Safety in large-scale socio-technological systems: Insights gained from a series of systems studies

There is still much debate in the safety literature about how to deal with the complexi- ties and dynamics of large-scale socio-technological systems especially. How, for in- stance, comes safety about in ‘high-tech’ complex systems? Also, how should assess- ments of technological (or artefactual) safety be performed in these kinds of systems?...

The Governance of Demand-Responsive Transit Systems: A Multi-Level Perspective

In the new-generation smart mobility paradigm, mobility-as-a-service (MaaS)<br/>systems have shown the most potential to offer integrated mobility platforms. MaaS is essentially an amalgamation of services tailored to match individuals’ diverse travel demands, many of which are demand-responsive transit (DRT) or DRT-like, addressing the much...

Beyond techno-economic transitions: towards a conceptual framework to overcome path dependencies

Design Framework for Audible Alarms: A Multidisciplinary and Integrated Approach

Designing alarms to address the increasing complexity of dynamic and interconnected systems in current socio-technological environments presents multi-faceted design problems that require systematic thinking and a collaborative and holistic approach. To understand the alarm design challenges better, we map out the design space for audible...