Browsing Department of Geography by Title
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Tragedy of the Commons in Groundwater Resources And Evaluating Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Development (A Case Study of Iran)
(Master thesis, 2019-09-10)At present, many countries (including Iran) face "extremely high" levels of water stress, which means more than 80 percent of the water available to agricultural, domesc, and industrial users is withdrawn from groundwater ... -
Transformation as relational mobilisation: The networked geography of Addis Ababa’s sustainable transport interventions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Literatures on sustainability transition and transformation increasingly emphasise the role of spatiality and local agency. This paper argues that relational thinking has much more to offer this debate than presently ... -
Transforming food systems at local levels: using participatory system dynamics in an interactive manner to refine small-scale farmers’ mental models
(Journal article, 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 ... -
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 ... -
Transitioning to Electric Vehicles in the US
(Master thesis, 2022-12-12)Concerns about growing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels have become increasingly pressing in recent years and reducing energy use and shifting to cleaner fuels have become explicit political goals. The US is ... -
Trials, errors and improvements in co-production of climate services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Climate change yields both challenges and opportunities. In both cases, costly adaptations and transformations are necessary and desirable, and these must be based on realistic and relevant climate information. However, ... -
Tuning in on the Global Tuna Value Chain. A Political Ecology Perspective on Food Loss and Waste
(Master thesis, 2021-08-02)This master thesis explores the food loss and waste of tuna resources in the global tuna value chains. The aim is to understand how the global system of governance affects the access to and utilisation of tuna resources ... -
Tverrsektorielle samarbeid som regional utvikling. En komparativ studie av TAF-opplæring i Måløy og Ulsteinvik
(Master thesis, 2017-01-02)Studien tok for seg samarbeid mellom videregående skoler, private foretak og tredjeparter i forbindelse med opplæringsløpet Teknisk Allmennfag (TAF). Struktur, ansvarsfordeling og oppbygningen av videregående opplæring ... -
Tørkesommeren 2018: En casestudie av jordbrukets resiliens til ekstremværhendelser og utvikling av klimatilpasningsstrategier
(Master thesis, 2020-06-17)Endrede værmønstre og mer ekstremvær som følge av klimaendringene er en av de største utfordringene for jordbruk og matsikkerhet. Tørken som rammet Norge og store deler av Europa sommeren 2018 understreker at også norsk ... -
Understanding adult blood glucose homeostasis.
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Understanding Credit Crunch of 2018: A System Dynamics Study of Nepalese Banking Sector
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Understanding Hydrologic, Human, and Climate System Feedback Loops: Results of a Participatory Modeling Workshop
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Groundwater depletion threatens global freshwater resources, necessitating urgent water management and policies to meet current and future needs. However, existing data-intensive approaches to assessments do not fully ... -
Understanding maternal mortality ratio reduction bottlenecks in Uganda. A system dynamics approach for policy development
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Understanding Maternal Mortality ratio reduction bottlenecks in Uganda: A System Dynamics Approach for Policy Development. Nuwagira Cranmer Abstract. Despite all efforts initiated by government and its partners , maternal ... -
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 ... -
Understanding resilience of farming systems: Insights from system dynamics modelling for an arable farming system in the Netherlands
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Farming systems in Europe are facing economic, social, environmental and institutional challenges. Highly intensive, climate-exposed, arable farming systems like the Veenkoloniën in the north of the Netherlands are ... -
Understanding the dynamics emerging from the interplay among poor mental wellbeing, energy balance-related behaviors, and obesity prevalence in adolescents: A simulation-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Both obesity and poor mental wellbeing have a high prevalence in European youth. Adolescents in six countries identified mental wellbeing factors as main drivers of youth obesity through systems mapping. This study sought ... -
Understanding the dynamics of Information Security Investments: A Simulation-Based Approach
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Understanding the Dynamics of Nutrient Management and Runoff from Plant Farms in the Potomac Watershed: Take Example of Nitrogen Management in Corn Planting of Frederick
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)In this paper, we focus on nitrogen load from corn planting in Frederick, in order to explore a generalized system dynamics structure and policy indications for nutrient pollution from agricultural planting in Potomac ... -
Understanding ‘night grazing’: Conservation governance, rural inequalities, and shifting responses ‘from above and below’ throughout the nychthemeron in Laikipia, Kenya
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Across much of eastern Africa, the land area coverage of private or otherwise non-state conservation areas is rapidly increasing. In Kenya, these trends have sparked renewed contestation and debate concerning the property ... -
Urban Flood Modelling and Road Network Vulnerability Assessment in Bergen
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)Increased emissions of greenhouse gases have brought the world’s climate into a process of change. The oceans and atmosphere are warming up, which also initiates other negative consequences such as more severe urban floods. ...