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How national parks change a rural municipality's development strategies - The Skjåk case, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The governance structure on which contemporary nature conservation policy and practice are based represents a new structure that may affect development strategies in rural municipalities. The purpose of the article is to ... -
How to correct misperceptions of delays: an interactive learning environment to reduce binge drinking
(Master thesis, 2010-11-06)Background: People misperceive accumulation processes. Take for example the case of people becoming more drunk than intended. Such misperceptions can lead to high costs that in some cases may be fatal. We ask: Could ... -
How wearing a mask and practicing physical ( social ) distancing is changing the shape of Covid-19 pandemics spread curve in Serbia? System Dynamics analysis
(Master thesis, 2020-09-01)Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, emerged in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China, in early December 2019. During the time of writing these lines, numbers of infected ... -
Human-water dynamics and their role for seasonal water scarcity – a case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Ensuring sustainable management and an adequate supply of freshwater resources is a growing challenge around the world. Even in historically water abundant regions climate change together with population growth and economic ... -
Humus-rich topsoils in SW Norway – Molecular and isotopic signatures of soil organic matter as indicators for anthropo-pedogenesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)Some previous studies showed that the formation of several deep dark humus-rich topsoils in Northern Europe was strongly influenced by the application of different organic materials by anthropogenic activities in former ... -
Hva er forholdet mellom MNC, kunnskapsflyt og fornyelse i en næringsklynge? En studie av MNC i NCE Subsea-klyngen.
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Denne oppgaven ser nærmere på multinasjonale selskaper (MNC) i NCE Subsea-klyngen. NCE Subsea er en regional klynge i Hordalandsregionen. Den består hovedsakelig av bedrifter som spesialisert inn mot ettermarkedsdelen av ... -
Hvordan håndtere hytteturisters midlertidige tilstedeværelse? - En studie av kommunene Mandal og Bykle
(Master thesis, 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 ... -
Hvordan konflikter endrer sted: En studie av hytteeieres oppfatning av konflikten på Sjusjøen
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)Denne oppgaven har som mål å utforske hvordan konflikter man ikke er involverte i påvirker og endrer ens oppfattinger av steder, med å se på hvordan konflikten endrer deres sense of place til stedet. Konflikter er ikke en ... -
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Hydro Investment (A Long-Term Policy to Mitigate Load Shedding in Nepal)
(Master thesis, 2019-06-21)Background: Nepal has been facing acute load shedding problem though it has a large potential for hydropower generations. It has more than 6,000 rivers with commercially exploitable hydropower generating potential of about ... -
"I Need Some Space!" - Combining Digital and Traditional Methods in the Planning of Public Open Space
(Master thesis, 2017-10-06)This thesis explores the use of multiple methods, or triangulation, in the planning of public open space (POS). The focus is on how the Space Syntax method of integration analysis can be combined with other GIS methods, ... -
Ibi tse yie (some people are better off): Wealth Re-distribution Mechanisms in the Coastal Town Moree, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2008)Motorization of the artisanal fishery sector led to heightened social stratification in Ghanaiancoastal fisheries. That stratification occurred because some households could not afford to adoptthe new innovation. This ... -
Identifying the views of adolescents in five european countries on the drivers of obesity using group model building
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: To make effective progress towards a global reduction in obesity prevalence, there needs to be a focus on broader structural factors, beyond individual-level drivers of diet and physical activity. This article ... -
Imagining energy futures: Sociotechnical imaginaries of the future Smart Grid in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09)A future “Smart Grid” is increasingly being embraced in energy policies as a promising energy scenario for the future, with the introduction of “smart” electricity meters being seen as the first step. In Norway, this process ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on farming systems in Europe through the lens of resilience thinking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Context Resilience is the ability to deal with shocks and stresses, including the unknown and previously unimaginable, such as the Covid-19 crisis. Objective This paper assesses (i) how different farming systems were ... -
The Impact of Engineering Process on the Construction Cost of HVDC Offshore Wind Energy Converter Station: A system dynamics approach
(Master thesis, 2014-08-26)Aibel As, a Norwegian based service company, which has core businesses on the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, needed improved work performance with a reduced cost of construction. For the purpose the company requested ... -
Impact of peak oil and food based biofuel production on long-term food security. A dynamic policy model
(Master thesis, 2008-06-10)It would, for the sake of food security, be rational to start an agricultural transition to a system less dependant on fossil fuels in good time before a possible energy crisis. It therefore seems a paradox that policy ... -
The Impact of tourism on socio-economic development in Busua in the Western region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2009-05-15)This thesis investigates the socio-economic impacts that tourism industry has on the rural communities in Ghana in general and specifically in Busua in the Western Region of Ghana. -
Impacts and Adaptation of Small-scale Potatoes Farmers to Climate Change in the Western Highlands of Cameroon, A case study of the impacts and adaptation of small-scale potato farmers to climate change in the Western Highlands of Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2022-08-01)Climate change is a veritable challenge to the sustainability of small-scale farmer's livelihoods in Cameroon. The impacts of climate change are increasingly becoming a serious threat to the survival of small-scale potato ... -
Impacts of forest fire on understory species diversity in canary pine ecosystems on the island of La Palma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-25)Forest fires are drivers of spatial patterns and temporal dynamics of vegetation and biodiversity. On the Canary Islands, large areas of pine forest exist, dominated by the endemic Canary Island pine, Pinus canariensis C. ...