Essays about: "disaster management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 144 essays containing the words disaster management.

  1. 1. Living in a worldwide quarantine: A social practice theory analysis of the grocery shopping change during Covid-19 crisis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Daryna Lobach; [2020-06-23]
    Keywords : grocery shopping; disaster management; practice theory; everyday life; change;

    Abstract : MSc in Marketing and Consumption.... READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Transforming the climate change-gender nexus? : revisiting gender mainstreaming in the context of climate change and disaster risk reduction: experiences from the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Sofia Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : gender mainstreaming; climate change; disaster risk reduction; feminist institutionalism; gender expertise; neoliberalism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The gendered nature of impacts from climate change and disasters has become increasingly apparent. As such, this thesis analyses gender mainstreaming at the Development Cooperation Section of the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok with specific reference to its climate change and disaster risk reduction contributions in the Asia-Pacific region. READ MORE

  5. 4. Preventive adaptation strategies within disaster management – how humanitarian actors address climate-related challenges

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS); Jönköping University/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS)

    Author : Angela Antoni; Kerstin Niggl; [2020]
    Keywords : humanitarian; disaster management; climate change; challenges; adaptation;

    Abstract : Background: Climate change is a significant factor shaping the planet and changing the pattern of disasters which leads to direct and indirect consequences. The result is a huge amount of affected people who rely on humanitarian aid. The satisfaction of this need is the responsibility of disaster management. READ MORE

  6. 5. An Analysis of Alternative Building Materials in the Coastal Rural Areas of Bangladesh

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

    Author : Fuad Alam; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Alternative Building Materials; Bangladesh; Coastal Rural Area;

    Abstract : This study will provide background information about the region of Bangladesh, more specifically the coastal rural area of Bangladesh. This region has due to the global warming become a very disaster-prone region where disaster resilience work has become increasingly relevant. READ MORE