Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på emneord "climate change"
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Carbon Pricing and Induced Small Business Innovation in California: How the Global Warming Solutions Act Impacted Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Green Energy
(Master thesis, 2021-06-01)This is a study of the California Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) and the related laws passed to support it. The GWSA established a whole-economy cap on greenhouse gas emissions and established a series of emissions ... -
Downhill shift of alpine plant assemblages under contemporary climate and land-use changes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01-10)Compositional changes in Himalayan vegetation in response to the major drivers of biodiver- sity loss, climate change and land-use change, are barely documented. We quantify temporal changes in the alpine vegetation of ... -
In Science We Trust, Through Ideology We Look: Explaining Climate Change Attitudes in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This thesis explores climate change attitudes among the Norwegian public. While previous research on public opinion on climate change to a large degree has focused on scepticism, this thesis focuses on climate change ... -
The meaning of links: On the interpretation of hyperlinks in the study of polarization in blogging about climate change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-28)This article explores the potential and challenges of using hyperlinks as data through a study of polarization in English language blogs about climate change. The purpose of this research is to provide an interpretation ... -
Population dynamic modeling to further improve the understanding of the impact of the level of the Proportion of Illegally Killed Elephants (PIKE) on elephant populations at a Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) site in Kenya.
(Master thesis, 2021-08-17)Elephants play an important role in ecosystem function and help maintain suitable habitats for many other species as well as maintain ecosystem health. However, African Elephant populations have declined by 60% over the ... -
Rise and fall of an ice-cored moraine A case study from Semskfjellet, Saltfjellet, northern Norway - investigating the role of hydrological processes in the decay of an ice-cored moraine
(Master thesis, 2022-05-16)Nedbrytning av iskjernemorener som demmer bresjøer utgjør en mulig naturfare. Det er derfor viktig å studere og forstå hvordan dynamikken i iskjernemorener påvirkes av endringer i klima, for å kunne forebygge og minimere ... -
Seasonal Migration and Livelihood Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Migration for work remains a livelihood strategy in subsistence farming communities globally, especially in view of unprecedented environmental change. Farmers in the high Himalaya migrate during the winter, when farming ... -
The Aftermath of Climate Justice in Lofoten, Norway
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)The impacts of climate change are a pressing issue for the present and a looming concern for the future. We are witnessing global repercussions of our actions, from intense storms to prolonged drought. Our planet is at ... -
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones, Three GIS scenarios for 20 jurisdictions in the western and central Pacific region
(Master thesis, 2020-12-18)Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) are maritime territories that extend 200 nautical miles from a country’s coastline. They mandate sovereign rights over all the natural resources. For Pacific island states, these zones support ... -
Urban Flood Modelling and Road Network Vulnerability Assessment in Bergen
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)Increased emissions of greenhouse gases have brought the world’s climate into a process of change. The oceans and atmosphere are warming up, which also initiates other negative consequences such as more severe urban floods. ...