Blar i Brage NMBU på tidsskrift "Sustainability"
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Adapting Seasonal Sheep Production to Year-Round Fresh Meat and Halal Market in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Norway is the largest sheep meat producer among Nordic countries with more than 1.3 million lambs and sheep slaughtered in 2017. The sheep industry is limited by the need for in-house feeding during the winter months. In ... -
Building resilience in social-ecological food systems in Vermont
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) present an innovative, clean and practical way of producing fish intensively. Stress caused by high concentrations of chemical species such as nitrite and un-ionized ammonia, affects ... -
Consumer Readiness to Reduce Meat Consumption for the Purpose of Environmental Sustainability: Insights from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Crop Pollination in Small-Scale Agriculture in Tanzania: Household Dependence, Awareness and Conservation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Global economic value of agriculture production resulting from animal pollination services has been estimated to be $235–$577 billion. This estimate is based on quantification of crops that are available at the global ... -
Deforestation and subsequent cultivation of nutrient poor soils of miombo woodlands of Tanzania: Long term effect on maize yield and soil nutrients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The miombo woodlands of Tanzania have continued to be subjected to deforestation due to mainly agricultural expansion. Knowledge of long-term productivity of the subsequent land use can help to evaluate the sustainability ... -
Diversity of Sources of Income for Smallholder Farming Communities in Malawi: Importance for Improved Livelihood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
Do Rainfall Shocks Prompt Commercial Input Purchases Amongst Smallholder Farmers in Diverse Regions and Environments in Malawi?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Effects of Packaging and Food Waste Prevention by Consumers on the Environmental Impact of Production and Consumption of Bread in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Electrical Power Prediction through a Combination of Multilayer Perceptron with Water Cycle Ant Lion and Satin Bowerbird Searching Optimizers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
Environmental impacts of rapeseed and turnip rapeseed grown in Norway, rape oil and press cake
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
Feminization of African Agriculture and the Meaning of Decision-Making for Empowerment and Sustainability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
How and why does intra-metropolitan workplace location affect car commuting?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper illuminates important causal processes that can explain differences between central, semi-central and suburban workplaces in commuting distances and modes. Its empirical base is qualitative interview material ... -
How Do Policies and Actors’ Attitudes, Interests and Interactions Influence Farmland Conversion Outcomes in Land-Use Planning?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Is Fish Farming an Illusion for Lake Malawi Riparian Communities under Environmental Changes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Global environmental changes have negatively affected many food systems while the demand for food has continued to rise. An urgent need exists to identify other sustainable means of producing food. This is a case in Malawi, ... -
Learning science during teatime: Using a citizen science approach to collect data on litter decomposition in Sweden and Austria
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The decay of organic material—litter decomposition—is a critical process for life on Earth and an essential part of the global carbon cycle. Yet, this basic process remains unknown to many citizens. The Tea Bag Index (TBI) ... -
Management Strategies to Improve the Economics of Sheep Farms in Norwegian Coastal and Fjord Areas—The Effect of Animal Size and Capacities for Rangeland Utilisation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The morphological and productive aspects of Norwegian sheep have developed over time and adapted to the diverse environment of the country. Before 1900, native Norwegian sheep were crossed with UK breeds to attain higher ... -
Merging Systems Thinking with Entrepreneurship: Shifting Students’ Mindsets towards Crafting a More Sustainable Future
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
Optimising anaerobic digestion of manure resources at a regional level
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)An optimisation model was developed to give decision support on methods of managing manure resources within a region to reduce greenhouse gases and at the same time obtain economic profitability for the farmer. The model ... -
Performance Evaluation of Soft Computing for Modeling the Strength Properties of Waste Substitute Green Concrete
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The waste disposal crisis and development of various types of concrete simulated by the construction industry has encouraged further research to safely utilize the wastes and develop accurate predictive models for estimation ... -
Quantitative Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change in Rural Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), which constitutes more than half of the total population, experienced serious incidences of extreme weather events in the past two decades. This part of the population ...