Sökning: "heatwave vulnerability"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade orden heatwave vulnerability.

  1. 1. Bengaluru burning

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Författare :Mahima Moolbharati; [2023]
    Nyckelord :heatwave vulnerability; sustainability science; critical urban theory; neoliberalism; gentrification; postcolonialism; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Climate-changed induced extreme events like heatwaves have become increasingly critical issues in urban India. Rapidly growing cities are vulnerable to adverse effects of heatwaves exacerbated by inequalities embedded in urbanisation. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Natural Hazards Impact on Real Estate Value : A Semi - Quantitative Risk Assessment of the Climatic Impact on Commercial Buildings in Milan, Italy

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Författare :Agnes Karlsson; Robin Claesson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Natural Hazards; Real Estate Value; Climate Risk; Vulnerability; Extremväder; Fastighetsvärde; Klimatrisk; Sårbarhet;

    Sammanfattning : In the light of the increased frequency of natural hazards in Europe alongside the high impact a hazardous event has on real estate value, real estate owners need to manage and strengthen assets within their entire portfolio to increase resilience and minimize the vulnerability to future negative impact. Further, a research gap exists in how to incorporate climate variables with real estate specifics which makes it challenging for property managers and other stakeholders to interpret the climatic impact on a particular asset. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Känslighet och anpassningsförmåga inför värmeböljor i Östergötland : En studie om klimatrelaterad sårbarhet

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Författare :Sara Berg; Julia William-Olsson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :sensitivity; contextual vulnerability; adaptive capacity; heatwave; climate adaptation; känslighet; kontextuell sårbarhet; anpassningsförmåga; värmebölja; klimatanpassning;

    Sammanfattning : Värmeböljor i Östergötland förväntas bli mer frekvent förekommande och med en större intensitet. Klimat- och sårbarhetsanalyser används som underlag för klimatanpassningen i länet, men det saknas en enhetlig definition av vad klimatrelaterad sårbarhet innebär. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Heat - an invisible hazard : perceived effects of the 2019 heatwave on construction workers in the Netherlands

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Författare :Sanja Kandic; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Occupational safety and health; heatwaves; Netherlands; construction; climate vulnerability; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Global climate change has brought more frequent and severe heatwaves which affect all areas of human life. Occupational safety and health of construction workers is one of the most severely affected areas in Asia and Africa, but also Europe. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Hantering, sårbarheter & anpassning till ett föränderligt klimat i Lunds kommun

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Författare :Emelie Widerberg; [2015]
    Nyckelord :klimatanpassning; Lunds kommun; regn; vind; snö och kyla; värme och torka; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Cities over time have become more prone to climate related risks and there is a consensus regarding a need to adapt to climate change. The vulnerabilities to weather events are different in every city and depend on preconditions i.e. exposure and management of risks. LÄS MER