Essays about: "climate adaption"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words climate adaption.

  1. 1. Managing Domestic Wells in Sweden. Investigating the role of domestic wells in ensuring a reliable drinking water supply and assessing their vulnerability to climate change

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alice Stenfelt; [2023-08-28]
    Keywords : Domestic wells; Individual drinking water supply; Climate change; Sustainable development; Drinking water management; resilience water supply; Climate adaption; Sweden;

    Abstract : Domestic wells provide drinking water for a significant proportion of the population in Sweden, especially in rural areas where public water supplies are not available (Drage, 2022; Hjerne et al., 2021). Domestic wells typically lack regulation (Gunnarsdottir et al., 2020; Stoll et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development and Application of an End-of-Life Framework

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

    Author : Daniel Blomberg; David Lorang; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : As the global climate crisis becomes more urgent, organizations are forced to find ways of reducing their environmental footprint to meet changing climate policies and consumer demands. As the automotive industry is adapting to the shift from internal combustion engines to electrification, as well as the shift from traditional linear business models to circular ones, there is a chance for new actors entering the market to adopt circular business models from their inception, giving them an edge over incumbent firms who have slower adaption times. READ MORE

  4. 3. Storm Water Management with BlueGreen Infrastructure in Urban Planning : A case-study in Krokom, Sweden

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

    Author : Lena Suleiko Allansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable drainage system SuDS ; nature-based solutions; ecosystem services; urban water management; climate change adaption;

    Abstract : As changing climate and growing urban populations present new challenges for managing both the quantity and the quality of storm waterin cities, nature-based solutions such as blue-green infrastructure arebecoming widely considered as an alternative to grey infrastructure. The benefits, above providing storm water management at a lower cost, are increased ecosystem services. READ MORE

  5. 4. Skyddsvallar mot översvämning runt Kristianstad : fyller de sin primära funktion och finns även potentiella sekundära funktioner?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Erika Persson Bivall; [2023]
    Keywords : Klimatförändring; klimatanpassning; översvämningsskydd; sekundära funktioner;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringar är ett allvarligt problem som vi behöver ta ansvar för. När temperaturen ökar i luften ökar även temperaturen i havet vilket orsakar att vattnet expanderar, isarna smälter och vi får kraftigare skyfall. READ MORE

  6. 5. Samverkan kring klimatanpassning : utmaningar och möjligheter ur ett kommunalt perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Mattias Petersson; [2023]
    Keywords : klimatanpassning; samverkan; metastyrning; nätverksstyrning;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna leder till flera negativa effekter på vårt samhälle, bland annat kusterosion, extremvärme och allvarligare skyfall med översvämningar som följd. Detta är något som nästan alla svenska kommuner har börjat uppleva mer och mer. READ MORE