Covid-19 crisis management in Mýrdalshreppur and the significance of the government’s support measures for the municipality

• Main Authors: Hannesdóttir, Hugrún, Bernharðsdóttir, Ásthildur Elva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Stofnun stjórnmála og stjórnsýslu 2023
• Subjects: Crisis management; Covid-19; local governments; societal crises; Mýrdalshreppur; community resilience; recovery; Áfallastjórnun; sveitarfélög; samfélagsleg áföll; viðnámsþróttur; endurreisn; Mikla; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2023.19.1.2

This case-study focuses on how the South-Iceland rural community of Mýrdalshreppur responded to the Covid-19 pandemic. The community was among the worst hit municipalities economically. In addition to the analysis of the Mýrdalshreppur’s response the influences of the national government’s support f...