This empirical study explores the interplay between place attachment, risk perception, and coping behavior, within two small Norwegian communities exposed to flash flooding. Through a mixed-methods narrative approach, we found that most of our respondents exhibited positive attachment to their communities, aligning with previous studies in rural settings. Using a conceptual model of place attachment ...

Background: Large-scale events such as COVID-19 show that there are situations that can lead to huge stress on health infrastructure systems (HIS). The pandemic reveals that it is very difficult to protect HIS from all kinds of possible hazards. They can be unpredictable and spread rapidly; hence, it is hard to find an effective mitigation strategy to completely protect society and its important ...

Modern land-based tourism in Longyearbyen had its beginning in the early 90s, but ships with tourists visiting Svalbard can be traced back as far as 1807. Over the past 20 years, the interest in Svalbard as a tourist destination has increased significantly, which has led to a rapid increase in the number of visitors. This relatively young industry have had to constantly adapt to this increased number ...

Koordinering mellom nødetater er noe som har vært på agenda i en årrekke. Allerede i 1953 presiserte Redningsutvalget at koordineringen mellom nødetatene ikke var tilfredsstillende, og behovet for et samvirkeprinsipp begynte å melde seg. De siste to tiår er det flere store hendelser, der evalueringene peker på at koordineringen mellom nødetater ikke er tilfredsstillende. Den overordnete problemstillingen ...

Ved flere hendelser der strømmen forsvinner og blir lenge borte, har hjemmeboende eldre med omsorgsbehov vist seg å bli en særlig stor utfordring for kommunene og den kommunale hjemmetjenesten. Denne utfordringen kan bli større i årene som kommer i takt med at samfunnet vil bestå av en stadig større andel eldre, at flere av disse blir hjemmeboende, og at omsorgen for denne gruppen blir mer avhengig ...

Oppgaven tar for seg arbeidet med beredskap i Jernbaneverket, med fokus på organisasjonens styringssystem innenfor beredskap. Studiens problemstilling er; ”Hvordan skal styringssystemet fungere for beredskapsorganisasjonen i Jernbaneverket?”. Problemstillingen er avgrenset på en sånn måte at den tar for seg organisasjonens arbeid med ulykkesberedskap og ikke den daglige feilrettingsberedskapen. ...

The paper shows the possible implementation of an Infrared (IR) ice detection technique. In respect of safety in marine operations, saline ice detection can be significant for automated de-icing systems. Experimentation is performed to observe and detect saline and pure ice samples. The discussed detection mechanism is unique and differs from passive IR detection by introducing the self-heating ...

The purpose of this thesis is to study how Arctic Nature Guides make decisions in uncertain and ambiguous situations. In this context, guides face factors related to the guests’ expectancies to the guided tour, external risks, and aspects that influence their decisions. The terms crisis and crisis management are utilised to understand the contextual components throughout the decision-making process. ...

Arctic cruise tourism is gaining in popularity. There is a need to better understand hazards that are connected with cruise traffic and evacuation in the Arctic. The Polar Code tries to enhance the safety of persons travelling in polar waters by giving functional requirements to life-saving appliances. However, it is unclear what is needed to achieve the required functionality, and how existing ...

Climate changes forces us to make significant mitigation and adaptation measures. As temperature rises and the environmental conditions changes, a variety of challenges occur. Across the whole globe, harming consequences are already being experienced. The Arctic region is particularly vulnerable to changes in Earth’s climate system, especially because of the albedo effect, and the region is ...