Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity on Islands

Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity on Islands

History and Contemporary Perspectives from the Azores

Wallenstein, Nicolau; Duncan, Angus; Chester, David; Coutinho, Rui

Taylor & Francis Ltd

11/2021

258

Dura

Inglês

9780367136789

15 a 20 dias

671

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List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1: The Azores and the Azoreans; Chapter 2: The Tectonic and Geological Background; Chapter 3: Historical Eruptions and Earthquakes; Chapter 4: Evaluation and Prediction of Hazards; Chapter 5: Coping with Disasters in the Azores; Chapter 6: Conclusion: Developing Policies of Disaster Risk Reduction; Index.
David Chester;Angus Duncan;Nicolau Wallenstein;Rui Coutinho;azores;small islands;living with volcanoes;Volcanology;natural hazards;Historical Earthquakes;living with earthquakes;risk management;hazard management;islands and hazards;islands and volancoes;islands and earthquakes;disaster risk reduction;hazards and society;disaster management;Sete Cidades;Ponta Delgada;Lava Flows;Basaltic Eruptions;Historic Eruptions;Santa Luzia;European Macroseismic Scale;Volcanic Products;Lava Flow Field;Volcanic Complex;WNW ESE Trend;Fissure Zone;Caldera Collapse;Estado Novo Regime;Central Volcanoes;Submarine Eruption;Magma Plumbing System;Azores Anticyclone;Civil Protection Service;Summit Caldera;Shield Volcano;Seismic Crisis;DRR;Pyroclastic Surges;Explosive Eruptions