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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 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, ... -
‘Engineering’ the green transformation of the maritime industry in Western Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-03-27)This dissertation is empirically motivated by understanding the observed and ongoing green transformation of the maritime industry in Western Norway, a development that has had implications for both environmental protection, ... -
An Ensemble Model for Co-Seismic Landslide Susceptibility Using GIS and Random Forest Method
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-16)The Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake of 25 April 2015 triggered thousands of landslides in the central part of the Nepal Himalayas. The main goal of this study was to generate an ensemble-based map of co-seismic landslide ... -
Entreprenørskap og regional utvikling i Nordhordland
(Master thesis, 2014-11-16)Oppgåva handlar om entreprenørskap i Nordhordland. Den tek føre seg entreprenørskapets betyding for sysselsetjingsutvikling i regionen, samt kva næringar entreprenørskapet skapar nye arbeidsplassar innanfor. Oppgåva omfattar ... -
Episodic populist backlashes against urban climate actions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Populism is multilayered and involves two main dimensions – ideology and strategy – which are employed within and beyond political parties. These dimensions can result in sometimes overlapping but generally divergent ... -
Er vannet for klart finnes ingen fisk. En studie av den kinesiske foredlingsindustrien for sjømat
(Master thesis, 2006)I denne oppgaven vil jeg forsøke å avdekke konkurransesituasjonen og strategiene i den kinesiske foredlingsindustrien for sjømat som følge av dens økte betydning for store deler av den globale sjømatindustrien. -
Essays in Corporate Finance
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-02-11)Firm value creation and maximization is the primary objective of any firm and the most debated issue in corporate finance. Firms operate in the market to create value for the stakeholders. Valuation plays its role in many ... -
Essays on commodity cycles based on expanded Cobweb experiments of electricity markets
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-12-15)This thesis studies cycles in commodity markets. Such fluctuations have significant adverse effects onconsumers and producers. The properties of commodity price fluctuations are well known. However,there is considerable ... -
Essays on dynamic non- cooperative games based on simulations and experiments
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-27)This thesis studies ways to improve Non-Cooperative Game theory (NCGT) as a policy making methodology. NCGT allows to categorize a wide range of situations and to provide solutions. However, the effectiveness of such ... -
Estimating customer utility of energy efficiency standards for refrigerators
(4/2003, Working paper, 2003)A frequent argument against efficiency standards is that they prohibit products that representoptimal choices for customers and thus lead to reduced customer utility. In this paper wepropose and test a method to estimate ... -
Et attraktivt, levende og ekskluderende byrom. En studie av gårdeierstrukturens betydning i revitaliseringen av Torggata i Oslo
(Master thesis, 2018-09-01)I søken etter å skape levende byområder, initierer aktører rundt omkring i verden såkalte revitaliseringsprosesser for å forhindre forfallstendenser. Dette involverer gjerne et fokus på attraktive byrom, gjennom oppussing ... -
Et paleohydrologisk studie av Sagbekken, Hedmark fylke : en rekonstruksjon av Sagbekkens flomhistorie gjennom holosen
(Master thesis, 2002)The location for this thesis has been the river Sagbekken. Sagbekken is a small river in Foldal municipality in Hedmark county in Norway, and it ends it’s journey in lake Butjønna. The river is not directly connected to ... -
Ethics of quantification: illumination, obfuscation and performative legitimation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The increasing use of quantification in all spheres of society is paralleled by the rise of digitalisation. These intertwining developments not only revolutionise data treatment, but also its societal effects. On the one ... -
Etiology of Adolescent Pregnancies In Honduras
(Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Honduras is the second country in Latin America with the highest teenage fertility rate. Despite declining over the past years, the percentage of teenagers getting pregnant is rising. -
Etiology study of diarrhea in children:A study case in casco urbano Honduras.A system dynamics approach for policy development
(Master thesis, 2011-06-08)Diarrhea has been a major contributor for infant morbidity and infant mortality in developing countries, Honduras with no exception. This paper explores a case study on the illness rate of diarrhea in children in a rural ... -
European energy poverty metrics: Scales, prospects and limits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Energy poverty, a condition whereby people cannot secure adequate home energy services, is gaining prominence in public discourse and on political and policy agendas. As its measurement is operationalised, metrical ...