*********************************************************************** From: Katharine Haynes <katharine.haynes@xxxxxxxxxxx> *********************************************************************** Dear colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the following session on volcanic disaster risk reduction that will be convened at the 2008 IAVCEI General Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, 18-22 August, 2008. We plan for this to be a stimulating discussion forum, so please come along to the session and share your experiences and research. 4-g Volcanic Disaster Risk Reduction - Exploring pathways to community-based resilience Within the global disaster management community more emphasis is being placed on reducing disaster risk by tackling people's vulnerability and encouraging a multi-disciplinary approach to disaster prevention. For a number of reasons, this broader emphasis has been slow to permeate to research and management approaches in volcanic regions. To date, much volcanic social science research has had a limited focus on individuals' risk perceptions, with an emphasis on improving preparedness and behavioural response through increased volcanic risk awareness. This session hopes to redress this balance and examine the much broader range of factors which influence vulnerability and how communities can actively reduce these risks and become more resilient. This session is seeking contributions that address: - Innovative techniques for identifying vulnerable groups and individuals; - A resilience and capacity building perspective for disaster risk reduction; - The implications of a risk reduction approach for the governance of volcanic risk; - Innovative approaches to land use planning; - Applying multi-disciplinary approaches to volcanic disaster risk reduction (bridging the gap between physical science, social science, development agency approaches and policy); - Community participation in the design and evaluation of warning systems; - Participatory research methodologies, including action research, that engage a variety of stakeholders. Conveners: K. Haynes, Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT, Australia; and Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, Australia, katharine.haynes@xxxxxxxxxxx T. Mitchell, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK, t.mitchell@xxxxxxxxx G. Leonard, Geological and Nuclear Sciences, NZ, g.leonard@xxxxxxxxxx H. Moreno, Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Chile, hmoreno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The abstract submission deadline is 1 April 2008 and early-bird discounted registration also finishes on this date. Further information can be found at http://www.iavcei.org/IAVCEI.htm ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
