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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Spatial vulnerability"”.
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Flood risks and spatial vulnerabilities: a case study of the University of Venda, South Africa
This study explored flood risks and spatial vulnerabilities using a case study of the University of Venda in South Africa. Although there is a wealth of literature on flood hazards and vulnerabilities in developing nations and some South African regions, no such studies were conducted at the …
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An Integrated Agent-Based Microsimulation Model for Hurricane Evacuation in New Orleans
… strategy, b) staged evacuation strategy based on spatial vulnerabilities, and c) staged evacuation strategy based on social vulnerabilities. The simulation results showed that both staged evacuation strategies can decrease the network clearance time over the simultaneous evacuation strategy. …
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Navigating Climate and Urban Change: Development Patterns, Conflicts, and Equity in a Sub-Arctic and Post-Socialist City
… resilience projects have inadequately addressed vulnerability and the risk of reproducing inequitable outcomes. Simultaneously, urbanization dynamics reshape cities, intensifying vulnerability through patterns of urban growth and housing and land development. This dissertation examines urban …
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Gender inequality and food security in a changing climate: a spatial analysis using Nigerian general household survey
This study investigates the spatial and gender dynamics of food insecurity in Nigeria, a country besieged by rising inequality and climatic vulnerabilities. The thesis estimates and analyses how climate-related risk differentials influences both genders, especially women with particular interest on …
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Spatial planning to integrate climate change adaptation at local level
… concerns and integrate them into different spatial scales. Developing and mainstreaming effective response actions to climate change into numerous sectors, cross-sectoral policies is a complex issue which has plagued policy makers at different spatial scales and on different policy arenas. …