Essays about: "post disaster"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 69 essays containing the words post disaster.

  1. 11. “Temporary” Housing to Heal: A Missing Piece of Post-Disaster Community Psychosocial Resilience Building

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Mu Chen; [2021]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Action; Psychosocial Support; Architecture; Post-Disaster Temporary Housing;

    Abstract : Disaster survivors, facing many aspects of mental distress, sometimes are forced to stay in temporary housing for years. Their psychosocial needs have changed after the traumatic event, but existing temporary housing designs do not respond to their real needs, nor acknowledge the capacity within the community as a whole. READ MORE

  3. 12. Urban change detection on satellites using deep learning : A case of moving AI into space for improved Earth observation

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

    Author : Oliver Petri; [2021]
    Keywords : machine learning; deep learning; change detection; remote sensing; siamese CNN; on-board data processing; satellites; maskininlärning; djupinlärning; förändringsdetektion; fjärranalys; siamesiska CNN; databehandling ombord; satelliter;

    Abstract : Change detection using satellite imagery has applications in urban development, disaster response and precision agriculture. Current deep learning models show promising results. However, on-board computers are typically highly constrained which poses a challenge for deployment. READ MORE

  4. 13. Natural disasters : What are the economic consequences of natural disasters for households?

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

    Author : Adélie Cleenewerck; [2021]
    Keywords : Natural disasters; households; coping mechanisms;

    Abstract : Climate change is an important subject nowadays and climate change leads to more natural disasters. This essay is a large literature study on Asian, American, European, Oceanian and African countries about the economic consequences for households as a result of natural disasters and the coping mechanisms used by households, as well as governments and institutions. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Role of Quadruple Helix in Fostering Social Innovation through Women’s Entrepreneurship. A Case Study of Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Thathsara Dulangi Palliyaguru; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Innovation; Female Entrepreneurship; Quadruple Helix; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Regional Incubators; Knowledge-driven Entrepreneurship; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Aftermath of the Tsunami disaster in 2004 and current COVID-19 pandemic, developing nations have faced serious economic disparities. Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia, has faced the same economic hardships that many economies face globally. The hardest-hit segment of this economic incongruences has been the marginal communities. READ MORE

  6. 15. Lesson learned? : A study of Sweden’s post-crisis learning after the fire in Västmanland 2014

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Tućan Oldgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Crisis management; Post-crisis learning; Emergency preparedness; Organisational learning;

    Abstract : The world is facing an increase in natural disasters due to climate change, and Sweden is no exception. In the past 10 years Sweden has endured two large forest fires which devastated both land and property and which had huge financial impacts on society. READ MORE