Sökning: "Climate adaptation approaches"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 60 uppsatser innehållade orden Climate adaptation approaches.
1. Assessing the Effectiveness of Urban Trees with Skeletal Soils in Flood Risk Mitigation
Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikSammanfattning : With increased urbanization and climate change, heavy rainfall events and urban floods are becoming more frequent. To meet the demands for effective climate adaptation strategies and mitigation measures, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have received increased attention. LÄS MER
2. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetSammanfattning : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. LÄS MER
3. Salt tolerant horticultural plants to save freshwater usage
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection BiologySammanfattning : As freshwater becomes scarce worldwide due to climate change and population increases, there is an urgent need to develop innovative approaches to address the issue of reducing freshwater consumption. Selecting species with high ornamental value and salt tolerance for use as green hedges or bonsai in urban or coastal areas could be a strategic approach for promoting greening and maintaining water resource sustainability. LÄS MER
4. Circular economy: : Sustainability assessment of circular business models basedon material flow analysis.
Master-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)Sammanfattning : This study has contributed to the developing concepts of circular economy by assessing circular business models and to test different approaches for circularity in a measurable way. In our current era of time, we stand against environment challenges with a warming planet and resources scarcity. LÄS MER
5. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. LÄS MER