Essays about: "vulnerability threshold"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words vulnerability threshold.

1. 1. African Climate Hazard Assessment - A composite index assessing national vulnerability to climate change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Josefine Falk; Otto Fjelkner; [2023]
   Keywords : Composite Index; Climate Vulnerability; Assessment; African Nations; Acute Physical Hazards; Chronic Physical Hazards; Systemic Hazards; Exposure; Multidimensional Approach; Sensitivity; Adaptation; Indicators; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The study is compiled into a composite index for assessing the climate vulnerability of African nations. By employing a multidimensional approach, the index comprises nine distinctive hazards to examine a country’s sensitivity to climate change. READ MORE

3. 2. Design of high performance buildings : Vulnerability of buildings to climate change from an energy perspective

   University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

   Author : Robin Gobert; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate Change; High Performance Buildings; Dynamic Thermal Simulations; Thermal Regulation; Environmental Regulation; Cooling Needs; Heating Needs; Representative Data; Big Data; Clustering;

   Abstract : The challenge of climate change is twofold: to mitigate (prevent) the causes of climate change and to prepare (adapt) to the inevitable effects and consequences. Building and construction are key sectors for decarbonisation (mitigation). READ MORE

4. 3. Detection of Vulnerability Scanning Attacks using Machine Learning : Application Layer Intrusion Detection and Prevention by Combining Machine Learning and AppSensor Concepts

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

   Author : Pojan Shahrivar; [2022]
   Keywords : Vulnerability Scanning; Random Forest; Web application security; Next-Gen Web application Firewall; Machine learning; Dynamic application security testing; Intrusion detection prevention;

   Abstract : It is well-established that machine learning techniques have been used with great success in other domains and has been leveraged to deal with sources of evolving abuse, such as spam. This study aims to determine whether machine learning techniques can be used to create a model that detects vulnerability scanning attacks using proprietary real-world data collected from tCell, a web application firewall. READ MORE

5. 4. Modelling the Resilience of Offshore Renewable Energy System Using Non-constant Failure Rates

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för elektroteknik

   Author : Mussie Abraham Beyene; [2021]
   Keywords : offshore renewable energy; resilience; wave energy farm; vulnerability; characterization; weather climates; failure rate; wind energy farm; generalized extreme value method; significant wave height; wind speed;

   Abstract : Offshore renewable energy systems, such as Wave Energy Converters or an Offshore Wind Turbine, must be designed to withstand extremes of the weather environment. For this, it is crucial both to have a good understanding of the wave and wind climate at the intended offshore site, and of the system reaction and possible failures to different weather scenarios. READ MORE

6. 5. Forecast-based Financing: Developing triggers for drought

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Toke Bengtsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Forecast-based Financing; FbF; drought; trigger; Science General;

   Abstract : Forecast-based Financing (FbF) is a rather new concept within the humanitarian world, which enables actors to act before a likely disaster, based on forecasts. In this study, two scoping studies and five interviews with FbF experts were conducted to find out how to develop useful triggers for drought. READ MORE