Essays about: "Coastal flooding"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 essays containing the words Coastal flooding.
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21. Troubling Waters Ahead – an Evaluation of Coastal Flooding in Stockholm
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The increasing rate of global sea mean level rise, one of many effects of climate change, will most likelyproduce heightened risk of coastal flooding. Cities located along coastlines have to adapt to thesecircumstances that otherwise will increase the magnitude and frequency of coastal flooding. READ MORE
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22. Methods for Coastal Flooding Risk Assessments : An Application in Iceland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Flood risk increases with rising sea levels and coastal settlements need to adapt to this increasing risk. For that, hazard and risk assessments are an important step. Coastal floods have caused problems in Iceland in the past and are thought to do so in the future as well. READ MORE
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23. Modelling Water Exchange in the Flommen Lagoon, South Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : The Flommen Lagoon in southern Sweden is surrounded by several natural reserves and is an important bird migration site on the edge of the continent. The protection of this area including water quality in the lagoon and flooding problems in the adjacent area has always been a concern. READ MORE
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24. Flooding at Karlshamnsverket - Analysis and Recommendations
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : Karlshamnsverket is a power plant located at the Baltic Sea in southern Sweden. Due to the coastal location this important infrastructure already experienced flooding in its basement in the past. READ MORE
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25. Åtgärder för att möta en förhöjd havsnivå : en jämförelse av översvämningshantering i Göteborg och Malmö
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Världshaven förväntas stiga med minst 3 decimeter till 1 meter innan år 2100 som ett resultat av global uppvärmning. Efter år 2100 blir det allt svårare att bedöma i vilken hastighet havsnivån kommer att stiga. READ MORE