Sökning: "hazards"

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1. 1. Holistic Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Resilience during Disasters (HACIRD) - A case study of the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Författare :Erik Kimblad; [2024]
   Nyckelord :Critical infrastructure; Lifeline; Resilience; Interdependencies; Earthquake; Natural hazards; Turkey; Holistic; Disaster; Framework; Assessment; Empirical; Case study; Technology and Engineering;

   Sammanfattning : On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes (7.8MW and 7.7MW) struck Turkey within nine hours, resulting in over 50,000 fatalities and significant damage to critical infrastructures (CI) which provide services essential for the functioning of society. LÄS MER

3. 2. Addressing Health Hazards or Promoting Commercial Interests? : An application of the Advocacy Coalition Framework on contemporary EU Alcohol Policy

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Emil Juslin; [2024]
   Nyckelord :EU alcohol policy; Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan; Advocacy Coalition Framework; Public Health Policy;

   Sammanfattning : Throughout its history, the EU has been centred around economic integration. Today, however, the EU's political ambitions extend to more areas, such as environment and health. LÄS MER

4. 3. Potential and Limitations of the Sketch Map Tool in the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

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

   Författare :Kimon Letzner; [2024]
   Nyckelord :Disaster risk reduction; Participatory action research; Community risk mapping; International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; Colombia; Technology and Engineering;

   Sammanfattning : In disaster risk management, participatory mapping (PM) closes spatial data gaps in communities by integrating local risk knowledge. The thesis examined the potential and limitations of the Sketch Map Tool (SMT) as a PM tool for community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) through an International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement case study. LÄS MER

5. 4. Impact of European legislation on the prevention of psychosocial risks at work on workers in Greece

   Magister-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Evgenia Christou; [2023-11-29]
   Nyckelord :psychological hazards; European Legislation; start-up company; Greece; job demands and resources;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this research is to look into the impact of European legislation on the prevention of psychosocial risks for workers in small start-up enterprises in Greece. The study's goal is to determine whether the adoption of European legislation has resulted in changes in job demands and human resources. LÄS MER

7. 5. TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR ADAPTATION/ RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: HIGH MOUNTAIN ASIA

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Författare :Dulani Lavanya Samarasekara Witharana; [2023-06-22]
   Nyckelord :climate change adaptation; resilient agroecosystems; Hindu Kush Himalaya; indigenous knowledge; traditional farming; traditional ecological knowledge;

   Sammanfattning : Mountain agricultural systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are in a unique position to contribute to promoting nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience to climate change since they are least impacted by the influence of commercial high-production agriculture. This study aims to explore currently available literature for evidence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) based agriculture in the HKH region and analyse their contribution to region and location specific climate change adaptation. LÄS MER