Sökning: "Risk and vulnerability analysis"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 92 avhandlingar innehållade orden Risk and vulnerability analysis.

1. 16. Managing Urban Disaster Risk: Analysis and Adaptation Frameworks for Integrated Settlement Development Programming for the Urban Poor

   Författare :Christine Wamsler; Boende och bostadsutveckling; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; poverty reduction; urban planning; vulnerability; adaptation; settlement development planning; development assistance; disaster; social housing; disaster risk management; prevention; mainstreaming; El Salvador; mitigation; risk accumulation; risk reduction;

   Sammanfattning : The damage caused by the dramatic worldwide increase in ‘natural’ disasters is staggering, with the poor in developing countries being most at risk. Disasters make their already precarious living conditions worse, creating a vicious circle of poverty from which they find it hard to escape. LÄS MER

3. 17. Large-Scale Road Network Vulnerability Analysis

   Författare :Erik Jenelius; Lars-Göran Matsson; Michael G. H. Bell; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vulnerability; risk reliability; transport; infrastructure; road network; Other social sciences; Övrig samhällsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Disruptions in the transport system can have severe impacts for affected individuals, businesses and the society as a whole. In this research, vulnerability is seen as the risk of unplanned system disruptions, with a focus on large, rare events. LÄS MER

4. 18. On Privacy and Security in Smart Connected Homes

   Författare :Joseph Bugeja; Andreas Jacobsson; Paul Davidsson; Marc Langheinrich; Malmö universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; smart connected homes; Internet of Things; smart homes devices; smart home data; threat identification; risk analysis; privacy; security; vulnerability assessment; mitigations; threat agents;

   Sammanfattning : The growth and presence of heterogeneous sensor-equipped Internet-connected devices inside the home can increase efficiency and quality of life for the residents. Simultaneously, these devices continuously collect, process, and transmit data about the residents and their daily lifestyle activities to unknown parties outside the home. LÄS MER

5. 19. On Managing Disruption Risks in the Supply Chain - the DRISC model

   Författare :Ulf Paulsson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; supply chain vulnerability; Management of enterprises; Riskhantering; Företagsledning; management; Risk Management and Safety engineering; logistics.; supply chain management; risk management; business continuity management; supply chain risks; disruption risks; supply chain disturbances; Supply chain risk management; supply chain disruptions;

   Sammanfattning : Background Today's modern, industrialized society is based on globalization, specialization and mass-production. It is a society dependent upon highly integrated, continuously ongoing supply chain flows. LÄS MER

7. 20. The rough journey to access health care : the case of leishmaniasis in the Bolivian rainforest

   Författare :Daniel V. Eid Rodríguez; Miguel San Sebastián; Isabel Goicolea; Anna-Karin Hurtig; John Porter; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Health-care access; risk factors; population surveillance; capture-recapture; health care seeking behavior; intralesional pentavalent antimonials; economic analysis; cost analysis; budget impact analysis; Bolivia; rainforest; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infectious disease transmitted by vectors that cause three main clinical syndromes: cutaneous (CL), mucosal (ML), and visceral (VL). Since VL is not relevant to this thesis, only CL and ML will be further discussed. LÄS MER