Rivalling Disaster Experiences : The Case of the Seismo-Volcanic Crisis of El Hierro, Canary Islands / Benedikt M. Orlowski

• Autore: Orlowski Benedikt M (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Deutschland)
• Pubblicazione: Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2021
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Disasters; Culture; Media; Crisis; Risk; Disaster Mitigation; Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); Nature; Human; Civil Society; Cultural Geography; Human Ecology; Environmental Policy; Geography
• Soggetto non controllato: Civil Society; Crisis; Cultural Geography; Culture; Disaster Mitigation; Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); Environmental Policy; Geography; Human Ecology; Human; Media; Nature; Risk
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- 1. Preface: A Volcano Named ‘Cabrón’ -- 2. Introduction: The Seismo-Volcanic Crisis of El Hierro -- 3. The Study Area: El Hierro, Canary Islands -- 4. A Scientist’s View on Volcanic Risks on El Hierro, Canary Islands -- 5. Culturally Borne Disasters -- 6. Geography of Risk Inspired by a Pragmatist Notion of Praxis -- 7. Research Design and Methodological Approach -- 8. Disaster Experiences in Rivalling Fields of Practice -- 9. Conclusion: Disaster Experiences Emerging from Rivalling Fields of Practice -- References -- Illustration Index -- Index of Tables -- Abbreviations -- List of Interviews
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rivalling Disaster Experiences
• ISBN: 3-8394-5512-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910554253903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sozial- und Kulturgeographie