Essays about: "Hurricane Resilience"

Found 4 essays containing the words Hurricane Resilience.

  1. 1. Klimatresiliens för lagerbladsolja, en analys av industrin för lagerbladsolja i Samväldet Dominica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Moa Rosén; [2020]
    Keywords : Bay; Bay Oil; Bay Rum; Pimenta racemosa; Essential Oil; Dominica; Commonwealth of Dominica; Caribbean; Climate Change; Extreme Weather; Hurricane; Hurricane Maria; Tropical Storm Erika; Artisanal Distilleries; Steam Distillation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Samväldet Dominica är en liten önation i de Små Antillerna i Västindien. Denna studie analyserar och sammanställer konsekvenser som de senaste stormarna och orkanerna haft på den lokalt traditionella industrin för lagerbladsolja. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pearls Airport's Urban Village

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Susan Smith Berggren; [2020]
    Keywords : Participatory Design; Inclusive Design; Hurricane Resilience; Social Housing; Eco-System Design; Recourse efficiency; Energy Generating; Social Welfare; Affordability; Flexibility; Rural Wasteland; The Caribbean; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : On the north east coast of the Caribbean island Grenada, there´s an abandoned airport. This extraordinary environment is located in a valley between tropical mountains covered by lush rain forest. The landing stripe is a 1,5-kilometer-long runway of history, facing the rough Atlantic Ocean. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hurricane Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation – A Minor Field Study in Roseau, Dominica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Camilla Göller; [2019]
    Keywords : Hurricane Resilience; Climate Change Adaptation; Minor Field Study; Global Goals; Roseau; Dominica; West Indies; Hurricane Maria; Sustainable Urban Design; Harbour; Flooding Strategies; Emergency Logistics; Tourism; Beach Front; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Dominica, the hurricane-prone island nation, experienced severe destruction in September 2017 from a category 5 hurricane named Maria. Based on research and a minor field study to the island in the Lesser Antilles, a climate change adaptive and hurricane resilient design for a specific site in the capital Roseau is proposed in this master thesis project in Sustainable Urban Design. READ MORE

  5. 4. Construction, social structure and policy response in Jamaica - A hurricane hit country :

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för byggteknik (BY)

    Author : Josephine Nilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Disaster resilience; building construction; social structure; hurricane resilience; natural hazards; policy response; Disaster Risk Reduction; Jamaica.;

    Abstract : The Jamaican hurricane history goes back a long time. The country has an average ratio of getting hit or brushed every 3.84 years and it is estimated to be hit directly every 9.47 years. READ MORE