Browsing Department of Geography by Subject "System Dynamics"
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A system dynamics approach to study the sustainable reduction of a restaurant food waste
(Master thesis, 2022-06-03)The study has been conducted with three phases: supply phase, production, distribution and consumption phase and waste management which rules the total food waste model. -
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 ... -
A comparative, simulation supported study on the diffusion of battery electric vehicles in Norway and Sweden
(Master thesis, 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 ... -
Corruption - Can Brazil win this war?
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)Corruption in Brazil is endemic and has increased since the end of the military transition regime in 1985, a year marked by an indirect presidential election, which was followed by the 1988 Constitutional Reform. The present ... -
The economic sustainability of land-based aquaculture systems: An integrated analysis
(Master thesis, 2015-06-28)The global demand for fish is rising, caused by population growth and an increasing per capita consumption of fish. At the same time, production from capture fisheries has stagnated and there are growing concerns about the ... -
Enabling Mobility for Persons with Major Lower-Limb Amputations: A Model-based Study of the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Service Provision on Mobility Outcomes
(Master thesis, 2022-08-19)The World Health Organization has predicted a doubling in the global population for persons with amputation by 2050 because of steady population growth, ageing populations, and climbing rates chronic conditions such as ... -
Environmental Impacts of Rapid Electric Vehicle Adoption: A Comprehensive Energy Source Analysis
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)The world is at a turning point, with major environmental problems demanding immediate action and the rapid adoption of renewable energy. Electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a possible alternative to reduce carbon ... -
The Good Life does not come easily in Lithuania
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)The population of Lithuania has been declining for the last 25 years. This has mainly been caused by high emigration out of the country. In particular, of young adults seeking job opportunities abroad. This has made the ... -
How wearing a mask and practicing physical ( social ) distancing is changing the shape of Covid-19 pandemics spread curve in Serbia? System Dynamics analysis
(Master thesis, 2020-09-01)Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, emerged in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China, in early December 2019. During the time of writing these lines, numbers of infected ... -
Hydro Investment (A Long-Term Policy to Mitigate Load Shedding in Nepal)
(Master thesis, 2019-06-21)Background: Nepal has been facing acute load shedding problem though it has a large potential for hydropower generations. It has more than 6,000 rivers with commercially exploitable hydropower generating potential of about ... -
Long-Term Dynamics of Electricity Generation Expansion Optimal Investments for the Next 50 Years
(Master thesis, 2015-05-25)Sustainable development has become the foundation in planning for the future. Nowhere is it more evident than in the energy sector. Re-Conceptualization of the electricity market is currently underway. The latter being ... -
The Maize Value Chain in Zambia: Dynamics and Resilience Towards Production Shocks
(Master thesis, 2015-07-03)Zambia is a country whose food security largely depends on maize. In the light of expected structural maize deficits and the likely occurrence of shock events, the aim of this thesis is to test the resilience of the Zambian ... -
Modelling the Impact of Coordinated Policies to Reduce Sea Lice Abundance in Farmed Salmon Populations
(Master thesis, 2018-06-29)Farmed salmon has large potential as a source of food to the worlds growing population. It is also an important source of income, both to local communities and Norway. The introduction of large biomass into the sea by the ... -
Salmon economic analysis: an operational cost study, finding better ways to ensure efficient resource utilization, improves profitability and environmental sustainability for the salmon aquaculture in Norway.
(Master thesis, 2018-12-20)Salmon aquaculture is the fastest growing industry in Norway, contributing to food security and nutrition. The industry ensures social, economic and environmentally sustainable development by utilizing natural resources ... -
Smart Price. A Dynamic Way to Reduce Load Shedding in Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2018-06-19)This thesis is a study of how the fixed price in Bangladesh electricity systems causing load shedding. the unstable supply of electricity is hindering the normal progressions of socio economic developments of Bangladesh. ... -
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 ... -
Sustainable Aviation Fuel in a Scandinavian Context - A Systems Perspective on Sustainable Transitions within the Aviation Industry
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)The aviation sector is a major contributor to global carbon emissions, accounting for approximately 2.5% of total global emissions. The main contributor to these emissions is the production and consumption of aviation fuel, ... -
The Effects of Human Activities on The Ecosystem of Kelp Forests in Norway: A System Dynamics Modelling Approach
(Master thesis, 2023-03-22)This thesis aims to contribute to existing knowledge about the ecosystem of kelp forests in Norway. The thesis revolves around the creation of a model that is a simplified conceptual representation of the ecosystem, which ...