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Building business models for sustainable fashion : a case study of Norwegian fashion companies focusing on local value chains and locally sourced wool
(Master thesis, 2016-05-06)The fashion industry is the world’s fourth largest and has many issues that contrast sustainable ways of balancing the needs of people, planet and profit. However, there is a shift where both start-ups and established ... -
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 ... -
Building tax systems in fragile states. Challenges, achievements and policy recommendations
(Research report, 2018)This report systematises and analyses existing knowledge on taxation in fragile states. Efforts to support domestic revenue mobilisation in conflict situations require a different approach and other means than in the more ... -
The building-street relationship : investigating the art of compact city building in contemporary Norwegian practice
(PhD thesis;2022:2, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Cities comprise constantly changing elements and patterns of human interventions. Patterns which we experience, evaluate, and continuously develop through an ever, ongoing range of decisions. This thesis asks questions ... -
Built Environment, Causality and Travel
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Within research into influences of the built environment on travel behaviour, the issue of causality has gained increased attention. Several attempts have been made in order to identify the true effects of built environment ... -
Built environment, causality and urban planning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Informed by critical realist philosophy of science, this paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the issue of causality within urban and planning research. The concept of causality dominating within certain ... -
Built environment, urban vitality and social cohesion: Do vibrant neighborhoods foster strong communities?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Urban vitality and social cohesion both provide multiple benefits in cities. While it has been argued that urban vitality – the liveliness of cities – may strengthen social cohesion, this has not been sufficiently examined ... -
Bulk tank raw milk microbiota differs within and between farms: A moving goalpost challenging quality control
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Microbial contamination of bovine raw milk often occurs at the farm. To acquire a deeper knowledge of the microbiota of farm tank milk, we studied milk from 45 farms situated in 2 geographical areas in Norway. Each farm ... -
Bumble bee communities in power-line clearings: Effects of experimental management practices
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)1. Bumble bees fill an important function in temperate, boreal and alpineecosystems as pollinators of wild plants and cultivated crops. Global declines in popula-tion size of many bumble bee species call for knowledge about ... -
Bunkers or round bales: Losses and silage quality with or without acid treatment of low dry matter grass crops
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Grass clover crops were harvested with or without application of 4 L/t of a formic- and propionic acid-based silage additive and ensiled in one bunker silo and 6 round bales per treatment in each of three harvests. The ... -
Burial of downed logs from vegetation covering and its effect on wood decomposition
(Master thesis, 2017)As dead trees fall to the ground and becomes woody debris (WD) it gradually buries by ground vegetation growing on the forest floor. The rate of the burial process can affect the decomposition of the WD, and thereby affect ... -
Buried flexible structures : modeling and field behavior
(Master thesis, 2016-07-27)The future utilization of long-span buried structures requires improved theoretical understanding of the constructions. The physical dimensions are increasing and the mechanical features grow more complex. FEM modeling ... -
Burning for Learning : it is the student who is learning
(Master thesis, 2014-09-17)This thesis documents how, through action research, I have explored methods and theories for improving my own educational practices in cooperation with students attending Sogn Jord- og Hagebruksskule (Norway´s national ... -
Burot – biologi og bekjempelse
(Bioforsk TEMA, Research report, 2010)Burot (Artemisia vulgaris) har de siste årene spredt seg raskt og er til stor sjenanse for mange. Ikke bare er den et plagsomt ugras, men den utgjør også et helsemessig problem. Norges Astma- og Allergiforbund (NAAF) regner ... -
Bushmeat trading and human demography, the effects on population structure of the Puku antelope (Kobus Vardonii) in the Kilombero Valley Game Controlled Area (KGCA), Ulanga district, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)The background for this thesis is the NUFU (Norwegian programme for Development, Research and Education) project “integrating livelihoods and multiple biodiversity values in wetlands management in Tanzania” which is a ... -
Business analytics capabilities in Norwegian organizations : current state, challenges and a roadmap towards future excellence
(Master thesis, 2020)With the influx of big data, business analytics (BA) have become an increasingly influential part of all aspects of business. Through three studies, this thesis explores the state of BA in Norwegian companies using maturity ... -
Business development in emerging value chains : the case of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Changes in consumer preferences are resulting in a surge of electric vehicle sales all over the world, and the associated charging infrastructure is thriving. But prospective e-mobility actors are burdened with a complex ... -
Busker i norske regnbed
(Master thesis, 2022)Planter spiller en sentral rolle i klimaregnskapet. De negative konsekvensene av klimakrisen og naturkrisen er størst på våre nordlige breddegrader. Økt ekstremvær som styrtregn er en alvorlig følge av at mye av naturen ...