Blar i Brage NMBU på forfatter "Bryceson, Ian"
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A study on the resilience and vulnerability of New York City in the wake of 9/11, the financial crisis, and Hurricane Sandy
Altoft, William James (Master thesis, 2018)Urbanisation is set to continue rapidly in the 21st century, with a further two and half billion projected to join the urban population by mid-century. Since the founding of a trading port at the tip of Manhattan, New York ... -
Biological control of salmon lice : a critical analysis of knowledge production and development in the Norwegian cleaner fish industry
Bolliger, Patrick John (Master thesis, 2020)The lumpfish and four species of wrasse have become important resources for cleaning salmonids of sea lice in Norwegian aquaculture. Cleaner fish’s delousing effectiveness and mortality rates in salmon cages vary dramatically ... -
Building capacity for the management of coastal resources in Tanzania and Zanzibar
Yanda, Pius Z.; Bryceson, Ian; Mwevura, Haji; Othman, Wahira; Beymer-Farris, Betsy; Peter, Chris Maina; Liwenga, Emma; Maganga, Faustin (Chapter, 2019) -
Changing seascapes : local adaptation processes in Belizean fishing communities
Karlsson, Elin Marianne (PhD Thesis;2015:64, Doctoral thesis, 2015)This thesis analyses how contextual social, economic and political conditions interact and influence adaptation to coastal change, through an in-depth focus on two Belizean fishing communities. Belize is considered to be ... -
Contesting conservation and development : quilombolas struggling for rights and resources in the Ribeira Valley, Brazil
Thorkildsen, Kjersti (PhD Thesis;2016:17, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-06)This thesis sets out to explore how quilombolas, Afro-Brazilians descending from slaves, have responded to top-down conservation and development projects, and investigates different impediments to the realisation of ... -
Cruising in uncharted waters : a systematic analysis of the sustainability of cruise tourism in Flåm, Norway
Johnson, Kenisha Wallace (Master thesis, 2022)When the coronavirus pandemic broke out in 2020, global cruise tourism came to a halt. After two years with little international tourism, cruise ships began to come back to Norway as normal in 2022. At the same time, the ... -
Decadal trends and coral acclimatization at Malaukaʻa Fringing Reef, Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
Barnhill, Kelsey Archer (Master thesis, 2019)Globally, coral reefs are under threat from climate change and increasingly frequent bleaching events. However, corals in Kāneʻohe Bay have repeatedly shown resilience and the ability to acclimatize to rising temperatures ... -
Dynamic forests : investigating resource use and social-ecological resilience within two communities in Unguja, Zanzibar
Espey, Tess Katherine (Master thesis, 2017)Coral rag forests in Zanzibar are terrestrial environments with high diversity, providing multiple ecosystem services and attracting significant conservation interest. Over the past twenty years, forest management ... -
Ecotourism development in Shangri-La, Yunnan province, China : the case of Tiger Leaping Gorge
Maltese, Doriana (Master thesis, 2020)Ecotourism was conceptualized initially in the West as an alternative to mass tourism and with an ecologically benign approach intended to benefit the host community but also to give higher quality experiences to tourists. ... -
Environmental and socio-economic vulnerability to water-borne diseases in peri-urban Zanzibar, Tanzania
MacAfee, Elizabeth (Master thesis, 2017)Cities around the world are growing rapidly, giving rise to sprawling peri-urban areas in their surroundings. In coastal East Africa, residents of peri-urban areas find themselves frequently exposed to water-borne infectious ... -
Experiencing citizenship through pipeline politics : the case of the Trans Mountain Expansion project in Canada
Hayward, Leah Solveig (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)In recent years, several major oil and gas pipeline projects have been proposed in Canada including Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion project [TMX]. There has been strong opposition to the TMX and other pipeline ... -
Linking ecological and social elements to sustain coral reef fisheries : a case of groupers [Epinephelidae] in Mafia Island, Tanzania
Kanyairita, Lydia Gaspare (PhD Thesis;2016:03, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-05)The study of the dynamic nature of interactions within and between social and ecological aspects of reef fisheries is increasing, in order to promote understanding and to mitigate complex changes from global pressure and ... -
Living with the wild : rewilding conflicts and conservation politics in Ireland
Sands, Dara (PhD Thesis;2023:45, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Rewilding is one of today’s most widely debated and contested concepts in conservation. To its proponents, it represents a hopeful pathway towards the future that offers myriad possibilities for tackling the pressing ... -
Management and local participation : a comparison of Kosterhavet National Park and Ytre Hvaler National Park
Reistad, Mari (Master thesis, 2019)Kosterhavet National Park and Ytre Hvaler National Park is situated across the border to eachother in the south of Sweden and Norway. The parks were established ten years ago, and has from the beginning had a strong focus ... -
Mangroves and urbanization: systems in transition : a study of social-ecological systems of mangroves in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Himberg, Linn Maria (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive ecosystems along the coast of tropical countries. The system provides a range of ecosystem services that are valuable for human societies. While most African countries are lacking ... -
Navigating social-ecological dynamics through stakeholder assessment and historical profiling: a case study of the Oslofjord
Brouwer, Eline Elvira (Master thesis, 2022)Earlier studies and reports have demonstrated that the Oslofjord has encountered many environmental issues in the last two centuries. This study aims to contribute to understanding the complex social-ecological changes ... -
Papa Potwe : an assessment of the socio-political relationship between people and whale sharks around Mafia Island
Lind, Sophia (Master thesis, 2018)Amongst the many species targeted for aquatic tourism, we find the whale shark, also known as the largest living fish in the ocean. This species is known for migrating over large distances and can be found in several ... -
Permaculture farming for the future : a resilience perspective
Leistad, Line Torbjørnsen (Master thesis, 2017)Permaculture has been argued to be a sustainable alternative to industrial agriculture, with the potential to avoid the negative social and ecological consequences associated with large-scale monocultures. Through the lens ... -
Potentials and challenges of ecotourism for conservation and community development : a case study of Mafia Island Marine Park
Støylen, Tone Elisabeth Holme (Master thesis, 2018)Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing segment within tourism, and are often used as a strategy in protected areas to generate revenues for conservation and management of the protected areas. As coral reefs and marine ... -
The role of adaptive capacity in supporting resilient livelihoods : an asset-based approach at Umandawa Maha Vihara Monastery, Sri Lanka
Thuiappu Arachchige Dona, Chamari Dilmini Thilakarathne (Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this study is to examine and understand the role of adaptive capacity and livelihood resilience as a pathway for building sustainable livelihoods in Sri Lanka. Using the Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF) ...