Browsing Department of Geography by Subject "VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Samfunnsgeografi: 290"
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Essays on commodity cycles based on expanded Cobweb experiments of electricity markets
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-12-15)This thesis studies cycles in commodity markets. Such fluctuations have significant adverse effects onconsumers and producers. The properties of commodity price fluctuations are well known. However,there is considerable ... -
Essays on dynamic non- cooperative games based on simulations and experiments
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-27)This thesis studies ways to improve Non-Cooperative Game theory (NCGT) as a policy making methodology. NCGT allows to categorize a wide range of situations and to provide solutions. However, the effectiveness of such ... -
Estimating customer utility of energy efficiency standards for refrigerators
(4/2003, Working paper, 2003)A frequent argument against efficiency standards is that they prohibit products that representoptimal choices for customers and thus lead to reduced customer utility. In this paper wepropose and test a method to estimate ... -
Evaluating System Dynamics as a Tool for Teaching History
(Master thesis, 2007)History has been traditionally taught as a presentation of isolated facts, which are hardlyrelated by students. Furthermore, students are seldom encouraged to transfer what theylearn at school to interpret different ... -
Exploring the use of System Dynamics in Teaching Civic Education: An Experiment with High School Students in Colombia
(Master thesis, 2008-05-30)The need of empowering citizens to become active in civic and political issues is an important element towards development in Colombia. The reality of the country in terms of inequality, armed civil conflict and a negative ... -
Farming Flexibility in Mustang, Nepal. Potentialities and constraints under conditions of climate change
(Master thesis, 2010-05)Climate change is projected to involve rising average temperatures and more rapid melting ofice and snow in the Himalaya. Increased seasonality in river discharge and substantialreductions in regional food production are ... -
Ferieval og identitetskjensle - om sveitsarar sine førestillingar om feriemålet Norge
(Master thesis, 2001)Oppgåva handlar om tolv sveitsarar sitt forhold til Norge, til ferie og feriemålsval og til identitet, men det eigentlege utgangspunktet for arbeidet kan uttrykkjast slik: Kva slags førestillingar har sveitsarar om Norge ... -
Fisketurisme i Nordkapp. En studie av fisketurisme i et fiskerisamfunn preget av turisme.
(Master thesis, 2008-05-15)I mitt masterprosjekt har jeg studert fiskeriturisme i Nordkapp kommune. Prosjektet har hatt som mål å se på forskjellige strategier for å drive med turistfiske. Ønsket er å få en bedre forståelse for hvilke produkter som ... -
Fisketurisme, kystbygda si redning? - Ein studie av fisketurisme i Finnøy kommune
(Master thesis, 2008-05-15)Denne oppgåva tar for seg fisketurisme som distriktsnæring i Finnøy kommune i Rogaland. Her har eg intervjua aktørar som driv med fisketurisme og andre aktørar som er tilknytt næringa, men òg personar som har eit overordna ... -
Fluctuations in Housing Markets, Causes and Consequences
(Master thesis, 2008)New housing construction represents a relatively small fraction compared to the total mass of housing. Therefore, the supply of housing in the short run is fixed. For this reason relatively small changes in demand for ... -
Food provision and environmental goals in the Swiss agri-food system: System dynamics and the social-ecological systems framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07)An important challenge for the Swiss agri-food system is how to align food provision with environmental goals in the context of increasingly complex conditions. This paper describes a system dynamics model that analyses ... -
Forankring i næringslivs- og stedsutvikling - En studie av næringslivsaktører i Stryn kommune
(Master thesis, 2005)Det vil i denne oppgaven bli rettet fokus mot den økonomiske geografien i Stryn, nærmere bestemt bedrifters historiske, geografiske og kulturelle forankring. Det interessante er hvordan slik forankring påvirker økonomiske ... -
Forening eller forretning? Balansegangen mellom økt kommodifisering og lokal tilknytning i norsk toppfotball
(Master thesis, 2007)Hva skjer med norske toppfotballklubbers lokale forankring når de integreres i globaliseringsprosessen? Økte pengestrømmer, økt import av utenlandske spillere og profesjonalisering av klubborganisasjonene har bidratt til ... -
Frivillig organisert integreringsarbeid. Ein studie av frivillige organisasjonar sitt supplerande arbeid for integrering av flyktningar i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2008)The aim of this master thesis was to examine Non Governmental Organizations' (NGOs) programmes for integration of refugees as a necessary supplement to the governmental programme. A relatively recent law made it compulsory ... -
From jhum to broom: Agricultural land-use change and food security implications on the Meghalaya Plateau, India
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 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 ... -
Fuelling development? A critical look at government-centred jatropha cultivation for biodiesel as promoted by the biofuel policy in Rajasthan, India
(Master thesis, 2010-01-31)This study examines government-centred jatropha cultivation for biodiesel as promoted by the biofuel policy of the desert state of Rajasthan, India. The drive to find alternative domestic sources of energy is intense in a ... -
Gasoline Tax? A System Dynamics Study of Private Passenger Vehicles in China
(Master thesis, 2007)Scarcity of oil and increasing demand make the crude price continue to climb,and such pressure urges our effort to reduce the reliance on oil products. As a majorconsumer of oil synthetic fuels, the transportation sector ... -
Gender relations and household livelihood security in Lake Kariba fishing communities, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2007)The focus of this study is the livelihoods of men and women involved in fishery relatedactivities in the Lake Kariba and in the Zambezi River, Southern Province of Zambia.The main questions concerns how norms and rules for ... -
Globalisering, makt og mening - en analyse av diskurser i Nepal
(Master thesis, 2002)Denne oppgaven tar for seg et prosjekt med utgangspunkt i teorier rundt globalisering og kulturgeografi. Studien omfatter et feltarbeid fra Katmandu, hovedstaden i Nepal. -
How do Zambian smallholder farmers allocate their budget? Evidence of dynamic decision-making based on a Cournot field experiment
(Conference lecture, 2017)Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa repeatedly face situations of complex and dynamic decision trade-offs, which include allocating money across short-term and long-term production activities. Short-term activities ...