Essays about: "Crisis Preparedness"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 62 essays containing the words Crisis Preparedness.

1. 26. The Time Before a Crisis : An evaluation of Region Östergötland’s pre-crisis phase before the COVID-19 pandemic

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Anton Björnqvist; [2021]
   Keywords : COVID-19; Pre-crisis Phase; Conflicting Objectives Perspective; High Reliability Organisation; Resilience Engineering; Command and Control; Planning; Preparing; Anticipating; Monitoring; Crisis; Pandemics; Corona; Medical Command and Control;

   Abstract : During the spring of 2020, COVID-19 rapidly started to spread within Sweden, causing a crisis that affected the entire society, and in particular, the health care sector. What makes the COVID-19 pandemic a unique crisis is that it did not appear as a complete surprise when it reached Sweden. READ MORE

3. 27. “Online Participation Art Strategy” : Design for supporting students' wellbeing in crises times

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

   Author : Ruoqi Wang; [2021]
   Keywords : students’ wellbeing; higher education; online learning; online participation; crisis preparedness 3;

   Abstract : Online learning in the present circumstances of the pandemic is unique, unlike common digital learning situations, raises a number of concerns. University students might struggle with adjustment and feel discouraged by changes, as conventional socializing in class is their major loss in online learning. READ MORE

4. 28. Measuring community resilience in Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

   Author : Dalia Khairallah; [2021]
   Keywords : Community resilience; BRIC; indicators; LSO; LEH; accident; crisis; preparedness planning; prevention planning; response planning.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : All Swedish municipalities have planning tools such as a municipal action plan and a risk- and vulnerability assessment, which are governing documents on how to prepare, prevent and respond to accidents and crisis. However, there are no established methods for measuring community resilience in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 29. Barriers to Crisis-induced Learning within a Public Agency : A process-tracing plausibility probe of obstacles to MSB:s learning from the forest fire in Västmanland 2014

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Louise Tegneborg; [2021]
   Keywords : Crisis; Crisis-induced learning; Organizational learning; Crisis management; Obstacles to organizational learning;

   Abstract : After the devastating forest fire in the Swedish region of Västmanland in 2014, numerous investigations and evaluations suggested measures to improve the Swedish crisis management and preparedness. Yet, after a new wave of severe forest fires in 2018, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) concluded that the lessons from 2014 had not been sufficiently implemented, since several issues reoccurred. READ MORE

6. 30. Food Security in Swedish Crisis and Contingency Policy : What's the problem represented to be?

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Hannah Stewart; [2021]
   Keywords : Food Security; crisis and contingency policy; civil preparedness;

   Abstract : Most countries in the Global North have enjoyed relative food security over the past decades, but recent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic have highlighted how global food supply chains are fragile and susceptible to be affected by a range of disturbances. In Sweden, a revived interest for civil defense planning has led to a policy shift with new government instructions to plan for food security in the event of a crisis or war. READ MORE