Browsing Department of Geography by Title
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Health advocacy and practice: Exploring the influence of social structures on the health related lifestyles of adults in the Asokwa community in Kumasi, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)ABSTRACT The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) in Ghana has necessitated a shift in the health recovery paradigm from a curative to a preventive one (Ministry of Health [MOH], 2008). Currently CNCDs ... -
"HELP WANTED!" An analysis of labor supply dynamics in booming North Dakota
(Master thesis, 2015-08-21)North Dakota's oil boom has lead to an increase in the level of vacancies, which has gained high attention at the level of state government and businesses. The general thought is that the high level of vacancies could be ... -
Hiding among “normals” - A study on the depreciation of North Korean refugees in South Korea
(Master thesis, 2017-05-05)The number of North Korean refugees in South Korea has now reached 30 000 – a number that continues to increase every year. Despite efforts to effectively integrate these displaced brothers and sisters through a custom-fit ... -
Holocene storminess and climate change in Lofoten and Vesteralen, northern Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-06-08)This thesis investigates Holocene storminess and climate change reconstructed from lacustrine sediments from the Lofoten-Vesterålen archipelago in northern Norway (68–69°N, 12–16°E). The present thesis consists of an ... -
Holosen strandforskyvning for Leknes, Vestvågøy
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Holosene brevariasjoner i Geisdalen. En rekonstruksjon basert på kvartærgeologisk kartlegging, lichenometri og innsjøsedimenter
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)The purpose of this master thesis has been to reconstruct Holocene glacier fluctuations in Geisdalen. Spørteggbreen which is located in the north eastern part of the valley is a 28 km2 plateau glacier. The reconstruction ... -
How do oil prices and investments impact the dynamics of firm value?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to analyze the impact of investment policy decision on the firm value given the uncertain oil and gas prices and (ii) to propose policies that enhance firm value. The study develops ... -
How do Zambian smallholder farmers allocate their budget? Evidence of dynamic decision-making based on a Cournot field experiment
(Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2017)Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa repeatedly face situations of complex and dynamic decision trade-offs, which include allocating money across short-term and long-term production activities. Short-term activities ... -
How Does Place Matter to Highly Skilled Migrants? Work/Non-work Experiences of International Physicians in Norway and Sweden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-07)The article tackles the question of how place matters to migrant physicians in the regions of Agder in Norway and Skåne in Sweden by exploring how place-specific conditions affect their experiences in the work, private, ... -
"How Gender Affects Decision Making - A Case Study of Tibeto- Burmese Women in Kobang VDC, Mustang, Nepal"
(Master thesis, 2009)It is commonly presented in scientific literature that Tibeto-BurmeseMountain women’sstatus is higher than Indo-AryanTerai women. Findings of many studies indicates thatTibeto-Burmese women are traditionally afforded more ... -
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 ... -
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 oppfatter vi været?
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"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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...