Browsing School of Economics and Business (HH) by Subject "VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910::Management of natural resources: 914"
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Do they get what they want? : an analysis of cost and biodiversity effectiveness of voluntary versus government initiated forest conservation in Norway 2005-2013
(Master thesis, 2015-05-28)The study analyzes cost and utility-cost effective use of government funds for voluntary conservation and government initiated conservation of forest in Norway from 2005 to 2013, to better understand bias in voluntary ... -
Environmental effectiveness, economic effectiveness and equity : a case study of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in Hojancha, Costa Rica
(Master thesis, 2012-08-06)Payments for Environmental services (PES) has been considered a cost-effective instrument to deal with negative externalities such as CO2 emissions and loss of biodiversity, in addition to providing co-benefits such as ... -
Funding biodiversity conservation : an assessment of local opportunity costs and instruments to compensate for them
(Master thesis, 2013-08-26)Conservation of coniferous forests is a significant contribution to preserving biodiversity in Norway. At present about 2.7 percent of the productive forest area in Norway is conserved, while ecologists recommend at least ... -
Gender and power relations. - A case study from Mozambique
(Master thesis, 2010-12-01)With this thesis I aim to contribute to the gender debate in Mozambique. I have found that resources controlled by married women in rural northern Zambézia have a positive influence on their intra-household bargaining ... -
Korleis få til ein fordelaktig bruk av biovarme til veksthus i Rogaland? Kan ein tilretelagt diffusjonsprosess implementera innovasjonen biovarme i produksjon av veksthusgrønsaker der naturgass er eksisterande varmekjelde?
(Master thesis, 2015-07-29)Tema for oppgåva er biovarme som framtidig energiberar for grønsakproduksjon i veksthus. Oppgåva handlar om produksjon av veksthusgrønsaker i Rogaland der dei fleste veksthusa er oppvarma av naturgass. Biovarmeanlegg i ... -
Managing behaviour : an experimental study into the behaviour of Tanzanian forest users
(Master thesis, 2013-08-20)As the dire consequences of tropical deforestation and forest degradation are recognised at both local and global levels, a myriad of measures to mitigate the problem is proposed. Despite these measures affecting local ... -
National reforestation, regional deforestation? : cross-border trade and forest transition in Vietnam
(Master thesis, 2013-09-23)The Indochina borderlands are characterized by dense forests, which constitute the natural habitat of many animal and plant species. They are the homeland of several ethnic minority groups. The region’s forests are not ... -
Optimal rotasjonstid i skog : med og uten karbonbinding
(Master thesis, 2011-11-11)Denne masteroppgaven sammenligner samfunnets optimale rotasjonstid for skogen med den private optimale rotasjonstiden for skogen. Dette blir i hovedsak gjort ved hjelp av enkle modeller. Skogen blir i dag avvirket når ... -
Recreational valuation of whale watching safaris, a case study from the Andøy region
(Master thesis, 2014-02-11)Due to increased activity level along the Norwegian coast and ocean, there is an increasing need of estimating the non-market values from potentially affected marine ecosystem services. One activity that might be impacted ... -
SWOT analysis of Serbia's raspberry sector
(Master thesis, 2012-11-09)This study investigates the raspberry sector in Serbia over the period 1992 to 2009 with the main purpose to reveal how the sector has been affected by relevant factors focusing on the comparative and competitive advantages ... -
The gains of cooperation in a fishery duopoly : the Namibian and South African deep water hake fishery
(Master thesis, 2016-07-29)This study evaluates the potential gains of cooperation between South Africa and Namibia in the resource management of the valuable transboundary deep-water hake fish stock. By combining the game strategic Cournot model ... -
Utviklingen i omfanget av jordleie i perioden 1979 til 2010
(Master thesis, 2012-06-18)Utgangspunktet for denne oppgaven er utviklingen i omfanget av jordleie i de siste tredve årene. Oppgaven tar for seg bakgrunnen for og hvilke faktorer som har bidratt til økningen i omfanget. Fra 1979 og fram til i dag ...