Sökning: "urban disasters"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 67 uppsatser innehållade orden urban disasters.
1. Urban flood risk mitigation : A perspective form urban planning
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserSammanfattning : Due to the global warming and climate change, an increased frequency of high intensity rains and other disasters are expected all around the world. To predict this change in climate the IPCC has created a set of climate scenarios, RCPs, that will try to predict the future climate based on how much we are able to adapt and mitigate the effects we as a species have on the environment. LÄS MER
2. Post-Traumatic Urbanism
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, KTH/ArkitekturSammanfattning : Terrorism, conflict, and natural disasters. How can architecture respond to a world at odds with itself?On a daily basis we see tragic news about cities around the world that are undergoing trauma. LÄS MER
3. Identifiering och validering av potentiella översvämningsriskområden med hjälp av GIS-baserad multikriterieanalys
M1-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013)Sammanfattning : Floods are natural disasters that often have significant socio-economic consequences. Urban areas with uncontrolled urban development, rapid population growth, an unregulated municipal system and an unplanned change in land use belong to the very sensitive areas where floods cause devastating economic and social losses. LÄS MER
4. BIM and GIS Integration for Disaster-Prone Environments: The Case Study of Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Mexico City
Master-uppsats, Jönköping University/JTH, Byggnadsteknik och belysningsvetenskapSammanfattning : Disasters are happening all around the world on multiple scales and intensities. Some countries are more vulnerable than others and they are forced to be resilient in this scenario. Nowadays, it has been proven the importance of digital tools for risk prevention. BIM and GIS are digital tools that have been used for diverse purposes. LÄS MER
5. Assessment of oyster mushroom production employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad
Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikSammanfattning : This thesis investigates the opportunities and challenges regarding urban oyster mushroomproduction (Pleurotus Ostreatus) employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad as agrowing medium. Additionally, the availability of the five most suitable substrates has beenfurther explored with the indicator’s availability in Stockholm Stad, and the Biologicalefficiency (BE%) for a suitable growing medium and the quantity of the substrates have beenmapped out. LÄS MER