Land use zoning map for areas around Mount Usu
Usu (Toya), Japan, 2010
Figure 3 in: Becker, J.S., Saunders, W.S.A., Robertson, C.M., Leonard, G.S., & Johnston, D.M. (2010). A synthesis of challenges and opportunities for reducing volcanic risk through land use planning in New Zealand. The Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 2010-1. (Simplified from: Nakao 2005)
This hazard map is the result of scientific research and was published in academic literature.
It is presented here to serve as an example of the map type or the map-making methodology. It is NOT the official, operational map. For the current operational hazard map, please consult the proper institutional authorities.
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Becker, J.S., Saunders, W.S.A., Robertson, C.M., Leonard, G.S., & Johnston, D.M. (2010). A synthesis of challenges and opportunities for reducing volcanic risk through land use planning in New Zealand. The Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 2010-1. Adapted from: Nakao, M. (2005). Eruption of Mt Usu, March 31 st 2000, at Mt Usu in Hokkaido. Failure Knowledge Database, 100 Selected Cases. Access date: 14 January 2009.Map Set
http://trauma.massey.ac.nz/issues/2010-1/becker.htm
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Map ID 1595 Hazard Process(es) Access or danger zone; Ballistics; Lahars; Vent-opening hazards Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map and series of insets Temporal Scale Background, or long-term, map Spatial Scale Volcano and surrounding area Publication Format Figure in a journal article Zonation Method(s) Derived/simplified from another map Zonation Model(s) Scenario(s) Considered No scenarios were discernable from the map Hazard Zone Label(s) Access (exclusion, danger, or safe zones) Probability Definition(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) Purpose Land-use planning: Intended to inform citing of facilities, building restrictions, resource management, and infrastructure development Audience Land-use planners, city planners, government officials, etc. Language(s) English Basemap(s) Street map Basemap overlay(s) Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Dark to Light (color)