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This chapter presents the fi rst results on residents' knowledge and perception
of Katla, jökulhlaup hazard, and their views of the evacuation plan and exercise in
Rangávallasysla. The key outcomes, as summarized above, should help provide con-
siderable value to the ongoing development of an effective response capability. Con-
sidering this research is the fi rst of its kind in this region the results can be used as a
baseline by the ICP for more robust surveys in Iceland's volcanic regions.
KEYWORDS
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Evacuation centers
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Evacuation exercise
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Hazard assessment report
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Icelandic Civil Protection
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Volcanic hazards
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
All participants are graciously thanked for their willingness to participate in this in-
vestigation. Gratitude is expressed to Árni Valur Kristinsson for Icelandic transla-
tions and Helga Birna Pétursdóttir for field assistance. Funding has been provided
by the Department of Environment and Geography and the International Office at
Macquarie University, Australia; Rannís--the Icelandic Centre for Research (Research
Grant #081260008); Vegagerbin, Iceland (The Icelandic Road Administration); and
Landsvirkjun, Iceland. This chapter benefited from insightful comments from Damian
Gore, Chris Gregg, Katharine Haynes, Douglas Paton, and an undisclosed reviewer.
Edited by: Giovanni Macedonio Reviewed by: C. Gregg, D. Paton, K. Haynes, and
another anonymous referee.
