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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 159 uppsatser innehållade ordet Earthquake.

  1. 16. Hur lär sig människor av extrema händelser? : en fallstudie om Haiti och katastrofhantering efter jordbävningen 2010

    Kandidat-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

    Författare :Daniel Dixon; [2022]
    Nyckelord :learning; policy change; disaster risk management; disaster risk reduction; natural disasters; Haiti;

    Sammanfattning : This study aims to explore if learning through policy change is possible after natural disastersoccur. Previous studies are divided concerning if natural disasters in fact lead to learning or policy change taking place. LÄS MER

  3. 17. From Identification to Implementation: The Use of Local Knowledge in Disaster Management : A case study on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescents Societies response to the Nepal earthquake 2015-2019

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Natalie Brossé; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Local Knowledge; Indigenous Knowledge; IFRC; Disaster Response; Disaster Assistance; Disaster Management;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how local knowledge is identified and implemented in disaster responseand recovery programmes conducted by international aid organizations. The case that isexamined in the analysis is the International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties response and recovery operations conducted in the aftermath of the Nepalearthquake 2015-2019. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Approaches to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Misconduct in the Aid Sector : A case study of what Oxfam can learn from the Haiti incident 2011

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Sana Pirot; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Sexual misconduct; Sexual Exploitation; Abuse and Harassment; Oxfam GB; #AidToo; accountability;

    Sammanfattning : The topic of sexual misconduct in the aid sector is not new. However, since it was revealed that Oxfam GB had staff who committed sexual misconduct in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and women spoke about the issue of SEAH under the #AidToo, the topic has been brought to life again. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Dynamic Performance of a Tall Building to Earthquake Loading : Finding the optimum mass and stiffness

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

    Författare :Andrés Alonso San Segundo; [2022]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : With the increasing cost of land, the development of ultra-high performance concrete, and the technological advancements in equipment and machinery, we are able to construct and refurbish skyscrapers like never before. How they are built, what materials they use, or what structural system defines them, all affect their dynamic response, which in the end is the combination of the stiffness and mass, two key parameters in engineering of tall buildings. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Preprocessing of earthquake tremor data for tremor location

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Brian Rydgren; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Tremor; Earthquake; Volcano;

    Sammanfattning : When analysing volcanic seismicity and volcanic events, it is often interesting to focus on tremor, which is a signal of long duration. This is because not much is known about tremor. Unlike earthquakes, sources of tremor are difficult to locate due to them not having any clear onsets in the seismic signal. LÄS MER