Essays about: "Human behaviour in fire"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Human behaviour in fire.

1. 1. A scoping review and bibliometric analysis on juvenile fire setting behaviour

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Johanna Åkerström; [2024]
   Keywords : Juvenile; underage; fire setting; arson; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The purpose of this review was to examine and analyse existing scientific literature on juvenile fire setting behaviour and to provide suggestions for future research. The PRISMA (Transparent Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) framework was used to search and collect relevant literature. READ MORE

3. 2. Effects of fuel and weather conditions on forest fire behaviour in Southern Sweden in oak dominated forests

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Olga Teresa Wepryk; [2023]
   Keywords : forest fire; forest fuel; fire weather; ignition experiments; prescribed burning;

   Abstract : Fire activity is influenced by weather and climate, fuels, ignition agents, and human activities. Fire suppression policy in Sweden resulted in a gradual decrease in the annually burnt areas, changes in fuel loads and a decline in species diversity. READ MORE

4. 3. EVALUATION OF MULTI-ZONE MODELLING FOR FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IN TUNNELS

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

   Author : Annachiara Nardone; [2023]
   Keywords : tunnels; tunnel fires; multi-zone modelling; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Abstract Tunnels are one of the most complex and delicate elements of the road system. Assessing fire behaviour and fire severity remains the biggest source of uncertainty in risk assessment and is an essential step in the tunnel design process. READ MORE

5. 4. Learning with fire, water and sun: A post-qualitative inquiry into Swedish friluftsliv education

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Karin Isaksson; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : Swedish friluftsliv education; new materialism; material-discursive entanglements; sustainability education; embodied learning; post-qualitative inquiry;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to empirically investigate the emerging material-discursive entanglements between humans and more-than-humans within Swedish friluftsliv education, and argue for the ways in which these create didactical and pedagogical opportunities for teachers and students to contribute to a more sustainable world. Theory: The research was theoretically framed within a new materialist ontology focusing on the entanglement between matter and meaning and the configuration of phenomena as material-discursive (Barad, 2007). READ MORE

6. 5. Security lighting in horse riding halls: Development of a simulation-led testing methodology in VR

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Sheikh Rishad Ahmmad; [2022]
   Keywords : Security lighting; horse riding halls; mesopic vision; Virtual Reality; object tracking; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Security lighting plays a vital role for safe evacuation during an emergency such as power outage or a fire related incidence. Installing a security lighting system properly is more crucial for a horse riding facility for two reasons. READ MORE