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Hovedsykkeltrasé gjennom Holmen i Asker kommune - En lokaliseringsstudie
(Master thesis, 2011-08-26)I 2006 ble Asker kommune medlem av "Sykkelbynettverket". Dette nettverket har til hensikt å legge til rette for sykling i norske byer og tettsteder. Dette samsvarer med de mål og strategier definert i den Nasjonale ... -
Hovedveiomlegging og tettstedsutvikling : med fokus på rv. 7 og Noresund
(Master thesis, 2019)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å belyse hvordan omlegging av riksvei kan påvirke stedsutvikling, næringsutvikling og bomiljø for et mindre tettsted. Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i tettstedet Noresund i Krødsherad kommune ... -
How and why planners make plans which, if implemented, cause growth in traffic volumes : explanations related to the expert knowledge, the planners, and the plan-making processes
(PhD Thesis;2012:1, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Traffic volumes need to be reduced in order to reduce GHG emissions and avoid dangerous global warming. This is also a means to reduce local health and environment problems, congestion and land take, save energy, make ... -
How can landscape architects contribute in the planning process to create school yards based on children’s needs and aspirations? : a case study to test a process to bridge the knowledge gap between research and practice
(Master thesis, 2020)Through research, we know that high quality outdoor environments have positive health effects in children. Research also show the importance of including children in planning the spaces they are to use. We have laws, ... -
How can social protection programmers or social safety nets contribute to strengthening small-scale farmers’ resilience to food insecurity : an analysis of households in rural Malawi
(Master thesis, 2021)Small-scale farmers are essential players in achieving food and nutrition security and sustainable livelihoods for the world. 84% of the worlds’ estimated 608 million farms are small-scale farms (family farms), operating ... -
How do NGO's influence asylum policies in Norway? : a case study on the White paper, "Children on the run"
(Master thesis, 2013-10-22)To which extent are NGO’s able to influence immigration and asylum policies in Norway? As important actors in Norway’s immigration and asylum politics, NGO’s had huge interests in a new white paper (white paper 27, “Children ... -
How does finance impact the environment? : a systematic literature review of state-of-the-art knowledge
(Master thesis, 2022)Financial systems have been expanding globally for many years, while their negative impact on the environment is becoming increasingly evident. Meanwhile, prevailing frameworks to examine the relationship between finance ... -
How donor requirements shape project outputs and outcomes : a small NGO’s experience
(Master thesis, 2020)In the field of development assistance and humanitarian aid work, donor requirements can often stifle the effectiveness and efficiency of a project or program. This can be especially true for organizations of smaller size ... -
How European populists contribute to democratic backsliding : a comparative study of Austria and Hungary
(Master thesis, 2021)There has been a universal trend towards democratic backsliding in weakly consolidated democracies and advanced and long-established democracies. A commitment to its founding principles of democracy and the rule of law in ... -
How have NGOs reacted and adapted to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan?
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis explores how NGOs have reacted and adapted to the recent Taliban takeover in Afghanistan on the 15th of August 2021, and how the impact of the changing relationships between the international NGOs, the national ... -
How is biodiversity offsets operating? : a study of its governance structure, strengths and weaknesses and the process of institutionalizing it in the UK
(Master thesis, 2014-09-16)This thesis gives an overview of the governance structure in biodiversity offsets, the arguments for and against it as a delivering mechanism to achieve a “no net loss” target in biodiversity and the current process of ... -
How not to cut down a tree : a comparative study of forest policies, livelihoods and land use in Vietnam
(PhD Thesis;2017:11, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis focuses on the role of forests and forest management in providing global environmental and climate services. The study analyzes multiple dimensions of forest-sector policy development, with a special focus on ... -
How Oslo engages the world globally : a study of Oslo’s involvement in transnational city networks on climate and environment
(Master thesis, 2021)Cities are increasingly gaining interest as an object of study within the field of International Relations. While cities are not new, they have for long been overlooked within the field of international relations. However, ... -
How religious tourism affects water security in the pilgrimage town Vrindavan, India
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)This paper analyses how religious tourism affects water security in the pilgrimage town Vrindavan, in India. I used qualitative methods to show how the rapid influx of visitors exerts immense pressure on the infrastructure ... -
How to make low-carbon academia fly? : reducing academic air travel beyond COVID-19
(Master thesis, 2021)This article seeks to advance our understanding of the underlying reasons that sustain high levels of academic flying, and explores how a low carbon academia with less academic air travel might come about. Data from thirty ... -
HPV-vaksinasjon i Norge : vaksinasjonsdekning og endring over tid hos unge jenter med ulik landbakgrunn : en nasjonal registerstudie
(Master thesis, 2019)Bakgrunn og hensikt: Humant papillomavirus (HPV) er en av de vanligste virusinfeksjonene i verden. Så langt er omtrent 200 ulike HPV-genotyper identifisert, der type 16 og 18 er rapportert til å være årsak til 70% av alle ... -
Hugo Chávez: a corrupt Robin Hood?
(Master thesis, 2016-08-23)When Hugo Chávez became president of Venezuela, he came with the promise to eradicate corruption and clean up politics. However, research shows that the level of corruption in Venezuela has actually risen after Chávez came ... -
Human mindset, attitudes, and behaviors as drivers of poor water quality management in Gahkuch, Gilgit-Baltistan
(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, ... -
Human rights struggles in Ghana's mining communities : the case of Prestea
(Master thesis, 2015-05-12)Ghana, like many other developing economies has initially made frantic but futile efforts to attract the necessary foreign investment that would help to drive mineral resource exploration forward for development. With the ... -
Human rights, formalisation and women’s land rights in southern and eastern Africa
(Noragric report;26, Report, 2005)Land is a vital resource for rural livelihoods. Establishing and clarifying land rights through formalisation has become a key issue in development policies that aim to promote more productive uses of land. This report ...