Search for dissertations about: "socio-technical systems"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 105 swedish dissertations containing the words socio-technical systems.

  2. 21. Developing a Value Proposition of Maritime Ergonomics

    Author : Cecilia Österman; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; operational performance; socio-technical systems.; Ergonomics; value proposition; maritime economics; human element; shipping; participatory ergonomics;

    Abstract : There is a large body of knowledge available on the importance of ergonomics for successful(and unsuccessful) systems. Domain specific handbooks, guidelines and standards can befound also for the maritime industry. READ MORE

  4. 22. In what way is it sustainable? : Developing a multi-criteria method for sustainability assessment of socio-technical systems

    Author : Axel Lindfors; Mats Eklund; Roozbeh Feiz Aghaei; Jerry D. Murphy; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : Due to increasing environmental degradation, decreasing resource stocks, and growing inequality there is an urgent need for sustainable development. Many of these societal challenges are interlinked and interconnected and sustainable development represents a multi-dimensional and integrative concept to overcome them. READ MORE

  5. 23. The diffusion of biogas systems in Brazil

    Author : Hanna Zanatta; Wisdom Kanda; Olof Hjelm; Thomas Magnusson; Hans Hellsmark; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Anaerobic digestion; Socio-technical interactions; Sustainability transitions; Global South;

    Abstract : Brazil is one of the largest economies in the Global South. Because of the country’s strong agribusiness and large population, it has a huge potential for biogas production that has yet to be realized. READ MORE

  6. 24. A Framework for Risk Assessment in Augmented Reality-equipped Socio-technical Systems

    Author : Soheila Sheikh Bahaei; Barbara Gallina; Muhammad Atif Javed; Philippe Palanque; Mälardalens högskola; []
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  7. 25. Water for a few : a history of urban water and sanitation in East Africa

    Author : David Nilsson; Arne Kaijser; Gunilla Andrae; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; urban water; urban sanitation; urban history; development studies; African history; environmental history; large technical systems; socio-technical systems; institutional change; public service; History of technology; Teknikhistoria;

    Abstract : This licentiate thesis describes and analyses the modern history of the socio-technical systems for urban water supply and sanitation in East Africa with focus on Uganda and Kenya. The key objective of the thesis is to evaluate to what extent the historic processes frame and influence the water and sanitation services sectors in these countries today. READ MORE