Sökning: "forest fires"

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  1. 16. How do fires affect the railway? - A Swedish study on what factors influence fire risk and how it affects railway traffic.

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Lunds universitet/Trafik och väg

    Författare :Jonatan Gustafsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Train; railway; fire; forest fires; delays; weather; Sweden.; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Forest fires can start in a variety of ways. "Fires started deliberately" and "fires started by sparks generated from a train braking" were two of the most common causes of fires between 2010 and 2020. Train braking accounted for 1.1% of all fires, whereas fires created by unknown reasons accounted for 43% of all fires. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Collaboration avenues and structures within local climate adaptation governance - The case of local climate adaptation governance in Sweden

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

    Författare :Tomas Vörlund Rylenius; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Climate change adaptation; Governance; Governmentalization; Societal challenges; Holistic adaptation; Fragmentation; Inter-governmental collaboration; Organizational structures; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change adaptation is essential to future-proof societies around the world. It is a cross-sectorial undertaking which requires collaboration, structure, long-term planning, and resources. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Molns inverkan på satellitdetektion av vegetationsbränder i Sverige

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Författare :Marcus Letalick; [2022]
    Nyckelord :clouds; satellite detection; VIIRS; active fires; forest fire; grass fire; FRP; NOAA-20; Suomi-NPP; JPSS; moln; satellitdetektion; VIIRS; skogsbrand; gräsbrand; vegetationsbrand; FRP; NOAA-20; Suomi-NPP; JPSS;

    Sammanfattning : Results are presented from the 2021 test run of active fire detection using the Visual Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument, that is currently onboard the polar satellites Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20. The test is performed by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, in cooperation with local fire departments in Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Faktorer som påverkar räddningstjänstens förmåga vid skogsbränder

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

    Författare :Hampus Henriksson; Johan Falk; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Förmåga; förmågebedömning; effekt; skogsbrand; uppgift; faktor; räddningstjänst; resurs; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this work is to map which factors connected to the rescue service response to forest fires that has the biggest impact on the rescue service ability to limit fire spread and/or put out the fire. The factors are linked to the event forest fire and the actions performed by the rescue service. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Igniting Risk Communication? – Organizational factors for effective risk communication: Forest fire risk communication in Canton Bern, Switzerland

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

    Författare :Momo Paula Lühmann; [2022]
    Nyckelord :forest fire; risk communication; organization; communicator; scoping study; Switzerland; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Risk communication forms an integral part of disaster preparedness. In light of the increasing likelihood and intensity of forest fires, areas like Canton Bern in Switzerland, not usually known as a forest fire hotspot, have planned to strengthen their risk communication efforts to help increase overall preparedness and mitigation. LÄS MER