Blar i Brage NMBU på forfatter "Vatn, Arild"
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Governing the jungle : REDD+ and forest governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo : an analysis of drivers, tenure, gender and participation
Samndong, Raymond Achu (PhD Thesis;2017:66, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis focuses on forest governance and the establishment of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) pilot projects in the Équateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ... -
Green infrastructure : a nature and health perspective for the municipality of Oslo
Schaumburg, Eric Andreas Helsem (Master thesis, 2020)Oslo is a green city by both meanings of the word. The focus on sustainability and climate friendly politics are key components in the municipality’s plans and programs as well as Oslo being green in terms of having a lot ... -
Hospital waste management rules 2005 and current practices in selected hospitals of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Dawar, Abdul Basit Khan (Master thesis, 2017)Within the scope of the study, the current situation and management practices regarding healthcare waste such as waste generation, segregation, on-site and off side collection and transportation, storage, and disposal were ... -
Institutional context, political-value orientation and public attitudes towards climate policies: a qualitative follow-up study of an experiment
Aasen, Marianne; Vatn, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)n this paper, we are interested in the effects of institutional context on public attitudes towards climate policies, where institutions are defined as the conventions, norms and formally sanctioned rules of any given ... -
Institutional Economics – The Economics of Ecological Economics!
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Institutions and GMOs : shaping perspectives and organisms
Kvakkestad, Valborg (PhD Thesis;2010:35, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This thesis is written within the contemporary classical institutional economics tradition. The intention has been to provide insight into how different institutions can enable us to avoid harmful effects and generate ... -
Integrated Pest Management adoption by grain farmers in Norway: A novel index method
Steiro, Åsmund Lægreid; Kvakkestad, Valborg; Breland, Tor Arvid; Vatn, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Within the last decade, implementing eight key principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has become mandatory for all professional users of pesticides in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA). ... -
Investor disclosure as policy response to climate change : exploring the French case of mandatory climate disclosure for institutional investors
Bråna, Torunn Stebergløkken (Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the academic and political debate on climate-related disclosures as a policy response to climate changes. Specifically, the study provides empirical evidence from a qualitative ... -
“It’s just not me” : a study of non-participation in collective actions with a climate cause among young Norwegians
Horn, Josefine (Master thesis, 2022)This thesis explores the issue of non-participation among young Norwegians in collective actions with a climate cause. The aim is to investigate whether there are any common features between the non-participants in terms ... -
Just one more flight : an archetype analysis of climate concerns of traveling by plane before and after the Covid-19 pandemic
Westerby, Marie; Haga, Katrine Angela Breivik (Master thesis, 2022)Individual efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses could have a significant impact on climate change if enough people choose to act together. When it comes to traveling however, people seem to find excuses to ... -
Labour against ecology : a theoretical approach to work as a contributor to environmental crises and the case for the abolition of labour
Okpe, Victor Elias (Master thesis, 2021)The present ecological crises call for fundamental transformations of capitalist society. However, these calls seem to not include the transformation of labour as a social structure, only its technical aspects. To rectify ... -
Management regimes for REDD+ : an analysis of the regime in the RDS Rio Negro REDD+ pilot
Vatn, Arild; Marostica, Suelen; Viana, Virgilio; Salviati, Victor (Noragric report;82, Report, 2017) -
Motivations for participation in sharing schemes : a case-study among members of the Norwegian sharing scheme ‘Leieting’
Fosnes, Line (Master thesis, 2020)New forms of consumption may be required due to increasing environmental degradation. One of the suggested solutions is to challenge individual ownership by participating in the relatively new sharing economy. The objective ... -
Motivations for second-hand consumption : a study of second-hand consumers in Oslo
Löfvenius, Anna Mina Sofi (Master thesis, 2020)The clothing industry today is described as one of the most environmental pollution industries, and concern regards mass-consumption is rising on the global agenda. In the last years, second-hand clothes and products ... -
National parks and institutional change : the case of Rouge National Urban Park, Toronto
Lopez, Celine Chloe (Master thesis, 2018)Rouge National Urban Park has been described as "the first of its kind" in Canada. Its proximity to the largest urban centre in the country, and the challenges represented by this, makes it an interesting case study in ... -
Norwegian Journal of Agricultural Sciences : policies for reduced nutrient losses and erosion from Norwegian agriculture
Vatn, Arild; Bakken, Lars R.; Bleken, Maria Azzaroli; et al. (Journal issue, 1996)This report documents the results from an analysis of policy measures to reduce losses of nitrogen, phosphorus and soil from the agricultural sector to the environment. These kinds of losses are nonpoint, and standard ... -
Options for National REDD+ Architectures. Report from the Conference (29-31 May 2013)
Vatn, Arild; Angelsen, Arild; McNeill, Desmond; Trædal, Leif Tore (Noragric report;69, Report, 2013-10) -
Pesticide Policies and Farm Behavior: The Introduction of Regulations for Integrated Pest Management
Kvakkestad, Valborg; Steiro, Åsmund Lægreid; Vatn, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
Polanyi, markets and environmental protection
Vatn, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
The potential of climate change journalism to motivate pro-environmental behavior among young people
Helledal, Eline Johnsen (Master thesis, 2020)While global warming is accelerating, we are still far from a solution to climate change. The media plays a key role in engaging the public in order to motivate a transformation towards a future low emission society. This ...