Essays about: "natural hazard"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 51 essays containing the words natural hazard.

1. 6. Predicting Drought Hazard In Sweden Using Google Earth Engine And Machine Learning Approach

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Jung-ching Kan; [2022]
   Keywords : drought forecast; google earth engine; machine learning; Sweden; torkaprognos; google earth engine; maskininlärning; Sverige;

   Abstract : Drought, being one the most complex natural hazards, has a significant impact on society. To mitigate the impact and risk, it is crucial to be able to forecast drought, which is a challenging task. Nowadays, with technology innovations, large amounts of remote sensing data is available on the cloud. READ MORE

3. 7. LGBTQ+ People & Disasters - A Queer Human Rights-Based Critique of Vulnerability

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Christopher Cowan; [2022]
   Keywords : mainstream vulnerability analysis; disaster risk reduction; LGBTQ ; sexual and gender diversity; queer theory; queer legal theory; heteronormativity; subordination; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Climate change and hazard events pose an existential threat to human rights. Hazard events were traditionally viewed as ‘natural disasters’ which were beyond our control and the people caught up in them were unfortunate victims to the unstoppable force of nature. READ MORE

4. 8. Typhoon Disaster Response amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Successive Typhoons in The Philippines in 2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Lia Anne Gonzalo Ladera; Auria Tiemroth; [2021]
   Keywords : Disaster response; Typhoons; Compound risks; COVID-19; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyze how typhoon response operations in the Philippines were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This multi-hazard scenario is not a singular case, many places around the world have been exposed to similar dilemmas of natural hazards occurring simultaneously as the pandemic. READ MORE

5. 9. Autonomous transportation for a Swedish production facility : Mapping the technological and regulatory hurdles

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Karl Fredriksson; [2021]
   Keywords : AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; INQUIRY; TRAFFIC SAFETY; SJÄLVKÖRANDE FORDON; SJÄLVKÖRANDE LASTBILAR; ARTIFICIELL INTELLIGENS; UTREDNINGSARBETE; TRAFIKSÄKERHET;

   Abstract : The technology of autonomous vehicles has the potential to provide a significant number of safety, efficiency and environmental benefits to those who are able to harness it. As such, it is only natural that the company which is the subject of this project should want to explore this field, since the company prides itself on being at the cutting edge of both environmental sustainability and technological advancement. READ MORE

6. 10. Impact of newspaper coverage on risk perception of hydrological natural hazards in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Jakob Olofsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Floods; Droughts; Wildfires; Epidemics; Climate change; Media; Sociohydrology;

   Abstract : An accurate understanding of a population’s risk perception is important, as risk perception can influence attitudes to new policies and recommended health behaviours. There is a lack of research on the possible impact that Swedish news media could have on the Swedish population’s risk perception of natural hazards. READ MORE