Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull

The eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April 2010 set off a number of environmental, economic and cultural effects obstructing thousands of people in the midst of their global mobility flows. It halted, as well, the exchange of goods and commodities and exposed the vulnerability of th...

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Main Author: Jensen, Ole B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/03cbed79-d152-4a41-8279-6bffbdcb991c 2023-11-12T04:16:53+01:00 Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Jensen, Ole B. 2011 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/03cbed79-d152-4a41-8279-6bffbdcb991c http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=1094731 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Jensen , O B 2011 , ' Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities : A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull ' , Mobilities , vol. 6 , no. 1 , pp. 67-75 . < http://trid.trb.org/view.aspx?id=1094731 > Global mobilities Socio-technical systems Emotions article 2011 ftalborgunivpubl 2023-11-01T23:59:20Z The eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April 2010 set off a number of environmental, economic and cultural effects obstructing thousands of people in the midst of their global mobility flows. It halted, as well, the exchange of goods and commodities and exposed the vulnerability of the global aeromobility system. In this paper an account is given of how the event was experienced by a European academic attending a number of North American conferences at precisely the time of the eruption. The paper is an attempt to describe how people reacted emotionally as well as rationally, attempting to find strategies for coping with the consequences of the eruption. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull Aalborg University's Research Portal
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topic Global mobilities
Socio-technical systems
Emotions
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Socio-technical systems
Emotions
Jensen, Ole B.
Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
topic_facet Global mobilities
Socio-technical systems
Emotions
description The eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano in April 2010 set off a number of environmental, economic and cultural effects obstructing thousands of people in the midst of their global mobility flows. It halted, as well, the exchange of goods and commodities and exposed the vulnerability of the global aeromobility system. In this paper an account is given of how the event was experienced by a European academic attending a number of North American conferences at precisely the time of the eruption. The paper is an attempt to describe how people reacted emotionally as well as rationally, attempting to find strategies for coping with the consequences of the eruption.
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title Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
title_short Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
title_full Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
title_fullStr Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
title_full_unstemmed Emotional Eruptions, Volcanic Activity and Global Mobilities:A Field Account from a European in the US During the Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull
title_sort emotional eruptions, volcanic activity and global mobilities:a field account from a european in the us during the eruption of eyjafjallajökull
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