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  2. 1. Anxiety and (In)Security in Times of Calamity : The 2014 flood and the Kashmir conflict

    Author : Rasmus Andrén; Eva-Karin Olsson Gardell; Simon Hollis; Scott Watson; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Disaster; Conflict; Disruption; Anxiety; Ontological Security; Kashmir; Katastrof; konflikt; störning; ångest; ontologisk säkerhet; Kashmir; Political Science; Statsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Environmental calamities and disasters are increasingly found to affect political stability and conflicts. Despite a plethora of research across a range of disciplines, however, explanations remain elusive. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Framework for Evaluation of Flood Management Strategies

    Author : Karin Hansson; Love Ekenberg; Mats Danielson; Anna Vári; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : flood; decision; multi criteria; simulation; evaluation; data- och systemvetenskap; Computer and Systems Sciences;

    Abstract : During the last decades, a great deal of attention has been focused on the financial risk management of natural disasters. The reason is that the economic losses from floods, windstorms, earthquakes and other disasters in both the developing and developed countries are escalating dramatically. READ MORE

  5. 3. The use of global data to uncover how humans shape flood and drought risk

    Author : Sara Lindersson; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Johanna Mård; Luigia Brandimarte; Brett Sanders; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; natural hazards; hydrological disasters; environmental geography; global geospatial data; international databases; disaster losses; disaster consequences; water management; dams and reservoirs; floodplains; hydrological drought; social vulnerability; economic inequality; Anthropocene; Geovetenskap med inriktning mot miljöanalys; Earth Science with specialization in Environmental Analysis;

    Abstract : The human consequences of flood and drought disasters are widespread and detrimental. Large-scale studies, drawing on global geodata products and international databases, can systematically examine how anthropogenic megatrends shape disaster risk and test the generalisability of findings from other scientific methodologies. READ MORE

  6. 4. Microsimulation Models for Disaster Policy Making

    Author : Lisa Brouwers; Magnus Boman; Nick Gotts; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Microsimulation; Policy Making; Disaster Management; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : Two executable simulation models for answering policy questions were designed and implemented. The first for a flood management case, and the second for a disease transmission case that is currently underway. The flood simulation model differs from earlier natural disaster simulation models in several respects. READ MORE

  7. 5. Flood Warnings in a Risk Management Context : A Case of Swedish Municipalities

    Author : Erik Persson; Lars Nyberg; Inge Svedung; Charles Parker; Giuliano Di Baldassarre; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Early warning systems; floods; natural hazards; municipality; risk management; preparedness; disaster risk reduction.; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och Miljöstudier;

    Abstract : As a result of the United Nations’ International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (1990-2000), and recent high profile disasters, disaster risk reduction has climbed high on the international political agenda. There has been a paradigm shift from reacting to disasters towards preparing for and mitigating effects of disasters. READ MORE