Essays about: "emergency planning"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 67 essays containing the words emergency planning.

  1. 11. Impact of Lecture Hall Layout on Evacuations Using Crowd Simulations

    University essay from KTH/Datavetenskap

    Author : Tobias Mattsson; Ernest Umeh; [2022]
    Keywords : Lecture hall; Evacuation; Simulation; Evacuation rate; Layout variation; Föreläsningssal; Evakuering; Simulation; Evakueringstakt; Layoutvariationer;

    Abstract : The planning and preparation phases of emergency management are of great social interest. If appropriate safety measures can be implemented in buildings beforehand as a response to foreseeable hazards, the safety of individuals can be significantly increased. READ MORE

  3. 12. Understanding swedish prepping : a mixed-method study on resilience, trust, and incentives to prepare for crises

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Emelie Olsson; [2021]
    Keywords : prepping; emergency preparedness; crisis; social resilience; community resilience; vulnerability; trust; social capital;

    Abstract : The focus of this thesis is individual emergency preparedness – prepping - in Sweden. Due to several threats and crises in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Swedish Parliament chose to resume emergency preparedness planning in 2017, but few Swedes are prepared themselves. READ MORE

  4. 13. Emergency Preparedness Process Proposal for Radiological Incidents at Accelerator Driven Facilities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Leonie Victoria Stieren; [2021]
    Keywords : accelerator driven facilities; emergency response; crisis management; radiological hazard; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The European Spallation Source (ESS) is an accelerator driven research facility under construction. Once commissioned, a linear accelerator supplies protons to a target, whereupon neutrons are generated through a process called “spallation”. Neutron beam time will be available for a variety of scientific experiments. READ MORE

  5. 14. Risk-aware Autonomous Driving Using POMDPs and Responsibility-Sensitive Safety

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

    Author : Caroline Skoglund; [2021]
    Keywords : Computer Science - Robotics; Autonomous driving; partially observable Markov decision process; motion planning under uncertainty; risk estimation;

    Abstract : Autonomous vehicles promise to play an important role aiming at increased efficiency and safety in road transportation. Although we have seen several examples of autonomous vehicles out on the road over the past years, how to ensure the safety of autonomous vehicle in the uncertain and dynamic environment is still a challenging problem. READ MORE

  6. 15. Upscaling collaborative food allocation : The cases of Olio, Foodsharing, and Reko in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Federico Gonzalez Raya; [2021]
    Keywords : collaborative consumption; sharing economy; alternative food systems; food sharing; urban planning;

    Abstract : Food has a crucial role in our lives as a way of shaping identities, societies, and because it enables possibilities of bringing people together. Access to food has complex social, ecological, and economic implications that deserve to be examined through a new approach. READ MORE