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New 'Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk' Open Access book
From: Susanna Jenkins <Susanna.Jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>New 'Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk' Open Access book
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A new book on 'Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk' is now available at www.cambridge.org/volcano, either as a hardback or free ebook (click 'Open Access').
The
book developed from a series of report that were commissioned by the
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and includes
contributions from more than 130 scientists from 86 institutions in
nearly 50 countries.
This is the first
comprehensive assessment of global volcanic hazards and risk, presenting
the state of the art in our understanding of global volcanic activity.
It examines our assessment and management capabilities, and considers
the preparedness of the global scientific community and government
agencies to manage volcanic hazards and risk. Particular attention is
paid to volcanic ash, the most frequent and wide-ranging volcanic
hazard.
Volcanic hazard profiles are also
available for every country in the world that has active volcanoes,
providing detail on the numbers, distribution, style and history of
volcanoes in each country, as well as identifying how many people,
roads, airports and ports are threatened by volcanic activity.
Of
interest to government officials, the private sector, students and
researchers, this book is a key resource for the disaster risk reduction
community and for those interested in volcanology and natural hazards. A
non-technical summary report is included for policy makers and general
interest readers.
The book
and the UN report could not have been put together without immense
community effort and collaboration and we'd like to sincerely thank all
of those who contributed their time and expertise, thank-you!
Sue Loughlin
Steve Sparks
Sarah Brown
Susanna Jenkins
Charlotte Vye-Brown
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