Sökning: "Flood-related disasters"
Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden Flood-related disasters.
1. Urban flood risk mitigation : A perspective form urban planning
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserSammanfattning : Due to the global warming and climate change, an increased frequency of high intensity rains and other disasters are expected all around the world. To predict this change in climate the IPCC has created a set of climate scenarios, RCPs, that will try to predict the future climate based on how much we are able to adapt and mitigate the effects we as a species have on the environment. LÄS MER
2. Identifiering av lämpliga platser för bostadsexploatering med hänsyn till översvämningsrisk
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/SamhällsbyggnadSammanfattning : Klimatförändringarna och den globala uppvärmningen är ett faktum som kan leda till kraftigare nederbördstillfällen samt öka risken för bland annat översvämningar. Översvämningsrelaterade katastrofer har under de senaste 20 åren ökat och översvämningsrelaterade händelser står för 44 procent av världens naturkatastrofer. LÄS MER
3. Relationship between exposure to traumatic stress and mental illness : A study on flood victims in Nepal
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapSammanfattning : Traumatic experiences, such as natural disasters, do not only cause people to suffer from material and financial losses, but they can lead to a maladaptive regulation of the stress response and to the onset of stress-induced psychopathology. Traumatic stress has been shown to alter brain structures and functions involved in the stress response. LÄS MER
4. Analysis of floodplain population dynamics in the USA from 1790 to 2010
Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikSammanfattning : Floodplain is an important location for the economic and social development of society throughout history, although it afflicted by different disasters like floods and bank erosion from time to time. Population dynamics and distribution trends have important effects on the landscape and society. LÄS MER
5. Resisting El Niño : an investigation into coping strategies to flood-related disasters in the Rímac river basin, Peru
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementSammanfattning : Flood-related disasters pose one of the greatest contemporary challenges to development. Analysing and developing effective local coping strategies to flood-related disasters is crucial if at-risk communities are to successfully mitigate the impact of natural hazards whilst not compromising long-term development objectives. LÄS MER