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Unmuting conversations in global development
(Master thesis, 2020)We live in the aftermath of the colonial onslaught on earth and humanity, with implications possibly beyond even the imaginable. In an effort to address such implications, this research explores and contrasts queer and ... -
Unpacking the Norwegian paradox
(Master thesis, 2022)Fossil energy is the primary driver of global warming, the 2021 IPCC report establishes once and for all that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented ways. Calls for action have included appeals to fossil ... -
Unpaid care work in Rwanda : NGOs’ actions towards women’s empowerment
(Master thesis, 2021)Rwanda is a leading country in gender equality indicators such as women’s political participation and health. However, women’s status remains largely defined by unpaid care work (UCW), a phenomenon that threatens women’s ... -
Upstream, downstream - conveying water and ideas : potentials for IWRM in Wadi Zabid, Yemen
(Master thesis, 2014-09-26)Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a popular concept within water management today and has been widely promoted across the world. As a concept with various definitions, questions have been raised both about its actual ... -
Uranienborg skole : forbedring av skolens uterom i den tette byen
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)Denne oppgaven fokuserer på skolegårdsforbedring i indre by, og tar for seg Uranienborg skole som et eksempel. Gjennom oppgaven er det jobbet fra et overordnet nivå og ned til et utformingsforslag på et mer detaljert ... -
Urban agriculture for food secure cities? : the case of Cuba
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)During the last decades, urban and peri-urban agriculture initiatives have emerged in cities across the world as a response to increased urbanization, climate change, and food insecurity. In the case of Cuba, the rise of ... -
Urban and rural in South Sudan : case studies from Juba and Yei country
(Master thesis, 2012-08-21)On July 9th 2011 South Sudan declared its independence. A referendum was organized in January the same year where the vast majority voted for secession. It was the end of the second civil war with the Sudan. The two wars ... -
Urban cemeteries as public spaces : a comparison of cases from Scandinavia and Russia
(PhD Thesis;2022:1, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Insights from the field of cemetery research demonstrate that urban cemeteries have a variety of functions, not limited to their primary purpose of providing space for interment of human remains and commemoration of loved ... -
Urban nature : green spaces for human & non-human benefits
(Master thesis, 2022)Even before the rise of environmental concerns, people have been fascinated by nature. The wilderness has wildly been romanticized as a place of inherent value. In the meantime, our urban centers have kept growing and ... -
Urban solid waste management, environmental governance, and private sector initiatives : a case from Nairobi, Kenya
(Master thesis, 2020)Managing solid waste is one of the greatest challenges a city of any size faces regardless of its development level. Waste management in Nairobi has been a well-known problem for many years, stated by international ... -
Urban stormwater management : a case study of the Deichman’s street pilot project for low impact development (LID) stormwater management in Oslo, Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)One of the predicted impacts of global climate change in Norway is more frequent and heavier rains. The country is set to receive ‘wetter and wilder’ seasons, and experience damaging floods as a result. Sea levels will ... -
Urban Transformation of the current Bodø airport - a feasibility study
(Master thesis, 2022)The city of Bodø in Nordland county has, over the last decades, grown to a medium sized city in Norway. It is an important urban centre in Norway, being the second largest urban centre north of Trondheim. Bodø is expected ... -
Urban wastewater governance in Huila, Colombia : policies, practices and the path towards fulfilling the sustainable development goals by recovering the Magdalena River
(Master thesis, 2019)Colombia and Huila have a great wealth of water which is fundamental for the economic progress of the country and the region. However, wastewater management has not been the best at local level with cities that do not have ... -
Urban waterfronts- A contested landscape? Inquiry on the right to landscape in Oslo, Bjørvika.
(Master thesis, 2023)Following the industrial decline in the 70´s, urban waterfronts have undergone significant functional changes. A global redevelopment trend coincided with a neoliberal policy shift in the 80´s when development and regulation ... -
Urbane naturområder : hvordan balansere hensynet til biologisk mangfold med tilrettelegging for menneskelig aktivitet
(Master thesis, 2017)Urbane naturområder har en sentral beliggenhet som gjør at de kan gi mange muligheten til å oppleve natur i nærområdet, også de som ikke vanligvis oppsøker naturområder. Denne sentrale beliggenheten gjør at de også er ... -
Urbane nærmiljø for eldre : en studie av sosiale byrom for eldre
(Master thesis, 2014-06-30)Sammendrag: I denne oppgaven har jeg valgt å se på hvilke kvaliteter i det fysiske miljø som fremmer fysisk aktivitet og dermed styrker det sosiale livet for den eldre befolkningsgruppen i urbane områder. Problemstillingen ... -
Urbane trender på landet?
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven er samfunnsvitenskapelig forskning der et eiendomsmarked blir analysert. Boligkjøpernes preferanser er utgangspunktet for denne oppgaven. Markedsanalysen tar for seg et landlig område hvor aspektet er å ... -
Urbanitet som romlig strategi : urbane kvaliteter som ressurs for næringsutvikling rundt Youngstorget
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)Problemstilling for oppgaven er: Hvordan identifiseres og tolkes urbane kvaliteter i strategien for utvikling av næring rundt Youngstorget? Stadig større del av befolkningen bor i byer og byene blir stadig tettere. Men ... -
Urbant jordskifte : en casestudie av jordskiftesaken Grefsen stasjonsby
(Master thesis, 2012-08-17)Oppgaven handler om bruk av jordskiftelovens virkemidler i urbane områder. Vedtatt reguleringsplaner legger opp til å utvikle området fra industri til bolig- og næringsformål. For å kunne utvikle området i henhold til ...