Political and scientific uncertainties in volcanic risk management : The yellow alert in Quito in October 1998
Incertitudes politiques et scientifiques dans la gestion du risque volcanique: l'alerte jaune à Quito en octobre 1998
Résumé
Volcanic risk management involves volcanologists, civil authorities and the affected population. The paper reports on one `yellow alert' in Quito in 1998. It describes the scientific context, the political announcement and the decision-making process that preceded, as well as the social perception of the volcanic crisis.