Sökning: "socio-technical systems"

Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 116 avhandlingar innehållade orden socio-technical systems.

1. 26. Water for a few : a history of urban water and sanitation in East Africa

   Författare :David Nilsson; Arne Kaijser; Gunilla Andrae; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :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;

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

3. 27. Improving Implementation of e-Government Services in Rwanda : An Organisational Perspective

   Författare :Pierre Bakunzibake; Gunnar Klein; Åke Grönlund; Sirajul M. Islam; Ulf Melin; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; e-government implementation; e-government services; organisational issues; socio-technical theory; Least Developed Countries; process improvement; PDER; Rwanda;

   Sammanfattning : As part of realising development programmes faster, developing countries have been adopting, from developed ones, modern ICTs and implementing e-government towards better public services. However, efforts of implementation of e-government services have been often resulting in unsatisfactory outcomes and even total failures. LÄS MER

4. 28. The Business Value of BIM : Elaborating on Content and Perspective

   Författare :Susanna Vass; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Chris Harty; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business value; Building Information Modelling; socio-technical; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Sammanfattning : The expectations on digitalization and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) are high. The high expectations are reflected in an increasing interest for the term business value of BIM. LÄS MER

5. 29. Environmental Assessment of Emerging Technologies: The Case of Alternative Transport Fuels

   Författare :Karl Jonasson; Karl Hillman; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; environmental assessment; biofuels; transport; LCA; sustainable development; technological transitions; technology path assessment; alternative fuels; socio-technical scenarios; life-cycle assessment; technological systems;

   Sammanfattning : There are several methods to evaluate the environmental performance of new technologies. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the methodological development of environmental assessments, with contributions from life-cycle assessment (LCA), theories on technical change and socio-technical scenarios. LÄS MER

7. 30. Offentlighetens nya rum : teknik och politik i Sverige 1969-1999

   Författare :Lars Ilshammar; Ann-Sofie Ohlander; Lars Ingelstam; Henrik Meinander; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; public sphere; national regimes; socio-technical systems; large technical systems; telecommunications; computer law; system culture; information infrastructure; IT-policy; convergence; History; Historia; Historia; History;

   Sammanfattning : This study in contemporary history describes the transformation of the public sphere in Sweden during the period 1969-1999, and analyses the role of information technology and politics in the process. The overall aim of the study is to explain how, and why, the public sphere in Jürgen Habermas sense has deteriorated during a period of rapid technological and political change, when increasing attention has been given to information technology as a new tool for improving democracy and empowering citizens. LÄS MER