Table 3 General question schedule
Urban Interviews | Rural Interviews |
|---|---|
(infrastructure managers, municipal managers and staff, researchers) | (farmers, agricultural agency staff, municipal production managers) |
Amount and description of ash fall in area? | The same questions used for the urban interviews were used, with the addition of the following questions: |
Wind/water remobilisation observed? | Farm size? |
How did it affect your day-to-day life? | Annual production? |
Were water supplies affected? | Animal numbers? |
Building damage? | Changes in soil fertility? |
Power supply disruption? | Any treatments for plants and to protect animals used? |
Any communication issues? | Animal/crop losses sustained? |
How was ash cleaned-up? | What supplementary food has been used? |
Stabilization techniques? | How has the ash fall changed the way the area is farmed? |
Ash dump locations? | What warnings were given before the ash fall? |
Mitigation techniques employed? | Were any animals evacuated? |
Any evacuations? | Details of animal movement |
What emergency information was given by authorities? | |
How was this communicated? |