Essays about: "challenges in australia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words challenges in australia.

  1. 1. Integrating Place Attachment into Local Government Climate Change Adaptation: Barriers and Implications for Equity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Paula Annet Härö; [2023]
    Keywords : Fairness; equity; climate justice; climate change adaptation; local government; public policymaking; place attachment; community values; decision-making; challenges; Australia; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This research examines how consideration of place attachment and community values can inform the development and implementation of fair and equitable climate change adaptation (CCA) practices in the Australian local government context. The research adopts a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with expert interviewees and reflective thematic analysis to answer three research questions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Managing Risk in Water Reuse: Policy Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Lindsay Emily Van Beck; [2022]
    Keywords : Water reuse; risk management; water scarcity; agriculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Water scarcity is an increasingly prevalent problem, with changing hydrological regimes due to climate change and human development taxing freshwater systems. One way to tackle this issue is through planned water reuse. READ MORE

  4. 3. Consequences of using Quantitative Risk Assessment as a verification tool

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Joey Öström; [2022]
    Keywords : Quantitative Risk Assessment; QRA; performance-based design; verification tool; performance solution; performance requirements; fire risk assessment; residential building; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : What are the consequences of using Quantitative risk assessment (QRA) as a verification tool? Performance-based building codes differ from prescriptive-based codes in that they define specific objectives to be met, enabling the building designer to choose which solution to use so long it meets the objectives. This master’s thesis explores the consequences of using QRA as a verification tool in comparison to existing verification methods currently in use in Australia. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Nexus of Ontological and Physical Security : A Case Study of the responses of Australia and France to the trilateral security pact of AUKUS

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna Karstensen-Krstich; [2022]
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    Abstract : AUKUS is a security pact between Australia, the U.K and the U.S that will help Australia build and acquire nuclear-powered submarines and facilitate Australia in becoming a more capable player in the region. The aim of AUKUS is to protect the three members from the complex security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. READ MORE

  6. 5. CHALLENGES OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION : A case study of the restaurant industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Laksilu Weerasinghe; Blandine Nirere; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital transformation; restaurant industry challenges; culture change; lack of knowledge; lack of resources;

    Abstract : Recently digital transformation has become imperative that organizations must embrace to cope with today’s digital world’s new demands. Previous research has been investigating the opportunities provided by digital transformation but still, there is a gap when it comes to digital transformation challenges. READ MORE