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The Challenges of greening energy: Policy/industry dissonance at the Mongstad refinery, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03)The interaction between policy making and industry is a key to understanding the conditions for ‘greening’ contemporary energy systems. This article uses efforts toward greening the Mongstad oil refinery in Norway as a ... -
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 ... -
Changing conditions for political practice: FDI discourse and political spaces for labor in Bolivia
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-18)Various authors have pointed out that the complex processes of globalization arebringing about general shifts in political practices. In particular, these processes areseen to have weakened traditional practices relating ... -
Changing Forestry Governance in Nepal Himalaya. Interactions of Community Forestry with REDD+ and Traditional Institution
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-09-21)Although traditional institutions remained involved in the management of local forests in some areas of Nepal Himalaya, Community Forestry (CF) is now a well-established formal forest management institution of the country. ... -
CHANGING SCENARIOS OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOOD OF THE CHEPANG COMMUNITY OF GORKHA, NEPAL
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)ABSTRACT Chepangs being one of the indigenous nationalities of Nepal are still marginalized in many aspects. This research investigates the changing aspects of agriculture and livelihood among the Chepang community residing ... -
Cheating and other student strategies: A system dynamics policy analysis for students that want to graduate
(Master thesis, 2011-11-15)This paper explores different strategies students can utilize in order to graduate. A good grade is considered of great value and something some students are willing to utilize extreme means to achieve. Traditional means ... -
Children of the city. A study of street children in Kathmandu, their social practices and territoriality
(Master thesis, 2003)There are as many reasons for being on the street as there are street children. Mutual for allthe urchins on the streets of Kathmandu is the city’s significance in their lives. The childrenno longer depend on their family ... -
Class conflicts and planning. A case study of contemporary development at King`s Cross in London
(Master thesis, 2007)This thesis will research the urban development that will take place through the next decades atKing’s Cross in London. King’s Cross is located on the “edge” of City of London, and is 67 acresof ‘brownfield’ land close to ... -
Climate and societal impacts in Scandinavia following the 536 and 540 CE volcanic double event
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In the Northern Hemisphere, the mid-6th century was one of the coldest periods of the last 2000 years, as indicated by both proxy records and Earth System Model (ESM) simulations. This cold period was initiated by volcanic ... -
Climate and society. A complex and conditional relationship
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-05-13)Too little rainfall causes human adaptation problems. Too much rainfall as well. The same isvalid for temperature. What makes people vulnerable to climate and what impacts can climatecause on society? Where lies the border ... -
Climate change adaptation processes seen through a resilience lens: Norwegian farmers’ handling of the dry summer of 2018
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Climate change and more frequent extreme weather events are expected to significantly challenge food production and food security worldwide, underlining the need for adaptation within the agricultural sector. Although ... -
Climate resilience and the human-water dynamics. The case of tomato production in Morocco
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In Morocco, droughts are an increasing threat affecting water availability, agricultural production and producers' livelihoods. Moreover, water demand for irrigation has led to overexploitation of the groundwater table ... -
Climate targets as more than rhetoric: Accounting for Norway’s Zero Growth Objective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Climate-related targets for cities abound, but it is unclear how important they are in driving actual transformations. Scholars have often taken a skeptical view of official climate discourses, including their ambitious ... -
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 ... -
Climatic variables determining Rhododendron sister taxa distributions and distributional overlaps in the Himalayas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Endemic species in mountains are vulnerable to rapid climate change. We elucidated distributional overlaps and related climatic variables for two endemic sister taxa of Rhododendron and a generalist with respect to current ... -
Closing the mineral construction material cycle – An endogenous perspective on barriers in transition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Construction and demolition waste (CDW) constitutes a highly voluminous urban waste stream with significant potential for circular mineral construction material usage. This paper uses participatory system dynamics modeling ... -
Cluster policy and regional development: scale, scope and renewal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Consistent with Marshallian/Porterian theories, the Norwegian cluster policy has been linked to the development of specialized regional industry environments. Cluster projects are relatively sector-specific entities often ... -
Cluster renewal and the heterogeneity of extra-regional linkages: a study of MNC practices in a subsea petroleum cluster
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The cluster literature in general and evolutionary economic geography in particular emphasizes the importance of extra-regional linkages for cluster evolution. However, the literature does so without necessarily nuancing ... -
Co-benefits and conflicts in alternative stormwater planning: Blue versus green infrastructure?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Blue–green infrastructure (BGI) is often promoted for its co-benefits and multifunctionality. However, this infrastructure is repeatedly planned, implemented and researched almost entirely based on the goals of stormwater ... -
Co-creating obesity prevention policies with youth: Policy ideas generated through the CO-CREATE project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Despite growing recognition of the importance of applying a systems lens to action on obesity, there has only been limited analysis of the extent to which this lens has actually been applied. The CO-CREATE project used a ...