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Acknowledgements

Writing a book on the relationships between earthquakes and tourism after having experienced their impacts directly – in the cases of the Christchurch earthquake sequence and the Kaikoura earthquakes – is a strange experience. On the one hand there is an attempt to retain a sense of distance and detachment which is integral to much academic writing and research. Indeed, having that personal perspective arguably makes one’s understanding of the relationships between earthquakes and their effects on destinations and the wider tourism system all the stronger. On the other, it is extremely personal, arousing both memories of the effects of the earthquake events but also one’s direct feelings concerning recovery and rebuild, the actions of government and political and economic interests and the way in which lives and places have been interrupted and set on new trajectories, not all of which are for the better. As we have recognised elsewhere, these are feelings that arguably only researchers who have been through such events understand. Nevertheless, they provide an important reality for conducting research on disasters and tourism, and earthquakes in particular.

Having lived and worked through a number of disasters ranging from the Christchurch earthquake sequence to Brexit, Michael would like to thank a number of colleagues with whom he has undertaken related conversations and research on a range of disasters over the years. In particular, thanks go to Bailey Adie, Alberto Amore, Dorothee Bohn Chris Chen, Tim Coles, Hervé Corvellec, David Duval, Martin Gren, Stefan Gössling, Johan Hultman, Dieter Müller, Paul Peeters, Yael Ram, Anna Laura Raschke, Jarkko Saarinen, Dan Scott, Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir, Allan Williams, Kimberley Wood and Maria José Zapata-Campos for their thoughts, as well as for the stimulation of Agnes Obel, Ann Brun, Beirut, Paul Buchanan, Nick Cave, Bruce Cockburn, Elvis Costello, Stephen Cummings, David Bowie, Ebba Fosberg, Mark Hollis, Margaret Glaspy, Aimee Mann, Larkin Poe, Vinnie Reilly, Henry Rollins, Matthew Sweet, Henry Wagon and The Guardian, BBC6, JJ, and KCRW – for making the world much less confining. Special mention must also be given to the Malmö Saluhall; Balck, Packhus and Postgarten in Kalmar; and Nicole Aignier and the Hotel Grüner Baum in Merzhausen. Finally, and most importantly, Michael would like to thank the Js and the Cs who stay at home and mind the farm.

Girish would like to thank a number of colleagues with whom he has undertaken disaster management research in the past few years for sharing their knowledge and insights. In particular, thanks go to Caroline Orchiston, Mesbahuddin Chowdhury, Lucie Ozanne, Sam Spector, Peter Fieger, Alberto Amore, Deborah Blackman, Hitomi Nakanishi, Ben Freyens, Joerg Finsterwalder, Alistair Tombs, Chris Chen and Sussie Morrish. Also, Girish would like to thank family and friends who have supported him over the years.

We also wish to gratefully acknowledge the help and support of Jody Cowper for proofreading and editing. Finally, we would both like to thank all at Channel View for their continuing support.