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CoV 8. Lahar Workshop, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (9 - 13 Sept 2014)************************************************************************************************
Dear all,
We
would like to draw your attention to the following session to be held
at the Cities on Volcanoes 8 meeting in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (9 - 13 Sept 2014):
COV8 - intra-meeting: Lahars Workshop: from Hazard Assessment to Risk Mitigation
Conveners: Franck Lavigne, Hiroshi Suwa, Danang Sri Hadmoko, Edouard de Belizal and Noer Cholik
Place : Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta
Description:
The most widely used term to describe water-saturated mass flows of volcanic debris is the Indonesian word lahar. Lahars are
amongst the most destructive of all water-related disasters, and one of the most destructive phenomena associated with composite volcanoes. Between the 17th and 9th century, lahars were responsible for 17% of eruption-related human loss, essentially in Indonesia. During the 20th century, lahars took a toll of 31,500 victims owing to two deadly disasters at Kelut (1919) in Java and
Nevado del Ruiz (1985) in Colombia. Around Mt Pinatubo (Philippines), the post-1991 eruption lahars resulted in the loss of more lives than the victims of the eruption itself, and left deposits in excess of 2 km3 on about 1000 km2 of the flanks and aprons of the volcano. Following the 2010 Merapi eruption, lahars have attracted more attention from the scientific and
professional communities in Indonesia, because hundreds of houses have been totally destroyed or highly damaged.
This session will provide a forum for lahars researchers to exchange ideas on how to cope with lahar hazard using the most advanced, state-of-the-art methodologies in mechanics, modeling, hazard prediction, risk assessment and mitigation. One goal of this session is exchange of knowledge among both researchers and practicing engineers.
Number of Participants : 30
Cost : Free
How to Apply : Please contact franck.lavigne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The abstract submission deadline is Monday, April
14, 2014. Full details can be found on http://www.citiesonvolcanoes8.com.
Best regards,
Franck Lavigne
Professeur,
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Laboratoire de Géographie Physique
1 place A. Briand, 92195 Meudon cedex
Email : franck.lavigne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.lgp.cnrs-bellevue.fr/personne.php?recordID=LAVIGNE
Professeur,
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Laboratoire de Géographie Physique
1 place A. Briand, 92195 Meudon cedex
Email : franck.lavigne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.lgp.cnrs-bellevue.fr/personne.php?recordID=LAVIGNE
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