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  1. 6. Risk och anpassning i relation till översvämningen i Gävle : En analys av riskuppfattning och förutsättningar för anpassning i bostadsrättsföreningar

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Författare :Denise Wallman; Johanna Österås; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Climate Adaptation; Risk; Risk perception; Housing co-operatives; Flooding; Klimatanpassning; Risk; Riskuppfattning; Bostadsrättsföreningar; Översvämning; Gävle;

    Sammanfattning : Extrema skyfall till följd av klimatförändringar blir att vanligare och när de inträffar riskerar de att leda till urbana översvämningar. Den ökade frekvensen av skyfall är anledningen till att urbana översvämningar har lyfts som ett problem i svensk lagstiftning. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Community Perception of Flood Risk in Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Beatrice Lundquist; [2022]
    Nyckelord :floods; risk perception; experience; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Natural hazards, paired with affected communities’ exposure and vulnerability, have caused numerousfatalities and great economic losses worldwide in recent decades. Floods represent about one-third ofall natural hazards, and together with storms they comprise 77% of economic losses caused byextreme weather events from 1980 to 2006 in Europe and have been the main natural hazards inEurope for more than a century. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Urban infrastructure inundation risk from permanent sea-level rise scenarios in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand) and Mumbai (India): A comparative analysis

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Shawn Pace; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Geography; GIS; Climate Change; Sea-Level Rise; Urban Infrastructure; DEM; London; Mumbai; Bangkok; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Due to anthropogenically created climate change, global cities are facing inundation by rising sea levels. This study aimed to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the exposure of urban infrastructure such as roads, railways, buildings and parks to sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios, and how this would affect local populations. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Is Early L2 Reading of Children’s Literature a Good Idea? : How the attitudes to reading English children’s literature affect book access and teacher-library collaboration in two Swedish primary schools

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Författare :Jennifer Oldby; Elin Rushworth; [2021]
    Nyckelord :EFL; ESL; English children’s literature; teacher attitudes; teacher-library collaboration; book access; early L2 reading; Extensive Reading; Book Flood; young language learners; primary school;

    Sammanfattning : This case study investigates how teachers’ and school librarians’ attitudes towards L2 reading in years 1-4, as well as their perceived book access and teacher-library collaboration, influence the use and reading of English children’s literature in two Swedish primary schools. This study is motivated by the importance the English language has in Sweden for higher education, the previous research proving powerful language benefits of extensive L2 reading, as well as the recent proposition to strengthen the school library’s role in Sweden. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Urban development consequences of the riverine floods in the Western Balkans: Analysing Belgrade

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

    Författare :Santiago Lema Burgos; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Urban resilience; flooding risk reduction; land use plan; flood preparedness; flood adaptation.; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Rapid urbanisation coupled with unplanned development create the perfect recipe for a disaster, the risk of which has increased with climate change-related uncertainties. Belgrade’s high population growth rate and exposure to riverine flooding presents such a case. LÄS MER