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List of Acronyms and

Abbreviations

AAPIT Azienda Autonoma Provinciale per LGA Lochaber Geopark Association
l’Incremento Turistico MAV Museo Archeologico Virtuale
ADAS automatic data acquisition system MCDEM Ministry of Civil Defence &
APT Provincial Tourism Agency of Emergency Management
Catania MINAE Ministerio de Ambiental y Energia
BGS British Geological Survey MVO Montserrat Volcano Observatory
CDEM Civil Defence Emergency NEPVA National Emergency Plan for the
Management Vesuvian Area
CONAF Corporation Nacional Forestal NN Nicolosi Nord (Etna tourist station)
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary NPS National Park Service
disease NRA National Recreation Area
DCP Development Concept Plan PHIVOLCS Philippine Institute of Volcanology
DOT Department of Tourism and Seismology
DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo PNR parc naturel régional
ECVP European Cenozoic Volcanic PP Piano Provenzana (Etna tourist
Province station)
EIS Environmental Impact Statement SNH Scottish Natural Heritage
EPA Environmental Protection Agency TVZ Taupo Volcanic Zone
ERLAWS Eastern Ruapehu Lahar and UNESCO United Nations Educational,
Warning System Scientific and Cultural Organization
GDP gross domestic product UNISDR United Nations International
HACE high altitude cerebral edema Strategy for Disaster Reduction
HAPE high altitude pulmonary edema UNWTO United Nations World Tourism
IAVCEI International Association of Organization
Volcanology and Chemistry of the USGS United States Geological Survey
Earth’s Interior VEI Volcanic Explosivity Index
IDNDR International Decade for Natural VIM Visitor Impact Management
Disaster Reduction VMSG Volcanic and Magmatic Studies
IGN National Geographic Institute Group
ISDR International Strategy for Disaster VNP Virunga National Park
Reduction WHO World Health Organization
JMA Japan Meteorological Agency WOVO World Organization of Volcanic
LAC Limits of Acceptable Change Observatories

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