Åsa DavidsssonKarlstads Universitet · Risk and environmental studies
Åsa Davidssson
Phd student
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Introduction
My name is Åsa Davidsson and I currently work at the Risk and Environmental studies, Karlstad University, Sweden. I have an interdisciplinary approach of environmental studies and risk management. My research field is natural hazard related disasters and the positive changes for the environment that these disasters might generate -a window of opportunity. For instance policy changes, increased protection of environmental areas or an environmental friendly way of living. A disaster have the potential ability to enhance opportunities for the environment, the difficulty is to find them.
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Education
August 2016 - June 2017
August 2014 - June 2016
August 2005 - June 2008
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Due to tsunami being a rapid event (minutes or hours) it is necessary to have measures in place well in advance. TEWS is a warning system for reducing the consequences of a tsunami. It detect a tsunami, disseminate warning and communicate to people at risk to start evacuate. TEWS can be designed with a people-centred approach. It highlights the nee...
The importance of natural disturbances for biodiversity is well-documented in the disturbance ecology literature. Natural disturbances such as fire, wind, and flooding strongly influence ecosystems by creating short and long-term ecological processes. Conservation management of protected areas should consider the importance of natural disturbances...
This paper presents case studies where disasters provided a window of opportunity for change that included social action with (potentially) positive effects on the environment. The research literature was screened for empirical cases in support of societal changes with a focus on environmental issues, and a more in-depth case study of the extensive...
