Essays about: "urban fire risk management"

Found 4 essays containing the words urban fire risk management.

  1. 1. Reaching Those ‘Out-of-Reach’: An Explorative Case-Study of Fire Prevention in Vulnerable Urban Communities within Copenhagen.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Author : Aron Fransson; [2021]
    Keywords : Fire Prevention; Fire Rescue Services; Risk Communication; Fire Governance; Urban Vulnerable Communities; Community Risk Reduction; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Considering the nature of vulnerability to fires and at-risk groups, the issue is arguably a social problem where spatial analysis has allowed for a greater context, beyond the individual, to be analyzed. Furthermore, reports from fire rescue services of local safety concerns and the convergence of interest between different stakeholders has made communities disposition to fire safety increasingly relevant. READ MORE

  3. 2. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
    Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

    Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wildland urban interface i Sverige : en studie om brand i bebyggda skogslandskap med Salabranden som exempel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Johanna Schroeder; Lisa Wennerlund; [2016]
    Keywords : branden i Västmanland; förebyggande åtgärd; vegetation; konstruktion; skogsbrand; antändning;

    Abstract : Skogsbränder har historiskt sett varit ett naturligt inslag i den svenska naturen men idag är de starkt kontrollerade. Branden i Sala år 2014 är den största branden i Sverige i modern tid och orsakade stor materiell skada och mänskligt lidande. READ MORE

  5. 4. Combined Qualitative and Quantitative Fire Risk Analysis - Complex Urban Road Tunnel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik; Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Jimmy Jönsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Risk Management; QRA; Tunnel Safety; Tunnel Fire; FDS; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE