Browsing Department of Geography by Issue Date
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Hiding among “normals” - A study on the depreciation of North Korean refugees in South Korea
(The University of Bergen, 2017-05-05)The number of North Korean refugees in South Korea has now reached 30 000 – a number that continues to increase every year. Despite efforts to effectively integrate these displaced brothers and sisters through a custom-fit ...Master thesis -
Modeling Cardiovascular Patient Pathways in an Accident and Emergency Department from a System Dynamic Perspective Using a Patient Oriented Modeling Approach
(The University of Bergen, 2017-04-07)This thesis provides a detailed overview of a system dynamics model that focuses on the accident and emergency department and the clinical pathways of cardiovascular patients at Haukeland University hospital. A patient-oriented ...Master thesis -
Mobile Phones and Innovations. An Empirical Description of Farmers´ Utilizations of the Mobile Phone in Upper East Region, Ghana.
(The University of Bergen, 2017-03-16)The mobile phone has provided new opportunities for various people around the globe. During the last 20 years the accessibility of this technology has increased tremendously. This study will describe some changes that the ...Master thesis -
Tverrsektorielle samarbeid som regional utvikling. En komparativ studie av TAF-opplæring i Måløy og Ulsteinvik
(The University of Bergen, 2017-01-02)Studien tok for seg samarbeid mellom videregående skoler, private foretak og tredjeparter i forbindelse med opplæringsløpet Teknisk Allmennfag (TAF). Struktur, ansvarsfordeling og oppbygningen av videregående opplæring ...Master thesis -
Cluster renewal and the heterogeneity of extra-regional linkages: a study of MNC practices in a subsea petroleum cluster
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The cluster literature in general and evolutionary economic geography in particular emphasizes the importance of extra-regional linkages for cluster evolution. However, the literature does so without necessarily nuancing ...Journal article -
Short-Term Success versus Long-Term Failure: A Simulation-Based Approach for Understanding the Potential of Zambia’s Fertilizer Subsidy Program in Enhancing Maize Availability
(MDPI, 2016-11-19)In Sub-Saharan Africa, food-related policies such as fertilizer subsidy programs (FSPs) have undergone a revival and triggered a controversy about their impact. In this article I applied a simulation-based approach to ...Journal article -
Bildeling som et bidrag til et bærekraftig transportsystem - en studie av Bildeleringen i Bergen.
(The University of Bergen, 2016-11-15)There are more than one billion cars in the world today and the consequences are heavy traffic problems, noise, air pollution, health problems and inefficient land use across many cities. Scientists are arguing that the ...Master thesis -
Quantification and Change Assessment Benjamin Aubrey Robson 2016 Dissertation date: 31st October 2016 of Debris-Covered Glaciers using Remote Sensing
(The University of Bergen, 2016-10-31)This thesis investigates how remote sensing data can be used to assess the changing state of debris-covered ice. The principal study areas are the Manaslu Region in Nepal (papers I and III) and the Hohe Tauern National ...Doctoral thesis -
The disturbance-diversity relationship: integrating biodiversity conservation and resource management in anthropogenic landscapes
(The University of Bergen, 2016-10-28)Disturbance, natural or anthropogenic, is ubiquitous to forest and grassland ecosystems across the globe. Many of these ecosystems have evolved alongside centuries old anthropogenic disturbance regimes. Understanding how ...Doctoral thesis -
Cradle to Cradle - Foretaksstrategier som bidrag til det grønne skiftet - En case-studie av foretak i Limburg-regionen i Nederland
(The University of Bergen, 2016-09-01)This master thesis is about the Cradle-to- Cradle principles and the overall circular economy. I have especially been looking into companies that have chosen to implement the Cradle to Cradle principles into their business. ...Master thesis -
Produksjon av makt. En studie av interessekonflikten tilknyttet Nussir ASAs gruveplaner i Repparfjord
(The University of Bergen, 2016-09-01)As the Norwegian oil age is coming to an end, industry and government are in need for alternative sources of profit and value creation. At the same time, attention is increasingly turned towards the north as ...Master thesis -
Hvordan håndtere hytteturisters midlertidige tilstedeværelse? - En studie av kommunene Mandal og Bykle
(The University of Bergen, 2016-09-01)Den norske hytta bærer et landlig preg over seg, og mange landkommuner med stor hyttemobilitet opplever nødvendigheten av å håndtere fenomenet gjennom en fremadrettet og aktiv planlegging og politikk. Denne oppgaven ser ...Master thesis -
Does tree canopy closure moderate the effect of climate warming on plant species composition of temperate Himalayan oak forest?
(Wiley, 2016-09)Question: We ask if there are significant changes in plant species composition after 20 yr of documented temperature increase (~1 °C), and if the temporal changes are different in closed temperate oak forest compared ...Journal article -
Species trait selection along a prescribed fire chronosequence
(Wiley, 2016-09)1. Fire is a widespread management practice used in the maintenance of European heathland. Frequent prescribed burns in small patches have been shown to benefit carabid communities; however, how fire favours specific ...Journal article -
Land-use change under a warming climate facilitated upslope expansion of Himalayan silver fir (Abies spectabilis (D. Don) Spach)
(Springer, 2016-08)Global warming is triggering some species to shift towards the poles or higher elevations, but spatial translocation is also influenced by land-use regime or intensity. The Himalayan climate is getting warmer and land use ...Journal article -
From local content to local participation? Exploring entrepreneurship in Ghana’s oil and gas industry
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-27)Ghana started commercial oil production in 2010 and as part of strategies to facilitate linkages between the oil and gas industry and the Ghanaian economy, a local content law was passed in 2013. This PhD thesis examines ...Doctoral thesis -
International Water Management in the Zambezi River Basin: A Historical-Geographical Analysis
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-10)This study reconstructs the evolution of international water management in the Zambezi River Basin in a long-term historical and geographical perspective. The study explores water management by locating it in both a specific ...Doctoral thesis -
Holocene storminess and climate change in Lofoten and Vesteralen, northern Norway
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-08)This thesis investigates Holocene storminess and climate change reconstructed from lacustrine sediments from the Lofoten-Vesterålen archipelago in northern Norway (68–69°N, 12–16°E). The present thesis consists of an ...Doctoral thesis -
Kvartærgeologisk kartlegging og rekonstruksjon av glasiasjon og deglasiasjon ved Sørmela, sørvestlige Andøya, Nordland
(Universitetet i Bergen (UiB), 2016-05-19)Formålet med denne studien er å skape en forståelse av glasiasjon og deglasiasjon gjennom sen weichsel i området ved Sørmela, sørvest på Andøya. På bakgrunn av feltarbeid utført i august 2015, ble det gjennomført en ...Master thesis -
Integration of Ghanaians in Bergen's Labour Market
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-18)Migration research in Norway has primarily focused on refugees and larger immigrant groups, and their employment outcomes rather than on small culturally different immigrant groups from countries such as Ghana. Migrants' ...Master thesis
