Editors:
- State-of-the-art advances of the geological setting of El Chichón and Tacaná (Chiapas Region, Mexico)
- Hazard management based on the experiences after the 1982 eruption of El Chichón, one the biggest eruptions on Earth in the 20th century
- The chapter on risk assessment covers among others; human health problems related with volcanic activity, successful and unsuccessful mitigation plans, infrastructure planning, and communication strategies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Active Volcanoes of the World (AVOLCAN)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book presents the state of the art advances in topics related to the geologic setting of the two volcanoes, their eruptive history and composition of erupted products, the hydrothermal systems and their manifestations. Volcanic hazards and risks and possible mitigation plans are discussed based on the experience of the catastrophic eruption of El Chichón that occurred in 1982. The book will also include previously unpublished material on the flora and the fauna of the region and archaeological and social aspects of the area that is inhabited by indigenous people.
Reviews
“The book provides an interesting and complete narrative of El Chichón and Tacaná … . This book is a prime and necessary reference that allows the reader to explore the characteristic features of those active Mexican volcanoes and to compare their natures with those of other volcanoes. … It will also be very useful in providing information that can be used to improve the operational plan in charge of the civil protection authorities.” (Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez, Bulletin of Volcanology, Vol. 77, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
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Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
Teresa Scolamacchia
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Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM- Campus Morelia, Morelia, Mexico
José Luis Macías
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Active Volcanoes of Chiapas (Mexico): El Chichón and Tacaná
Editors: Teresa Scolamacchia, José Luis Macías
Series Title: Active Volcanoes of the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25890-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-25889-3Published: 23 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52119-9Published: 12 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-25890-9Published: 25 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2195-3589
Series E-ISSN: 2195-7029
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 180
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geology, Natural Hazards, Geophysics/Geodesy