Book contents
- Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risk and Societal Implications
- Series page
- Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risks and Societal Implications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Extreme hazards and disaster risks
- Part III Case studies: Latin America and the Caribbean region
- Part IV Case studies: Africa
- 13 Volcanism in Africa: geological perspectives, hazards, and societal implications
- 14 Recent volcanic eruptions in the Afar rift, northeastern Africa, and implications for volcanic risk management in the region
- 15 Large recorded earthquakes in sub-Saharan Africa
- 16 Tsunami impact on the African continent: historical cases and hazard evaluation
- 17 Advancing disaster risk governance in Madagascar: the role of higher education institutions
- Part V Case studies: the Middle East
- Part VI Case studies: Asia and the Pacific Region
- Part VII Disaster risks and societal implications
- Index
13 - Volcanism in Africa: geological perspectives, hazards, and societal implications
from Part IV - Case studies: Africa
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2014
Book contents
- Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risk and Societal Implications
- Series page
- Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risks and Societal Implications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Extreme hazards and disaster risks
- Part III Case studies: Latin America and the Caribbean region
- Part IV Case studies: Africa
- 13 Volcanism in Africa: geological perspectives, hazards, and societal implications
- 14 Recent volcanic eruptions in the Afar rift, northeastern Africa, and implications for volcanic risk management in the region
- 15 Large recorded earthquakes in sub-Saharan Africa
- 16 Tsunami impact on the African continent: historical cases and hazard evaluation
- 17 Advancing disaster risk governance in Madagascar: the role of higher education institutions
- Part V Case studies: the Middle East
- Part VI Case studies: Asia and the Pacific Region
- Part VII Disaster risks and societal implications
- Index
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