Risk map showing the most important elements at risk (human, strategic, economic)
Cameroon, Cameroon, 2008
Figure 8 in: Thierry, P., Stieltjes, L., Kouokam, E., Nguéya, P., & Salley, P. M. (2008). Multi-hazard risk mapping and assessment on an active volcano: the GRINP project at Mount Cameroon. Natural Hazards, 45(3), 429-456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-007-9177-3
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Thierry, P., Stieltjes, L., Kouokam, E., Nguéya, P., & Salley, P. M. (2008). Multi-hazard risk mapping and assessment on an active volcano: the GRINP project at Mount Cameroon. Natural Hazards, 45(3), 429-456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-007-9177-3Map Set
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Map ID 3595 Hazard Process(es) Acid rain; Debris avalanches; Earthquakes; Gas; Lahars; Lava flows; Tephra fall; Tsunami Hazard Zone Presentation Hazard level-focused: All or most hazards are combined by hazard level on a main map panel 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 Specific past eruption Hazard Zone Label(s) Qualitative relative probability (e.g. high-medium-low) 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 Scientists (usually in scientific publication) Language(s) English Basemap(s) Contour lines Basemap overlay(s) Infrastructure map; Street map Diemsionality Planimetric (2D or map) view Color Scheme Purple to Yellow