Browsing Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) by Title
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Crystal ball or wishful thinking? Reference pathways as tools for net zero investing in pension funds
(Master thesis, 2023-05-16)This thesis will examine the premonitions and parameters of two models for sustainable finance development: the International Energy Agency (IEA) model Net Zero by 2050, and the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) model ... -
Current models underestimate future irrigated areas
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Predictions of global irrigated areas are widely used to guide strategies that aim to secure environmental welfare and manage climate change. Here we show that these predictions, which range between 240 and 450 million ... -
Datafictions: Or how measurements and predictive analytics rule imagined future worlds
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)As the digital revolution continues and our lives become increasingly governed by smart technologies, there is a rising need for reflection and critical debate about where we are, where we are headed, and where we want to ... -
The decision: Relations to oneself, authority and vulnerability in the field of selective abortion
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-03)This article is about selective abortion. It concentrates on the existential, moral and social conditions that arise when pregnant women, using prenatal diagnosis (PND), are told that there is something seriously wrong ... -
Descriptive representation of women in international courts
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Det liturgiske møte. Språk og gudsmetaforer i Den norske kirkes høymesse
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Dewey’s Conceptualization of the Public as Polity Contextualized: The Struggle for Democratic Control over Natural Resources and Technology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article explores John Dewey’s conceptualization of the public as polity in his lecture notes from 1928. Dewey’s conceptualization suggests an account of the democratic legitimacy of public regulation of economic ... -
A diagnostic tool for supporting policymaking on urban resilience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Urban resilience has become a popular notion among urban policymakers and scientists, as a way to deal with the many complex issues that cities face. While it has positive connotations and resonates with local urban agendas, ... -
Do-it-yourself biology andelectronic waste hacking: A politics of demonstration in precarious times
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In recent years, there has been an explosion of do it yourself, maker and hacker spaces in Europe. Through makers and do-it-yourself initiatives, ‘hacking’ is moving into the everyday life of citizens. This article explores ... -
Drifting Towards Sustainability: Exploring Blue Carbon Through S. latissima in Danish Offshore Wind Decommissioning
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Energi fra havvind har blitt en essensiell del av den europeiske energimiksen og regnes som en fornybar energikilde for Danmark. Det økende behovet for å avvikle olje- og gassinstallasjoner i Nordsjøen har vakt betydelig ... -
Editorial: High-Quality Knowledge for Climate Adaptation: Revisiting Criteria of Credibility, Legitimacy, Salience, and Usability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Editorial on the Research Topic High-Quality Knowledge for Climate Adaptation: Revisiting Criteria of Credibility, Legitimacy, Salience, and Usability Climate adaptation in human systems is a process of learning and ... -
Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-17)We assessed the state of knowledge regarding the effects of large-scale pollution with neonicotinoid insecticides and fipronil on non-target invertebrate species of terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. A large ... -
The effects of serious gaming on risk perceptions of climate tipping points
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)A growing body of research indicates that effective science-policy interactions demand novel approaches, especially in policy domains with long time horizons like climate change. Serious games offer promising opportunities ... -
Environmental visualizations: Framing and reframing between science, policy and society
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Visualizations are influential in the interaction between environmental science and policy. Research on framing in environmental visualizations (visual framing) is expanding. These studies typically focus on ‘static’ images; ... -
Epidemiologia ambientale ben temperata: etica, sociologia e storia in un progetto di citizen science
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The article presents the research performed by an Italian multi-disciplinary team jointly with a group of citizen scientists. The research was part of the project CitieS-Health (Citizen Science for Urban Environment and ... -
Epistemic injustice in the age of evidence-based practice: The case of fibromyalgia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The aim of this paper is to analyze epistemic interactions in healthcare practices. In clinical encounters, participants exchange and interpret knowledge. Patients suffering from fibromyalgia often report that healthcare ... -
Ethical refections on the COVID‑19 pandemic in the global seafood industry: navigating diverse scales and contexts of marine values and identities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The global crisis instantiated by the COVID-19 pandemic opens a unique governance window to transform the sustainability, resilience, and ethics of the global seafood industry. Simultaneously crippling public health, civil ... -
Ethics of quantification or quantification of ethics?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Something can be gained by looking at common ethical features of different instances of quantification. While ethics of algorithms is perceived at present as an urgent issue, similar concerns can easily be associated to ... -
Expert accountability: what does it mean, why is it challenging - and is it what we need?
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Exploring Businesses’ Justifications for Sustaining and Developing Value through Climate Risk Adaptation and Mitigation - A Norwegian Savings Bank Case Study
(Master thesis, 2024-05-29)Klimaendringer øker klimarisiko for næringslivet. Dette bærekraftsproblemet er en global samfunnsutfordring, da næringslivets klimatiltak er vesentlig for å utvikle og bevare verdi gjennom tilpasning og skadebegrensning ...