Essays about: "a flood in river"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 93 essays containing the words a flood in river.

  1. 21. Dynamic vulnerability in the face of floods : Experiences from Mozambique

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Madeleine Lundgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Access model; Disaster risk reduction; floods; Limpopo river basin; Mozambique; natural hazards; PAR model; political ecology; social vulnerability;

    Abstract : Disaster risk reduction policies and practitioners alike emphasise the importance of vulnerability reduction. However, the concept of vulnerability is highly dynamic, and research still strives to understand and capture its complexity. READ MORE

  3. 22. CO2-emissions from rivers and streams : Seasonal variation of pCO2-levels and CO2-fluxes

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

    Author : Emile Vandeburie; [2020]
    Keywords : Eddy Covariance; CO2-flux; air-water gas exchange;

    Abstract : Since the industrial evolution, the CO2-levels have been increasing in a way that’s never seen in the history of the earth. To mitigate and adapt to the happening climate change it is really important to understand the global carbon cycle and each component that plays a role in it. READ MORE

  4. 23. Hydraulic modelling of the vulnerability for compounding high sea levels and high river discharge on the Swedish coastline

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Hannah Berk; [2020]
    Keywords : Coastal floods; combined compound flood events; fluvial floods; LISFLOOD-FP; hydraulic modelling; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Coastal floodplains are at risk for combined high discharge and sea level events. Consequences when they occur can be several magnitudes greater than the impact from any isolated event. READ MORE

  5. 24. Ett blågrönt lyft : ett gestaltningsförslag med fokus på blågrön infrastruktur avseende den planerade stadsdelen Jakobsberg i Karlstad

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Susanne Hasselberg; Ylva Ulfbecker; [2020]
    Keywords : översvämningsskydd; blågrön infrastruktur; landskapsarkitektur; översvämningar i städer; översvämningsskyddade städer;

    Abstract : Intensifierade skyfall och större risk för översvämningar ökar behovet av nya lösningar. Blågrön infrastruktur kan vara framtidens lösning på städers dagvattenhantering. Med blågröna lösningar kan även hållbarheten och attraktiviteten öka i städerna. READ MORE

  6. 25. Handling river floating debris for dam safety – the state of the practice

    University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

    Author : Aymane Hassan; [2020]
    Keywords : floating debris; debris yield; debris transport; dam safety; floods; spillways; hydraulic models; debris management; hydraulic engineering;

    Abstract : This study reviews the current knowledge and state of the practice for handling floating debris for dam safety. This report is a guidance to improve the understanding of risks of floating debris for dam safety and of countermeasures for risk reduction. READ MORE