Essays about: "Behavioural Science"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 59 essays containing the words Behavioural Science.

  1. 11. Planning for Sustainability : Are sustainable neighbourhoods creating sustainable lifestyles?

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Isabelle Lindbäck; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainable lifestyles; planning- and design policy and strategies; behaviour change; behaviour-economics; practice theory;

    Abstract : The impact of unsustainable human actions has grown to become the most significant underlying factor of current environmental problems, which stresses the need for a large-scale transformative change in our modern ways of living. Sustainable development has emerged to become the primary framework to reduce climate impact, and sustainable neighbourhoods have become a highly sought out and desirable policy goal. READ MORE

  3. 12. Is the Shipping industry still Sulfuring? - A study of compliance factors from the IMO 2020 sulfur cap

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Denise Bell Knudsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Marpol; IMO; Imo 2020 sulfur cap; compliance; implementation; enforcement; legal certainty; maritime environmental legislation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper explores different aspects of maritime environmental legislation with the goal of identifying the influencing factors associated with achieving compliance with international maritime environmental legislation. International shipping is often considered the most environmentally friendly form of transport, and while this is true, it is still a significant contributor to global warming and climate change. READ MORE

  4. 13. Choice blindness and the (in)transitivity of preferences: A graph-based method for studying preference structures in real-time

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Erik Haglund; [2021]
    Keywords : Cognitive science; Behavioural economics; Choice blindness; money pumps; preferences; cognition; graphs; graph theory; intransitive preferences; transitive; decision-making; transitivity; cyclic preferences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The axiom of transitivity states that if a person prefers option A to B and B to C, he must also prefer A to C. This simple axiom is often seen as one of the pillars of rational choice, but whether it should be has created a divide in the research community. READ MORE

  5. 14. Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression : Moving away from conventional antidepressants

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emma-Clara Blom; [2021]
    Keywords : Ketamine; antidepressant; treatment-resistant depression; NMDA-receptor antagonist; glutamate;

    Abstract : An increasing amount of research suggests Ketamine in subanaesthetic doses to be an effective antidepressant for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Treatment-Resistant Disorder (TRD). After the finding that NMDA-receptor antagonists may hold antidepressant effect, several studies have suggested Ketamine to have great effect in relief of depressive symptoms. READ MORE

  6. 15. A Paradigm Shift in the Regulation of Digital Platforms? - Ex-Ante Market Rules for Contestable and Fair Digital Markets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Beritan Zorkun Arik; [2021]
    Keywords : The Gatekeepers; Core Platform Services; Digital Markets Act; Ex Ante.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis poses structural and behavioural competition problems in digital markets in terms of core platforms services provided by the gatekeepers under the proposed Digital Markets Act by the European Commission, where such problems are the most evident. This thesis analyses whether existing competition and more sector-specific legal tools are functional to address these problems. READ MORE