Essays about: "quantitative disaster research"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words quantitative disaster research.

1. 6. Skyfallshantering med blågrön infrastruktur : gestaltningsarbete avseende skyfallshantering för Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset

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

   Author : Siri Fogelberg; Frida Gissén; [2019]
   Keywords : skyfallshantering; landskapsarkitektur; blågrön infrastruktur; klimatanpassnig; gestaltning; vattenmagasinering; skyfall;

   Abstract : Runt om i världen dör allt fler människor till följd av skyfall och extremväder. I och med klimatförändringarna väntas även Sverige få fler och större skyfall. När en katastrof inträffar är behovet av att samhällsviktig verksamhet fungerar som störst. READ MORE

3. 7. Cross-sector partnerships in disaster risk management: A case study in Ghana

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Johanna Karlsson; Anja Kotzlowski; [2018]
   Keywords : Disaster risk management; private sector; cross-sector partnerships; knowledge-based services; inclusive business; framework; collaboration; Science General;

   Abstract : Cross-sector partnerships are increasingly relied upon to solve societal problems. This development can also be observed in the field of disaster risk management (DRM), where the role of the private sector has grown substantially in the past years. READ MORE

4. 8. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
   Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

   Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

5. 9. Born in the wake of disaster : A quantitative study of the effect on total fertility rates of severe natural disasters between 1994 and 2012 in Indonesian provinces

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Riese; Rebecca Vitri; [2018]
   Keywords : fertility; natural disasters; total fertility rate; Indonesia;

   Abstract : Natural disasters have previously been found to have a positive effect on fertility due to incentives to use births to replace children lost and insure against increased risk. Using a simple demand framework for children, this paper contributes to the literature by re-examining this interaction under a new set of methodological conditions through the inclusion of a wider spectrum of cases than often used in previous works. READ MORE

6. 10. Comparative Analysis of Social Vulnerability Indices: CDC’s SVI and SoVI®

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Hannah Andrea Tarling; [2017]
   Keywords : social vulnerability index; Social vulnerability; indices; SoVI®; CDC SVI; social vulnerability in San Francisco; California; comparative analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As interest in social vulnerability to hazards grows, more indices are formulated for identifying and mapping population groups that may experience differential consequences from natural hazards. However, less attention has been given to the underlying choices researchers make when creating these indices. READ MORE