Essays about: "disastrous"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 89 essays containing the word disastrous.

1. 1. Risk Implications of Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Implementations: the Case of the Nordics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Denis Mijolović; [2023]
   Keywords : Small Modular Nuclear Reactors; Nuclear Energy; Energy Policy; Energy Transition; Risk Management; Scandinavian Energy Strategy;

   Abstract : Climate change is no novelty – we witness its disastrous impact more and more by each day. Although we already started envisaging a future where the vitality of our societies is derived not from conventional fossil fuels, but from a sophisticated, clean, and steadfast energy source – the latest benchmarks tracked by leading global energy agencies show grim performance, thereby calling for an intervention. READ MORE

3. 2. Wildfire growth modelling in Sweden - a suitability assessment of available data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Henrik Hagelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Physical geography; Prometheus; WiSE-FASS; The 2014 Västmanland wildfire; Wildfire growth modelling; Wildfire suppression support; Wildfire behaviour; MESAN; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Wildfires are worldwide problems that stress societies by damaging their economies and they cause serious, sometimes fatal, health implications among the populations. In recent years, the rate of wildfire occurrence has increased as the global average temperature has risen. Because of global climate change, this rate is expected to continue rising. READ MORE

4. 3. The social production of vulnerabilities online : A Tale about digitalised disaster

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Emma Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Vulnerabilities; cyber security; disaster risk reduction; prevention;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to display how disastrous events in the cyber domain can be understood to have root causes attributed to non-technical vulnerabilities. The goal is to show the accelerating importance in understanding the cyber domain as any other societal arena. READ MORE

5. 4. Changes in Corporate Reputation through Corporate Social Responsibility and its Impact on Stakeholders

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Kiana Blokzijl; Benjamin Ghaffarzadeh; [2023]
   Keywords : Corporate reputation; corporate social responsibility; stakeholders; corporate reputation impact;

   Abstract : Research question:   How do changes in corporate reputation created through corporate social responsibility impact stakeholders? Purpose:    This paper focuses on the impact of corporate reputation on stakeholders. The first objective is to identify stakeholders impacted by changes in corporate reputation created through CSR-related actions. READ MORE

6. 5. Extracting and Exploring Information about Flood Events from Twitter

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Yasser Kaddoura; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The more information about a disaster gets established, the more efficiently the disastermanagement is done by the concerned parties to handle the situation. People tend to sharetheir experiences during disastrous events using social media, making them potential datasources. READ MORE