Browsing Department of Geography by Subject "System dynamics"
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Biofuel and food security: insights from a system dynamics model. The case of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Empirical evidence from research points to biofuel as a possible substitute to conventional fossil fuel-gasoline and diesel. Some countries USA and many in Europe are working towards mandates and legislations that impose ... -
Carbon capture utilization and storage market dynamics: Matching CO2 supply and demand for enhanced oil recovery
(Master thesis, 2014-08-15)This thesis describes the project, which is a part of a wider collaboration between the University of Bergen, Norway and the University of North Dakota (UND) and the Institute for Energy Studies (IES), US established in ... -
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 ... -
Disease eradication and the challenges of global resource mobilization. An experimental approach to understand the perception of the benefits of polio eradication
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)The global effort to eradicate polio began in 1988. The target of the effort was to eradicate the disease by the year 2000, a target which was not attained. The annual number of polio cases has been reduced from 350,000 ... -
The Dynamic Ecological footprint. Endogenizing the Ecological Footprint of Forestry in the Threshold21 Model of Senegal
(Master thesis, 2012-07-11)Many countries in the world are in ecological overshoot. That is the message that the Ecological Footprint calculated by the Global Footprint Network sends us. Since many developing countries may not be in overshoot yet, ... -
The dynamic of modern software development project management and the software crisis of quality. An integrated system dynamics approach towards software quality improvement
(Master thesis, 2012-08-01)The software industry is plagued by cost-overruns, delays, poor customer satisfaction and quality issues that are costing clients and customers world-wide billions of dollars each year. The phenomenon is coined The Software ... -
Dynamic Simulation Model of Common Pool Resource Cooperation Experiments
(5/2003, Working paper, 2003)We investigate the decision rules adopted by individuals in local communities, whoselivelihoods depend on common pool resource stocks and who face the cooperationdilemma in their everyday life. For this purpose, field ... -
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 ... -
Essays on commodity cycles based on expanded Cobweb experiments of electricity markets
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-12-15)This thesis studies cycles in commodity markets. Such fluctuations have significant adverse effects onconsumers and producers. The properties of commodity price fluctuations are well known. However,there is considerable ... -
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 decline in fertility rates with system dynamics: The case of Thailand
(Master thesis, 2014-05-31)Since 1950, the changes in fertility behavior in the Thai population have proved to be very interesting. Between the years of 1950 to 1957, the government invoked a pro-natalist policy and created the Married organization ... -
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 ... -
Gasoline Tax? A System Dynamics Study of Private Passenger Vehicles in China
(Master thesis, 2007)Scarcity of oil and increasing demand make the crude price continue to climb,and such pressure urges our effort to reduce the reliance on oil products. As a majorconsumer of oil synthetic fuels, the transportation sector ... -
Ghana Petroleum Fund Experiment. ´Can a Petroleum Fund help Ghana manage its petroleum revenue (wealth)? An Experimental Inquiry´
(Master thesis, 2010)Ghana starts petroleum production and export business in the third quarter of2010. The management of the petroleum tax revenue is seen as timely fiscalpolicy decisions by the government and its partners. These policy ... -
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 ... -
An investigation of the innovation performance in the capital goods sector in Colombia: using the System Dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2006)The innovation performance of a firm within the capital goods sector inColombia is addressed using the System Dynamics method. The problemthat motivated this study can be stated as the lack of a comprehensivetheory that ... -
Land Use in the Bergen region. A System dynamics analysis of the jobs-housing imbalance
(Master thesis, 2013-05-31)The urban development in the Bergen region has been characterized by urban sprawl and undefined expansions of the urban area which gave rise to a geographic imbalance: while the city center of Bergen offers more jobs than ... -
The logistics of a city's human resources: A simulation model of Bergen's transportation system for strategic management of peak hour congestion
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)Traffic congestion is a problem of increasing magnitude in Bergen that inflicts costs on the commuters and social costs on the whole city of Bergen. Estimations of the peak hour traffic indicates that traffic on many roads ... -
Modeling workforce demand in North Dakota: a System Dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2015-08-25)This study investigates the dynamics behind the workforce demand and attempts to predict the potential effects of future changes in oil prices on workforce demand in North Dakota. The study attempts to join System Dynamics ...