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SUMMARY
On Japanese Volcanoes and the
Kagoshima International
Conference on Volcanoes
by
Páll Imsland
Nordic Volcanological Institute
University of Iceland
IS-101 REYKJAVÍK
Iceland
This article, which appears in two parts, in
this and the previous volume, sums up
volcanism in Japan, tells of the Japanese
volcanoes, and the causes and conse-
quences of the volcanism. The article es-
pecially delves into some better known
volcanoes, the phenomenon of hydrother-
mal activity, and the difficulties which are
involved in living in an area subject to the
hazards of volcanic activity. It further in-
cludes summary of volcanism in Kagoshi-
ma Prefecture with emphasis on Sakura-
jima and reviews the Kagoshima Interna-
tional Conference on Volcanoes held in
August 1988. The conference was held to
discuss all possible aspects of volcanic haz-
ards, volcanic research, and the various
influences volcanism can have upon hu-
mans. Its motto was: „Towards Better
Coexistence between Human Beings and
Volcanoes“. Finally the article gives an
Icelandic translation of the Kagoshima
Declaration, which was accepted at the
end of the conference.
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