Blar i Brage NMBU på forfatter "Nicolaysen, Anna Marie"
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Restoring Myanmar’s mangrove forests and coastal communities’ socioeconomic stability with community based mangrove management
Lindholt, Jonathan Grevstad (Master thesis, 2016-08-12)Mangrove forests have a significant capacity to provide ecosystem services. However, deforestation from land use changes has led to widespread degradation of these services and consequently jeopardizes coastal populations. ... -
Social farming in France : therapeutic benefits and sustainability of social farms
Chopin, Lea Beatrice (Master thesis, 2021)Social farming is a concept that uses agricultural activities for social or therapeutic purposes. Social farms may benefit various target groups such as: young persons experiencing difficulties, the elderly, disabled people, ... -
Socio-Ecological Resilience in a Southern California Dryland Agroecosystem: Contributions from General and Specified Resilience
Kapalla, Devin Danielle (Master thesis, 2021)In general, California agroecosystems are vulnerable to social and environmental change, threatening the provision of vital ecosystem services and human food security. Socio-ecological resilience, comprised of general ... -
A Sociotechnical Analysis in Market Gardening Systems : understanding the barriers and levers to agroecological soil management in Provence.
Michel, Elsa (Master thesis, 2021) -
Sustainable foraging of wild edible plants in Norway : a biocultural approach
Giraud, Nicolas Jan (Master thesis, 2020)Globally, the role of wild edible plants (WEPs) in providing culturally appropriate nutrition and food security, added economic value, and ecological benefits, is now well recognized. In Europe, the use of WEPs appears ... -
Sustainable management and design of North American orchards supplying the hard cider industry
Pihl, Tracy (Master thesis, 2018)The hard cider industry is quickly growing in North America. In this research I investigate how apple production in North America has adapted to meet the demands of the rapidly growing hard cider industry, and whether this ... -
Taming nitrogen : recognizing N2O emissions in fertilization practice
Byers, Erin Elizabeth (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Atmospheric nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas resulting from an imbalanced global nitrogen cycle. Although agricultural soils emit the majority of anthropogenic N2O, it is rarely considered in soil management practice. ... -
The expansion of Coffee Robusta (C. canephora) in Nicaragua
Bjørge, Hedvig Hoel (Master thesis, 2017)An increasing number of small-scale rural farmers in developing countries are involved in the so-called global trade market, producing crops such as coffee, tea, cacao, and banana to the Western Hemisphere. In Nicaragua, ... -
The role of information in reducing food waste : a case study of information as a food waste prevention measure in a Norwegian canteen
Kristiansen, Rebekka Helén (Master thesis, 2018)Food waste represents a major problem that must be resolved in order to achieve a sustainable food system. Most of the food waste in industrialised countries are consumer related and occur at the end of the food supply ... -
Towards sustainable food provisioning: An exploration of socio-material agencies shaping household shopping practices in Norwegian supermarkets
Ludvigsen, Kaja Nicole (Master thesis, 2021)The current agri-food system is intricate and immensely complex, with human and planetary health unravelling at an unimaginable pace. At its centre, grocery stores mediate the exchange of food items between farmers, ... -
Transformative education in agroecology: student, teacher, and client involvement in colearning
Francis, Charles Andrew; Nicolaysen, Anna Marie; Lieblein, Geir; Breland, Tor Arvid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Educational methods have evolved rapidly in agroecology, which is a complex and holistic field without a long history or the formal tradition of any single academic discipline. Definitions of agroecology have evolved from ... -
Urban gardeners in Oslo : an explorative study of their motivations and the perceived effects of gardening on quality of life
Hernandez Lasso, Carolina; Shabi, Rina Dula (Master thesis, 2019)Urban agriculture has been associated with social, emotional, health and mental health benefits. However, literature describing the relationship between garden participation and effects on quality of life has not been fully ... -
The use of a community currency, the MOLA, as an agroecological initiative to encourage more sustainable food systems in the Community of Madrid
Zambrana Daudén, Clara (Master thesis, 2018)Changing behavior patterns concerning the management of organic waste in the common population is a first step to start making a change towards an agroecological way of production and consumption of food. In this master ... -
Women cooperatives : analyzing women’s empowerment processes in rural Nicaragua
Berntsen, Caroline Alice Alum (Master thesis, 2017)In Nicaragua, the machismo culture is built on patriarchal values that sustain gender inequalities. This is especially visible in rural areas where women farmers lack the same opportunities and access to resources as men ...