Rivalling Disaster Experiences

Benedikt M. Orlowski

Benedikt M. Orlowski

Rivalling Disaster Experiences

The Case of the Seismo-Volcanic Crisis of El Hierro, Canary Islands

In: Sozial- und Kulturgeographie, 44

Funded by: R2C2 working group (Cultures and Cities) at the Institute of Geographng Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Ilse und Dr. Alexander Mayer-Stiftung.ng Austrian Science Fund - FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung)

transcript-Verlag | 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839455128

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People experience disasters very differently. Conflicts about a »correct« interpretation of the risks might arise. The side-by-side of different truths lead to people seeing mismanagement and disinformation. The volcanic crisis of El Hierro shows how rivalling interpretations amongst affected islanders, the media, sciences, and disaster response institutions cause great social tensions and scepticism towards scientific information. Thus, to fully understand disaster risk, the focus must shift to the rifts between established convictions and the individuals' creativity to overcome them, taking into account their embeddedness in various fields of practice, each with their own rationales and ruptures.

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Benedikt M. Orlowski, born in 1979, works as a research associate at the Department for Urban Research and Statistics in Nürnberg. The human geographer did his doctorate at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg and is a member of the working group on »Cultures and Disasters« at the local Institute for Geography. In 2015, he co-edited a volume on Cultures and Disasters which has become a seminal book in its field. His research focus is on human geography, particularly the geography of risk and cross-disciplinary approaches to volcanic risk, and risk and the media.

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	1
Contents Free access PDF PDF	5
Acknowledgements Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	9
Abstract Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	11
1. Preface: A Volcano Named ‘Cabrón’ Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	13
2. Introduction: The Seismo-Volcanic Crisis of El Hierro Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	17
3. The Study Area: El Hierro, Canary Islands Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	25
4. A Scientist’s View on Volcanic Risks on El Hierro, Canary Islands Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	45
5. Culturally Borne Disasters Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	65
6. Geography of Risk Inspired by a Pragmatist Notion of Praxis Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	95
7. Research Design and Methodological Approach Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	111
8. Disaster Experiences in Rivalling Fields of Practice Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	137
9. Conclusion: Disaster Experiences Emerging from Rivalling Fields of Practice Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	235
References Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	241
Illustration Index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	265
Index of Tables Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	267
Abbreviations Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	269
List of Interviews Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	271

Rivalling Disaster Experiences

The Case of the Seismo-Volcanic Crisis of El Hierro, Canary Islands

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