Sammendrag Denne oppgaven undersøker hvordan konseptet Smart City eller smart by påvirker samfunnssikkerheten i Norge. Smart by er et konsept som har fått stor internasjonal oppmerksomhet de senere årene. Konseptet er utviklet i stor del som et for å møte de klimautfordringene vi står ovenfor. Derfor ønsket jeg med denne oppgaven å undersøke hvordan denne trenden innenfor byutviklingen med fokus ...

This paper focuses on migrants and migration in the context of the Czech Republic, an ethnically and nationally homogeneous country without significant migration experience. Despite this fact, the issue of migration became very prominent in 2015 and has been an integral part of Czech political and public discourse since then. Although the topic has attracted scholarly interest, but the reflection ...

Large seasonal and spatial variabilities in Arctic shipping and its associated emissions are expected in the future, due to continuous sea ice decline. This study collected ship traffic data and the associated emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM), and black carbon (BC) along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2013. The aim is to analyze ...

A reinforcement learning algorithm based on Deep Q-Networks (DQN) is used for the path following and heading control of a ship in calm water and waves. The rudder action of the ship is selected based on the developed DQN model. The spatial positions, linear velocities, yaw rate, Heading Error (HE) and Cross Track Error (CTE) represent the state-space, and a set of rudder angles represents the action ...

The marine aquaculture industry is expanding the production into new sea areas. The technology is advancing, and offshore aquaculture facilities are being developed. The offshore developments can offer significant benefits that applies to the economy, optimization of operations and production, as well as minimizing the impact on the coastal areas. Structural and operation procedures need to be ...

To this day, there is a lack of research on unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) related incidents and accidents. Knowing why these happen, what potential outcomes they may have and how to avoid them from occurring, can be crucial. There is, furthermore, potentially a lack of transparency in the unmanned aviation industry, regarding reporting of incidents. In order to prepare conclusions within one set ...

With organizational environments becoming increasingly complex and volatile, the concept of “organizational resilience” has become the “new normal”. Organizational resilience is a complex and multidimensional concept which builds on the myriad of capabilities that an organization develops during its lifecycle. As learning is an inherent and essential part of these developments, it has become a ...

The importance of leadership on safety has been well acknowledged and studied for many years in various high-risk industries. This paper aims at (1) synthesising the existing safety leadership research by performing a systematic literature review to gain an overview of the relationship between various leadership styles and safety performance in high-risk industries with a main focus on health and ...

The aviation industry already consists of a complex system of strict regulations related to operation and maintenance, where severe weather conditions further challenge flight operations. Recent research has shown that most aircraft accidents are caused by icing externally, where severe icing conditions lead to the critical degradation of the aerodynamic effectiveness – increasing the stall speed. ...

This paper presents findings of a comparative study carried out in Poland and the Czech Republic, which analysed the societal attitudes towards migration and migrants in Europe. Our research shows that the reaction to migration in Poland and the Czech Republic constitutes a reversed (bottom up) securitisation. Moreover, contrary to the majority of security challenges where the immediate threats are ...