Browsing Department of Geography by Title
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Parameter calibration of a system dynamics model. A comparison of three evolutionary algorithms
(The University of Bergen, 2013-07-31)This research seeks to improve the parameter calibration process of a System Dynamics model. A movie release strategies" model has been developed in 2012 using a gradient-based optimization algorithm to estimate all ...Master thesis -
Patient flow through the central surgery unit at Haukeland Universitetssykehus – A System Dynamic approch
(The University of Bergen, 2007)The Central operation division at Haukeland Universitets sykehus is considered to be the ”hart” of the hospital. At the same time surgery units are often singled out as an organizational unit that can constitute a ...Master thesis -
Pedagogisk entreprenørskap som virkemiddel for lokal og regional utvikling: Eksempler fra skoler og mindre kystsamfunn i Finnmark
(The University of Bergen, 2013-12-04)Formålet med denne avhandlingen er å belyse pedagogisk entreprenørskap som virkemiddel for lokal og regional utvikling. Avhandlingen opererer med et skille mellom en smal og en bred tilnærming til pedagogisk entreprenørskap. ...Doctoral thesis -
Pengemengdevekst og inflasjon - en empirisk analyse og teoretiske betraktninger
(The University of Bergen, 2004)I denne oppgaven vil jeg undersøke sammenhengen mellom pengemengdevekst og inflasjon i Norge. Hovedmålet for oppgaven er dels å etterprøve resultatene som ble dokumentert i artikkelen ”Sammenhengen mellom pengemengdevekst ...Master thesis -
Perceptions of climate change and adaptation: a case of peasants in the Builsa district of the Upper East Region of Ghana
(The University of Bergen, 2011-05-15)Cropping patterns in the Builsa district of Ghana are gradually changing and faced with a perceived climate change and its negative consequences on the livelihoods of peasant farmers in the district, it is often assumed ...Master thesis -
Pipes and Prayers. Global changes and water management in two Himalayan villages
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Planning for an elderly boom; A System Dynamics Approach to strategic healthcare planning in Bergen, Norway
(The University of Bergen, 2008-06-09)The thesis addresses the future development and potential future scenarios of the geriatric health care situation in the city of Bergen. Due to population dynamics and demographic processes the city of Bergen may expect ...Master thesis -
Policy for weakening the bullwhip effect from mental perspectives -A system dynamics based study
(The University of Bergen, 2013-08-07)The bullwhip effect, which is a typical dynamic problem in the supply chain system, was identified over half a century ago. Numerous studies have been undertaken to investigate the cause and the corresponding solutions ...Master thesis -
Policy Sensitivity Analysis: simple versus complex fishery models
(The University of Bergen, 2003)Sensitivity analysis is often used to judge the sensitivity of model behaviour to uncertain assumptions about model formulations and parameter values. Since the ultimate goal of modelling is typically policy recommendation, ...Working paper -
The Polish Migration to Norway. The Dynamic and Regulation Policy
(The University of Bergen, 2015-06-01)This research aims to enhance the understanding of and gain insight into the process of migration growth that leads the Polish migrant group to become the largest immigrant community in Norway. Through this improved ...Master thesis -
Portfolio Contracts In Supply Chain Risk Management: Analysis of Procurement Strategy with System Dynamics Models
(The University of Bergen, 2008-06-04)This paper presents a simulation study on procurement contract management. The purpose of the study is to develop a general framework for supply contracts, which aims to drive costs down and reduce risks of inventory and ...Master thesis -
Potential Contribution of Existing Computer-Based Models to Comparative Assessment of Development Options
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Poverty mitigation and Wealth creation through artisanal fisheries in Dzemeni area at Volta Lake, Ghana.
(The University of Bergen, 2008)The study focused on the role of fisheries in wealth creation and poverty mitigation in the Dzemeni area, at the Volta Lake of Ghana. Three wealth groups were identified based on their value of asset possession, income ...Master thesis -
A preboreal elk (Alces alces L., 1758) antler from south-eastern Norway
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum, 2010)In 1895 a shed elk antler was found in a mire on a farm near Fluberg, in Søndre Land municipality in south-eastern Norway. The antler was first radiocarbon dated in 2008 and yielded the age 9,100 ± 50 BP (8,340 – 8,250 ...Journal article -
Prison overcrowding: finding successful policies to manage capacity utilization.
(The University of Bergen, 2010-06-07)The prison population of the United Kingdom is the largest in Western Europe. It has been operating beyond its designed capacity for over 20 years. This paper addresses the root causes of this overcrowding and why despite ...Master thesis -
Profit motive and natural resource overexploitation: misperception of the bioeconomic dynamics; the case of a fishery
(The University of Bergen, 2010-11-30)Over-exploitation of fishery resources has become a major concern not only to users of the resource but society as a whole. Management of the resource has not yielded the desired result of sustainability despite huge efforts ...Master thesis -
The Proposed Re-development of the Takoradi Market Circle and its likely. Implications for Market Traders' Access to Trading Space.
(The University of Bergen, 2015-05-15)Market centres are important state and private institutions in Ghana. Apart from being the main places for buying and selling, they constitute major sources of livelihood for many people in Ghana, especially women. Despite ...Master thesis -
Public Indebtedness and Fiscal Policy Restructuring for Socio-Economic Development
(The University of Bergen, 2009-12-03)The flow of finance across national boarders is not an exclusively twentieth century phenomenon (Korner, Maass et al. 1987). In the Middle Ages and later, in the early modern era, when credit operations and modern banking ...Doctoral thesis -
Regeneration of pine on the aeolian sand dunes in Starmoen nature reserve, south-east Norway
(The University of Bergen, 2013-05-15)This study aims to elucidate ecological processes and human interaction concerning regeneration of pines (Pinus sylvestris and Pinus mugo ssp uncinata) 36 years after a fire in Starmoen nature reserve (1976). The reserve ...Master thesis -
Regeneration of Shorea robusta and Schima wallichii under Community Forest Management in Ludikhola watershed, Gorkha district, Nepal
(The University of Bergen, 2013-05-15)Resource and forest management in Nepal: Resource management is of current global interest because of its role in sustaining natural resources and livelihood for future generations. Hardin's paper, the Tragedy of the ...Master thesis
