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dc.contributor.authorSydnes, Are K.
dc.contributor.authorSydnes, Maria
dc.contributor.authorHamnevoll, Helle
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-26T08:28:15Z
dc.date.available2021-04-26T08:28:15Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-27
dc.description.abstractLongyearbyen has been hit by two avalanches in 2015 and 2017 causing severe damages to housing and two fatalities. In this study we investigate organised learning processes regarding emergency preparedness and response following the avalanches. Longyearbyen provides a case of particular interest as climatic change rapidly is altering the environmental conditions, including the risk of avalanches.<br><br> First, the study outlines the organisation, scope and participation of learning processes, that is, who learns, when and what is the scope. Second we investigate whether the lessons learnt are single-loop or double-loop; if they focus on corrective actions of existing systems and policies, or if they address the more fundamental aspects, such as norms, strategies and policies. Third, we consider how contextual factors influence learning. Finally, we investigate how learning has been followed up by implementation. The study concludes that the first avalanche of 2015 led to a broad and inclusive evaluation and learning process and a series of recommended measures, including the establishment of an avalanche warning system. It also initiated a broader double-loop process of reassessing risks, redrawing the plans and maps of Longyearbyen, and raising physical preventive barriers. However, the second avalanche demonstrated the limitations of the established system in 2015. This spurred a range of corrective actions to the system, but also it established that in a time of climate change, historical experience no longer provides a basis for assessing risks.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSydnes A, Sydnes M, Hamnevoll H. Learning from crisis: the 2015 and 2017 avalanches in Longyearbyen.. Safety Science. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1841251
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105045
dc.identifier.issn0925-7535
dc.identifier.issn1879-1042
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/21046
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalSafety Science
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Technology: 500en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Teknologi: 500en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200en_US
dc.titleLearning from crisis: the 2015 and 2017 avalanches in Longyearbyenen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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