Essays about: "most significant contribution"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 182 essays containing the words most significant contribution.

  1. 16. Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments as an organisational learning bridge for resilience building? A case study of Red Cross National Societies in the Caribbean

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Gwenaëlle Delcourt; [2023]
    Keywords : Organisational learning; resilience; vulnerability and capacity assessments VCAs ; red cross red crescent; Disaster risk management; MMO; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Adaptive capacity based on organisational learning (OL) is at once a critical imperative facing humanitarian organisations in their mission to save lives and support communities most at risk; and inherently evidenced as an enduring weakness over the past decades. Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) are community-based risk assessments established for their utility in supporting communities’ iterative learning. READ MORE

  3. 17. Building performance optimisation tools for the decarbonisation of Swedish buildings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Nadja Baden; Marziyeh Taghizadeh; [2023]
    Keywords : Optimisation; Parametric design; Decarbonisation; Renovation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : To mitigate climate change and reach Sweden’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045, or at an earlier stage of 2030 for 23 Swedish cities, urgent action is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Due to the building sector’s significant contribution to carbon emissions, a crucial aspect in achieving these goals is improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings, as most of these will still be in use by this time. READ MORE

  4. 18. Exploring the Factors Contributing to Bond Yield Spreads : A Garch Approach

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Joakim Mårs; Tobias Stark; [2023]
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    Abstract : The goal of this study is to explore which factors contribute to bond yield spreads. To achieve this goal, this study utilizes a variety of GARCH models to find the best-fitting models to describe our data samples of callable, and non-callable bonds. READ MORE

  5. 19. The role of nuclear energy

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Ali Ayoub; [2023]
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    Abstract : The societies in Europe have developed enormously in recent decades, and this in turn has led to a greater need for electricity. Large parts of society are electrified and are now one of the most essential parts of the system. READ MORE

  6. 20. "Most people feel at home and safe. Because it feels like we are a family." : Cultural Doulas and their Experience in Supporting Migrants in the Swedish Maternal Healthcare System

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Leonie Salzmann; [2023]
    Keywords : Cultural doula; community doula; maternal healthcare; Sweden; migrant mothers; childbirth; qualitative study;

    Abstract : The study highlights the significant role that cultural doulas play in supporting and guiding migrant women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period in Sweden. The Swedish healthcare system is understaffed, overburdened, and medically dominated, making it difficult for nurses and midwives to provide continuous and culturally-sensible care to their clients. READ MORE