Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Lieblein, Geir"
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Agroecological farming impacts on livelihoods improvement to inform county government on enactment of agroecology policy : case study of Kiambu County, Central Kenya
Karuga, James Gatei (Master thesis, 2022)The basis for the recognition, adoption and provision of an agroecology legal framework relies on the capacity of the existing agroecological systems to provide enough evidence on their effectiveness. Policymaking in Kenya ... -
Agroecological practice : the relevance of permaculture-based land-design for sustainability and resilience on the farm : a case study in Gopta village, West Bengal, India
Baradia, Sumit (Master thesis, 2021)Intensive agriculture does not only adversely affect farmland biodiversity but also causes rapid environmental degradation. Harmful chemicals involved in such high-yielding industrial agriculture have led to consumers’ and ... -
Assessing the sustainability of Geographical Indications in the dairy and cheese sectors : a participatory action research within the PDO Maroilles cheese
Attard, Perrine (Master thesis, 2021)The actual contribution of Geographical Indications (GIs) to sustainable development (SD) is a topic that is gaining increasing attention in the context of growing societal and political pressures. While empirical knowledge ... -
Beyond blanket solutions : examining the potential of community seed banks to improve maize seed security in Northern Malawi
Vansant, Emilie (Master thesis, 2019)In Malawi, maize seeds are a sociopolitical currency and the Malawian government’s primary tool for addressing severe and chronic food and seed insecurity. The large-scale government and donor-sponsored seed subsidy program ... -
Cultivating food citizenship : an exploration of membership in Norwegian Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Hnatiuk, Sydney Keera (Master thesis, 2021)The dominant food system is ripe with challenges which are contributing to the degradation of social and natural systems around the world. Transformative actions are required to amend the current situation, and actors all ... -
Exploring farmers' perspectives on Community Supported Agroforestry: The role of CSA structures in promoting agroforestry implementation
Bosseler, Nathan (Master thesis, 2023)This study explored the potential of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) structures in promoting agroforestry practices in Flanders. While government subsidies, extension services, and research trials have been extensively ... -
Facilitating transformative innovations in sustainability education - tidligere tittel: Network learning and transitional change in a global project for transforming sustainability education.
Melin, Martin; Lieblein, Geir; Breland, Tor Arvid; Francis, Charles Andrew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Farm-to-table in the Albuquerque region : a case study at Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
Levy, Eliana Joy (Master thesis, 2017)This report explores a “Farm-to-Table” restaurant business model, using Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm as a single-focus for this exploratory case study. Los Poblanos is chosen for this study due to their dedication ... -
Future farmers and sustainability : a case study of newly established farmers in Southern Norway
Heggelund, Ellen Karoline (Master thesis, 2017)The industrialization of agricultural production around the world has resulted in an unsustainable direction of development and challenges related to farmers economic profitability, environmental degradation and reduced ... -
Growing roots in a community : an exploratory case study of urban agriculture and quality of life
Bogstad, Marie Henriksen (Master thesis, 2018)In a world where an increasing number of people live in cities, urban health is an essential part of comprehending sustainable development. Thus, moving towards a more sustainable world both socially, economically and ... -
Holistic sustainability in the restaurant industry : implications of focusing on the social dimension
Arnesen, Edona Emilie (Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of the study is to understand the food service industry better when it comes to sustainability, contributing to the body of literature engaged with the development of sustainable practices in the restaurant ... -
A holistic view of Maraîchage sur Sol Vivant : participatory action research with a group of market gardeners in France
Faury, Amandine Aude (Master thesis, 2020)A recent farmer-led movement called Maraîchage sur Sol Vivant (MSV) or in English, “market gardening on living soil” gathers market gardeners that develop agroecological cropping practices that place soil at heart of their ... -
Impact of agricultural landscape on honey reserves in bee colonies
Pouliquen, Domitille (Master thesis, 2016-11-23)Intensive farming systems are now scarce floral environments leaving honey bees with low food availability at some periods. This scarcity could be related to the current recorded honeybee and wild pollinator decline. ... -
Looking beyond individual behaviour: a social practice approach to understanding consumer drop out in REKO
Lam, Amy (Master thesis, 2020)The current food system employs an industrialised model of agriculture that has been connected to climate change, loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation, and the erosion of rural livelihoods. It is characterized ... -
Motivating change agents : influences of visioning on human agency for food system transformation
Paas, Naomi Antonia Maria (Master thesis, 2021)Swift transformation of the food system towards sustainability is important to avoid further transgression of the planetary boundaries. Food system transformation requires altering the fundamental determinants of the system. ... -
Norwegian short food supply chain development
Bulger, Molly McKelvey (Master thesis, 2017)Agro-food systems around the globe are consolidating and homogenizing. In response, they are also segmenting and diversifying. The emerging agro-food networks fit into what scholars describe as economic and rural development ... -
Organic food consumption during pregnancy and hypospadias and cryptorchidism at birth: the Norwegian mother and child cohort study (MoBa)
Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Torjusen, Hanne; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Papadopoulou, Eleni; Hoppin, Jane A; Alexander, Jan; Lieblein, Geir; Roos, Gun; Holten, Jon Magne; Swartz, Jackie; Haugen, Margaretha (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015) -
Organization of farmer groups impacts farmer experimentation and learning for agroecological practices : evidence from Southeast France
Peureux, Asia (Master thesis, 2017)There is wide agreement that sustainable practices in agriculture are needed in order to meet the future needs of a growing population on a planet in environmental crisis. Agroecological practices can help with this daunting ... -
Participatory video in agroecology education : a multiple-case study with the Green Learning Network
Smith, Jenna (Master thesis, 2016-11-22)A transformation of our food system necessitates a revision of how we think and communicate about agriculture. In the past few decades, increasing attention has been paid to the unique requirements of teaching sustainable ... -
Planteproduksjon og matvareforsyning i globalt og nasjonalt perspektiv
Lieblein, Geir (Book, 1980)