Essays about: "Julia Björkdahl"

Found 1 essay containing the words Julia Björkdahl.

  1. 1. Community Resilience and the Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Republic of Fiji : A qualitative field study on Mudu Village’s ability to recover from natural disasters

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Nathalie Sjösvärd; Julia Björkdahl; [2018]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Fiji; Resilience; Disaster Recovery; Adaptive Capacities;

    Abstract : The ability to recover from the effects of climate change among communities is acknowledged in previous research, where focus is laid on disaster recovery through adaptive capacities and resilience. The objective of this study was to investigate a rural community’s ability to cope with natural disasters in in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston, by using the case of Mudu Village in Koro Island, Fiji. READ MORE