Sökning: "risk environment"

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  1. 11. Archaeological Perspectives on Risk and Community Resilience in the Baringo Lowlands, Kenya

    Författare :Nik Petek; Paul Lane; Matthew Davies; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Risk spiral; community resilience; archaeology; pastoralism; Baringo; Kenya; history; Ilchamus; Njemps; spatial statistics; East Africa; Holocene; environment; environmental degradation; colonialism; ethnogenesis; community conformity; survey; remote sensing; habitation; subsistence; Archaeology; Arkeologi;

    Sammanfattning : This historical ecological research provides a detailed insight into the risk avoidance and resilience building strategies in the Lake Baringo basin in Kenya through the lens of archaeology. It explores how changes in subsistence, habitation, and landscape shaped each other and how that affected the available strategies of risk avoidance and resilience building. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Ergonomists’ risk assessments : From guesstimates to strategic approaches

    Författare :Kristina Eliasson; Teresia Nyman; Mikael Forsman; Therese Hellman; Magnus Svartengren; Cecilia Österman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational Health Services; Ergonomics; Exposure assessment; Risk assessment tools; Preventive Occupational Health and Safety management; Work Environment; Risk management; Company representatives; Collaboration; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Arbets- och miljömedicin;

    Sammanfattning : Musculoskeletal disorders are among the most prevalent causes of work-related ill-health, consequently risk assessments of hazardous factors related to these disorders are important for prevention. Occupational Health Services (OHS) providers are independent experts, supporting employers regarding work environment issues and rehabilitation. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Scenarios for Flood Risk Management Strategies Integration in Mozambique : A backcasting approach for the case of the Limpopo River Basin

    Författare :Avelino Isaias Mondlhane; Oliver Popov; Adiel Teixeira de Almeida; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Flood risk management strategies; scenario planning; backcasting; MCDA; risk; hazards; exposure; vulnerability; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Flood risk management strategic planning with long-term perspectives is a complex problem, for which the solution requires a multidisciplinary and multi-paradigm approach. A significant dimension of this complexity arises from the need to include or add a participatory mode to the solution process, which amounts to a requirement that all stakeholders, ranging from decision makers to experts and beneficiaries, be involved in the decision making. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Gene-Environment Interaction in Adolescent Deviant Behaviour

    Författare :Kent W. Nilsson; Leif Lindström; Lars Oreland; Jerzy Leppert; John Öhrvik; Rickard L. Sjöberg; Marie Åsberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurobiology; Adolescent; Alcohol; Criminology; Genes; Environment; Monoamine Oxidase; Serotonin; Social Support; Neurobiologi; Neurobiology; Neurobiologi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore gene-environmental (G*E) interactions in relation to deviant behaviour among 200 Swedish adolescents, with a focus on criminality, alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms. Those behaviours have been extensively investigated in relation to both psychosocial and biological risk factors. LÄS MER

  7. 15. A Risk Analysis Framework for Maritime Transport of Packaged Dangerous Goods - A Validating Demonstration (Volumes I and II) - click here to view both volumes in PDF

    Författare :Arben Mullai; Teknisk logistik; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; maritime transport; risk; accidents and incidents; Teknik; validation; Technological sciences; analysis; Dangerous goods; hazardous materials hazmat ; Keywords - Vol. I; packaging; management; assessment; framework; technique; validation.; marine environment; Keywords - Vol. II;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract - Vol. I In this Volume of the thesis, which consists of two volumes, a risk analysis framework for application in the maritime transport system of packaged dangerous goods (PDG) is presented. In many countries, dangerous goods risks have been ranked high among public concerns. LÄS MER