Browsing Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (TN-ISØP) by Title
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Risk assessment of wind farm development in ice proven area
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)There many risks associated with wind farms operating in cold harsh areas, a number of these risks is caused by icing. Atmospheric and super-structure icing can cause ice accretion on wind turbines’ structure, and lead to ... -
Risk factors in stock returns of U.S. oil and gas companies: evidence from quantile regression analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The boom and bust in oil prices during the last two decades have attracted many investors to oil and gas companies in search of returns and risk diversification benefits. This study analyzes the impact of several risk ... -
Risk literacy : Foundational issues and its connection to risk science
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)A new research area is developing, risk literacy. The term “risk literacy” basically refers to one's ability to understand and evaluate risk, in order to support and make appropriate decisions. In this article, we discuss ... -
Risk science applied to major risk events in history
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Major risk events in history are often labeled as black swans or as unforeseeable given the risk policies and procedures existing at the time. Hindsight suggests that many of these events could have been foreseeable. This ... -
Risk Science Contributions: Three Illustrating Examples
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)This article aims to demonstrate that risk science is important for society, industry and all of us. Rather few people today, including scientists and managers, are familiar with what this science is about—its foundation ... -
A risk science perspective on liability/guilt and uncertainty judgements in courts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article aims to provide new insights about risk and uncertainty in law contexts, by incorporating ideas and principles of contemporary risk science. The main focus is on one particular aspect of the law: its operation ... -
A risk science perspective on the discussion concerning Safety I, Safety II and Safety III
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Recently, there has been a discussion in the safety science community concerning the validity of basic approaches to safety, referred to as Safety I, Safety II and Safety III, with Erik Hollnagel and Nancy Leveson in leading ... -
A risk science perspective on vaccines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Vaccines can be seen as one of the greatest successes in modern medicine. Good examples are the vaccines against smallpox, polio, and measles. Unfortunately, vaccines can have side effects, but the risks are considered by ... -
Risk understanding and risk acknowledgement : a new approach to environmental risk assessment in marine aquaculture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A better understanding of the potential cumulative impacts of large-scale fish farming, could help marine aquaculture to become more environmentally sustainable. Risk assessment plays an important role in this process by ... -
A risk-increasing safety strategy? Evaluating the Traditional Risk-mitigating Strategy in Dealing with Dumped Ammunition and Explosive Remnants of War
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The Risks of the Mask
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)In this article we go beyond epidemiological models to make a case for a more holistic approach to the use of face masks as a risk mitigation factor in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. We argue that while masking ... -
Robust Strategies For Rig Procurement
(Working paper, 2013)Scarcity of rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) has led to a number of interesting changes in the procurement of such units and in the relationship between oil companies and rig contractors. Small oil companies ... -
Salmon trout, the forgotten cousin?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)This study investigates potential economic reasons why the production of trout is maintained in Norway by analyzing prices and production for Norwegian Atlantic salmon and trout. The species Atlantic salmon dominates the ... -
Samhandling på sokkelen - kontrakter og insentiver
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)I Oljemeldingen i 2003 (St.meld. nr. 38 2003–2004) ga Regjeringen uttrykk for et ønske om å realisere verdiøkningen som kan ligge i bedre samhandling mellom oljeselskaper og leverandører, blant annet gjennom endret og ... -
'Samhandling': On the nuances of resilience through case study research in emergency response operations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)Standard emergency-management procedures offer guidance on how organizations can improve their handling of all types of emergencies. However, such a generalization undermines uncertainties and oversimplifies the complexity ... -
The São Paulo wholesale seafood market: A study of fish prices in Brazil
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We analyze fish pricing in the São Paulo wholesale market, the second largest seafood market in South America. Quantitative price analysis is complemented by interviews with participants in the value chain to answer how ... -
Seafood prices reveal impacts of a major ecological disturbance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01)Coastal hypoxia (dissolved oxygen ≤ 2 mg/L) is a growing problem worldwide that threatens marine ecosystem services, but little is known about economic effects on fisheries. Here, we provide evidence that hypoxia causes ... -
Seasonal Harvest Patterns in Multispecies Fisheries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Fishers face multidimensional decisions: when to fish, what species to target, and how much gear to deploy. Most bioeconomic models assume single-species fisheries with perfectly elastic demand and focus on inter-seasonal ... -
Segmentation, Classification, and Determinants of In-Store Shopping Activity and Travel Behaviour in the Digitalisation Era: The Context of a Developing Country
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The influence of digital technologies in the current era has substantially affected the way individuals engage with in-store shopping activities and travels. To prepare a transport policy with sustainable orientations, it ... -
The Shapley Value of Coalitions to Other Coalitions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09)The Shapley value for an n-person game is decomposed into a 2n × 2n value matrix giving the value of every coalition to every other coalition. The cell ϕIJ(v, N) in the symmetric matrix is positive, zero, or negative, ...