Essays about: "Vulnerability Map"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Vulnerability Map.
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1. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. READ MORE
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2. HASSELA SKÅNE OUTPATIENT CARE : MAPPING RISK FACTORS WITHIN A CRIMEPREVENTION INTERVENTION
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)Abstract : Crime prevention is taking action early before serious problems arise. Waiting for a problemto arise is costly, inefficient and worse for the individual and society. Nevertheless, much ofthe preventive work today is devoted to intervening in individuals with obvious and numerousrisk factors. READ MORE
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3. Vulnerable Populations and Urban Heat Islands: A Spatial Analysis of Socio-Demographic Factors and Heat Exposure in Stockholm
University essay from KTH/GeoinformatikAbstract : The important urban issue of urban heat islands in Stockholm is examined in this thesis. These places influence urban sustainability, liveability, and public health because of the much higher temperatures they experience relative to their surroundings. READ MORE
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4. Using a social registry to assess household social vulnerability to natural hazards in Malawi
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografiAbstract : Social factors moderate the impacts of natural hazards, which means that households are affected differently when exposed to the same hazard. This differential impact of hazards can be explained by the concept of social vulnerability, which is commonly assessed to inform disaster preparedness and response action. READ MORE
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5. Grätzltransformation - Implementing the Superblock 2.0
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report published in 2021 shows that global warming and its consequences progress at a rapid rate. (Masson-Delmotte, V. et al. 2021, p. READ MORE