Department of Geography
Recent Submissions
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Essays in Corporate Finance
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-02-11)Firm value creation and maximization is the primary objective of any firm and the most debated issue in corporate finance. Firms operate in the market to create value for the stakeholders. Valuation plays its role in many ... -
Predicting Species and Structural Diversity of Temperate Forests with Satellite Remote Sensing and Deep Learning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Anthropogenically-driven climate change, land-use changes, and related biodiversity losses are threatening the capability of forests to provide a variety of valuable ecosystem services. The magnitude and diversity of these ... -
Using microworlds for policymaking in the context of resilient farming systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Resilience management of farming systems requires building an understanding of the underlying drivers of the adaptive capacity of the system. In this paper, we use the concept of resilience as a framework to understand how ... -
Governance challenges for urban logistics: Lessons from three Norwegian cities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Achieving more sustainable urban freight transport is a key challenge for cities, especially with the rise of diverse urban delivery services. However, the governance of urban freight transport and urban logistics has ... -
The impact of interactive learning environments on the methods of learning used today
(Master thesis, 2022-06-03)There have been changes in the world since technology made its entrance. The way of study at school, or the way of earning higher competence of subjects, have been brought online. There are dynamic changes to the ways of ... -
A System Dynamic Approach for Evaluating the Effect of Shocking News on Stock Market - Case Study: Volkswagen’s Scandal
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A system dynamics approach to study the sustainable reduction of a restaurant food waste
(Master thesis, 2022-06-03)The study has been conducted with three phases: supply phase, production, distribution and consumption phase and waste management which rules the total food waste model. -
Tuning in on the Global Tuna Value Chain. A Political Ecology Perspective on Food Loss and Waste
(Master thesis, 2021-08-02)This master thesis explores the food loss and waste of tuna resources in the global tuna value chains. The aim is to understand how the global system of governance affects the access to and utilisation of tuna resources ... -
Medvirkning i utforming av blågrønn struktur: en casestudie av prosjektet bystrand og ny Lungegårdspark
(Master thesis, 2022-05-16)Innen diskursen om en bærekraftig urban utvikling, ser byer i økt grad til blågrønn struktur for å håndtere flere samfunnsutfordringer. Blågrønn struktur blir ansett som et miljøgode med de mange økosystemtjenestene som ... -
Bærekraftig fiskeri, governance og tid - lokalsamfunnsperspektiver på hva en fremtidig riskeriregulering kan innebære
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Perceptions of individual lifestyle changes in Norway's sustainability transition
(Master thesis, 2022-05-16)By ratifying the Paris Agreement in 2015, Norway pledged to attempt to keep the global temperature rise to below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Through the agreement, Norway has committed to cutting 40% of emissions, ... -
Bærekraftig fiskeri, governance og tid - lokalsamfunnsperspektiver på hva en fremtidig fiskeriregulering kan innebære
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Tare - en ny industrimulighet for norsk næringsliv?
(Master thesis, 2022-05-16)Denne masteroppgaven omhandler en analyse av taredyrking og tarehøsting i Norge. Målet er å kartlegge foretak og aktører innen tarenæringen, og se på hvilke kjennetegn og betingelser som finnes for industrien. Tarenæringen ... -
‘Beyond the border is where food is’ - COVID-19, cross-border fish traders and food security around the Ghana-Togo border
(Master thesis, 2022-05-16)COVID-19 containment measures have had documented worldwide social and economic consequences. In Ghana, restrictions included a lockdown and border closures, limiting movement of people and goods therefore hindering ... -
Understanding resilience of farming systems: Insights from system dynamics modelling for an arable farming system in the Netherlands
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Farming systems in Europe are facing economic, social, environmental and institutional challenges. Highly intensive, climate-exposed, arable farming systems like the Veenkoloniën in the north of the Netherlands are ... -
Simulation-based Assessment of Cholera Epidemic Response: Al-Hudaydah, Yemen
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Impacts of future climate on local water supply and demand – A socio-hydrological case study in the Nordic region
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Study region Fårö island, part of Region Gotland, Sweden. Study focus Despite its importance for proactive planning and management, understanding of how future climate and socioeconomic trends may interact to influence ... -
Flomfrekvensanalyse i øvre del av Vossovassdraget, Oppheimsvatnet. - Bruk av innsjøsedimenter til å rekonstruere flomhistorien
(Master thesis, 2022-05-16)I denne studien blir flomfrekvensen de siste om lag 1900 år rekonstruert på Oppheim i øvre del av Vossovassdraget ved å undersøke innsjøsedimenter. Flomfrekvensanalysen tar utgangspunkt i sedimentkjerneprøve OPP120 (380 ... -
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 ...
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