Sökning: "hurricane"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 49 uppsatser innehållade ordet hurricane.

  1. 1. Evaluating reliability and limitations of disaster loss accounting databases

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

    Författare :Rebecca Crisanti; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Database; loss data; extreme event; natural hazards; measuring losses; Latin America; EM‐DAT; DesInventar.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Disaster loss accounting is an essential tool for assessing the effects of disasters and creating policies for disaster risk reduction that are supported by data. This study compares disaster data for two of the most used disaster loss accounting databases, EM-DAT and DesInventar in the context of six Latin American countries, namely, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Venezuela. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Hur påverkas läkemedelsföretags aktiepriser vid en naturkatastrof? : En eventstudie om orkanen Ians påverkan på de största läkemedelsföretagens aktiepriser i USA

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Petrus Bokfors; Tunahan Köyluoglu; [2023]
    Nyckelord :event study; natural disaster; pharmaceutical industry; pharmaceuticals; stock market; market reaction; efficient market hypothesis EMH ; behavioral finance; eventstudie; naturkatastrof; läkemedelsbranschen; läkemedel; aktiemarknad; marknadsreaktion; effektiva marknadshypotesen EMH ; behavioral finance;

    Sammanfattning : Klimatförändringar och global uppvärmning kan ses som bidragande faktorer kring hur naturkatastrofer blir allt mer frekventa. Naturkatastrofer kan skapa obalans mellan utbud och efterfrågan och ha en inverkan på aktiemarknaden. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A GP-Surrogate-Based Bayesian Framework for Surge Barrier Optimization

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Författare :Abel Valko; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Bayesian Optimization; Gaussian Process Regression; Storm Surge; GeoClaw; GISSR;

    Sammanfattning : Tropical cyclone induced storm surges are some of the largest environmental risks facing infrastructure and human life in dense urban environments. Hurricane Sandy caused 44 deaths and damage of 19 billion US dollars in New York City alone. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Destruction in Paradise: Using the capabilities approach to assess the causes of marine debris in the Bahamas -The case of Hurricane Dorian and informal settlements in the Abaco Islands

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Författare :Greta Simonaviciute; [2022]
    Nyckelord :marine debris; capabilities approach; informal housing; disaster impact index; sustainable development; the Bahamas; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Marine debris is a major threat to wildlife and human health. This study examines the socioeconomic vulnerability of informal housing as arguably one of the main drivers of the abundance of marine debris in the aftermath of a tropical cyclone. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Where/Why/How Do You FindMe? : Visualizing Situational Awareness During Search and Rescue Operations

    Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Ester Cinelli; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Interaction design; situational awareness; search and rescue; stakeholders; ux ui; design; participatory design; codesign;

    Sammanfattning : The intensity and frequency of hurricanes and storms increase due to climate change, leaving destruction in their trail. After a hurricane happens, it is fundamental to respond as quickly as possible, and Search and Rescue operations occur to limit human damage further. LÄS MER