□ Maar - diatreme volcanism on earth and other planets
            □ Diatremes and their root zones
            □ Deposition associated with maar-diatreme fields
            □ Geodynamic and structural controls on maar-diatreme volcanoes
            □ Geophysics of maars and diatremes
            □ Peperite formation
            □ Physics of maar-diatreme volcanism
            □ Volcanic Fields
            □ Tuff rings
            □ Maar lake sediments and fossils
            □ Phreatomagmatic eruptions
            □ Maar/tuff ring volcanism in ocean islands
            □ Surtseyan/Sub-glacial and sub-aqueous volcanism
            □ Maar volcanoes in history, culture and teaching
            □ Volcano hazards
            □ Environmental issues
            □ Geoparks and nature protection
            □ Geo-education

In this one-day course, an introduction will be provided in aspects of human-volcano interactions, volcanic hazard processes, hazard assessment methods, vulnerability and risk as well as practical risk management strategies. This will be an interactive workshop, involving group exercises and active participation. Any particular topical themes raised by the group will also be used to adapt parts of the program. The workshop will be illustrated with examples from practical experience gained from densely populated and rural areas affected by volcanism. Special attention will be given to volcanic risk management strategies of monogenetic volcanic fields.
 Topics covered will include:
 1. Introduction: volcanic risk management in composite volcanoes and monogenetic volcanic fields
 2. Overview of common volcanic hazards
       a.  Physical processes
       b.  Chemical/gas
       c.  Human health implications
       d.  Agricultural impacts
       e.   Infrastructure/engineering network/lifelines impacts
       f.   Social effects
 3. Methods of volcanic hazards assessment - An introduction to probabilistic hazard forecasting
 4. Volcanic hazards mapping
 5. Factors influencing social vulnerability and  understanding volcanic risk

 6. Volcanic risk management strategies
       a.  Hazard maps
       b.  Public education
       c.  Engineering lifelines groups
       d.  Land use planning
         e.  Emergency management planning
       f.   Scenarios and exercises
 7.  Summary and discussion of issues raised