Shield Volcano
When a Shield Volcano erupts, fluid lava comes out. That fluid lava is the same thick substance that comes from the Mantle. The Shield Volcano was named for its large size and low height. Lava coming out of this volcano is spewing, not exploding. After the lava comes out it will run down the slopes of the mountain. The liquid lava coming out of the volcano travels the farthest because it is the only volcano where liquid flows from it. From these facts I would not want to make a town or village there because if the volcano erupts, lava goes down the mountain, and hit your village, or town etc.