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Urbanisation processes in zones threatened by volcanic activity: The case of Latacunga at the foot of Cotopaxi in Ecuador


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Land threatened by lahars should there be a further eruption of CotopaxiSource: Own elaboration on the basis of Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcanicas Potenciales del Volcan Cotopaxi – Zona Sur 2015
Land threatened by lahars should there be a further eruption of CotopaxiSource: Own elaboration on the basis of Mapa Regional de Amenazas Volcanicas Potenciales del Volcan Cotopaxi – Zona Sur 2015

Figure 2

Latacunga – the old San Gabriel textile mill, located in the river valley and so inundated by mudslides following the 1877 eruption of CotopaxiPhoto taken by: Mirosława Czerny
Latacunga – the old San Gabriel textile mill, located in the river valley and so inundated by mudslides following the 1877 eruption of CotopaxiPhoto taken by: Mirosława Czerny

Figure 3

Cutuchi River in LatacungaPhoto taken by: Mirosława Czerny
Cutuchi River in LatacungaPhoto taken by: Mirosława Czerny

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Monitoring room. One camera shows the volcano Cotopaxi all the timePhoto taken by: Mirosława Czerny
Monitoring room. One camera shows the volcano Cotopaxi all the timePhoto taken by: Mirosława Czerny

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Nueva Vida/Campo Verde – places threatened by flooding of laharsSource: presentation for members of the Geographical Congress made by Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencia, 14 April 2019
Nueva Vida/Campo Verde – places threatened by flooding of laharsSource: presentation for members of the Geographical Congress made by Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencia, 14 April 2019

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New housing construction in Nueva Vida/Campo Verde (Latacunga)Photo taken by: Mirosława Czerny
New housing construction in Nueva Vida/Campo Verde (Latacunga)Photo taken by: Mirosława Czerny

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New housing construction in Nueva Vida/Campo Verde (Latacunga)Photo taken by: Mirosława Czerny
New housing construction in Nueva Vida/Campo Verde (Latacunga)Photo taken by: Mirosława Czerny

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Cotopaxi volcanoPhoto taken by: Jerzy Makowski
Cotopaxi volcanoPhoto taken by: Jerzy Makowski
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