Insa Thiele-Eich

Datos Biográficos

ID7074586
NOMBREInsa Thiele-Eich
NOMBRESInsa
APELLIDOThiele-Eich
FIRMATHIELE-EICH I
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Bonn
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS2
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2013
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2015
ÍNDICE H0

  • Trends in Water Level and Flooding in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Their Impact on Mortality

    Open AccessInsa Thiele-Eich, Katrin Burkart et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015

    Climate change is expected to impact flooding in many highly populated coastal regions, including Dhaka (Bangladesh), which is currently among the fastest growing cities in the world. In the past, high mortality counts have been associated with extreme flood events. We first analyzed daily water levels of the past 100 years in order to detect potential shifts in extremes. A distributed lag non-linear model was then used to examine the connection …

  • Coping with the impacts of severe flood events in Dhaka’s slums – the role of social capital

    Open AccessTibor Aßheuer, Insa Thiele-Eich et al.ARTICLEErdkunde2013

    Slum dwellers are often exposed to natural hazards. While their high vulnerability seems to leave them unpro tected to face these hazards, current research points to the fact that slum dwellers in particular are able to deal with crises remarkably well due to their high social capital. Using the example of extreme floods in the megacity Dhaka, we study the structure of social capital in slum dwellings by focusing on the question how this form of …