Search for dissertations about: "flood"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 135 swedish dissertations containing the word flood.
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6. Segmentation of knots : a problem in 3D X-ray scanning of logs
Abstract : This thesis investigates the possibilities of using 3D X-ray tomography to detect and segment knots in logs. In the sawmill process this should be done previously to the sawing the log into boards. READ MORE
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7. On the Application of Time Use and Expenditure Allocation Models
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8. Rhine cities - urban flood integration (UFI) : German and Dutch adaptation and mitigation strategies
Abstract : Flood Risk Management along the Rhine today combines river expanding measures and adaptive strategies with the existing defensive system to cope with the risk increase as a consequence of previous interventions and developments and fluctuations in water levels due to climate change. Differences in landscapes and urgencies and differences in planning cultures between the Upper and Lower Rhine and the Delta have also led to different strategic approaches. READ MORE
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9. Modelling, mapping and visualisation of flood inundation uncertainties
Abstract : Flood maps showing extents of predicted flooding for a given extreme event have wide usage in all types of spatial planning tasks, as well as serving as information material for the public. However, the production processes that these maps undergo (including the different data, methods, models and decisions from the persons generating them), which include both Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and hydraulic modelling, affect the map’s content, and will be reflected in the final map. READ MORE
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10. On the governmentalization of sustainability : the case of flood risk mitigation in Sweden
Abstract : Contemporary society is confronted with numerous sustainability challenges. Some are new, others have been around since time immemorial, but none have been governed on the societal level since their emergence. READ MORE