A new approach to assess long-term lava flow hazard and risk using GIS and low-cost remote sensing: The case of Mount Cameroon, West Africa

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 6539-6564

  Bonne, K ^a   Kervyn, M ^a   Cascone, L ^b   Njome, S ^c   Van Ranst, E ^a   Suh, E ^b   Ayonghe, S ^b   Jacobs, P ^a   Ernst, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DAMAGE DETECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTER PREVENTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VOLCANOES;

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; EMERGENCY PLANNING; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; LOW COST APPROACH; MODERATE RESOLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STATE-OF-THE-ART METHODS; TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE;

REMOTE SENSING;

GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LAVA FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO; ZONATION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; MOUNT CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 55449103255     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802167873     Document Type: Article

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