Sökning: "Flood risk cost"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 22 uppsatser innehållade orden Flood risk cost.

1. 11. Handling river floating debris for dam safety – the state of the practice

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Betongbyggnad

   Författare :Aymane Hassan; [2020]
   Nyckelord :floating debris; debris yield; debris transport; dam safety; floods; spillways; hydraulic models; debris management; hydraulic engineering;

   Sammanfattning : This study reviews the current knowledge and state of the practice for handling floating debris for dam safety. This report is a guidance to improve the understanding of risks of floating debris for dam safety and of countermeasures for risk reduction. LÄS MER

3. 12. Investigating flood risk cost in Kungsbacka using the ICPR FloRiAn GIS-tool

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Författare :Erika Lindqvist; [2019-10-25]
   Nyckelord :Flood risk cost; flood risk analysis; risk management; flood; natural hazard; ICOR FloRiAn; GIS;

   Sammanfattning : Losses from floods have increased in recent years, worldwide and in Sweden. Understanding the economic and non-monetary cost of being exposed to flood hazard is important from a spatial planning perspective, particularly in urban areas. LÄS MER

4. 13. Integrating climate forecast in humanitarian decision making: How to get from early warning to early action?

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Författare :Reena Bajracharya; [2018]
   Nyckelord :Technology and Engineering;

   Sammanfattning : Disaster risk management efforts currently focus on long-term preventive measures and post-disaster response. Outside of these, there are many short-term actions, such as evacuation or distribution of water purifications tablets, medical supplies or flood response drills, which can be implemented in the period of time between the warning and a potential disaster to reduce the risk of impacts. LÄS MER

5. 14. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Flood Risk Mapping and Near Real-time Flooding Extent Assessment in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Geoinformatik

   Författare :Priscilla Adjei-Darko; [2017]
   Nyckelord :Natural disasters; Floods; Remote sensing; Geographic information system;

   Sammanfattning : Disasters, whether natural or man-made have become an issue of mounting concern all over the world. Natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, landslides, cyclones, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions are yearly phenomena that have devastating effect on infrastructure and property and in most cases, results in the loss of human life. LÄS MER

7. 15. Strengthening capacities for the use of GIS in disaster risk reduction

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Författare :Anna Charlin Rürup; [2017]
   Nyckelord :Geographic Information Systems; GIS; capacity development; disaster risk reduction; capacity building; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Sammanfattning : Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are a powerful tool for supporting disaster risk reduction (DRR). International agreements such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction call on high-income countries and other partners to support lower-income countries in strengthening their DRR capacities. LÄS MER