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Wildlife in a Politically Divided World: Insularism Inflates Estimates of Brown Bear Abundance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Political borders dictate how biological diversity is monitored and managed, yet wild animals often move freely between jurisdictions. We quantified bias in brown bear (Ursus arctos) abundance estimates introduced when ... -
Wildlife in a politically divided world: insularism inflates estimates of brown bear abundance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Political borders dictate how biological diversity is monitored and managed, yet wild animals often move freely between jurisdictions. We quantified bias in brown bear (Ursus arctos) abundance estimates introduced when ... -
Wildlife use of private gardens in south-eastern Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)Urbanisation typically results in a reduction in biodiversity. Studies of urban wildlife have shown that the increase in extinction risk tends to be higher with increasing urban areas. Yet, in urban environments, private ... -
The wildlife watching tourist guide : a case study on the role of wildlife watching guides in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven undersøker rollene til viltkikkingsturisme guider som fokuserer på store rovdyr og store klovdyr i Norge. Videre undersøker den komponentene i rollen til guiden og mulige forskjeller mellom de to gruppene. ... -
Will people prefer future travel with battery-powered airplanes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Various small battery-powered airplane models have been developed over the last years and are approaching the stage of being included in commercial flights. However, there are relatively few studies on potential customers’ ... -
Will Phosphorite incorporate negative externalities into its market price as it becomes scarcer?
(Master thesis, 2022)The increasing scarcity of Phosphorite poses a real threat to the world's food production. Global fertilizer production needs a steady phosphorus supply to cater to the global demand. Without Phosphorite, a new source of ... -
Will the introduction of a resource rent tax lead to development of more wind power? - A study of the effects of the new resource rent tax on Norwegian municipalities’ acceptance for land-based wind power
(Master thesis, 2023)The amount of energy produced by land-based wind power in Norway has increased significantly the last couple of years. Despite this, estimates from NVE show that Norway could have an energy deficit by 2027. Thus, the country ... -
Willingness to adopt improved shrimp aquaculture practices in Vietnam
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The shrimp industry plays a leading role in aquaculture development in Vietnam. Currently, the government is running a credit subsidy program to support farmers investing in improved production methods. This paper aimed ... -
Willingness to pay for quality in experimental auction markets and stated choice surveys
(Dr.scient.;2003:1, Doctoral thesis, 2003)The principal objective of this thesis is to investigate the willingness to pay for quality. The thesis consists of four papers exploring Norwegian consumer preferences for imported and hormone-treated beef. The first paper ... -
Willingness to pay for solar home systems in off-grid areas in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Master thesis, 2020)The issue of energy access remains a concern in most countries, especially developing ones. This study aims to contribute to the demand dynamics of energy access by determining the willingness to pay and the factors affecting ... -
Willingness to pay for unfamiliar public goods: Preserving cold-water coral in Norway
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Willingness to pay or contribute labor to manage Marin Invasive Alien Species ( Sargassum) : A case Study in Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2023)The current study examines the willingness to pay or contribute labour hours in the control Sargassum invasion in Ghana. The main objective of the study was to estimate how much money or labour hours respondents were willing ... -
WILLINGNESS TO PAY OR CONTRIBUTE LABOUR TO MANAGE MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES (SARGASSUM): A CASE STUDY IN GHANA
(Master thesis, 2023)The current study examines the willingness to pay or contribute labour hours in the control Sargassum invasion in Ghana. The main objective of the study was to estimate how much money or labour hours respondents were willing ... -
Win-win? Or win-lose? Game theory and decision analysis applied to the case of solar PV investments in Indonesia under the CDM
(Master thesis, 2011-11-09)Renewable energy technologies are considered an important instrument in achieving the double goals of sustainability and cost-effective abatement contained in the Clean development mechanism. However, previous studies ... -
Wind power forecasting : physical modelling
(Master thesis, 2019)With the stochastic nature of wind power and the increased penetration of wind power in the energy system, new challenges become eminent. For the Transmission System Operators (TSOs), the increased penetration of wind power ... -
Wind tunnel experiments on wind turbine wakes in yaw: effects of inflow turbulence and shear
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Wind tunnel experiments on wind turbine wakes in yaw: redefining the wake width
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Wind tunnel study on power output and yaw moments for two yaw-controlled model wind turbines
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Winds of Change? The use of landscape in a wind park licencing process.
(Master thesis, 2023)The Norwegian state signed the European Landscape Convention in 2001, 23 years ago, committing itself to integrating a comprehensive view of landscape into its laws, policies, and plans. One would believe the theme of ... -
Wine Consumption in Norway: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Norwegian per capita sales of wine have more than doubled over the past 20 years, while the sales of sprits and beer have declined. These changes are likely to be the effect of changes in economic, demographic, and ...