Essays about: "Vulnerable Options"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words Vulnerable Options.

  1. 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 Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Kimon Letzner; [2024]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
    Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

    Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

  4. 3. VAM Cluster Optimization

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Eric Sjöström; [2023]
    Keywords : Traffic-Safety; Clustering; Vulnerable-Road-Users; ETSI; Intelligent-Transport-System; V2X; Trafik-Säkerhet; Klustring; Oskyddade-Trafikanter; ETSI; Intelligent-Transport-System; V2X;

    Abstract : This thesis will research and evaluate the state of the current ETSI VAM standard. The thesis evaluates and discusses the means of improving the speed and response of ETSI VAM by reducing the load on the radio medium. The research looks to prove that fewer messages broadcasted improve VRU awareness. READ MORE

  5. 4. ‘Overcoming Hopelessness’: Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of Precarity and Empowerment in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hugo Fritjofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sweden; asylum; migration; qualitative; refugees; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden has long been seen as a generous, inclusive provider for refugees, historically granting social rights on par with citizens shortly upon arrival. However, extensive recent academic literature has come to critique this perception, highlighting retrenchments and restrictive developments in asylum policy amid increasing precarity for asylum seekers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Robust BECCS deployment strategies under deep uncertainty : A case study of Stockholm Exergi

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Oscar Stenström; [2023]
    Keywords : Bioenergy carbon capture and storage; BECCS; decision making under deep uncertainty; DMDU; Dynamic Adaptive Planning; DAP; Robust Decision Making; RDM; Bioenergy carbon capture and storage; BECCS; decision making under deep uncertainty; DMDU; Dynamic Adaptive Planning; DAP; Robust Decision Making; RDM;

    Abstract : The most recent IPCC assessment shows that negative emissions (NEs) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are becoming increasingly important in scenarios that limit global warming to 2 °C or lower. In these scenarios, one key set of CDR technologies is bioenergy carbon capure and storage (BECCS). READ MORE