Essays about: "Hurricane"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the word Hurricane.

1. 6. What Happened to Louisiana? A Case Study on the Economic Growth Effects of Hurricane Katrina

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Moa Belaieff Kronborg; John Wernsten; [2021]
   Keywords : Hurricane Katrina; Natural disasters; Economic growth; Transmission channels; Labour;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the short-run and long-run effects of Hurricane Katrina on state-level economic growth in Louisiana. To provide explanatory value for any findings, the paper additionally includes an analysis of Katrina's effects on possible transmission channels to economic growth, including residential population, labour, and physical capital. READ MORE

3. 7. Shelter from the storm

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

   Author : Sarah Neill; [2021]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on the 20th of September 2017. It was a category four hurricane with winds of up to 175mph. It was the strongest hurricane to hit the island since Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and said to be the worst natural disaster ever to hit the Caribbean Islands. READ MORE

4. 8. Forecast-based Financing within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Persisting barriers and ways forward

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Camille Chatenier; Daniel Ramskov Erichsen; [2020]
   Keywords : Forecast-based Financing; Anticipation; Ownership; Capacity development; Ambiguity; Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : With the introduction of Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in 2013, the ability and incentive to do early action based on forecasting has increased over the last couple of years. In this study eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with FbF practitioners of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement with the purpose of shedding light on challenges and opportunities associated with the approach. READ MORE

5. 9. 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

6. 10. 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