Sökning: "natural disasters"

Visar resultat 31 - 35 av 338 uppsatser innehållade orden natural disasters.

  1. 31. An analysis of the economic costs of natural disasters in the Philippines - does the natural disaster type matter?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Christopher Olsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Economic costs; Natural disasters; Philippines; International disaster database; World risk report; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Ranked as the most disaster prone country in the world by the World Risk Index, the people of the Philippines have had their fair share of natural disasters and will probably continue to be affected by them in the future. With the help of The International Disaster Database the purpose of this paper is to analyze if the actual type of natural disaster has an impacct on the total direct economic damages done. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Kognitiva genvägar och kommuners klimatanpassning : En studie av hur folkvalda beslutsfattares arbete med klimatanpassning påverkas av upplevd naturskada

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Felix Eller; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Klimatanpassning; salience; lokala beslutsfattare; naturkatastrof; naturolycka;

    Sammanfattning : Klimatförändringar är en av vår tids stora frågor och den kommer att påverka samhällen världen över under en obestämd framtid. Vikten av klimatanpassning för att möta dessa förändringar kan inte underskattas. LÄS MER

  4. 33. The female perspective on a situation of uncertainty : examining gendered and accumulated vulnerability in multiexposure to stressors through a case study in rural Nepal

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Författare :Filippa Dahlback; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Multi-exposure; stressors; climate change; Ghorka earthquake; COVID-19; vulnerability; gender; Nepal; life histories; small-scale farmers;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change impacts are becoming more severe globally, with estimations of a continued negative trend in the future. This interacts with increasing natural disasters as well as non-climatic stressors, such as pandemics or social stressors, creating a multi-exposure to stressors especially harmful for rural populations and small-scale farmers who depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Ett hållbart aktiebolag? - En studie om hur nya hållbarhetskrav påverkar aktiebolagsrätten

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Författare :Vera Andersson Broms; [2023]
    Nyckelord :associationsrätt; vinstsyfte; aktieägarintresse; hållbarhet; CSR; ESG; CSDD-direktivet; CSRD; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change has become increasingly urgent in recent years. Around the world, natural disasters are occurring due to global warming and the global average temperature is well above the 1.5°C target. In order to achieve chang-es, the world, countries, companies, and individuals need to take action. LÄS MER

  7. 35. Beyond Survival : Designing Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Temporary Housing

    Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Författare :Mahnoosh Ramgar; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Post-disaster temporary housing; natural disaster; design strategies; environmentally friendly design; renewable materials;

    Sammanfattning : In the aftermath of natural disasters, providing temporary housing to displaced people is essential to alleviate human suffering. However, in some cases, the chosen post-disaster temporary housing strategy may not be suitable for the local conditions, which can worsen the negative impacts, particularly when decision-makers need to change their original plan due to the uncertainty of post-disaster conditions. LÄS MER