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Risiko, sårbarhet og beredskap - En casestudie av tre kommuner som ble rammet av oktoberflommen på Vestlandet i 2014
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)Denne studien tar for seg krisehåndtering i forbindelse med oktoberflommen som rammet Vestlandet i 2014. Flommen skyldtes kraftig nedbør over en tredagersperiode hvor det totalt kom 200 – 300 mm nedbør over store områder. ... -
Risiko- og sårbarheitsanalyse av eit reservevassverk på Bømoen, Voss
(Master thesis, 2018-06-05)Oppgåva tek føre seg eit prosjekt der Voss kommune vurderer om dei skal etablera eit reservevassverk på Bømoen. Målet med oppgåva er å legga fram ein plan for å verna vassressursane i området, og ein risiko- og sårbarheitsanalyse ... -
Risikodefinisjon i vaksinedebatten - ein kvalitativ studie av vaksinedebatten og småbarnsforeldre sin oppleving av risiko
(Master thesis, 2016-05-18)Målet med denne studien er å kunne sei noko om korleis vaksinedebatten har blitt så polarisert, samt småbarnsforeldre sine opplevingar av denne debatten. Det empiriske grunnlaget i studien er ei kartlegging av aktørar og ... -
Risikovurdering i havbruk ved bruk av bayesianske nett
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)Denne oppgaven utforsker hvordan bayesianske nett kan brukes for å vurdere risiko i havbruk, spesifikt ved oppdrettsanlegg i sjø. -
Risikovurdering i norsk presse: - en analyse av norske papiravisers dekning av ebolaepidemien i 2014.
(Master thesis, 2015-12-01)Målet for denne oppgaven er å få et innblikk i mediedekningen av sykdomsutbrudd og epidemier i norske dagsaviser, gjennom å fokusere på ebolautbruddet i 2014. Med utgangspunkt i Ulrich Becks teori om risikosamfunnet vil ... -
Rising import shares from China: How does it affect the Norwegian economy?
(Master thesis, 2007)This paper evaluates the theoretical and empirical evidence on the question of whetherChinese import has an effect on the import level and inflation level in Norway. In terms ofempirical evidence a fixed effect estimation ... -
Rising Tide or Skilful Manoeuvring? Comparison of classical theories on elections and parties applied to a novel case: The Green Parties
(Master thesis, 2020-08-28)There has been a steadily increasing interest in the study of the phenomenon of “niche” parties in the last decade. The resulting literature has predominantly focused on populist right-wing parties, and while this is vital, ... -
Ritual check-in, shocked immersion, regained stability: A sequential typology of news experiences in crisis situations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This short paper discusses people’s news experiences before, during and after societal crisis situations, contributing with a sequential typology outlining the three phases ritual check-in, shocked immersion and regained ... -
Rituell reproduksjon av buekorps: klasse, kjønn og materialitet
(Master thesis, 2023-05-22)I denne oppgåva vil eg sjå nærare på buekorps, ein bevegelse som blei starta på 1800-talet av ungdom, og som fortsatt er eit fenomen i Bergen i dag. Eg vil fokusere på buekorpsa opp mot rituale, og vil då komme inn på ulike ... -
The River, the Water and the Crocodile in Marovo Lagoon
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The road towards 2020: A multiple case study on the implementation of the RES-Directive in Estonia, Latvia and Norway and the factors affecting their performance towards meeting the 2020 renewable energy targets.
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)The purpose of this study is to examine which factors have affected the performance of Estonia, Latvia and Norway towards reaching their 2020 renewable energy goals they have committed themselves to as a result of the ... -
Road transport and agriculture: A comparative study of the implications of road access for subsistence agriculture in the northern Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Subsistence agriculture that evolves around the production of staples like maize, groundnuts, yams remains the paramount livelihood for most people in the northern region of Ghana. A starting point in improving productivity ... -
Roads to Autonomy. Similar paths, different outcomes in two Inuit regions
(Master thesis, 2017-12-12)The purpose of this study is to analyze and explain why two Inuit regions in Canada, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut, experienced different outcomes after extensive tripartite negotiations for self-government. Although both regions ... -
Robots in Service and Nursing Care - An Investigation into Japan’s Robot Use and Development
(Master thesis, 2019-11-30)We are currently seeing a rapid growth in the investment and development of robots to assist or replace human workers and efforts in many aspects of life. Due to Japan’s proportionally large and growing elderly population ... -
Rogue aid or the poor helping the poor? Making sense of Chinese foreign aid to Africa
(Master thesis, 2021-07-02)This thesis investigates Chinese foreign aid allocation to Africa between 2000 and 2014. China is an emerging donor of foreign aid and has become an alternative source of assistance for African recipient countries. Considering ... -
The role of media in developing literacies and cultural techniques
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Not only new media demand new skills and contribute to cultural and social changes. The main purpose of this article is to present two theoretical approaches which look at how both traditional and new media (print, electronic ... -
The role of multilevel dynamics and agency in regional industry renewal
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-15)This dissertation investigates the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and its approach to regional restructuring. A dynamic approach considering that regional industries are ... -
The Role of Norad's Oil for development programme in environmental management in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-08-30)ABSTRACT Norad's Oil for Development (OfD) programme entered an agreement with Ghana in 2008 following Ghana's major oil discovery in the Jubilee Field in 2007. Mainly using policies based on the internationally approved ... -
The role of Petroleum in Portraying and Perceiving Stavanger
(Master thesis, 2017-06-17)This master thesis explores the influence of the petroleum industry on the place identity of Stavanger, a Western Norwegian coastal city frequently called ‘the oil capital’. Based on interviews and focus groups including ...