Risk and the role of scientific input for contingency planning: a response to the April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption

• Main Authors: Chris, Johnson, Jeunemaitre, Alain
• Other Authors: Computing Science Professor, School of Computing Science Univ Glasgow, University of Glasgow-University of Glasgow, Centre de recherche en gestion (CRG), École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Alberto Alemanno
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2011
• Subjects: Eyjafjallajökull eruption; natural risks; risk regulation; air traffic management; governance and regulation; [SHS.GESTION]Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administration; Eyjafjallajokull; Eyjafjallajökull
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00658905

International audience This chapter focuses on the insights that the Eyjafjallajokull eruption in April 2010 provided for the coordination of scientific input to decision-making across the European aviation industries. Volcanic eruptions are part of a wider class of natural risks, including earthqua...