Essays about: "Hazard and vulnerability analysis"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words Hazard and vulnerability analysis.

  1. 11. Flood vulnerability analysis for inland medium-sized cities: Guang’an as an example

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Ting Liang; [2017]
    Keywords : GIS; socio-ecological system; flood vulnerability;

    Abstract : Vulnerability studies look into the impact of hazard events on socio-ecological systems. Socio-ecological vulnerability is a very complex subject because it is not only a technical matter but also a social problem. READ MORE

  3. 12. Investigating the decrease ofgroundwater levels and the effect of fracture zone on recovery time: A case study of decrease in groundwater levels in a tunnel construction site in Vinsta, Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Evgenia Kassiou; [2017]
    Keywords : Groundwater; spatial analysis; Modified Double Mass Statistical Analysis; 3D model; COMSOL Multiphysics; fracture zone; recovery time; soil layer;

    Abstract : Groundwater is one of the main natural resources worldwide. Groundwater exists in aquifers below the earth surface and provides quantities of water for various purposes such as supply to households and businesses, public supply, drinking water supply, irrigation and agriculture. Sweden is also highly dependent on groundwater. READ MORE

  4. 13. Multi-criteria GIS analysis for school site selection in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, Tajikistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Irshad Jamal; [2016]
    Keywords : multi-criteria decision analysis; Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis; GIS; school site selection; disaster risk reduction; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction The aim of this study is to determine the locations for school construction in two isolated mountainous communities in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) – Khorog and Porshnev towns. In recent decades, this region has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters. READ MORE

  5. 14. An acidic future for Norwegian fisheries? : assessing the socio-economic vulnerability of the N

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Luise Heinrich; [2015]
    Keywords : risk assessment; ocean acidification; Norway; fishery; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ocean acidification, caused by the increased uptake of anthropogenic CO2, describes a change in the ocean’s carbonate chemistry. While its chemical processes are well understood, less is known about its biological and subsequently socio-economic consequences. READ MORE

  6. 15. Climate Change And Vulnerability Impact Assessment Study of the Agricultural Adapatability in Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Gaël Sorey; [2011]
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    Abstract : Future climate change and variability is one of the top priorities for most countries and regions in the world. Unpredictability and uncertainty regarding future climate is making adaptation forecasts and mitigation of climate change on societies a real challenge for both climate scientists and policy makers. READ MORE