Essays about: "flood river"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 100 essays containing the words flood river.

1. 16. Behind the early warning: Improving impact-based forecasting of riverine floods in Malawi using passive microwave remote sensing

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Lone Mokkenstorm; [2021]
   Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Early Warning; Riverine Floods; Humanitarian Work; Impact-based Forecasting; Malawi; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates whether freely available, coarse-resolution, Passive Microwave Remote Sensing (PMRS) data (37 GHz) can be effectively used for early warning systems for floods in Malawi. The Shire River Basin in Chikwawa and the smaller-scale North Rukuru River Basin in Karonga were studied using two alternative, ratio-based satellite indices that make use of the signal difference between wet and dry pixel cells: The m index and the rcmc index. READ MORE

3. 17. Climate change adaptation and urban development: a genealogy of flood risk management in Glasgow

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Leopold Salzenstein; Jenny Åkeson; [2021]
   Keywords : Adaptation; Climate urbanism; Clyde; Complexity; Floods; Foucault; Genealogy; Glasgow; Green gentrification; Maladaptation; Neoliberalism; Resilience; Risk; Scotland; General Works;

   Abstract : As cities increasingly implement climate change adaptation (CCA) projects, it is important to assess the potential long-term consequences of urban climate adaptation on socio-economic inequalities. As CCA is still in its infancy, observing long-term impact can be challenging. READ MORE

4. 18. Responses in river water quality during summers with extreme weather periods in Europe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Felicia Claeson; [2021]
   Keywords : water quality; rivers; Europe; extremeweather periods; drought; heatwave; floods; dissolved oxygen; nitrate; chlorophyll-a; phosphate; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Europe has experienced several climate extremes during the past decades. These extreme events have increased in number and intensity and are projected to further intensify. Previous studies show that heatwaves, drought, and flood can have an impact on water quality in several ways. READ MORE

5. 19. GIS-based approach to estimate direct economic damages of fluvial flooding under various future scenarios: A case study of the Neckar river basin (Germany)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Ruben Prütz; [2020]
   Keywords : climate change; flood damage; fluvial flood; GIS; HEC-GeoRAS; HEC-RAS; MOLUSCE; Neckar; river basin; stage-damage; strength of knowledge; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Fluvial floods can cause significant damages to inundated assets. The frequency and magnitude of fluvial floods are related to precipitation amounts, which are expected to change throughout the 21st century due to global warming. READ MORE

6. 20. Analysis of floodplain population dynamics in the USA from 1790 to 2010​

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Firoza Akhter; [2020]
   Keywords : Floodplain; levee; flood damage; flood insurance; population dynamics; population growth rate;

   Abstract : Floodplain is an important location for the economic and social development of society throughout history, although it afflicted by different disasters like floods and bank erosion from time to time. Population dynamics and distribution trends have important effects on the landscape and society. READ MORE