Browsing Faculty of Landscape and Society (LandSam) by Document Types "Doctoral thesis"
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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 ... -
Impact of agricultural research : a study of on-farm development effects of agricultural research in southern highlands and eastern zones of Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2005:09, Doctoral thesis, 2005)This study focuses on the role of agricultural research in development. In particular, the study draws on the experiences based on agricultural research conducted during the period 1980-1990 in the Southern Highlands and ... -
Inclusive value chain development : applying systems thinking and participatory modeling to dairy value chain analyses in Nicaragua and Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2017:45, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis explores how policy-makers and other stakeholders can support smallholder participation in higher-value marketing chains despite the many challenges faced by smallholders in developing countries. The overall ... -
Insurgent order-making : militant Islamist rule and kinship-based communities in Somalia's Lower Jubba Province, 2006-2012
(PhD Thesis;2021:54, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This PhD project is about order-making outside the purview of the central state. It aims to increase our understanding of the complex political and social processes of order-making by Islamist insurgents who serve as de ... -
Intimate beasts : exploring relationships between humans and large carnivores in western India
(PhD thesis;2013:44, Doctoral thesis, 2013)This thesis explores the complex relationships between humans and large carnivores that emerge from their located histories and socio-biological processes. The aim of my research is to understand how these relationships ... -
It is our land. Human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa
(PhD Thesis;2006:4, Doctoral thesis, 2006-03)‘It is our land’: Human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa Secure access to resources is a universal condition of human well-being and is of considerable concern in contemporary human rights ... -
Jordskiftedomstolene i endring
(PhD Thesis;2012:8, Doctoral thesis, 2012)The thesis focuses on changes in legislation and practice of the Land Consolidation Courts (LCC) in the period from the current Land Consolidation Act entered into force on 01.01.1980. The research is based on a document ... -
Kan vi snakke om medvirkning? : sivilsamfunnets innflytelse og bidrag i reguleringsprosesser
(PhD Thesis;2018:81, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Avhandlingen handler om utfordringer og potensialer knyttet til involvering av sivilsamfunnet i reguleringsplanprosesser – det mange tenker på som ‘medvirkning’. Normativ planteori har lenge vektlagt at fysisk planlegging ... -
Knowing the landscape : science, people and power relations in Namaqualand, South Africa
(PhD Thesis;2011:64, Doctoral thesis, 2011)In this thesis I explore the links and co-production between science and politics in Namaqualand through answering three research questions: 1. To what extent have landscapes in Namaqualand changed during the last 66 years ... -
Kreative prosesser i møtet mellom naturbasert reiseliv og stedsutvikling : fellesskapende motiv som bidrag til omstilling i lokalsamfunn
(PhD Thesis;2020:56, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Avhandlingen inngår i forskningsprosjektet BIOTOUR, som handler om å utvikle kunnskap om bærekraftig naturbasert reiseliv i Norge. Hovedproblemstillingen i avhandlingen tar utgangspunkt i et kunnskapsbehov som kan bidra ... -
Kritikken og verket : en refleksjon over fremstilling av landskapsarkitektur som estetisk virksomhet i tidsskriftet Havekunst
(PhD Thesis;2015:10, Doctoral thesis, 2016-06-10)Avhandlingen er et teoretisk bidrag til feltet landskapsarkitektur. Den undersøker fremstillingen av landskapsarkitekturprosjekter i kritikker i tidsskriftet Havekunst fra perioden 1920–2010. Dette gjøres med utgangspunkt ... -
Land use and travel behavior in small cities
(PhD thesis;2018:67, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Research on the relationship between land-use and travel behavior has been at the forefront of finding solutions to the ever-growing challenges of energy demand and urban pollution associated with transportation. However, ... -
Linking ecological and social elements to sustain coral reef fisheries : a case of groupers [Epinephelidae] in Mafia Island, Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2016:03, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-05)The study of the dynamic nature of interactions within and between social and ecological aspects of reef fisheries is increasing, in order to promote understanding and to mitigate complex changes from global pressure and ... -
Living with the wild : rewilding conflicts and conservation politics in Ireland
(PhD Thesis;2023:45, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Rewilding is one of today’s most widely debated and contested concepts in conservation. To its proponents, it represents a hopeful pathway towards the future that offers myriad possibilities for tackling the pressing ... -
Marking space : negotiating room for user efficacy in residential urban spaces
(PhD Thesis;2017:08, Doctoral thesis, 2017)The ability to mark and change - or hold efficacy over - one’s environment is a basic need of everyday dwelling. Because people in cities share outdoor space, their ability to affect their environment is constantly in ... -
Matrikkelføring av saker utført av jordskifteretten
(PhD thesis;2021:93, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The topic of the thesis is cadastral records of cases conducted by the Land Consolidation courts. Today’s cadastre has a long history. It contains data obtained from the land register, old bills of quantity (measurement ... -
Multispecies neighbourhoods in urban sea areas
(Ph.D. Thesis;2020:38, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The point of departure for this landscape architectural research is a seemingly forgotten and invisible landscape: the urban intertidal. The urban sea areas of the inner Oslofjord in Norway are explored through multisensory ... -
Navigating the landscapes of 'green' : policies, discourses and institutionalizations of the green economy in the Global South
(PhD thesis;2019:58, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This thesis discusses policies, discourses and institutionalizations of the green economy in the Global South, and analyzes how the green economy is being implemented in the Global South particularly through the case of ... -
The Norwegian second home phenomenon : a critical perspective
(PhD Thesis;2017:82, Doctoral thesis, 2017)The Norwegians’ construction and use of second homes has been an issue in public planning since the development of its antecedent, the cabin, began to take toll on the beautiful Norwegian landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. ... -
Nye skoleanlegg for videregående opplæring : transparens, sentrumslokalisering og brukermedvirkning
(PhD Thesis;2016:02, Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-15)Skoleanleggenes fysiske utforming har forandret seg gjennom tidene som følge av både nye krav og muligheter innen arkitektoniske og byggetekniske forhold, og endrede pedagogiske ideer og utdanningspolitiske krav. Formålet ...