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  1. 21. Risking Data in Risk Contexts is Risky Business : Designing for Crisis Response in Relation to Surveillance, Transparency, and its Interaction Patterns

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Margarida Xavier; [2022]
    Keywords : Interaction Design; Crisis informatics; Crisis response; Natural hazards; Risk Management; Data visualization; Surveillance; Research through Design; Participatory Design; Interface Design;

    Abstract : As the world gets more exposed to natural hazards, new practices of response to crisis have become a topic that requires innovation. FindMe Tag is a device designed in partnership with Frog and Sony that provides rescue teams with information on victims’ locations and their medical conditions. READ MORE

  3. 22. Predicting Drought Hazard In Sweden Using Google Earth Engine And Machine Learning Approach

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Jung-ching Kan; [2022]
    Keywords : drought forecast; google earth engine; machine learning; Sweden; torkaprognos; google earth engine; maskininlärning; Sverige;

    Abstract : Drought, being one the most complex natural hazards, has a significant impact on society. To mitigate the impact and risk, it is crucial to be able to forecast drought, which is a challenging task. Nowadays, with technology innovations, large amounts of remote sensing data is available on the cloud. READ MORE

  4. 23. Community Perception of Flood Risk in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Beatrice Lundquist; [2022]
    Keywords : floods; risk perception; experience; Sweden;

    Abstract : Natural hazards, paired with affected communities’ exposure and vulnerability, have caused numerousfatalities and great economic losses worldwide in recent decades. Floods represent about one-third ofall natural hazards, and together with storms they comprise 77% of economic losses caused byextreme weather events from 1980 to 2006 in Europe and have been the main natural hazards inEurope for more than a century. READ MORE

  5. 24. Vegetation cover change on Tindfjöll mountains, Iceland, assessed by aerial photographs, topography, and climate

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Guðrún Guðjónsdóttir; [2022]
    Keywords : Environmental changes; High Latitudes; Physical Geography; Ecosystem sciences; GIS; Climate Change; Vegetation change; Vegetation cover; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Guðrún Guðjónsdóttir Climate change is having a great impact on the fragile High Latitude environment where warming is occurring at a rate at least double the global average. It is urgent to understand the relationship between climate and vegetation cover, which is playing an important role, as a carbon sink, for biodiversity, and for protecting against natural hazards. READ MORE

  6. 25. A Nonlinear Reservoir Model to Simulate Blue-Green Stormwater Systems – An Application to Augustenborg Catchment in Malmö, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Emmanuel Ekwu; [2021]
    Keywords : Blue-green stormwater control; Nonlinear reservoir routing model; Stormwater; Modelling; Calibration; Water engineering; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The increasingly rapid urbanization has led to vast impervious surface areas in the urban environment. This situation of impervious surfaces has increased the surface temperature and interrupted the natural water circle, which has negatively impacted the urban environment. READ MORE