Sökning: "perceptions of risks"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 71 avhandlingar innehållade orden perceptions of risks.

1. 1. Perception of risk : studies of risk attitudes, perceptions and definitions

   Författare :Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

3. 2. Air pollution in Nairobi slums : sources, levels and lay perceptions

   Författare :Kanyiva Muindi; Nawi Ng; Joacim Rocklöv; Elizabeth Kimani-Murage; Marie Thynell; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Air pollution; perceptions; slums; health impacts; Nairobi; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Sammanfattning : BackgroundAir quality in Africa has remained a relatively under-researched field. Most of the African population is dependent on biomass for cooking and heating, with most of the combustion happening in low efficiency stoves in unvented kitchens. LÄS MER

4. 3. Climate change adaptation processes : Regional and sectoral stakeholder perspectives

   Författare :Karin André; Björn-Ola Linnér; Louise Simonsson; Anna Jonsson; Kate Lonsdale; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Adaptation processes; adaptive capacity; climate change; forestry; participatory methods; perceptions; private and public organizations; risks; roles; stakeholder dialogues; stakeholders; Sweden; transdisciplinarity; urban regions; Anpassningskapacitet; anpassningsprocesser; deltagandemetoder; intressenter; intressentdialoger; klimatförändringar; privata och offentliga organisationer; risker; roller; skogsbruk; Sverige; transdisciplinaritet; uppfattningar; urbana regioner;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses how societal adaptation processes in public and private sectors at the regional to local level in Sweden are enacted. The thesis pays particular attention to critical factors that constrain or enable adaptation by focussing on: who are the stakeholders, how do different stakeholders perceive their capacity to adapt, and the role of stakeholder interaction in facilitating adaptation processes A combination of two analytical perspectives is used where one is based on key concepts within adaptation literature, and the other draws on boundary crossing and transdisciplinary knowledge production (stakeholders, adaptive capacity, and science-based stakeholder dialogues). LÄS MER

5. 4. In the mind of the property appraiser : Studies of commercial property valuation

   Författare :Lina Bellman; Peter Öhman; Hans Lind; Neil Crosby; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Behavioural property research; education; information; profession; property appraisers; standards and methods; the repertory grid technique; valuation process; Fastighetsbeteendeforskning; fastighetsvärderare; gridteknik; information; profession; standarder och metoder; utbildning; värderingsprocessen;

   Sammanfattning : A transparent market provides participants with as much information as possible. In Sweden, where the environment of commercial properties is highly transparent various actors still need to minimise some continuing information asymmetry, and one possibility is to hire property appraisers. LÄS MER

7. 5. Landslides in the central Kenyan highlands : Risks and actors

   Författare :Michaela Nylund; Lars-Ove Westerberg; Ingmar Borgström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : Measures taken to prevent and mitigate landslides are often based on geotechnical solutions. However, to understand local effects of landslides, people’s perception, knowledge and experiences are important, as this influence the level of vulnerability, and the efficacy of adaptive and mitigating measures. LÄS MER