‘Riskscapes’ as a heuristic tool for understanding environmental risks:the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic ash cloud of April 2010

• Published in: Risk Management
• Main Author: Inkpen, Rob
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: actor network; risk management; ash cloud; aviation; /dk/atira/pure/core/subjects/geography; Geography; Eyjafjallajokull; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1057/rm.2016.1; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/riskscapes-as-a-heuristic-tool-for-understanding-environmental-risks(62ba6483-7134-46c6-8cd8-8ea722da20bc).html; https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/ws/files/3502891/Riskscapes_as_heuristic_tool.pdf

This article looks at the 2010 ash cloud event associated with eruption of Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland through the lens of the actor network theory. Using this theory the shifting assignment of responsibility for the impact of the ash cloud can be traced among the various actors involved in...