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CoV6 Session 4.3 - Volcanic crisis management in megacities on and around active volcanoes.
From: "Jan Lindsay" <j.lindsay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to the following
session, to be run at the 2010 Cities on Volcanoes meeting in Tenerife
- NOTE THAT ABSTRACTS ARE NOW DUE ON MARCH 8, 2010
(see http://www.citiesonvolcanoes6.com)
Session 4.3: Volcanic crisis management in megacities on and around active volcanoes.
Many cities around the world are vulnerable to the potentially devastating effects of volcanic eruptions, and the problem of volcanic risk and crisis management is particularly difficult when the city threatened by the volcanic activity is a megacity with a population of several million inhabitants. Moreover, volcanic risk and crisis management is becoming more and more challenging as many of the world’s cities continue grow and thus encroach on volcanic regions that were previously uninhabited. Volcanic activity affecting megacities can be both direct and indirect. Ash from a nearby erupting volcano can have a considerable impact on infrastructure, and any closure of airports in large cities for even a day or two can have a devastating impact on the economy. Aerosol and gas emissions from a volcano may contribute to the pollution of these cities to the extent that countermeasures should be taken.
Challenges for authorities in megacities faced with a volcanic crisis are numerous. This session is devoted to gathering experiences from scientists and authorities working in megacities that may have experienced a real or simulated eruptive event, or that are threatened by such activity. We welcome presentations addressing the challenges of preparedness, public education, planning, acceptable risk, information dissemination, decision making, evacuation, welfare provision, business continuity, communication between scientists and decision makers, and recovery.
Convenors:
Jan Lindsay
The University of Auckland
New Zealand
Email: j.lindsay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hugo Delgado
Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM
Mexico
Email: hugo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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