• Globalisering, et humanitær-politisk kompleks og Det internasjonale gjennombruddet 

  Tvedt, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

• The smart city as mobile policy: Insights on contemporary urbanism 

  Wathne, Marikken Wullf; Haarstad, Håvard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  What can the smart city discourse tell us about contemporary urbanism? This discourse is arguably a key exemplar of the increasingly mobile and networked characteristic of urban policy-making, and can reveal important ...

• On the political feasibility of climate change mitigation pathways: Is it too late to keep warming below 1.5° C? 

  Jewell, Jessica; Cherp, Aleh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Keeping global warming below 1.5°C is technically possible but is it politically feasible? Understanding political feasibility requires answering three questions: (a) “Feasibility of what?,” (b) “Feasibility when and ...

• Når forskning blir politikkens fortsettelse med andre midler: Om historiefagets rasjonale og en talende metafor 

  Tvedt, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

• Validity of energy social research during and after COVID-19: challenges, considerations, and responses 

  Fell, Michael; Pagel, Laura; Chen, Chien-fei; Goldberg, Matthew; Herberz, Mario; Huebner, Gesche; Sareen, Siddharth; Hahnel, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are having unprecedented impacts on people’s lives around the world. In this paper, we argue that those conducting social research in the energy domain ...

• Assessing the Potential Replacement of Laurel Forest by a Novel Ecosystem in the Steep Terrain of an Oceanic Island 

  Sharan Devkota, Ram; Field, Richard; Vetaas, Ole Reidar; Beierkuhnlein, Carl; Hoffmann, Samuel; Walentowitz, Anna; Jentsch, Anke; Medina, Felix; Weiser, Frank; Chiarukki, Allessandro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Biological invasions are a major global threat to biodiversity and often affect ecosystem services negatively. They are particularly problematic on oceanic islands where there are many narrow-ranged endemic species, and ...

• Investigating Energy Use, Environment Pollution, and Economic Growth in Developing Countries 

  Abdollahi, Hooman (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 

  Schoenberg, William Alexander; Davidsen, Pål; Eberlein, Robert (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 

  Pai, Sandeep; Zerriffi, Hisham; Jewell, Jessica; Pathak, Jaivik (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 

  Holmström, Paul; Hallberg, Stefan; Björk-Eriksson, Thomas; Lindberg, Jesper; Olsson, Caroline; Bååthe, Fredrik; Davidsen, Pål (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 

  Sareen, Siddharth (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 

  Fazey, Ioan; Schäpke, Niko; Rosenberg, Milda Nordbø; Caniglia, Guido; O'Brien, Karen; Hodgson, Anthony; Kendrick, Ian; Scoville-Simonds, Morgan; Gram-Hanssen, Irmelin; Amundsen, Helene; Grandin, Jakob; Dannevig, Halvor; Grenni, Sara; Gunnell, Jade Lauren; Gusmao, Felipe; Hamann, Maike; Harding, Brian; Harper, Gavin; Hesselgren, Mia; Hestad, Dina; Heykoop, Cheryl Anne; Holmén, Johan; Holstead, Kirsty; Hoolohan, Claire; Horcea-Milcu, Andra-Ioana; Horlings, Lummina Geertruida; Howden, Stuart Mark; Howell, Rachel Angharad; Huque, Sarah Insia; Inturias Canedo, Mirna Liz; Preiser, Rika; Rahman, Sajidur; Reed, Mark S.; Revell, Philip; Rodriguez, Iokiñe; Rogers, Briony Cathryn; Rohr, Jascha; Ross, Helen; Russell, Shona; Young, Hannah R. (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 

  Sareen, Siddharth; Thomson, Harriet; Herrero, Sergio Tirado; Gouveia, Joao Pedro; Lippert, Ingmar; Lis, Aleksandra (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 

  Sareen, Siddharth; Haarstad, Håvard (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 

  Rashidian, Mahla (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 

  Sarfo, Richard (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 

  Isaacs-Mpulo, Noedine (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 

  Noyes, Willard (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 

  Remme, Devyn Helen Avhild (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 

  Öz, Besir Suleyman (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 ...

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