Essays about: "flooding SLU"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 127 essays containing the words flooding SLU.

  1. 6. Klimatsäkring av riksintressanta hamnar : en fallstudie om Helsingborgs hamn och dess framtid

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Alexander Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : klimatförändringar; klimatanpassningar; resiliens; hamn; Helsingborg;

    Abstract : Sveriges näst största containerhamn, Helsingborgs hamn, hotas av höjda havsnivåer vilket kan leda till att verksamheten med containrar inte kan bedrivas redan år 2035. Detta innebär en stor risk för störningar i försörjningskedjor och kan få kaskadeffekter på samhället. READ MORE

  3. 7. Future challenges of Kalmar City : coastal adaptation strategies design in relation to sea level rise

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

    Author : Vilborg Þórisdóttir; [2023]
    Keywords : Coastal strategies; coastal structures; coastal principles; coastal urban area; Flexmark; sea level rise; public and green spaces; urban design;

    Abstract : Sea level rise has steadily increased and is anticipated to rise further by the end of the century and beyond 2100. Low-lying coastal areas are affected by rising sea levels as they will be more susceptible to flooding and land loss. READ MORE

  4. 8. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Olivia Forssén; [2023]
    Keywords : timber floating; forest history; women in timber floating; interviews; historical records;

    Abstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE

  5. 9. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape

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

    Author : Rachel Murray; [2023]
    Keywords : resilience; blue-green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; flooding; brownfield development; post-industrial urban development; landscape architecture; urban planning; climate adaptation; water-sensitive urban design; urban ecology;

    Abstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE

  6. 10. Dagvatten som berikar : en gestaltning av stadsdelsparken Ekebydalen i Uppsala innefattande integrering av dagvattenanläggningar och sociotopvärden

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

    Author : Sofia Andersson; Ellica Ericsson; [2023]
    Keywords : dagvatten; dagvattenhantering; hållbar dagvattenhantering; skyfall; klimatanpassning; nature-based solutions; sociotopvärden; Ekebydalen Uppsala; stadsdelspark; gestaltning;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna leder till skyfall och en ökad risk för översvämningar i våra städer som därmed behöver klimatanpassas för att hantera detta. Kravet på en hållbar dagvattenhantering ökar vilket innebär att vattnet fördröjs och renas på ett sätt som är inspirerat av naturen. READ MORE