Blar i Department of Geography på tittel
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Elevational treeline and forest line dynamics in Norwegian mountain areas - a review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-22)Purpose Treelines and forest lines (TFLs) have received growing interest in recent decades, due to their potential role as indicators of climate change. However, the understanding of TFL dynamics is challenged by the complex ... -
The embedding of universities in innovation ecosystems: The case of marine research at the University of Bergen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)While historically the core missions of universities have been research and teaching, it has become increasingly recognised that universities have become significant sources of knowledge and capabilities. This third mission ... -
Emigrasjon fra periferien i Sibir. Utvikling eller avvikling? En studie av migrasjonens effekter på perifere levebrød og steder.
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)This master thesis is about the impacts of periphery-to-centre migration on families and places left behind. I have applied livelihood system theory as a framework to investigate the effects of migration as a livelihood ... -
En Flåm av turister - En studie av stedets betydning for lokalbefolkningen i en turistbygd
(Master thesis, 2020-06-23)Flåm har de siste hundre årene endret seg fra å være en isolert jordbruksbygd til å bli en av Norges mest populære turistdestinasjoner og cruisehavner, med tilreisende fra hele verden. Med en fenomenologisk tilnærming ... -
En forbruksbasert tilnærming til klimaomstilling
(Master thesis, 2021-08-02)Norske kommuner har tradisjonelt fokusert på å redusere de direkte utslippene som fysisk slippes ut innenfor deres geografiske område (produksjonsbasert tilnærming), i tråd med både nasjonale og internasjonale forpliktelser. ... -
En kulturhistorisk landskapsanalyse fra Horgheim, Romsdalen
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En kvalitativ studie av klima basert på feltarbeid knyttet til Nigardsbreen
(Master thesis, 2009-09-02)Klima er et av de mest, om ikke det mest attraktive området innen forskning i dag. Klimaforskning er noe en vanligvis forbinder med naturvitenskap. Det signaliseres om at det er et behov for at samfunnsvitenskapene skal ... -
En rekonstruksjon av brehistorien til Hardangerjøkulen gjennom de siste 100 årene, basert på fjernanalyse og GIS
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Breer kan være gode indikatorer på klimaendringer, og er viktig for Norges vannkraftverk- produksjon da avrenning fra breer gir mulighet til å produsere elektrisitet. Platåbreen Hardangerjøkulen, lokalisert på hovedvannskille ... -
En rekonstruksjon av isutbredelsen i Rondane gjennom Weichsel med hovedvekt på glasialgeologi og isavsmeltingsformer
(Master thesis, 2003)The Rondane area has since the 18th century been of interest for scientists because of its glaciofluvial deposits (Gjessing, 1960), large number of periglacial phenomena (Barchs & Treter, 1976; Shakesby et al., 1987), and ... -
En studie av boligmiljøet på Melkeplassen og arbeidet med forbedringer av dette
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Enabling a just energy transition through solidarity in research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)A just energy transition is as much about acknowledging and acting on the socio-material needs of marginalised classes and groups as about informing inclusive and deliberative policy-making towards more equitable energy ... -
Enabling Mobility for Persons with Major Lower-Limb Amputations: A Model-based Study of the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Service Provision on Mobility Outcomes
(Master thesis, 2022-08-19)The World Health Organization has predicted a doubling in the global population for persons with amputation by 2050 because of steady population growth, ageing populations, and climbing rates chronic conditions such as ... -
Enabling Mobility: A Simulation Model of the Health Care System for Major Lower-Limb Amputees to Assess the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The World Health Organization estimates that 5 to 15% of amputees in any given population have access to a prosthesis. This figure is likely to worsen as the amputee population is expected to double by 2050, straining the ... -
Enabling Sustainable Energy Transitions: Practices of legitimation and accountable governance
(Book; Peer reviewed, 2019)This open access book reframes sustainable energy transitions as being a matter of resolving accountability crises. It demonstrates how the empirical study of several practices of legitimation can analytically deconstruct ... -
Endangered Dracaena ombet Population in the Red Sea Hills, Sudan, Recovers After Abrupt Change
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The endangered and endemic Nubian dragon blood tree, Dracaena ombet, has been feared extirpated from core distribution areas in the Red Sea Hills, Sudan, after reported mass death events in the 20th century. Populations ... -
Endemic alpine plant facing local extinction in context of climate and land use change in Hardanger, Norway. - Niche modeling of Artemisia norvegica Fr.
(Master thesis, 2021-11-15)Based on Hutchinson's niche theory, species need to move in space to stay within their climate niche during climate change. This thesis tests whether an upward range shift has occurred for Artemisa norvegica (Fr.) during ... -
An endogenous relationship between wages, job opportunity, and skilled labor shortage in Norway
(Master thesis, 2010-11-05)Norway's economy has gone through unprecedented growth in the past decade. The strong growth in GDP, employment, labor productivity, real wage, and labor immigration combines with increasing outflows from the labor force, ... -
Energy Conservation Through Applying an Energy Management System (EnMS) ISO 50001
(Master thesis, 2020-09-01)This Thesis a study of how the reduce Co2 emissions and electricity consumption by applying management methodology and adopting energy management systems (EnMS) ISO 50001 in industrial sectors as a way to reduce energy ... -
Energy Crisis in Ukraine and its influence on GDP
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Energy Investment pathways for sustainable future: A System Dynamics approach to solving the Electricity shortfall in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)Ghana has been experiencing electricity supply deficit over the past decade. The annual gap between the electricity demand and supply has been a major concern in the country. Even though the challenges often seem temporary, ...