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| Titel |
People living under threat of volcanic hazard in southern Iceland: vulnerability and risk perception |
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G. Jóhannesdóttir, G. Gísladóttir |
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Artikel
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 10, no. 2 ; Nr. 10, no. 2 (2010-02-26), S.407-420 |
| Datensatznummer |
250007944
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-10-407-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Residents in the village of Vík and in the farming community of
Álftaver in southern Iceland are living with the threat of
volcanic hazards. The highly active subglacial volcano Katla has
erupted approximately twice per century since the beginning of
settlement around 874 AD. The last major eruption was in 1918 and
Katla has recently entered an agitated stage. The purpose of this
research was to (1) review residents' responses in relation to
vulnerability, (2) examine their risk perception, preparedness and
mitigation in relation to an eruption of Katla, and (3) investigate
the public and the representative of the local authorities and
emergency manager's knowledge of the official evacuation plan. In
2004, we conducted in-depth, face-to-face interviews with local
residents using a snowball sample technique. All participants were
permanent residents of the two communities, between the ages of
25–95 and most had lived in the area their entire lives. Regardless
of the residents' knowledge about past volcanic activity of Katla
and the associated future risk, many residents were doubtful about
the imminent eruption forecast by scientists and they believed that
the volcano is no longer active. In both communities, different
social, cultural and economic factors played a central role in how
people perceived natural hazards and how they dealt with the fact
that their lives and livelihoods could be at risk. The participants
had good knowledge about the existing evacuation plan and had
participated in evacuation exercises. However, they had not made
personal mitigation or preparedness plans in the event of a future
eruption. In contrast to the residents of Vík, the inhabitants
in Álftaver are concerned about the evacuation process and found
it very confusing; they neither found the emergency plan nor the
proposed methods for risk communication relevant for their farming
community. The perception of the inhabitants, especially in
Álftaver, does not correspond to those tasked with the
responsibility of developing the emergency and evacuation plans. In
order to ensure the safety of all concerned, better cooperation,
mutual understanding and adequate communication between the
scientific community, governmental and local authorities and the
inhabitants is necessary. |
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