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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Smart Electricity Grid with Real Time Pricing (RTP): An Alternative to Fixed Electricity Pricing In the Ghana Electricity Market
(The University of Bergen, 2017-06-28)Electricity pricing has been identified as a major cause of the shortfall in power supply in Ghana. End user electricity prices are fixed for long period and do not reflect the marginal cost of generating electricity with ...Master thesis -
Matsikkerhet i Aasiaat, Grønland. En studie av interaksjoner mellom matpreferanser, klimaendringer og globaliseringsprosesser
(The University of Bergen, 2017-06-23)Matsikkerhet er et aktuelt tema som har fått stor relevans i forbindelse med klimaendringer og globaliseringsprosesser. Mye av den eksisterende litteraturen om matsikkerhet er knyttet til det globale sør. Denne studien ...Master thesis -
Climate-smart greenhouses and their impact on food security in Humla, Nepal
(The University of Bergen, 2017-06-23)With the basis in two villages in Humla, north-western Nepal, this thesis examined how greenhouses are affecting food security in a high mountainous area. The major focus was on the greenhouse project development in Humla ...Master thesis -
Emigrasjon fra periferien i Sibir. Utvikling eller avvikling? En studie av migrasjonens effekter på perifere levebrød og steder.
(The University of Bergen, 2017-06-21)This master thesis is about the impacts of periphery-to-centre migration on families and places left behind. I have applied livelihood system theory as a framework to investigate the effects of migration as a livelihood ...Master thesis -
NGO relations in development work. A study about people's perceptions of NGO-government relations, NGO-NGO relations and NGO-locals relations in Ethiopia.
(The University of Bergen, 2017-06-21)Research on relations between development NGOs and actors like government and locals are meaningful for good utilization of knowledge and resources in development work. The legitimacy of NGOs is said to be based on a ...Master thesis
