Essays about: "Coastal floods"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Coastal floods.

  1. 1. Post-Traumatic Urbanism

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Dalia Diary; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; City development; post-traumatic urbanism; ruin; rebuild;

    Abstract : Terrorism, conflict, and natural disasters. How can architecture respond to a world at odds with itself?On a daily basis we see tragic news about cities around the world that are undergoing trauma. READ MORE

  3. 2. ”The Sea City” in Trelleborg: A climate-adapted design proposal to combat flooding from cloudbursts and rising sea levels

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Ulrica Flemström; [2023]
    Keywords : Adaptability; climate adaptation; cloudbursts; coastal protections; flooding; nature-based solutions; resilience; rising sea levels; sustainability; sustainable urban design; urban design; urban planning.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Scientific studies indicate that the effects of the ongoing climate crisis negatively affect and sometimes also threaten the built environment, humanity and nature in many ways. Cloudbursts and rising sea levels are two examples of such effects, which result in complex dilemmas and interesting challenges that planners and urban designers face within their field of work. READ MORE

  4. 3. Lysekil Center

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Natalie Battah; [2023]
    Keywords : Lysekil; Sea level; Climate change; Roof; station; terminal; fish market;

    Abstract : Now more than ever, we are exposed to the consequences of floods and their spatial implications. Climate change is one of the most dramatic global challenges of our time and is presenting a serious threat to even the most advanced coastal cities.  Lysekil is a municipality on the west coast of Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Collaboration avenues and structures within local climate adaptation governance - The case of local climate adaptation governance in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Tomas Vörlund Rylenius; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Governance; Governmentalization; Societal challenges; Holistic adaptation; Fragmentation; Inter-governmental collaboration; Organizational structures; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change adaptation is essential to future-proof societies around the world. It is a cross-sectorial undertaking which requires collaboration, structure, long-term planning, and resources. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating the Bluespot model with the August 2021 flood in Gävle, Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Oskar Björklund; [2023]
    Keywords : Bluespot model; Urban Pluvial Flood Model; Fill Spill Merge Model; Gävle Flood 2021.;

    Abstract : Floods are one of the most common types of natural disasters. They annually affect vast amounts of people and cause severe economic losses. While fluvial, coastal, and flash floods are well studied, pluvial floods (rain related) have received modest attention from researchers and decision-makers in comparison. READ MORE