Essays about: "Hazard Map"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Hazard Map.

  1. 1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Building resilient muncipalities Disaster risk reduction policy adaptions in an international and local Swedish context

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Lundström; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In a world of increasing uncertainty due to climate change the urgency to act becomes more vital, disasters and natural hazard are increasing and resulting in more consequences. The Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction was established to tackle and minimize the consequences of disasters. READ MORE

  4. 3. Using a social registry to assess household social vulnerability to natural hazards in Malawi

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Petter Sundqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Household Social Vulnerability Index; Principal Component Analysis; Vulnerability Map; Natural Hazards; Disaster Risk Management; Flood Vulnerability; Social Registry; United Beneficiary Registry; Malawi; Nsanje;

    Abstract : Social factors moderate the impacts of natural hazards, which means that households are affected differently when exposed to the same hazard. This differential impact of hazards can be explained by the concept of social vulnerability, which is commonly assessed to inform disaster preparedness and response action. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mapping of Process Hazard Analyses in Swedish Process Industries and How the Work Can Be Improved

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Author : Isabella Bergström; [2022]
    Keywords : Risk management; Qualitative risk assessment; PHA; Process safety; Seveso directive; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study aims to map how Swedish process industries use qualitative risk analyses, such as process hazard analyses (PHA), to assess risks. Beyond the Seveso legislation, which requires all facilities classified as upper tier to perform a safety report each fifth years, there are no Swedish legislation or regulations regarding how and when PHAs should be executed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Statistical Evaluation and Modelling of Landslide Initiation Points in Western Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI); Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi

    Author : Tim Starke; [2020]
    Keywords : landslide; landslide modelling; debris flow; Norway; fuzzy logic; GIS; susceptibility; hazard; geohazard; natural disaster; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Norge drabbas årligen av hundratals jordskred vilket leder till betydande ekonomisk skada och fara för liv. Därför bedriver norska myndigheter och forskningsinstitutioner omfattande forskning om jordskred och vidtar åtgärder för att övervaka, modellera och slutligen mildra konsekvenserna av och förebygga dessa. READ MORE