Different communities, different perspectives:issues affecting residents' response to a volcanic eruption in southern Iceland

• Published in: Bulletin of Volcanology
• Main Authors: Bird, Deanne K., Gísladóttir, Gudrún, Dominey-Howes, Dale
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Katla; Eyjafjallajökull; Iceland
• Online Access: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/b003e4ef-e1b3-4107-b197-fc31dfe8fae3; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-011-0464-1; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81055129347&partnerID=8YFLogxK

This research investigates residents' knowledge and perception of the Katla volcano and emergency response procedures in all rural and urban communities located in the eastern and southern Katla hazard zones. Using a questionnaire survey conducted in 2008, we demonstrate that there is an appare...