Browsing Department of Geography by Issue Date
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Kvartærgeologisk kartlegging og glasiasjons- og deglasiasjonsgangen ved Bømyra, sørlege Andøya
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-16)Gjennom denne oppgåva var formålet å rekonstruere glasiasjons- og deglasiasjonsforløpet for eit område sør på Andøya. Metodar som er brukt er hovudsakleg detaljert kvartærgeologisk kartlegging, radiokarbondatering og analyse ...Master thesis -
Gjennomføring av samordnet bolig-, areal- og transportplanlegging – en studie av Bergen kommune
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-16)Byer med høy tetthet, gode kollektivforbindelser og korte avstander mellom bosted, arbeidsplasser og tjenester, er helt nødvendig for å oppnå bærekraftig utvikling og håndtere klimautfordringene. Samordnet areal-, bolig- ...Master thesis -
Det grøne skiftet og kunnskapsøkonomien - kvinnelege entreprenørar innanfor miljøsektoren
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-16)Denne studien omhandlar kvinnelege entreprenørar i Noreg som driv med miljørådgjeving. Eg tek føre meg entreprenørar både i urbane og rurale område, for mellom anna å sjå om det finnes ulikskapar mellom entreprenørskapa i ...Master thesis -
Innovasjon og teknologiutvikling i det regionale innovasjonssystemet. En studie av oppdrettsnæringen og utviklingen av lukket oppdrettsteknologi
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-16)Oppgaven studerer teknologiutvikling og innovasjon i oppdrettsnæringen. Analysen tar utgangspunkt i det regionale innovasjonssystemet (RIS), det geografiske utgangspunktet for studiet er Hordaland med tilhørende region. ...Master thesis -
Where are urban energy transitions governed? Conceptualizing the complex governance arrangements for low-carbon mobility in Europe
(Elsevier, 2016-05)This article addresses the question of where urban low-carbon energy transitions are governed. A challenge is that urban governance is not simply urban, but a complex assemblage of institutions, networks and socio-technical ...Journal article -
Rural livelihood diversification and household well-being: Insights from Humla, Nepal
(Elsevier, 2016-04)Diversification of livelihoods is a commonly applied strategy for coping with economic and environmental shocks and instrumental in poverty reduction. In this paper, we have assessed the role of livelihood diversification ...Journal article -
Governance transformed into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): New governance innovations in the Canadian oil sands
(Elsevier, 2016-04)In the contested space of energy production in Canada, tension and a series of disputes over land and rights have arisen between the state, industry and local Aboriginal communities. Canadian governments have long exploited ...Journal article -
The Challenges of greening energy: Policy/industry dissonance at the Mongstad refinery, Norway
(Sage, 2016-03)The interaction between policy making and industry is a key to understanding the conditions for ‘greening’ contemporary energy systems. This article uses efforts toward greening the Mongstad oil refinery in Norway as a ...Journal article -
Interpretation-based land cover mapping. Possibilities and challenges for rural land management
(The University of Bergen, 2016-02-19)Land cover/use maps are often seen as a prerequisite for spatial decision-making processes. Those who have the power to settle land cover categories have an implicit power to imprint certain management regimes on the land. ...Doctoral thesis -
Discursive Expressions of Water Supply in the Kathmandu Valley. A Discourse Analysis of the Melamchi Water Supply Project.
(The University of Bergen, 2016-02-01)This thesis addresses the Melamchi Water Supply Project, which is the Nepalese Government's solution to the alleged water shortage in Kathmandu. The Government's intention is to construct a water diversion tunnel between ...Master thesis -
From jhum to broom: Agricultural land-use change and food security implications on the Meghalaya Plateau, India
(Springer, 2016-02)Human population growth in the developing world drives land-use changes, impacting food security. In India, the dramatic change in demographic dynamics over the past century has reduced traditional agricultural land-use ...Journal article -
Decadal Scale Changes in Glacier Area in the Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria) Determined by Object-Based Image Analysis
(MDPI AG, 2016-01-15)In this paper, we semi-automatically classify clean and debris-covered ice for 145 glaciers within Hohe Tauern National Park in the Austrian Alps for the years 1985, 2003, and 2013. We also map the end-summer transient ...Journal article -
Seed viability and germination success of Acacia tortilis along landuse and aridity gradients in the Eastern Sahara
(Wiley, 2016-01)Our study focuses on the keystone species Acacia tortilis and is the first to investigate the effect of domestic ungulates and aridity on seed viability and germination over an extensive part of the Eastern Sahara. Bruchids ...Journal article -
Carbonscapes and beyond - Conceptualizing the instability of oil landscapes
(Sage, 2016)Geographers tend to see energy systems as intricately interwoven with society and relatively resistant to change. We argue that there is a danger of exaggerating the permanence and stability of the energy–society relationship. ...Journal article -
Automated classification of debris-covered glaciers combining optical, SAR and topographic data in an object-based environment
(Elsevier, 2015-12)Satellite imagery is increasingly used to monitor glacier area changes and create glacier inventories. Robust and efficient pixel-based band ratios have proven to be accurate for automatically delineating clean glacier ...Journal article -
Effects of structural transparency in system dynamics simulators on performance and understanding
(MDPI, 2015-10-01)Prior exploration is an instructional strategy that has improved performance and understanding in system-dynamics-based simulators, but only to a limited degree. This study investigates whether model transparency, that is, ...Journal article -
Facing north or south: Does slope aspect impact forest stand characteristics and soil properties in a semiarid trans-Himalayan valley?
(Elsevier, 2015-10)An understanding of the differences in vegetation and soil characteristics between slope aspects in high altitude semiarid environments is fundamentally important for efficient management of these semi-natural systems; ...Journal article -
Imagining energy futures: Sociotechnical imaginaries of the future Smart Grid in Norway
(Elsevier, 2015-09)A future “Smart Grid” is increasingly being embraced in energy policies as a promising energy scenario for the future, with the introduction of “smart” electricity meters being seen as the first step. In Norway, this process ...Journal article -
Modeling workforce demand in North Dakota: a System Dynamics approach
(The University of Bergen, 2015-08-25)This study investigates the dynamics behind the workforce demand and attempts to predict the potential effects of future changes in oil prices on workforce demand in North Dakota. The study attempts to join System ...Master thesis -
"HELP WANTED!" An analysis of labor supply dynamics in booming North Dakota
(The University of Bergen, 2015-08-21)North Dakota's oil boom has lead to an increase in the level of vacancies, which has gained high attention at the level of state government and businesses. The general thought is that the high level of vacancies could be ...Master thesis
