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:
S2.12: Volcanic Unrest in Populated Volcanic Environments with Poorly Prepared Populations and Institutions: Where Should We Begin Working?
Many large population centers are built around potentially active volcanoes, however they have never experienced volcanic eruptions or their associated hazards. These areas represent a particularly challenging suite of problems for managing risk in communities that are largely unaware or in disbelief about the potential impacts of volcanic activity. In cases of long-quiescent volcanic systems entering periods of unrest, when there is a limited time and resources, how should social scientists, volcanologists, practitioners, and authorities prioritize the following aspects?
- Infrastructure Vulnerability
- Social Vulnerability
- Hazard Knowledge / Awareness
- Emergency management procedures
- Definition of alert level thresholds
- Scientific understanding of volcanic behavior
- Other topics
This session gathers perspectives from a range of participants to answer the following questions: Is there an optimal guideline and schedule for preparing communities with limited time and access to resources to minimize impacts from a potential future eruption? What would be the optimal approach from a natural and social science perspective, given uncertain time frames, to provide the best possible emergency preparedness measures? This session is designed to document experiences and share ideas from participants regarding potential strategies and “lessons learned” to better manage situations of infrequent or “first time ever” periods of unrest.
Please consult the conveners directly (see below) for more information about the session or the website https://www.citiesonvo lcanoes10.com/ for information about the conference.
Warmest regards,
Julie Morin (julie.morin@xxxxxx) Universite Clermont Auvergne
Luke Bowman (ljbowman@xxxxxxx) Michigan Technological University
Eliza Calder (eliza.calder@xxxxxxxx) University of Edinburgh
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