Essays about: "Risk policy process"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 130 essays containing the words Risk policy process.

  1. 1. Expectations and reality of sustainable stormwater management : A review of implementation of Nature-Based Solutions - A case study of Southern Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Katarzyna Zofia Dziubanii; [2024]
    Keywords : Nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; ecosystem services; planning process; spatial planning; urban planning; stormwater management; sustainability; climate change mitigation; Naturbaserade lösningar; grön infrastruktur; ekosystemtjänster; planeringsprocess; fysisk planering; stadsplanering; dagvattenhantering; hållbarhet; klimatförändringar;

    Abstract : The shrinking of permeable areas in favour of urban development is a phenomenon described in both scientific literature and policy documents. Changes in rainfall intensity and frequency following climate change are expected, but predicting the exact magnitude of these changes remains unclear. READ MORE

  3. 2. Risk-Averse Multi-Armed Bandit Problem with Multiple Plays

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Siri Dahlgren; Nicholas Marriott; [2023-10-23]
    Keywords : MAB; Gittins; Markovian bandit; risk-aversion; policy iteration; multiple plays;

    Abstract : This study aims to construct an efficient heuristic, referred to as RA, for a riskaverse Markovian multi-armed bandit problem (MAB) with multiple plays. The RA incorporates risk-aversion and multiple plays by modifying the Gittins index strategy. READ MORE

  4. 3. TRANSPARENCY AND THE RESOURCE CURSE IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY Changes since oil discovery

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amanda Alagic; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Resources curse; Ghana; Transparency; Oil; Corruption;

    Abstract : When a country has high levels of natural resources, they risk falling prey to the resource curse. Studies show a correlation between high levels of natural resources and corruption as well as lower quality institutions and less democracy. Transparency is a key precondition for accountability and mitigating corruption. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social Policy from Above? : Europeanisation of Swedish Social Policy 1990-2019

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Strigén; [2023]
    Keywords : Social policy change; social policy; Europeanisation; welfare state; unemployment policy; family policy; process tracing;

    Abstract : At the same time as the European Union’s (EU) influence has grown, path-breaking changes in Sweden’s social policy characteristics have appeared. Previous research gives contradictory evidence on whether and how these developments relate, and it remains unknown to what extent the EU contributed to the changes observed in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. S-MARL: An Algorithm for Single-To-Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning : Case Study: Formula 1 Race Strategies

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Marinaro Davide; [2023]
    Keywords : Reinforcement Learning; Single-to-Multi-Agent; Learning Stability; Exploration-Exploitation trade-off; Race Strategy Optimization; Förstärkningsinlärning; Från en till flera agenter; Stabilitet vid inlärning; Utforskning-exploatering; Optimering av tävlingsstrategier;

    Abstract : A Multi-Agent System is a group of autonomous, intelligent, interacting agents sharing an environment that they observe through sensors, and upon which they act with actuators. The behaviors of these agents can be either defined upfront by programmers or learned by trial-and-error resorting to Reinforcement Learning. READ MORE