Essays about: "International disaster database"

Found 4 essays containing the words International disaster database.

1. 1. An analysis of the economic costs of natural disasters in the Philippines - does the natural disaster type matter?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Christopher Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic costs; Natural disasters; Philippines; International disaster database; World risk report; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Ranked as the most disaster prone country in the world by the World Risk Index, the people of the Philippines have had their fair share of natural disasters and will probably continue to be affected by them in the future. With the help of The International Disaster Database the purpose of this paper is to analyze if the actual type of natural disaster has an impacct on the total direct economic damages done. READ MORE

3. 2. Climate related hazards and changes in adaptive capacity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Johanna Wedholm; [2021]
   Keywords : adaptation; adaptive capacity; change;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore whether and how the frequency and severity of climate-related hazards are associated with changes in adaptive capacity. Despite increased hazard frequency and severity in the world, it is still contested whether hazard frequency and severity are associated with changes in adaptive capacity, often referred to as the preconditions necessary to enable adaptation. READ MORE

4. 3. Climate Change Adaptation as Disaster Risk Reduction : A global study of the relationship between exposure to natural hazards and climate change adaptation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Christoffersson; [2020]
   Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Disaster Risk Reduction; natural hazards; disasters;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I conduct a global event-data study investigating the relationship between exposure to natural hazards and climate change adaptation. Exposure to natural hazards has previously been linked to actions aimed at reducing risks related to future natural hazards. READ MORE

5. 4. Development of methods for flood analysis and response in a Web-GIS for disaster management

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Ludvig Forslund; [2016]
   Keywords : fluvial flood analysis; dynamic street network analysis; physical geography; Web-GIS; flood disaster response; geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis, two methods were developed for a web-based GIS to make the spatial perspective of flood disaster risk reduction and response accessible. Flood disaster can cause major disruption to the street network, which further affects the emergency services and evacuation work in finding the safest and fastest routes. READ MORE