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1. Flood Prevention Governance of Paris : The Issue of Institutional Fragmention in the Attempt of Reconnecting to the Biosphere
Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaSammanfattning : Paris has been recurrently affected by floods in the recent years. Such events of heavy precipitations are expected to grow in intensity while being concentrated on shorter periods of time. Subsequently, the risk of floods will increase. The municipality must act accordingly and achieve resilience. LÄS MER
2. Greening the City : The Process of implementing Biodiversity in Melbourne and Stockholm
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This paper examines the implementation of biodiversity in local policy in the cities of Melbourne and Stockholm. Using process tracing as methodology, the study examines the process from the time the process to develop a policy on climate adaptation is initiated, to the time it is adopted. LÄS MER
3. Kommunernas klimatanpassning till framtida värmeböljor i Sverige
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningSammanfattning : Extreme temperatures are increasing in frequency as well as intensity due to human induced climate change. Heat waves now pose a very high risk to the public health in Sweden and the elderly are particularly vulnerable. This study therefore aimed to investigate how Swedish municipalities are working to strategically manage these health risks. LÄS MER
4. Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change – A Scoping Review of Success Factors, Challenges & Lessons Learnt
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetSammanfattning : There has been growing recognition that local communities possess adequate knowledge, skills, experience and understandings of vulnerabilities and risks associated with their lives and livelihoods, and that this should be included in climate change adaptation (CCA). As a result, community-based adaptation (CBA) is being increasingly implemented as means to adapt to climate change (CC). LÄS MER
5. Enhancing community flood resilience in Lusaka's unplanned settlements: A case study of multi-stakeholder perspectives
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetSammanfattning : In Lusaka, 70% of the residents live in unplanned settlements. Here, they are regularly exposed to flooding events which exacerbate existing development challenges and have adverse social and economic impacts. Climate change will likely increase the frequency, magnitude, and variability at which such flooding events occur. LÄS MER