S15 - The manifold interaction between humans and volcanoes: interdisciplinary studies around volcanology
- Stefano Branca*, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Catania Osservatorio Etneo, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
- Mauro Antonio Di Vito, INGV-Osservatorio Vesuviano, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
- Franco Foresta Martin, Laboratorio Museo di Scienze della Terra - Ustica; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Palermo, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
- Daniele Musumeci, Università degli Studi di Catania, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
- Orazio Palio, Università degli Studi di Catania, Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
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The volcanological science is presented today as a complex discipline with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary ways of growing. The historical reconstruction and the philosophical analysis of past and present scientific theories allows to define the origins and the development of the scientific-cultural paths that are aimed at progressing the knowledge of volcanic phenomena.
Evidence from archaeological excavations demonstrates that volcanic and related phenomena often strongly conditioned human life, causing environmental changes, forcing people to abandon their settlements, and preparing the conditions for later re-colonization and soil exploitation during phases of quiescence.
The study of the relationships between eruptions and human communities, together with the social, economic and urban consequences they determine, embraces numerous disciplines ranging from volcanology, archaeology, archaeometry, anthropology, sociology and history. Nevertheless, interdisciplinary studies among these disciplines in the volcanological framework are extremely limited both for the lack of a common language and for purely cultural reasons. The main goal of this session is to promote cultural exchange and interaction among diverse disciplines, so as to enhance our knowledge of the relationships between volcanism, environment and human communities through highly innovative contributions and approaches.