Sökning: "social vulnerability index"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden social vulnerability index.

1. 1. Using a social registry to assess household social vulnerability to natural hazards in Malawi

   Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Författare :Petter Sundqvist; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Household Social Vulnerability Index; Principal Component Analysis; Vulnerability Map; Natural Hazards; Disaster Risk Management; Flood Vulnerability; Social Registry; United Beneficiary Registry; Malawi; Nsanje;

   Sammanfattning : Social factors moderate the impacts of natural hazards, which means that households are affected differently when exposed to the same hazard. This differential impact of hazards can be explained by the concept of social vulnerability, which is commonly assessed to inform disaster preparedness and response action. LÄS MER

3. 2. LOCAL SOCIETAL CONTEXTS AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 26 European Capital Cities

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Daniela Völp; [2022-06-17]
   Nyckelord :urban environmental sustainability; green cities; Qualitative Comparative Analysis; social trust; European cities;

   Sammanfattning : Based on a sample of 26 European capital cities, this thesis performs a multi-value Qualitative Comparative Analysis to identify what combinations of local conditions facilitate or prevent the transition towards high urban environmental sustainability (UES). More specifically, it examines the conjunctural effect of cities’ relative wealth, the strength of local industrial interests, social trust levels, local climate vulnerability, and the ambitiousness of the national environmental policy context on their performance in the 2009 European Green City Index. LÄS MER

4. 3. Destruction in Paradise: Using the capabilities approach to assess the causes of marine debris in the Bahamas -The case of Hurricane Dorian and informal settlements in the Abaco Islands

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Författare :Greta Simonaviciute; [2022]
   Nyckelord :marine debris; capabilities approach; informal housing; disaster impact index; sustainable development; the Bahamas; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Marine debris is a major threat to wildlife and human health. This study examines the socioeconomic vulnerability of informal housing as arguably one of the main drivers of the abundance of marine debris in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone. LÄS MER

5. 4. The informal sector workers in India: a precarious situation

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Författare :Aleksandras Bubnys; [2022]
   Nyckelord :informal sector in India; precarity; thematic analysis; social security; Employment Precarity Index; Social Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Informal employment in the 21st century is increasingly prevalent across the world and becomes particularly insecure in the Global South. This thesis studies different aspects of the precarious nature of informal sector jobs in a specific district in India. LÄS MER

7. 5. Riskanalys med sårbarhetsindex längs Klarälven : Riskanalys och metodutveckling för beräkning av ett socialt sårbarhetsindex

   Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet

   Författare :Johan Höök; Johannes Mulalic; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Social vulnerability index; risk analysis; River Klarälven; natural hazards; Socialt sårbarhetsindex; riskanalys; Klarälven; naturolycka;

   Sammanfattning : Vid inträffandet av naturolyckor och katastrofer påverkas människor i olika omfattning, inte bara beroende på deras bostads läge utan även utifrån deras sociala förhållanden och förutsättningar. I denna studie genomförs en riskanalys samt utvecklas en metod för beräkning av ett områdes sociala sårbarhet genom ett index. LÄS MER