Browsing Department of Geography by Subject "753907"
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The AIDS Epidemic in Tanzania: A System Dynamics Approach for Policy Development
(Master thesis, 2008-08-28)Despite all the efforts made by the government and other agencies, the AIDS epidemic in Tanzania still remains a major challenge. Over the last two decades the numbers of people living with HIV/AIDS and the deaths caused ... -
Can people learn behaviours of stock and flow using their ability to calculate running total? An experimental study
(Master thesis, 2010-06-01)Stock and flow is basis of dynamics. Understanding of stock and flow is crucial in comprehending and managing problems such as global warming and national debt. Yet previous experimental studies discovered that people ... -
Can System Dynamics Improve Project Management Teaching? An Experimental Study
(Master thesis, 2008-08-18)With the great economic development, more and more well trained projectmangers are demanded. Unfortunately, evidence show traditional project managementtraining fails to provide prospective project managers with the ... -
Capturing the Dynamics of Panic Disorder. A System Dynamics Translation of the Contemporary Biological and Psychological Conceptualization of Panic Disorder
(Master thesis, 2008-11-23)The present study undertakes a full system dynamics (SD) translation of the contemporary biological and psychological conceptualizations of panic disorder (PD). It makes explicit the dynamic processes implicit in the ... -
Cheating and other student strategies: A system dynamics policy analysis for students that want to graduate
(Master thesis, 2011-11-15)This paper explores different strategies students can utilize in order to graduate. A good grade is considered of great value and something some students are willing to utilize extreme means to achieve. Traditional means ... -
Costs and dynamics of war: System dynamics approached to maritime disputes in the South China Sea
(Master thesis, 2011-11-17)Maritime sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) are complex issues of growing concern over regional and global stability. Significant possibility of high resolution conflict as an arms race has been accumulated. ... -
Discrete events in a continuous System. How to model influence factors on capacity in a complex assembly line environment.
(Master thesis, 2011-06-10)This study examines the influences of lot prioritisation, scheduling and line balancing on the productivity of a laser assembly line using a System Dynamics model. The handling of single production lots was implemented ... -
A Dynamic Analysis of Tourism Determinants in Sicily
(Master thesis, 2009-08-19)Master Programme in System Dynamics -
A Dynamic approach to understanding the nexus between electric power demand and economic growth, using a generic electricity model: The case of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2011-06-13)The debate about the interplay between energy and economic growth continues unabated without any indication of a consensus being reached. While some research work point to a unidirectional relationship between energy ... -
The effectiveness of a new model structure behavior visualization technique: An experimental study of the Forio model explorer
(Master thesis, 2011-11-29)System dynamisists have a difficult time communicating the knowledge learned during the model building process to the general public and decision makers. (Warren and Langley 1999) In this study one of the most popular ... -
An endogenous relationship between wages, job opportunity, and skilled labor shortage in Norway
(Master thesis, 2010-11-05)Norway's economy has gone through unprecedented growth in the past decade. The strong growth in GDP, employment, labor productivity, real wage, and labor immigration combines with increasing outflows from the labor force, ... -
Etiology study of diarrhea in children:A study case in casco urbano Honduras.A system dynamics approach for policy development
(Master thesis, 2011-06-08)Diarrhea has been a major contributor for infant morbidity and infant mortality in developing countries, Honduras with no exception. This paper explores a case study on the illness rate of diarrhea in children in a rural ... -
Exploring the use of System Dynamics in Teaching Civic Education: An Experiment with High School Students in Colombia
(Master thesis, 2008-05-30)The need of empowering citizens to become active in civic and political issues is an important element towards development in Colombia. The reality of the country in terms of inequality, armed civil conflict and a negative ... -
How to correct misperceptions of delays: an interactive learning environment to reduce binge drinking
(Master thesis, 2010-11-06)Background: People misperceive accumulation processes. Take for example the case of people becoming more drunk than intended. Such misperceptions can lead to high costs that in some cases may be fatal. We ask: Could ... -
Impact of peak oil and food based biofuel production on long-term food security. A dynamic policy model
(Master thesis, 2008-06-10)It would, for the sake of food security, be rational to start an agricultural transition to a system less dependant on fossil fuels in good time before a possible energy crisis. It therefore seems a paradox that policy ... -
Increase Malaysia palm oil production efficiency
(Master thesis, 2011-12-01)An explanation of palm oil system in Malaysia and the way of improvement production efficiency -
Intermodal Logistics System Simulation Model and the Empty Container Flows
(Master thesis, 2008-09-04)"The average container is idle or undergoing empty repositioning for over 50 % of its life span..." (CRINKS Paul, 2000) High volume of empty container movements and low container productivity are the main problems of the ... -
Misperceptions of energy taxes: an experimental study
(Master thesis, 2010-06-05)Economists generally agree that in theory, fuel taxes are the most cost effective policies to address efficiency losses and combat environmental pollution (see eg. Baumol (1988); Dasgupta (1979); Izzo (2007); Mankiw (2006 ... -
Modeling Oscillatory Shortage of Electricity Generating Capacity in China: A System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2008-05-28)China has experienced a persistent shortage of electricity generating capacity since the late 1960s. This capacity shortage is mainly due to the shortage of thermal generating capacity. However, the shortage of thermal ... -
Non-Revenue Water Reduction Programs in Colombia: Methodology Analysis using a System Dynamics Approach
(Master thesis, 2008-08-19)All across the world there are concerns about water availability that inviteutilities to perform better as water stewards. One of the ways to get a betterperformance, both operational and financial, is to reduce water ...