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As the role of cities in the global economy continues to grow in the 21st Century, a natural disaster such as a volcanic eruption near a large city can have serious regional or global effects. We must focus the geophysical, atmospheric, hydrologic, and geological sciences on interdisciplinary approaches to solving the urban problems of vulnerability and sustainability. Globally, there are 59 large cities near potentially active volcanoes, including 2 megacities; a combined population at risk is over 50 million.
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Heiken, G. (2003). Volcanoes and Cities. In: Beer, T., Ismail-Zadeh, A. (eds) Risk Science and Sustainability. NATO Science, vol 112. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0167-0_18
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