Essays about: "Urban Hazard"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Urban Hazard.

  1. 1. Estimation of flood risk and cost-effective mitigations : A case study in Tierp

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Anton Blomqvist; Stephanie The; [2023]
    Keywords : Flood risk assessment; EAD; CADSS; MIKE21;

    Abstract : Climate change is predicted to alter the rainfall patterns in the future, and extreme rain events with large rainfall volumes will become more frequent and intense which increases the flood risk. A clear trend can be seen, where more and more people decide to relocate from rural to urban areas. READ MORE

  3. 2. Including a Vulnerability Centred Adaptation Perspective in Urban Climate Assessment : The Case of International Women in the Malmö Lund Region

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Severine Renard; [2022]
    Keywords : climate; climate adaptation; climate change; climate analysis; hazard; impact assessment; international women; Malmö Lund Region; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment;

    Abstract : The topic of climate adaptation has gained momentum in the last decade as a response to the increasing rate at which global climate is changing. There are two leading discourses to climate adaptation, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) perspectives, which focuses on adapting to specific climate hazards and scenarios, and Vulnerability Centred Adaptation (VCA), which focuses on the socio-economic and environmental factors that compound climate impacts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Multilevel Cox Regression of Transition to Parenthood among Ethiopian Women

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Akinyi Lagehäll; Elelta Yemane; [2021]
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    Abstract : The birth of the first child is a special event for a mother whose life can change dramatically. In Ethiopia women’s timing to enter motherhood vary between the regions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Urban development consequences of the riverine floods in the Western Balkans: Analysing Belgrade

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Santiago Lema Burgos; [2020]
    Keywords : Urban resilience; flooding risk reduction; land use plan; flood preparedness; flood adaptation.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Rapid urbanisation coupled with unplanned development create the perfect recipe for a disaster, the risk of which has increased with climate change-related uncertainties. Belgrade’s high population growth rate and exposure to riverine flooding presents such a case. READ MORE

  6. 5. Understanding discourses on technological interventions to tackle soil salinity : a case study from Khuzestan, Iran

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Berangere Gramaccioni; [2020]
    Keywords : soil salinity; leaching; irrigation; irrigation management; technological development; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Soil salinity is an environmental hazard in arid and semi-arid regions in the world, diminishing crops growth and, hence, affecting agricultural production. One scientifically accepted solution to contrast the problem is the practice of leaching, consisting in the application of an extra amount of water, in addition to that used for irrigation, which can remove salts from the root zone, washed away through drainage. READ MORE