Volcanic debris flows in developing countries - The extreme need for public education and awareness of debris-flow hazards

International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1185-1196

  Major, J J ^a   Schilling, S P ^a   Pullinger, C R ^b  

^a CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales   (El Salvador)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Hazard mitigation; Lahar; Landslides; Public awareness; Volcano

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; POPULATION STATISTICS; VOLCANOES;

HAZARD MITIGATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS; VOLCANIC DEBRIS FLOWS;

DEBRIS;

EID: 33644619157     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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