Dear colleagues,
We invite you to submit an abstract to the following session at the Cities on Volcanoes 10 conference to be held in Naples, Italy, 2 – 7 September 2018:
S2.3 | From volcanic hazard to risk assessment: the key role of exposure and vulnerability
Volcanic eruptions are characterized by multiple hazards, which pose short- and long-term threats to people and property. Experience has shown that success in the management of volcanic hazard and risk strongly correlates with the degree to which proactive policies of risk reduction are in place before a volcanic crisis begins. Such policies should ideally be developed based on comprehensive assessments of the volcanic risk that encompass the characterization of elements at risk and the full spectrum of vulnerability types (e.g. physical, systemic, social, economic, institutional) associated with volcanic hazards.
At many active volcanoes, data needed to characterize the fragility of exposed elements is insufficiently catalogued or even totally lacking, requiring the development of new assessment strategies to overcome the scarcity of data. In addition, no comprehensive methods for vulnerability and risk assessment are widely accepted and, while some models identify individual interactions between volcanic hazard and physical vulnerability, the absence of multiple dimensions of vulnerability obscures our understanding of the real volcanic risk faced by the society.
We welcome contributions presenting novel strategies for the assessment of exposure, vulnerability and risk; discussing ways of identifying and characterizing elements at risk and vulnerability; combining hazard, exposure and vulnerability; presenting vulnerability and risk assessment in a multi-hazard setting; describing how to benefit from local knowledge through participatory risk assessment; and showing how dynamic vulnerability and risk assessments should be in order to increase preparedness and implement useful mitigation measures.
Invited speakers:
Susanna Jenkins (Earth Observatory of Singapore)
Julie Morin (Laboratoir Magmas et Volcans, Clermont Ferrand)
Please note the abstract deadline is 10 May 2018. For more information, please visit: www.citiesonvolcanoes10
We look forward to seeing you in Naples!
Best wishes from the conveners:
Costanza Bonadonna (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Matthieu Kervyn (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Sue Loughlin (BGS, UK)
Caroline Michellier (Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium)
Scira Menoni (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Jenni Barclay (University of East Anglia, UK)
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