Browsing Department of Geography by Issue Date
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The Dynamics of Food Availability in sub-Saharan Africa: An Endogenous Perspective on Food Production Systems
(The University of Bergen, 2017-11-18)Food insecurity is a major challenge of our time: In 2015, 795 million people suffered from hunger worldwide. The eradication of hunger remains a target of high-level policy programs such as the United Nations’ ...Doctoral thesis -
An Ensemble Model for Co-Seismic Landslide Susceptibility Using GIS and Random Forest Method
(MDPI, 2017-11-16)The Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake of 25 April 2015 triggered thousands of landslides in the central part of the Nepal Himalayas. The main goal of this study was to generate an ensemble-based map of co-seismic landslide ...Journal article -
Fuzzy Logic Decision Making in Supply Chain Systems; An Approach to Mitigate the Bullwhip Effect
(The University of Bergen, 2017-11-01)The bullwhip effect has been known and existed for many years as an undesirable characteristic in supply chain. This phenomenon negatively impacts the performance of supply chain particularly in keeping stable inventory ...Master thesis -
Nye og gamle identiteter på Straume: en stedsanalyse
(The University of Bergen, 2017-10-27)Master thesis -
"I Need Some Space!" - Combining Digital and Traditional Methods in the Planning of Public Open Space
(The University of Bergen, 2017-10-06)This thesis explores the use of multiple methods, or triangulation, in the planning of public open space (POS). The focus is on how the Space Syntax method of integration analysis can be combined with other GIS methods, ...Master thesis -
Transforming food systems at local levels: using participatory system dynamics in an interactive manner to refine small-scale farmers’ mental models
(Elsevier, 2017-10)Food systems will need to undergo considerable transformation. To be better prepared for and resilient to uncertainty and disturbances in the future, resource users and managers need to further develop knowledge about the ...Journal article -
Synthetic data analysis by way of system dynamics. A corporate case
(The University of Bergen, 2017-09-20)An organization can be seen as a system that is a collection of subsystems integrated to achieve set of desired goals. Policies within the business organization are decision rules proposed based on strategy developers´ ...Master thesis -
A comparative, simulation supported study on the diffusion of battery electric vehicles in Norway and Sweden
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-29)We are living at a point in history where global cost dynamics and specific political choices may lead to an integral transformation of the mobility system as we know it. After a century where the internal combustion engine ...Master thesis -
Modelling the Socio-Economic Benefits of the Adoption of Climate Information: An Innovative Approach to Subsistence Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change in Garu-Tempane District, Ghana
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-29)Decreasing average crop yield resulting mainly from variability and changes in climatic conditions continues to worsen food insecurity and the already low incomes of subsistence farmers in the Garu-Tempane District, Ghana. ...Master thesis -
Sustainable development in the Lower Mekong Basin Cambodia
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-23)Dette er en model som simulerer sosiale, økologiske og økonomiske konsekvenser av vannkraft utbygging i Mekong regionen i Kambodsja. Modellen er basert på Systemdynamikk og er bygget i programvaren Vensim fra Ventana ...Master thesis -
The dynamics of female labour force participation: How family policy influences women's work behaviour
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-23)Female labour force participation (FLFP) in the UK has stagnated in recent decades in spite of policies that have tried to increase the number of women in the labour force. This thesis uses system dynamics to investigate ...Master thesis -
Incorporation of Ecosystem Services Valuation in System Dynamics Models: Case Study of Mekong Flooded Forest Landscape
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-23)Aim of the thesis is to evaluate a monetary value of a flow of ecosystem services from forest area in rural tropical regions of Cambodia. Evaluation is used for deeper comprehension of costs and benefits of deforestation. ...Master thesis -
Valorization of side streams in the food supply chain: A case study of the adoption of misshapen produce in the Netherlands
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-23)In a context of increasing food insecurity, this thesis introduces a case study that evaluates adoption of misshapen produce by consumers as act to counteract food wastage. Apart from some separate events that report ...Master thesis -
A systematic approach to reduce the transient problem in Fort Collins
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-23)The phenomenon of transients and homeless in our society represents a complex reality. Transiency has existed for centuries, and the causes of it further differentiate the individuals involved. Fort Collins (Colorado), an ...Master thesis -
Understanding the dynamics of Information Security Investments: A Simulation-Based Approach
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-23)Master thesis -
Developing an ASD Macroeconomic Model of the Stock Approach - With Emphasis on Bank Lending and Interest Rates -
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-23)The financial crisis in 2008 evidenced an over-simplification of the role of banks made in the majority of macroeconomic models. Based on Accounting System Dynamics (ASD) modeling approach, the current research presents a ...Master thesis -
Windows Phone, Doomed or Pushed to fail? A comprehensive analysis of smartphone market with respect to operating systems and scenario analysis for Microsoft to investigate the possibility of better future.
(The University of Bergen, 2017-08-08)The whole definition of communication has been changed since the time smartphones introduced to the world. Now these small devices play crucial roles in daily life of people around the world and lots of interactions are ...Master thesis -
Why do some food availability policies fail? A simulation approach to understanding food production systems in south-east Africa
(John Wiley & Sons, 2017-07-20)Food production systems in south-east Africa face a persistent puzzle: despite the implementation of numerous plausible food availability policies, the region’s history is characterised by many cases of food production ...Journal article -
Groundwater Level Declination in Bangladesh: System dynamics approach to solve irrigation water demand during Boro season
(The University of Bergen, 2017-07-06)Groundwater has been declining in Bangladesh since introduction of deep tube wells (DTWs) and shallow tube wells (STWs) in late 1970s. Seasonal variation of groundwater has been shifted upto 4 meters during last 34 years. ...Master thesis
