Essays about: "disaster management"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 144 essays containing the words disaster management.
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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 SchoolAbstract : MSc in Marketing and Consumption.... READ MORE
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2. Urban development consequences of the riverine floods in the Western Balkans: Analysing Belgrade
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : 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
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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 ManagementAbstract : 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
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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)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
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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)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
