People living under threat of volcanic hazard in southern Iceland: vulnerability and risk perception

• Main Authors: G. Jóhannesdóttir, G. Gísladóttir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
• Subjects: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Katla; Vík; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/b20a88f9878f4a6f876423b89ee3cf11

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 maj...