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Current trends show that the number of people affected by natural disasters is likely to increase in coming decades. Today, more than half the world's population lives in cities and the number is expected to rise in the future. To make cities safe is therefore vital. Making Cities Resilient is an ongoing global campaign in the area of disaster risk reduction and aims to build resilient cities

The purpose of this study has been to test if GIS based methods calibrated with limited local data can be used to determine the origin and quantity of phosphorus transport to and within a small eutrophic lake, and to assess the effects of this transport on the lake water quality. The lake studied is Lake Flaten in Salem municipality, Sweden. The objectives have been achieved by delineating catchme

In Sweden, a number of companies have started viewing risk management from a holistic perspective rather than a silo-based one. This holistic approach is referred to as Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). Research on ERM has mainly focused on the implementation process and whether it can be value adding for shareholders. This study is designed to look at why companies decide to implement ERM and wha

When the Torrey Canyon ran aground in 1967, there was no international regime covering liability for oil pollution damage. This changed with the adoption of the 1969 Civil Liability Convention for Oil Pollution (CLC) and the 1971 International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage (Fund Convention). While torts are mainly fault based, th

As we age and need help with the chores that we used to perform on our own, there are two ways that we can get help in the current situation. The first is that you can get home care, which means that health care providers will come to the residents home and give him or her the care and help needed. The other option is to move into an assisted living form where there are health professionals on sit

Denna text undersöker de offentliga rättshjälpsmodellerna för icke-straffrättsliga frågor i Sverige och British Columbia (BC), Kanada. Den Svenska rättshjälpsmodellen karaktäriseras av att offentlig rättshjälp är subsidiär till privat rättsskyddsförsäkring. Undersökningen ger underlag för en komparativ analys. Med beaktande av utvecklingen sedan mitten av 1990-talet och den kritik som riktats mot This text examines the public legal aid models for non-criminal legal matters in Sweden and British Columbia (BC), Canada. The Swedish legal aid model is characterized by making public legal aid subsidiary to private Legal Expenses Insurance. The examination provides data for a comparative analysis. Considering developments since the mid 1990s, and the critique aimed at the legal aid models in bot

Syfte: Syftet är att studera skatterevisionsprocessen och förklara hur kunskap rörande denna process kan överföras till en yngre generation skatterevisorer. Metod: Vi har använt en kvalitativ metod för att uppfylla syftet med studien. Detta har gjorts via dokumentstudier, intervjuer och observation. Teoretiskt perspektiv: Studiens teoretiska ramverk innefattar en genomgång av begreppet kunskap s

Sammanfattning Endast svenska medborgare har en ovillkorlig rätt att vistas permanent i Sverige. Utländska och statslösa medborgare kan under vissa givna förutsättningar utvisas från Sverige av allmän domstol på grund av sin brottslighet. Utvisningen är dock inte att betrakta som ett straff enligt straffrättslig terminologi, utan som en särskild rättsverkan. Utvisningsfrågan kan åberopas av såväl

The report examines if the deregulation of the railway means increased complexity and obstructed crisis management. This is done by a total of eight interviews where railway companies, Transport Administration and maintenance contractors participated. A literature search in the area of complexity theory and systems thinking was conducted. With help from this literature the answers from the intervi

The paper examines whether and how the complementary principle in the Rome Statute entails deference to genuine exercise of concurrent jurisdiction over crimes within the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) jurisdiction. The ensuing discussion is focused on the proposed international criminal jurisdiction of the African Court of Human and People’s Rights as envisaged in the Draft protocol on Amen

The increasing flow of remittances to Bangladesh plays a significant role in balance of payments of the country. The study investigates the dynamic long run and short run impact of macroeconomic shocks on remittance inflows to Bangladesh. The empirical analysis uses Cointegration Technique and estimates Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) for the period 1976 to 2011. The study also estimates the

This study explores the concept of Food Sovereignty on a local level among Mayan peasant groups from three communities situated in the southern coast of Guatemala. Drawing on the analytical concepts of Social Exclusion and Unfavourable or Forced Inclusion, it inquires into how food sovereignty can help overcome challenges experienced by the peasants. In addition, it inquires into how the challenge

This report investigates how determination of safety distances during urbanisation in the proximity of major industrial hazards occurs as well as the factors and aspects that should be considered when doing so. An interview-study is carried out with relevant stakeholders with the following results being highlighted by the interviewees: - Today determination of safety distances are made by municipa

The purpose of this report is to investigate an appropriate minimum distance between windows opposite each other to gain adequate protection against external fire spread. Studies were conducted of how external fire spread between fire cells through window openings occur. Studies were also conducted of how ordinary window glass can protect against such spread and how they react to fire. A model to

The purpose of this study was to investigate how women working for different women’s organizations within civil society in Zimbabwe perceive and experience their own as well as other women’s ability and existing opportunities to influence and participate in politics and decision-making. Several research questions were elaborated that address the role of the women’s organizations, the opportunities

This paper revolves around exploring the underlying trends and relationships in socioeconomic vulnerability and resilience in Myanmar’s Dry Zone, with the overarching goal of identifying which are the most and least vulnerable types of households and why. This was done by applying Füssels 2007 conceptual framework for vulnerability to a quantitative data processing/interpretation approach termed U