Human adjustments and social vulnerability to volcanic hazards: the case of Furnas Volcano, Sao Miguel, Acores

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 161, Issue , 1999, Pages 189-207

  Chester, David K ^a   Dibben, Christopher ^b   Coutinho, Rui ^c   Duncan, Angus M ^b   Cole, Paul D ^d   Guest, John E ^d   Baxter, Peter J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAZARD ASSESSMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AZORES;

EID: 0033385012     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.161.01.13     Document Type: Article

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