Essays about: "Hurricane"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the word Hurricane.

  1. 21. The spatio-temporal properties of Twitter users during the Sandy Hurricane

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Sara Shariat; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The wide-scale deployment of networked communication and sensing devices, e.g. phones and tablets, provides a previously unimaginable amount of information about people's environment and movements. These devices often have access to high accuracy localization technology, such as GPS and Wi-Fi/cell tower localization. READ MORE

  3. 22. Crisis Preperation - The case of Katrina, New Orleans

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Bowring; [2015]
    Keywords : Disaster management; Natural Disaster; Crisis Preparation; New Orleans; Katrina; Hurricane; Louisiana; USA; FEMA; Pam; Levees; Risk-based Strategy; Precaution-based Strategy; Discursive-based Strategy; Risk Management Strategies; Renn Klinke; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to understand the importance of crisis preparation for disaster management in New Orleans before hurricane Katrina, and why New Orleans was so badly prepared despite knowing for several years that a disaster of Katrina’s magnitude was much likely to struck at this time. The study is based on secondary literature in the form of articles, web documentaries and investigative reports. READ MORE

  4. 23. 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

  5. 24. A Case Study of hurricane Sandy - According to ERA-Interim

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Staerk; [2013]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In late October 2012 hurricane Sandy caused a lot of damage to the islands in the Caribbean Sea and later on (as an extratropical cyclone) to the United States; New Jersey. The system was different in many ways relative to “normal” hurricanes, e.g. READ MORE

  6. 25. HUMAN FINDER ENCLOSURE

    University essay from Tekniska Högskolan

    Author : Kais Alber Said; [2013]
    Keywords : Tsunami; Hurricane;

    Abstract : HumanFinder Enclosure-Radar is the design project consist in this study to achieve  modern specifications and create a realistic product. The purpose of this product is to detect the living human beings buried under the rubble of natural disasters. This project is made in collaboration with a Swedish company called Cinside AB. READ MORE