Department of Geography
Recent Submissions
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Investigating Energy Use, Environment Pollution, and Economic Growth in Developing Countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-04)Attaining continuous economic growth entails special consideration of energy sector and the environment. Compliance with this purpose may be more intricate in the uncertain milieu of developing countries. The present paper ... -
Understanding model behavior using the Loops that Matter method
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-19)The relationship between structure and behavior is central to system dynamics, but effective tools required to understand that relationship still elude us. The current state of the art in the field of loop dominance analysis ... -
Solar has greater techno-economic resource suitability than wind for replacing coal mining jobs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-06)Coal mining directly employs over 7 million workers and benefits millions more through indirect jobs. However, to meet the 1.5 °C global climate target, coal's share in global energy supply should decline between 73% and ... -
Insights gained from a systematic reanalysis of a successful model-facilitated change process in health care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-20)Health care is a complex system with multiprofessional staff and multiple patient care pathways. Time pressure and minimal margins for error make it challenging to implement new policies or procedures, no matter how ... -
Social and technical differentiation in smart meter rollout: embedded scalar biases in automating Norwegian and Portuguese energy infrastructure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Within the energy geographies debate on the uneven scalar effects of energy transitions, this article addresses the under-examined, increasing intersection of automation and energy transitions. Using a comparative case of ... -
Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of ... -
European energy poverty metrics: Scales, prospects and limits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Energy poverty, a condition whereby people cannot secure adequate home energy services, is gaining prominence in public discourse and on political and policy agendas. As its measurement is operationalised, metrical ... -
Legitimacy and accountability in the governance of sustainable energy transitions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)How can we enable equitable decarbonisation? There is a wide gap between power to make transformative decisions, on the one hand, and agency on the part of those affected by climate change, on the other. We converge scholarly ... -
Pilot Study: Effectiveness of System Dynamics based Interactive Learning Environment SD/ILE as an interdisciplinary educational tool in K-12 classrooms
(Master thesis, 2021-06-14)Systems thinking is a methodology used to explore and understand the interrelationships within complex systems. One of the key concepts in systems thinking are the feedback loops. This research aims to assess the effectiveness ... -
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ILLEGAL MINING SECTOR IN GHANA: SYSTEM DYNAMIC MODELLING APPROACH TO FORMALIZING THE SECTOR
(Master thesis, 2021-06-18)Illegal gold mining is arguably the most challenging national issue in Ghana today. This unbridled rush for gold has unleashed inestimable damages to the economy of Ghana including child labor, environmental stress, loss ... -
Building Organizational Resilience Through Strategy, Risk and Business Continuity Planning: A System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2021-06-04)The world has experienced and witnessed many disasters both natural and man-made in history. Such type of events have happened before and will certainly occur in the future. The implications of these events go beyond the ... -
COVID’s Dynamic Impact on Consumer Behavior in the US: A System Dynamics Approach to Understanding People’s Perception, Cognition, and Reaction to COVID-19
(Master thesis, 2021-06-04)COVID-19 has instigated sweeping and universal changes in how people carry on their day to day lives as they are forced to adjust to a constantly evolving pandemic. This research project investigates how general behavior ... -
Mind the Gap: Dynamic social inclusion and sustainable mobility in Bergen, Norway
(Master thesis, 2021-05-19)Scholars have claimed that regimes of urban automobility have reached their functional and ideological limits. Many cities are pursuing policies to restrict private vehicle use and prioritize walking, cycling and public ... -
Space Debris as a Super-Wicked Problem: A System Dynamics Approach to Achieving Long-Term Sustainability in Low Earth Orbit
(Master thesis, 2021-06-04)The following study shows that a simplified orbital simulation model can generate prominent results from different scenarios in exploring the dynamics of the environment in low earth orbit and its ramifications. Concentrating ... -
Understanding adult blood glucose homeostasis.
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Bærekraftig byutvikling langs Bybanen i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2021-05-19)Den kompakte byen og bærekraftig utvikling knyttet til transportinfrastrukturer er sentrale tema for denne oppgaven. Infrastrukturtiltak for ulike transportformer har stor betydning for en miljø- og klimavennlig byutvikling, ... -
Getting profitable CCU off the ground: Contingent pathways and Bergen Carbon Solutions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)As carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) gains policy traction and pilot project funding, CCS usually gets the limelight, whereas CCU is often overlooked. CCU, if feasible, has two potential advantages: it obviates ... -
Sustainable and healthy diets: Synergies and trade‐offs in Switzerland
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Food systems have increasingly strong impacts on the environment, and they influence our human well-being. In Switzerland, food consumption accounts for one-third of the environmental impact caused by total final consumption. ... -
Afterword
(Journal article, 2020)Every European System Dynamics Workshop (EuSDW) is a highlight for me. It is an honour to be invited, it is a wonderful opportunity to be able to present, it is a fantastic forum to discuss and it is a treat to be part of ...
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