Essays about: "CCA"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 45 essays containing the word CCA.

1. 21. School-based disaster preparedness: a route to societal resilience? The case study of Ljungby municipality, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Andra Covaciu; [2020]
   Keywords : disaster risk management DRM ; school-based disaster preparedness SBDP ; climate change adaptation CCA ; societal resilience; students-aimed SBDP; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Children are valuable resources when it comes to disaster preparedness and they should no longer be seen as vulnerable. Since they spend about five days a week in school for almost the whole year, it is natural to consider preparing them for hazards while there. READ MORE

3. 22. Is local climate change adaptation [CCA] inclusive for/adapted to everybody? : A qualitative study and intersectional analysis of local CCA within Stockholm County

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Sara Mattsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Urban Climate Change Adaptation; Physical Planning; Stockholm County; Vulnerabilities; Intersectional Framework;

   Abstract : Stockholm County is currently implementing climate change adaptation, making it essential to distinguish the priorities being made. Previous research has suggested that social dimensions of climate change adaptation in cities, especially in the Global North, are largely ignored. READ MORE

4. 23. Resilient Disaster Recovery: An exploration of operationalizing climate change adaptation measures in disaster recovery at the community level on Grand Bahama and Abaco

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Maya Fields; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Resilience; Disaster Recovery; Decentralization; Community; Build Back Better; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This explorative case-study examines the dynamics of operationalizing climate change adaptation (CCA) measures in the aftermath of climate change induced natural disaster at the community level in a low-lying coastal Nation State with fragile institutional capacity. It explores the roles and responsibilities different stakeholder groups take and identifies constraints and facilitators for operationalizing CCA measures in disaster recovery to ultimately explore leverage points or pathways towards greater integration of CCA measures in the phase of disaster recovery. READ MORE

5. 24. Segmentation of the Common Carotid Artery from Ultrasound Images using UNet

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

   Author : Oskar Friberg; [2020]
   Keywords : MSc; Deep Learning; CNN; Computer Vision; Ultrasound; Carotid Artery; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The common carotid artery (CCA), the artery that supplies our brains with oxygen, is of great importance in stroke research. The usual way to monitor the artery is by using ultrasound (US) imaging. An automated way of segmenting out the arteries from the US images is desired to optimize research. READ MORE

6. 25. Urban climate change adaptation: an assessment of Malmö municipality's Cloudburst Management Plan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Sanna Dufbäck Fornander; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; climate resilience; urban planning; disaster risk management; assessment framework; strategy assessment; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Climate change is affecting societies all over the world. Cities are especially vulnerable to climate change due to their particular features such as high proportion of hard surfaces, high interconnectedness between systems and lack of protection from natural ecosystems. READ MORE