Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Sitaula, Bishal K."
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Agricultural intensification in a mid-hill watershed of Nepal : socio-economic and environmental implications
Dahal, Bed Mani (PhD Thesis;2010:39, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Agricultural intensification is unavoidable due to the food requirements of a growing population, market availability and access to agro-products, and limited productive agricultural areas in Nepal. A shift from cultivating ... -
Agricultural Sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Climate Change — Challenges and Opportunities
Zurovec, Ognjen; Vedeld, Pål Olav; Sitaula, Bishal K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Half of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BH) population lives in rural areas. Agricultural production is a backbone of the rural economy and generates significant economic value for the country. BH is highly vulnerable to climate ... -
Analyzing Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Case Study of Gilgit River Basin, North Pakistan
Ali, K; Bajracharya, Roshan Man; Chapagain, Nawa Raj; Raut, Nani; Sitaula, Bishal K.; Begum, Farida; Khan, Muhammad Zafar; Ali, Manzoor; Ahmad, Aftab (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
Effects of tillage practice on soil structure, N2O emissions and economics in cereal production under current socio-economic conditions in central Bosnia and Herzegovina
Žurovec, Ognjen; Sitaula, Bishal K.; Čustović, Hamid; Žurovec, Jasminka; Dörsch, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Conservation tillage is expected to have a positive effect on soil physical properties, soil Carbon (C) storage, while reducing fuel, labour and machinery costs. However, reduced tillage could increase soil nitrous oxide ... -
Environmental communication in Oslo's water management strategies and initiatives : the status quo
Karabitski, Raminta (Master thesis, 2022)This Master's thesis investigates environmental communication of initiatives and strategies related to climate change in water-related themes in Oslo. Environmental communication is premised on the assumption that more ... -
Evaluation of Small-Scale Fishers’ Perceptions on Climate Change and Their Coping Strategies: Insights from Lake Malawi
Limuwa, Moses Majid; Sitaula, Bishal K.; Najaya, Friday; Storebakken, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Higher N2O emission by intensified crop production in South Asia
Raut, Nani; Sitaula, Bishal K.; Bakken, Lars; Bajracharya, Roshan Man; Dörsch, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Intensification of food production in Nepal has been found to acidify the soils and hence increase their apparent propensity to emit N2O as measured by the N2O/(N2+N2O) product ratio of denitrification during standardized ... -
Human mindset, attitudes, and behaviors as drivers of poor water quality management in Gahkuch, Gilgit-Baltistan
Arshad, Zoya (Master thesis, 2020)Population growth and development result in increased generation of waste causing drinking water sources to degrade. In Pakistan, poor water quality is one of the major environmental and health concern. Human mindset, ... -
Mapping and Modelling of Land Use Change in Nepal
Shrestha, Him Lal; Poudel, Naya Sharma; Bajracharya, Roshan M.; Sitaula, Bishal K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019) -
National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programme in Nepal (NPL 2945) : a mid term review report [executive summary]
Sitaula, Bishal K.; Sæthre, May-Guri; Bhattarai, Hari P. (Noragric report;31, Report, 2006)The main purpose of this Mid Term Review (MTR) is to assess the progress of the National Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programme (NPL 2945) in relation to its planned outputs, and to analyse constraints and achievements ... -
People’s perception of climate change impacts and their adaptation practices in Khotokha Valley, Wangdue, Bhutan
Suberi, Bhagat; Tiwari, Krishna R.; Gurung, Dhan B; Bajracharya, Roshan Man; Sitaula, Bishal K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Potentials for improved inorganic waste management options in Lagos, Nigeria
Amosun, Temidayo Paul (Master thesis, 2019)A key implication of the improved standards of living and the increased consumption it entails in the developing countries of the world is the massive increase in the generation of waste. Inorganic waste forms a significant ... -
Quantitative Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change in Rural Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Žurovec, Ognjen; Čadro, Sabrija; Sitaula, Bishal K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The rural population in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH), which constitutes more than half of the total population, experienced serious incidences of extreme weather events in the past two decades. This part of the population ... -
Sugarcane production in Malawi : pest, pesticides and potential for biological control
Donga, Trust Kasambala (PhD Thesis;2018:65, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Sugarcane is an importance source of energy and livelihoods worldwide. The production of sugarcane is significantly affected by several insects, weeds and pathogens commonly referred to as pests. In addition, climate ... -
Vulnerability assessment of rural livelihoods under multiple stressors : the case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nikolic, Ivana (Master thesis, 2018)Almost half of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina lives in rural areas, in the conditions around the poverty line. The causes for the difficult living conditions are mainly found in the complex political situation, ... -
Vulnerability of Pastoralism: A Case Study from the High Mountains of Nepal
Tiwari, Krishna Raj; Sitaula, Bishal K.; Bajracharya, Roshan Man; Raut, Nani; Bhusal, Prabin; Sengel, Mukunda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Pastoralism in the Himalayan region of Nepal has undergone significant socio-economic and ecological changes. While there are numerous contributing factors behind these changes, the effect of a changing climate has not ...