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Mapping of the Prosopis-Juliflora (Mesquite) invasion and its effects on pastoralist livelihoods in the Red Sea State, Sudan – a remote sensing approach
(Master thesis, 2022-08-01)Land cover management policies and land use changes are among the risks facing pastoral lands in eastern Sudan. Land use/land cover (LULC) changes play a major role in the study of global change. LULC and human/natural ... -
Market women’s skills, constraints, and agency in supplying affordable, safe, and high-quality fish in Ghana
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In Ghana, the role of female informal traders (“market women”) in making low-cost smoked and dried fish available in urban and rural marketplaces is the key to explaining the high consumption of fish in the country. However, ... -
Maternal Mortality and Choice of Birth Attendants in Kenya A system dynamic Approach
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Matsikkerhet i Aasiaat, Grønland. En studie av interaksjoner mellom matpreferanser, klimaendringer og globaliseringsprosesser
(Master thesis, 2017-06-23)Matsikkerhet er et aktuelt tema som har fått stor relevans i forbindelse med klimaendringer og globaliseringsprosesser. Mye av den eksisterende litteraturen om matsikkerhet er knyttet til det globale sør. Denne studien ... -
A matter of time: Explicating temporality in science and technology studies and Bergen's car-free zone development
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In their article on ‘sociotechnical matters’, Hess and Sovacool (2020) draw on extant STS scholarship to unpack ‘the black box’ of sociotechnical contributions to social science studies of energy. Notably absent in their ... -
Mechanisms and maneouvers of forest resource access and its implications for rural livelihoods in the high forest zone of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)The management of Ghana's Forests has attracted diverse social actors with multiple interests from the state (Forestry Commission, FC) to local level (local forest users). This has resulted in processes and mechanisms ... -
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 ... -
Meeting well-below 2°C target would increase energy sector jobs globally
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)To keep global warming well-below 2°C, fossil fuels need to dramatically decline and be replaced by low-carbon energy sources. While the technologies to replace fossil fuels are widely available, support for their expansion ... -
Meningsinnhold og planstrategi i områdesatsingen Ytre Arna, Bergen - Kan meningsinnhold og planstrategi ses i sammenheng?
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Oppgaven har som hensikt å undersøke hvordan planstrategien og ulike former for meningsinnhold er forankret i områdesatsingen i Ytre Arna, Bergen. Områdesatsing er områderettet arbeid som tar sikte på å forbedre fysiske ... -
Midt- til sein-holosen stormvariabilitet ved Lista, Sør-Noreg, basert på transport og sedimentasjon av flygesand i lakustrine sediment
(Master thesis, 2021-08-02)I denne studia er stormvariabilitet rekonstruert frå midt- til sein-holosen (5500 kal. år BP) til i dag ved Lista i Sør-Noreg. Rekonstruksjonen tek utgangspunkt i ei rekkje høgoppløyselege analysar av ei UVITEC-kjerne (111 ... -
Migrant Labour and its impact on development in India.A case study from the new city of Gurgaon
(Master thesis, 2014-09-01)I utviklingsland har det lenge vært en trend at i hovedsak enslige migranter deltar i den ekstensive den rural-urbane migrasjon. Med enslige migranter er det her ment migranter som reiser uten familie eller annet følge. ... -
Migration and rural livelihoods in a Himalayan Village. The impact of migration on individual households and community development in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)In developing countries it has increasingly been recognised how rural households draw upon a range of assets and activities to form viable livelihoods. In Nepal as well as in other parts of the world involvement in migration ... -
Miljømessig verdiskaping og samarbeid i Herand og Åkrafjorden landskapsparker
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Målet med oppgaven var å undersøke hvordan landskapsparker kan bidra til bærekraftig landskapsforvaltning. Studieområdene var Herand og Åkrafjorden landskapsparker i Hordaland, og den primære metoden for datainnsamling har ... -
Mind the Gap: Dynamic social inclusion and sustainable mobility in Bergen, Norway
(Master thesis, 2021-05-19)Scholars have claimed that regimes of urban automobility have reached their functional and ideological limits. Many cities are pursuing policies to restrict private vehicle use and prioritize walking, cycling and public ... -
Misperceptions and mismanagement in a weight loss regime A gaming experimental analysis on weight loss strategies
(Master thesis, 2019-06-26)There is a significant number of people who do not succeed in reaching their desired weight after a weight loss regime. It has been argued that this inability to achieve the goal is because of the misperception of the ... -
Misperceptions of energy taxes: an experimental study
(Master thesis, 2010-06-05)Economists generally agree that in theory, fuel taxes are the most cost effective policies to address efficiency losses and combat environmental pollution (see eg. Baumol (1988); Dasgupta (1979); Izzo (2007); Mankiw (2006 ... -
Misperceptions of Global Climate Change: Information Policies
(1/2004, Working paper, 2004)Global climate change is an atmospheric commons problem where the basic actors arethe states. In democratic nations national policy initiatives depend on the opinion of theelectorate. Unless there is a proper popular ... -
Mitigating Information security risks during the Transition to Integrated Operations: Models & Data
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-07-01)This research studies the change of information security risks during the transition toIntegrated Operations (an operation extensively utilize advanced information communicationtechnology to connect offshore facilities and ... -
Mobile Phones and Innovations. An Empirical Description of Farmers´ Utilizations of the Mobile Phone in Upper East Region, Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2017-03-16)The mobile phone has provided new opportunities for various people around the globe. During the last 20 years the accessibility of this technology has increased tremendously. This study will describe some changes that the ...