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Per Becker
Researcher at North-West University
Publications - 76
Citations - 996
Per Becker is an academic researcher from North-West University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Disaster risk reduction & Risk management. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 71 publications receiving 725 citations. Previous affiliations of Per Becker include Lund University & Mid Sweden University.
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Re-thinking urban flood management-time for a regime shift
Johanna Sörensen,Andreas Persson,Catharina Sternudd,Henrik Aspegren,Jerry Nilsson,Jonas Nordström,Karin Jönsson,Misagh Mottaghi,Per Becker,Petter Pilesjö,Rolf Larsson,Ronny Berndtsson,Shifteh Mobini +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors depart from resilience theory and suggest a concept to improve urban flood resilience, which emphasizes resiliency and achieved synergy between increased capacity to handle stormwater runoff and improved experiential and functional quality of the urban environments.
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Drivers of changing urban flood risk : A framework for action
Ronny Berndtsson,Per Becker,Andreas Persson,Henrik Aspegren,Salar Haghighatafshar,Karin Jönsson,Rolf Larsson,Shifteh Mobini,Misagh Mottaghi,Jerry Nilsson,Jonas Nordström,Petter Pilesjö,Miklas Scholz,Catharina Sternudd,Johanna Sörensen,Kamshat Tussupova +15 more
TL;DR: A framework for guiding climate change adaptation action concerning flood risk and manageability in cities is suggested and it is found that identified drivers for urban flood risk can be grouped in three different priority areas with different time horizon.
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Challenging disparities in capacity development for disaster risk reduction
Magnus Hagelsteen,Per Becker +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate potential gaps between how leading professionals approach such capacity development and guidelines found in available theory and reveal that there are gaps between theory and practice, as well as between the practitioners, in all seven elements identified in available theories.
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Multi-organisational coordination for disaster recovery: The story of post-tsunami Tamil Nadu, India
Emmanuel Raju,Per Becker +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the factors affecting coordination for long-term recovery of the 2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu, India using semi-structured interviews with different actors involved in the recovery process.
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Challenges of using air conditioning in an increasingly hot climate
Karin Lundgren-Kownacki,Elisabeth Dalholm Hornyánszky,Tuan Anh Chu,Johanna Alkan Olsson,Per Becker +4 more
TL;DR: There is a need for a more holistic view both when it comes to combining various solutions as well as involving various levels in society to work towards more sustainable cooling options.