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Integrating key competencies in sustainability, emergency management and resilience into a capacity building program for local governments
(2020)Cities are highly affected by changing environmental and social conditions, such as climate change and impending disasters. The three areas of urban sustainability, emergency management, and urban resilience are the areas primarily focused on addressing these challenges on a city level. One way to promote an integrative city-level approach across the three fields (sustainability, emergency management and resilience) is through capacity ...Master Thesis -
Applying Machine Learning to Detect and Enhance Fractures from GPR-reflection data
(2020)The recent demand for renewable energies has sparked interest in geothermal energy in Switzerland. In order to have the most efficient energy transition possible, knowledge of the environment where this type of energy can be extracted is needed. The Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geo-Energies (BULG) provides such an environment, consisting of crystalline rock masses with fractures and faults. These fractures and faults are the primary ...Master Thesis -
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Karma games: A decentralized, efficient and fair resource allocation scheme
(2020)Karma games are a novel approach to the allocation of a finite resource among competing agents, such as the right of way in an intersection. The intuitive interpretation of a karma game mechanism is “If I give in now, I will be rewarded in the future”. Agents compete in an auction-like setting but instead of bidding monetary values, they bid karma, which circulates directly among them and is self-contained in the system. We demonstrate ...Master Thesis -
Assessing and communicating erosion risk
(2020)Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of many natural hazards such as storms or fires. Governments and public officials have the duty to protect their citizens and to prevent these hazards from turning into disasters. To do so effectively, they first need a scientific assessment of the disaster risk, which they communicate to affected people in the second step. This thesis examined both steps, by assessing past events ...Master Thesis -