Essays about: "causal loop"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words causal loop.

1. 16. Sustainable futures of mobility : Transition narratives for policy design and assessment tools

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : David Martínez Rodríguez; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The thesis explores a possible sustainable future of mobility and the transition pathwayto it, focusing on the socio-cultural dimensions that shape and drive the way mobilityis understood. Goal-driven, transition-oriented policy recommendations are providedas the main result, derived from a combined backcasting and forecasting methodologyframework. READ MORE

3. 17. A systems approach toecosystem services planning in Stockholm County

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Fryderyk Płuciennik; [2016]
   Keywords : Ecosystem;

   Abstract : The concept of Ecosystem services was developed mainly in the 1980’s, but one of the most important milestones in that process was publication of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in 2005 which divided ecosystem services into four different types: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting. Ecosystem services are being degraded in many cases all over the world. READ MORE

4. 18. Leverage Points for Effective Cross-Sector Collaboration in Eco-municipalities : Looking at Eindhoven Case Study

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Maaike Madelon Boumans; Xiaojing Fei; Silvia Martín; [2013]
   Keywords : Cross-Sector Collaboration; CSC; Eco-municipalities; Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development; FSSD; leverage points;

   Abstract : There is an increasing acknowledgement in Eco-municipalities – cities using the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) as a tool for their planning process – of the need for Cross-Sector Collaboration, but the necessary expertise is often lacking. The purpose of this study is to better understand effective CSC in Eco-municipalities through indicating potential leverage points and inform the use of the FSSD in this specific context. READ MORE

5. 19. Systems analysis of the impacts of energy supply shortage in Kamaishi for resilience building after Great East Japan Earthquake

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Takehiro Kawahara; [2012]
   Keywords : resilience; causal loop diagrams; systems thinking; natural disaster; energy system; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami hit coastal cities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures of Tohoku Region devastating the energy supply system in the region. Following electricity outage and fuel shortages caused severe problems in the city of Kamaishi varying from lack of mobility, communication, heating to reduced health conditions. READ MORE

6. 20. A systems approach to biogasplanning in Stockholm, Sweden

   University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

   Author : Calle Österlin; [2012]
   Keywords : Systems analysis; systems perspective; environmental management; environmental objectives; environmental planning; biogas; natural gas; renewable energy; Causal Loop Diagrams;

   Abstract : The Swedish capital Stockholm is at the forefront of biogas gas use, especially when it comesto biogas used for vehicle gas. This technology has the potential of being a fuel with veryhigh environmental performance, but in order to realize the full potential publicenvironmental management must be optimized. READ MORE