Essays about: "Economic Disasters"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 81 essays containing the words Economic Disasters.

  1. 31. Climate Change Adaptation as Disaster Risk Reduction : A global study of the relationship between exposure to natural hazards and climate change adaptation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Moa Christoffersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Disaster Risk Reduction; natural hazards; disasters;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I conduct a global event-data study investigating the relationship between exposure to natural hazards and climate change adaptation. Exposure to natural hazards has previously been linked to actions aimed at reducing risks related to future natural hazards. READ MORE

  3. 32. Day Zero: Communicating the water crisis in Cape Town, 2015-2018 : A qualitative study about the communication during the water crisis and how the public responded to the messages

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)

    Author : Fredrik Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Water; water crisis; communication; South Africa; Day Zero; water use; Vatten; vattenkris; kommunikation; Sydafrika; Day Zero; vattenanvändning;

    Abstract : Stigande urbanisering och större befolkningar har ökat trycket på städer och deras förmågor att förse alla med de vardagstjänster som städerna vanligtvis har kapacitet att erbjuda. Att förse alla med dricksvatten är något som har blivit en utmaning då vattenanvändningen har stigit samtidigt som vattentillgången varierar beroende på nederbörd, och potentiellt minskat på grund av klimatförändringarna. READ MORE

  4. 33. Airline Stock Abnormal Returns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jie Yang; Pedro Antonio Garay Barrios; [2020]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : With the progress seen in recent years, and especially since the beginning of the decade towards a more globalized world, airlines have gained special relevance as key players in this new game field. Then role they play is fundamental to guarantee that industries and individuals can move freely around the world, enabling many economic processes to succeed. READ MORE

  5. 34. Comparative study of polygeneration systems for commercial buildings

    University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

    Author : Agri Karem; Marcus Kristiansson; [2020]
    Keywords : PV system; Polygeneration; STandUP;

    Abstract : In recent times the problems regarding global warming and climate change have become increasingly relevant in our society. Public attention is growing due to seemingly larger and more severe natural disasters each year and the search for solutions to these problems is greater than ever. READ MORE

  6. 35. Curse of the Good Rains - The Long-Run Impacts of Locust Infestations: Evidence from the 1986-89 Locust Plague in the Sahel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Manthey; [2020]
    Keywords : Income Shocks; Child Health; Education; Natural Disasters; Sahel; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis estimates the long-run impacts of a desert locust plague, which lasted from 1986 to 1989. It considers the effect of in utero exposure and during young ages for both men and women. READ MORE