     Document Type: Article

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