Essays about: "Floods Directive"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Floods Directive.

1. 1. An approach to assess the integration of the Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Carolina Segovia; [2021]
   Keywords : Policy integration; Governance; Assessment framework; EU Water Framework Directive; EU Floods Directive; Sustainable development;

   Abstract : The development of the European water policy has been in a continuous improvement process during the last fifty years. The adoption of Water Framework Directive (WFD) enabled the consolidation of a fragmented policy to comprehensive approach with a focus on sustainability. READ MORE

3. 2. Cascading Effects of Floods – An evaluation of the flood risk maps and management plans produced by the County Administrative Boards

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

   Author : Frida Kronquist; [2021]
   Keywords : Vital societal function; flood; EU Floods Directive; Sweden; Ordinance of Flood Risk; cascading effects; indirect consequences; County Administrative Board.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Flood is the most common natural disaster globally, affecting human health and assets. The work with the Swedish ordinance of flood risk is connected to the sustainment of vital societal functions. READ MORE

4. 3. Swedish Application of Floods Directive: Bottom-Up or Top-Down?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Marie Lendelová; [2021]
   Keywords : Floods Directive; Sweden; Skåne; Decentralization; Integration and Participation; Sustainability; Hierarchy of Power; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to first evaluate how the EU´s FD is implemented and understood on a national level in Sweden. This is done to highlight the process and division of power, together with the national implementation strategies demarcation across different actors in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. Investigating flood risk cost in Kungsbacka using the ICPR FloRiAn GIS-tool

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Erika Lindqvist; [2019-10-25]
   Keywords : Flood risk cost; flood risk analysis; risk management; flood; natural hazard; ICOR FloRiAn; GIS;

   Abstract : Losses from floods have increased in recent years, worldwide and in Sweden. Understanding the economic and non-monetary cost of being exposed to flood hazard is important from a spatial planning perspective, particularly in urban areas. READ MORE

6. 5. The role of groundwater in the inundation of a river-connected floodplain : case study of the river Silverån in southeast Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Stina Bång; [2019]
   Keywords : Groundwater flooding; Groundwater modeling; Flood modeling;

   Abstract : Fluvial flooding has long been recognized as one of the most frequently occurring natural disasters worldwide, with consequences as large economic losses from damages on infrastructure and agriculture, as well as severe impacts on human health. A less known and explored type of flooding is groundwater flooding. READ MORE