Essays about: "Economic Disasters"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 81 essays containing the words Economic Disasters.

  1. 21. Upscaling collaborative food allocation : The cases of Olio, Foodsharing, and Reko in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Federico Gonzalez Raya; [2021]
    Keywords : collaborative consumption; sharing economy; alternative food systems; food sharing; urban planning;

    Abstract : Food has a crucial role in our lives as a way of shaping identities, societies, and because it enables possibilities of bringing people together. Access to food has complex social, ecological, and economic implications that deserve to be examined through a new approach. READ MORE

  3. 22. Private firms using production change for a good cause : A qualitative study of Swedish private firms in humanitarian logistics

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Viktor Snell; Björn Bergman; [2021]
    Keywords : Humanitarian logistics; production change; private firms; COVID-19; disaster relief;

    Abstract : Humanitarian logistics is an emerging phenomenon which have been increasingly recognized due to the increase of disasters, where little is still known about the role of companies operating in the private sector for this phenomenon. Furthermore, it is assumed that both natural and man-made disasters will increase in both the occurrence and the effect in the future, which enforces the need for practices and theories to deal with them more effectively. READ MORE

  4. 23. How to reduce the total environmental, economic and social impact of Solar Cell Panels

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Amanda Nilsson; Nora Orrenius; [2021]
    Keywords : Multicrystalline photovoltaic panels; Photovoltaic technology; Recycling; Energy payback time; Environmental; social and financial sustainability; Multikristallina solcellspaneler; Solcellsteknologi; Återvinning; Återbetalningstid för energi; Miljömässig; social och ekonomisk hållbarhet;

    Abstract : To be able to mitigate the climate change and disasters that will come with it and to ensure economic growth, there is a need for change. A good start is more renewable energy and less harmful emissions. It is known that solar energy is sustainable and made from an endless source, the sun. READ MORE

  5. 24. What Happened to Louisiana? A Case Study on the Economic Growth Effects of Hurricane Katrina

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Moa Belaieff Kronborg; John Wernsten; [2021]
    Keywords : Hurricane Katrina; Natural disasters; Economic growth; Transmission channels; Labour;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the short-run and long-run effects of Hurricane Katrina on state-level economic growth in Louisiana. To provide explanatory value for any findings, the paper additionally includes an analysis of Katrina's effects on possible transmission channels to economic growth, including residential population, labour, and physical capital. READ MORE

  6. 25. Guidelines for Integrated Flood Control Design in the Informal Settlements of Cape Town Municipality : A case study of Kosovo Informal Settlement in Philippi District

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Erasmus Mseleku; [2021]
    Keywords : climate change; community participation; flooding; informal settlements; integrated water management systems; nature-based solutions; spatial inequality; sustainability; urban flooding;

    Abstract : Flooding over the last few years has become the most frequent and devastating of the natural disasters. This has accounted for approximately half of the death-rate and a third of economic losses as a result of weather-related events. READ MORE