Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity on Islands History and Contemporary Perspectives from the Azores

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Synopsis

This volume examines the impact of and responses to historic earthquakes and volcanic eruption in the Azores. Study is placed in the contexts of: the history and geography of this fascinating archipelago; progress being made in predicting future events and policies of disaster risk reduction.
This is the only volume to consider the earthquake and volcanic histories of the Azores across the whole archipelago and is based, not only on contemporary published research, but also on the detailed study of archival source materials. The authors seek to show how extreme environmental events, as expressed through eruptions, earthquakes and related processes operating in the past may be considered using both complementary scientific and social scientific perspectives in order to reveal the ways in which Azorean society has been shaped by both an isolated location in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and the ever present threat of environmental uncertainty. Chapter 2, which analyses in depth the geology and tectonics of the islands is of more specialist interest, but technical terms are fully explained so as to widen the accessibility of this material.
The audience for this volume includes all those who are interested in the geology, geography, history and hazard responses in the Azores. It is written, not just for the educated general reader, but for the specialist earth scientist and hazard researcher.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Studies in Hazards, Disaster Risk and Climate Change
Author:
David K. Chester, Angus Duncan, Rui Coutinho, Nicolau Wallenstein
ISBN:
9780429650741
Related ISBNs:
9781032139647, 9780367136789, 9780429028007, 9781032139647, 9780367136789, 9780429028007
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
258
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-11-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2022
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Earth Sciences, Nonfiction, Social Studies