Blar i Department of Geography på emneord "733111"
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Chad-Cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. Impact assessment of the project to the local community: Case study of the Ocean Division of Cameroon
(Master thesis, 2010-05-18)The Chad-Cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project was received with great expectations. Though the project presented negative effects to the environment, with the pro-posed mitigation strategies, many people saw ... -
Changes in the landscape in a protected area in the Peruvian rainforest and the impact on the local population: case of the Mishana community
(Master thesis, 2017-06-15)This research focuses on the landscape change in a small community (Mishana) located within inside a protected area (Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve), in the Amazonian rainforest of Peru. The landscape is formed by the ... -
Climate-smart greenhouses and their impact on food security in Humla, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2017-06-23)With the basis in two villages in Humla, north-western Nepal, this thesis examined how greenhouses are affecting food security in a high mountainous area. The major focus was on the greenhouse project development in Humla ... -
Community Participation in Solid Waste Management, Kathmandu
(Master thesis, 2012-06-26)Waste management in Nepal is one of the important topics discussed today. Participation of the community is thus,being encouraged to manage solid waste. My study area is Kathmandu (Buddhajyoti, Chamati and Milijuli, Ganesh ... -
Competition between biofuel and food? The case of a jatropha biodiesel project and its effects on food security in the affected communities in Northern Ghana
(Master thesis, 2010-05-18)Biofuels have become an issue of much concern to policy makers, national governments and the international agencies amid discussions on climate change. Debates and discussions about the implications of biofuels are underpinned ... -
Connections between FDI, natural resource access and local development. The case of Antamina mine Peru. Are we following the correct path?
(Master thesis, 2010-05-18)Through an empirical study I will try to discover the connection between FDI, Natural ResourceAccess and local Development in Ayash River Basin Communities and their relation with Antamina mine company, a Mulinational Mine ... -
Coping with household food insecurity during the lean season; strategies employed by smallholder farmers in Navrongo, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)In Ghana, smallholder farmer households are the most dominant food producers. Yet, they are the most vulnerable to of food insecurity. Seasonal food production, climate change, coupled with other social factors further ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility - re-territorialisation of global business.Grounding foreign companies in local context through CSR - the case of Norwegian
(Master thesis, 2013-04-02)Grounding foreign companies in local context through CSR - the case of Norwegian Business in Indonesia This thesis seeks to explore whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be said to have a grounding effect in ... -
Cradle to Cradle - Foretaksstrategier som bidrag til det grønne skiftet - En case-studie av foretak i Limburg-regionen i Nederland
(Master thesis, 2016-09-01)This master thesis is about the Cradle-to- Cradle principles and the overall circular economy. I have especially been looking into companies that have chosen to implement the Cradle to Cradle principles into their business. ... -
"Det beste er det godes fiende" - Samproduksjon av klimakunnskap: en studie av hvordan forskning og forvaltning kan samarbeide for å utvikle gode tilpasningsstrategier
(Master thesis, 2018-06-12)Som politiske problemstillinger er klimautfordringene komplekse og vanskelige å takle. De er komplekse fordi årsaken til utfordringene springer ut fra et krevende samspill mellom biologiske, fysiske og sosiale systemer. ... -
Det grøne skiftet og kunnskapsøkonomien - kvinnelege entreprenørar innanfor miljøsektoren
(Master thesis, 2016-05-16)Denne studien omhandlar kvinnelege entreprenørar i Noreg som driv med miljørådgjeving. Eg tek føre meg entreprenørar både i urbane og rurale område, for mellom anna å sjå om det finnes ulikskapar mellom entreprenørskapa i ... -
Det italienske salt- og klippfiskmarkedet og norsk eksport - Konvensjoner, relasjoner og markedstilpasning
(Master thesis, 2011-08-23)Denne masteroppgaven omhandler norsk eksport til det italienske salt- og klippfiskmarkedet. Oppgaven benytter seg av konvensjonsteori, produksjonskjedeteori, internasjonaliseringsteori og nettverksteori. Tillitsbegrepet ... -
Development cooperation with Norwegian NGOs in Bolivia. How the developent cooperation is affected by a stronger state
(Master thesis, 2016-05-17)The Bolivian state evicted USAID and the Danish development organization IBIS for conspiracy against the state and political meddling in 2013, and introduced the same year a new law that involves more restrictions and ... -
Development for whom? Narratives on the impact of Chinese involvement in Angola
(Master thesis, 2009-05-15)The rise of China challenges the unipolar world dominated by the West and the capitalism seen after the end of the cold war. Africa, in particular, has been dominated by the West during the last decades. The economic ... -
Discursive Expressions of Water Supply in the Kathmandu Valley. A Discourse Analysis of the Melamchi Water Supply Project.
(Master thesis, 2016-02-01)This thesis addresses the Melamchi Water Supply Project, which is the Nepalese Government's solution to the alleged water shortage in Kathmandu. The Government's intention is to construct a water diversion tunnel between ... -
Do women work and men decide? Gender dimensions of cash cropping in the Middle Hills of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)ABSTRACT The study entitled Do Women Work and Men Decide? Gender Dimensions of Cash Cropping in the Middle Hills of Nepal'' was carried out in two villages in the Kaski District, Nepal, with objectives to document the ... -
Ekstremflommer i Grimsa, øvre Glommavassdraget. Rekonstruksjon av flomfrekvens gjennom holosen og sårbarhetsanalyse av dagens elv
(Master thesis, 2009-09-02)Reconstruction of magnitude and frequency of former extreme floods can improve modelling and forecasting of future flood events. In order to expand the time series of large-scale floods in Eastern Norway, a paleoflood study ... -
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. ...