Urban hazards and risks; consequences of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: an introduction Jean-Claude Thouret OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 135
Megacities and natural disasters: a comparative analysis* James K. Mitchell OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 142
Urban steeplands in the tropics: an environment of accelerated erosion Avijit GuptaRafi Ahmad OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 150
Monitoring of hazards and urban growth in Villavicencio, Colombia, using scanned air photos and satellite imagery Jan J. Nossin OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 158
The use of 3-D mapping in geological research and risks analysis: evaluation of a water supply project in the Kathmandu-Melamchi Area C. BardinetE. Bournay OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 163
A geo-environmental map for the sustainable development of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Omkar M. ShresthaAchyuta KoiralaStefan Jäger OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 172
Lahar hazard micro-zonation and risk assessment in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia Franck Lavigne OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 183
Earthquake risk management pilot project in Quito, Ecuador J.-L. ChatelainB. TuckerC. Villacis OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 196
A geographic approach of the global vulnerability in urban area: case of Manizales, Colombian Andes Anne-Catherine Chardon OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 212
Political and scientific uncertainties in volcanic risk management: The yellow alert in Quito in October 1998 Pascale MetzgerRobert D'ErcoleAlexis Sierra OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 221
Analysis of the institutional and social responses to the eruption and the lahars of Mount Pinatubo volcano from 1991 to 1998 (Central Luzon, Philippines) Frédéric LeoneJean-Christophe Gaillard OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 238