Review of Local and Global Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions and Disaster Management Practices: The Indonesian Example

Abstract

This paper discusses the relations between the impacts of volcanic eruptions at multiple-scales and the related-issues of disaster-risk reduction (DRR). The review is structured around local and global impacts of volcanic eruptions, which have not been widely discussed in the literature, in terms of DRR issues. We classify the impacts at local scale on four different geographical features: impacts on the drainage system, on the structural morphology, on the water bodies, and the impact on societies and the environment. It has been demonstrated that information on local impacts can be integrated into four phases of the DRR, i.e., monitoring, mapping, emergency, and recovery. In contrast, information on the global impacts (e.g., global disruption on climate and air traffic) only fits the first DRR phase. We have emphasized the fact that global impacts are almost forgotten in the DRR programs. For this review, we have extracted case studies from Indonesia, and compared them to those of other regions, because Indonesia is home to >130 volcanoes and experienced several latest volcanic eruptions with VEI > 5.

Hydrogeophysical, Environmental and Groundwater Potential Assessment in the Ternate Basin, North Maluku Province, Indonesia

“…The results of the analysis show that the dominant cation elements are Na + and K + , while the anion is Cl −. [33],…”

“…Slightly different from the research design developed, [33]. The sustainability of developing cities such as the city of Ternate on a volcanic island that is prone to disasters.…”

“…This activity is evidenced by traces of the presence of rocks scattered in three segments on the island of Ternate, the distribution of volcanic rocks dominates the geomorphology of the island of Ternate and consists of 3 morphological categories, including peak geomorphology, island body geomorphology (middle), and island subslope geomorphology. This morphology is the focus for groundwater potential on the island of Ternate and the influence of lithology and morphology that slopes towards the coast are analyzed for groundwater facies on the island of Ternate for the sustainability of the city of Ternate, [2], [8]. Hydrogeology is a measure to determine the groundwater potential of an area, generally small islands have unique hydrological characteristics.…”

School Location Analysis by Integrating the Accessibility, Natural and Biological Hazards to Support Equal Access to Education

“…For instance, buildings in West Java Province are also susceptible to strong wind incidents [68]. Other disasters such as land subsidence [69,70], volcanic eruption [71,72], tsunami [73,74], and wildfire [75,76] should be considered in Indonesia. This multi-hazard analysis and comfort index could be applied in other potential sectors such as transportation [77] or other infrastructure developments such as power plants [78] and river networks [79].…”

Fogo Volcano (Cape Verde) 2014-2015 Eruption: Dust Characterization and Impacts on Environment and Human Health

“…Apart from the immediate life-threatening hazards following a volcano eruption, several other health risks are associated with populations living close to an active volcano [4]. Short-term exposure to volcanic gases can trigger asthma attacks and has been related to respiratory morbidity and mortality and increased irritation of the respiratory tract [5].…”