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System dynamics simulation models on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)It has increasingly been recognized that developing successful obesity prevention policies and interventions requires understanding of the complex mechanisms driving the obesity pandemic and that models could be useful ... -
A system dynamics study of instability in the Colombian coffee market
(Master thesis, 2010-08-04)The coffee market in Colombia is highly unstable, being moreunstable in the last 20 years (since theremoval of the ICO agreement). During 1980 and 1990 thecoffee price was varying around 8%around a mean and over the last ... -
System mapping with adolescents: Using group model building to map the complexity of obesity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Public health research and practice is increasingly employing systems thinking to help grapple with complex issues, from obesity to HIV treatment. At the same time, there is growing recognition that to address a given ... -
A systematic approach to reduce the transient problem in Fort Collins
(Master thesis, 2017-08-23)The phenomenon of transients and homeless in our society represents a complex reality. Transiency has existed for centuries, and the causes of it further differentiate the individuals involved. Fort Collins (Colorado), an ... -
Systemic assessment framework of a learning organization's competitive positioning
(Journal article, 2014)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to devise an innovative feasible, replicable and comprehensive assessment framework of a learning organization's competitive positioning. Design/methodology/approach: The three ... -
Systems approaches to sustainability : Innovation and social-ecological-technological systems
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-19)Bærekraft integreres i økende grad i innovasjons- og planleggingsprosesser, men begrepet blir ofte ufullstendig eller implisitt konseptualisert og operasjonalisert. Operasjonalisering av bærekraft krever vurdering av ... -
Systems Education at Bergen
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-16)At the University of Bergen in Norway, educating students to use computer models and to think systemically about social and economic problems began in the 1970s. The International Masters Program in System Dynamics was ... -
Teaching mathematics to deaf and hard of hearing students: an experimental system dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2010-12-01)Abstract Studies over thirty years show that many deaf and hard of hearing students are under performers in the field of mathematics as compared to their hearing counterparts. This study explored the contribution of system ... -
Temporale og romlige sedimentasjonstrender i en distal-glasial innsjø, gjennom Den Lille Istid
(Master thesis, 2011-09-01)The sedimentation processes in an arctic distal-glacier fed lake Jægervatn (3 m. a.s.l.), located in northern Norway, has been studied by means of core analysis in addition to quaternary mapping of the catchment area of ... -
The Territorialization of a small community - The case of Huaytire, Peru
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)This study explores the diverse strategies used in order to territorialize the small community of Huaytire. By focusing on this territorialization process, it is analyzed the characteristics and functions behind the ... -
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones, Three GIS scenarios for 20 jurisdictions in the western and central Pacific region
(Master thesis, 2020-12-18)Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) are maritime territories that extend 200 nautical miles from a country’s coastline. They mandate sovereign rights over all the natural resources. For Pacific island states, these zones support ... -
Till studies in the Gudbrandsdal area, eastern central Norway
(Journal article, 1973)A number of localities with sub-till sediments have recently been found in the Gudbrandsdal area. The sediments are mostly of glacio-lacustrine origin and of an assumed Middle Weichselian age. Only a few of the findings ... -
Tourism in the global periphery: A case study from Manang, Nepal Himalaya
(Master thesis, 2006)This study examines the impacts of tourism in a small mountain village in the Nepal Himalayas. During the 1980s, especially, there was a strong global increase in tourism to “remote” places. This increase consequently led ... -
Towards a Greener Economy : Entrepreneurs, Clusters and Changing Markets
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-03-02)A shift towards a greener economy is inevitable, given the urgency to deal with climate change and other pressing environmental challenges. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding ... -
Towards Understanding the Causal Relationships in Proliferating SD Education—A System Dynamics Group Modelling Approach in China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Given the growing importance of system dynamics (SD) in solving increasingly complex and dynamic problems in any country, we believe SD education will become an imperative leverage point in helping us deal with our uncertain ... -
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 ...