Inhabiting a risky earth: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption in 2010 and its impacts (Respond to this article at http://www.therai.org.uk/at/debate) |
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| Authors: | Katrín Anna Lund Karl Benediktsson |
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| Institution: | 1. Anthropologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Geography and Tourism, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, at the University of Iceland. Her email is kl@hi.is.;2. Professor of geography in the Department of Geography and Tourism, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, at the University of Iceland. His email is kben@hi.is. |
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| Abstract: | The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland in 2010 caused havoc to global air traffic. This article examines that event by looking at theories of risk and culture. We demonstrate the fragility of today's mobilities, which depend on unpredictable nature as well as complex technological systems. A new type of risk was revealed by the eruption, which has since become a feature of cultural risk portfolios in contemporary society. |
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