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Resilience of small-scale farming to the emergence of bioenergy as a climate policy: lessons from Brazil’s social biodiesel programme
(Master thesis, 2019-08-06)This master thesis describes effects of the Brazilian social biodiesel policies on smallholder farmers. Through interviews, documental analysis and a simulation model, it rejects a dynamic hypothesis about market manipulation ... -
Resource management in the Anlo-Ewe migrant fishing community Abakam in the central region, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2009-05-15)The study is focusing on resource management of the Anlo-Ewe migrant fishing community Abakam in the Central Region, Ghana. The study identifies that access to fishing rights among the migrants depends on the chieftaincy ... -
Restaurering av våtmark i Haukåsmyrane, Åsane - muligheter og utfordringer
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Formålet med denne avhandlingen er å belyse muligheter og utfordringer rundt restaurering av våtmarker. Våtmarker har over lengre tid blitt gjenkjent for flere nyttige økosystemtjenester som gagner det menneskelige samfunnet, ... -
Restoring heathlands after afforestation on two islands in western Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The ongoing loss of red-listed coastal heathlands is a threat to biodiversity and cultural heritage legacies throughout the Atlantic coastal regions of Europe. It is possible to restore degraded and afforested heathlands, ... -
Ricebean food preparation and diets
(Food Security through Ricebean Research in India and Nepal, Research report, 2009)The existing scientific literature has established that the nutritional value of ricebean (Vigna umbellata) in many respects is impacted by different methods of food preparation. In particular, antinutritional factors such ... -
Right-wing and populist support for climate mitigation policies: Evidence from Poland and its carbon-intensive Silesia region
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Research on environmental behaviour is often overlooked in literature on regime destabilization in energy transitions. This study addresses that gap by focusing on socio-political and demographic factors shaping support ... -
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 ... -
Risiko- og sårbarheitsanalyse av eit reservevassverk på Bømoen, Voss
(Master thesis, 2018-06-05)Oppgåva tek føre seg eit prosjekt der Voss kommune vurderer om dei skal etablera eit reservevassverk på Bømoen. Målet med oppgåva er å legga fram ein plan for å verna vassressursane i området, og ein risiko- og sårbarheitsanalyse ... -
Road transport and agriculture: A comparative study of the implications of road access for subsistence agriculture in the northern Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Subsistence agriculture that evolves around the production of staples like maize, groundnuts, yams remains the paramount livelihood for most people in the northern region of Ghana. A starting point in improving productivity ... -
The role of multilevel dynamics and agency in regional industry renewal
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-15)This dissertation investigates the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and its approach to regional restructuring. A dynamic approach considering that regional industries are ... -
The Role of Norad's Oil for development programme in environmental management in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-08-30)ABSTRACT Norad's Oil for Development (OfD) programme entered an agreement with Ghana in 2008 following Ghana's major oil discovery in the Jubilee Field in 2007. Mainly using policies based on the internationally approved ... -
The role of Petroleum in Portraying and Perceiving Stavanger
(Master thesis, 2017-06-17)This master thesis explores the influence of the petroleum industry on the place identity of Stavanger, a Western Norwegian coastal city frequently called ‘the oil capital’. Based on interviews and focus groups including ... -
The Role of System Dynamics Approaches in Aquatic Disease Management: An Application to Sea Lice Control in Norway
(Master thesis, 2012-09-21)Different methodologies have been used to model the epidemiology and economics of aquaculture diseases, including input-output models, benefit- cost analysis, linear programming, simple spreadsheet-based models, compartment ... -
The role of systematic reviews in the system dynamics modelling process
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Rule compliance in public forests: A pilot experiment
(Master thesis, 2020-07-14)Illegal logging is a serious issue that not only has dire environmental and social consequences, but also bring forwards the issue of poor governance of common pool resources. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute ... -
Rural livelihood diversification and household well-being: Insights from Humla, Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)Diversification of livelihoods is a commonly applied strategy for coping with economic and environmental shocks and instrumental in poverty reduction. In this paper, we have assessed the role of livelihood diversification ... -
Rykk tilbake til start - ei studie av medverking i byplanlegging i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2019-10-09)Når byar skal planleggast har kommunen ansvar for å sjå til at medverking er lagt til rette for, anten det er private eller offentlege planforslag. I fylgje plan- og bygningslova skal det leggast ut til høyring og offentleg ... -
Salmon economic analysis: an operational cost study, finding better ways to ensure efficient resource utilization, improves profitability and environmental sustainability for the salmon aquaculture in Norway.
(Master thesis, 2018-12-20)Salmon aquaculture is the fastest growing industry in Norway, contributing to food security and nutrition. The industry ensures social, economic and environmentally sustainable development by utilizing natural resources ... -
Sanddyner som indikator på miljøendring.Naturtypekartlegging og analyse av økologisk tilstand, Skarasanden - Jærstrendene landskapsvernområde.
(Master thesis, 2013-11-17)Sammendrag Mål: Oppgaven hadde som mål å avdekke naturtypers romlige fordeling og økologiske tilstand på Skarasanden i Sola kommune i Rogaland. Gjennom innsamling av et sammenliknbart datamateriale, vil området kunne ... -
Saved by hydrogen? The public acceptance of onshore wind in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Achieving the green energy transition is not without difficulty. This is also the case for the deployment of renewable energy infrastructures. Among these, onshore wind has often been contested. Taking the case of Norway ...