Search for dissertations about: "risk 2016"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 653 swedish dissertations containing the words risk 2016.

  2. 6. Children at risk? Hospital social workers’ and their colleagues’ assessment and reporting experiences

    Author : Veronica Svärd; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children at risk; child maltreatment; mandated reporting; hospital social work; hospital; health care professionals; professional discretion; assessment; decision-making; emotion; norms; children at risk;

    Abstract : This thesis explores factors that influence professional discretion in Swedish hospital professionals’ assessment of children who may be at risk of harm. It is based on two data samplings, interviews with fourteen hospital social workers and a questionnaire with 295 responding physicians, nurses, nurse assistants and hospital social workers. READ MORE

  4. 7. Information and Default Risk in Financial Valuation

    Author : Marta Leniec; Erik Ekström; Christoph Kühn; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; pricing; valuation; American options; Dynkin games; optimal stopping problem; optimal stopping games; credit risk; default risk; information; filtration; enlargement of filtrations;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and five articles in the field of financial mathematics. The main topics of the papers comprise credit risk modelling, optimal stopping theory, and Dynkin games. An underlying theme in all of the articles is valuation of various financial instruments. READ MORE

  5. 8. A Nordic Perspective on Data Availability for Quantification of Losses due to Natural Hazards

    Author : Tonje Grahn; Lars Nyberg; Magnus Johansson; Henrik Jaldell; Kurt Petersen; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Natural hazard; damage quantification; flood damage; landslide; loss of life; Risk- och Miljöstudier; Risk and Environmental Studies;

    Abstract : Natural hazards cause enormous amounts of damage worldwide every year. Since 1994 more than 1.35 billion people have lost their lives and more than 116 million homes have been damaged. Understanding of disaster risk implies knowledge about vulnerability, capacity, exposure of persons and assets, hazard characteristics and the environment. READ MORE

  6. 9. Managing knowledge sharing of extreme weather induced impacts on land transport infrastructure : Case study of the Swedish Transport Administration

    Author : Monika Rydstedt Nyman; Lars Nyberg; Magnus Johansson; Eva Liljegren; Peter Söderholm; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; lessons learned; risk management; climate change adaptation; accident investigation method; extreme weather events; natural hazard; land transport infrastructure; maintenance; lärande; kunskapsåterföring; risk hantering; klimatanpassning; olycksutredningsmetod; naturolyckor; landtransport infrastruktur; underhåll; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och Miljöstudier;

    Abstract : Extreme weather events and effects of climate change are threats to the transport sector’s functionality and safety. Risk management in this context implies a necessity to focus on the connection between near-term experiences and coping strategies on one hand, and long-term adaptation analyses on the other. READ MORE

  7. 10. Disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in urban contexts: Integration and challenges

    Author : Claudia Rivera; Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mainstreaming; Nicaragua; risk governance; Sweden; urban planning; disaster risk reduction; disaster risk management; Climate change adaptation;

    Abstract : An increasing number of disasters continue to affect urban populations and housing infrastructure. The overwhelming majority of them have been caused by climate-related events. This situation has made the creation of synergies between climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk management (DRM) urgent. READ MORE