Essays about: "disaster scenarios"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words disaster scenarios.

  1. 1. Community Continuity Management : An Exploration of the Energy Production and Use of a Fictional Stockholm Neighbourhood in a Crisis

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Nils Brattgård; [2023]
    Keywords : Business Continuity Management; Community Continuity Management; Energy Community; Energy Resilience; Energy; Resilience; Preparedness; Adaptation; Wellness; Wellbeing; Blackout; Power Failure; High Impact Low Probability; Crisis; Disaster; Kontinuitetshantering; Community Continuity Management; Energigemenskap; Energiresiliens; Energi; Resiliens; Beredskap; Anpassning; Välmående; Välbefinnande; Strömavbrott; Elkris; High Impact Low Probability; Kris; Katastrof;

    Abstract : In an increasingly interconnected, and electricity-reliant world, households are asked to build up their resilience to crises. Local, distributed electricity production within a microgrid with capability to operate disconnected from the larger grid has been shown to be an effective tool for increasing power system resilience in the past. READ MORE

  3. 2. Performance Evaluation of LoRa networks for Air-to-Ground Communications

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Kiana Khorsandi; Sareh Jalalizad; [2023]
    Keywords : IoT; LPWAN; LoRaWan; UAV; LAP; Bit error rate; Line of sight;

    Abstract : The current focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to the emergence of many network scenarios with unlimited use cases, including smart homes, smart cities, smart agriculture, and more. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have become increasingly popular due to their versatility and ability to collect and transmit data through various sensors and cameras. READ MORE

  4. 3. Anticipating Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs): an impact-based forecasting framework for managing GLOF risks in Nepal.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Grace Muir; [2023]
    Keywords : Anticipatory Action; Impact-based Forecasting; Glacier Lake Outburst Flood; Nepal; Risk-informed Early Action; Prediction; Disaster Risk Management; Science General;

    Abstract : Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are an increasingly documented threat across the Himalayan region, wherein Nepal is situated. GLOFs involve a rapid discharge of water from a lake situated at the side, front, within, beneath, or on the surface of a glacier. READ MORE

  5. 4. BIM and GIS Integration for Disaster-Prone Environments: The Case Study of Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Mexico City

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Byggnadsteknik och belysningsvetenskap

    Author : Andrea Jazmin Diaz Guzman; [2023]
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    Abstract : Disasters are happening all around the world on multiple scales and intensities. Some countries are more vulnerable than others and they are forced to be resilient in this scenario. Nowadays, it has been proven the importance of digital tools for risk prevention. BIM and GIS are digital tools that have been used for diverse purposes. READ MORE

  6. 5. SWAT Runoff Modeling and Salinity Estimation in the Odra River Catchment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Tassilo Thebe; [2023]
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    Abstract : In 2022, a significant fish die-off happened in the Odra River due to a bloomof the toxic gold algae species Prymnesium parvum, which occurs in saline andwarm waters. This event is seen as a major ecological disaster in recent Europeanriver incident history. READ MORE