Browsing Faculty of Landscape and Society (LandSam) by Document Types "Master thesis"
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1920-2020 : storgårdskvartaler i Oslo : kvaliteter og utfordringer gjennom hundre år
(Master thesis, 2021)Det er omtrent hundre år siden den kommunale boligbyggingen i Oslo startet. Masseutbygging og boligspekulasjon på slutten av 1800-tallet var noen av de utløsende årsakene til Kristianiakrakket i 1899, som førte til en svært ... -
22 7 2011; En landskapsarkitekts tanker om et nasjonalt minnested i Oslo
(Master thesis, 2012-04-20)Terrorangrepene 22. juli 2011 rammet hele Norge. Folk stod samlet i dagene etterpå og mange var engasjerte og ønsket å bidra. Kort tid etter 22. juli 2011 ble det ytret ønsker om et minnested som kunne fortsette å samle ... -
3 byrom i Trondheim : om planer, bruk og opplevelser
(Master thesis, 2011-09-23)Denne masteroppgaven er en praktisk og komparativ studie av tre byrom i Trondheim; Torget, Bakklandet og Solsiden. Oppgavens formål er å gi et innspill til generelt planarbeide med tanke på å tilrettelegge for aktivitet i ... -
A case study on planners improving through their reflections
(Master thesis, 2016-11-17)This thesis explores the pivotal role of “reflection” in and on practice, in a workshop process of improving planning practice. The theoretical impetus of this research comes from the recent contributions of ideological ... -
A clampdown on a public sphere : the impacts of Al-Shabaab terror attacks on the Kenyan media freedom
(Master thesis, 2016-11-17)In October 2011, the Kenya Defence Forces entered Southern Somalia for organized military operations with a Swahili codenamed “Operation Linda Nchi”, with the aim of capturing the port city Kismayu and weakening the ... -
A COMPARISON OF THE USE OF DIESEL AND SOLAR ENERGY IN THRESHING AND MILLING OF MAIZE: A CASE STUDY OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA
(Master thesis, 2023)The increasing demand for sustainable and efficient agricultural practices calls for the exploration of alternative energy sources in the agricultural mechanization value chain. This study aims to compare the utilization ... -
A critical perspective on the global political ecology of aquaculture and sustainability
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis takes a critical view of the perspective and discourse of UN and FAO on sustainable fed aquaculture by analysing the “World Ocean Assessment of United Nations” and the FAO “Report on the State of the World’s ... -
A cultural based-approach to development : a review of norwegian public and foreign policy, and the role of cultural development in bids to promote socio-political stability and sustainable development in Northern Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2015-03-06)This thesis reviews how culture as a concept has evolved in international human rights law and development policy since WWII, and reviews key strengths and challenges in reframing development initiatives in terms of cultural ... -
A design of intensive green roofs and open stormwater management : case: Trekanten, Kristiansand
(Master thesis, 2016-08-25)Stormwater management is about controlling the water flows by preventing them from causing damage and flooding in urban areas. Densification of cities, and intense rainfall due to climate change, are increasing the ... -
A discussion on public participation, quality, efficiency and effectiveness
(Master thesis, 2014-08-18)This master thesis is a contribution to the debate about the inefficiency of road planning in Norway. Statens Vegvesen aims at halving the time spent on planning and have put forwards several efficiency enhancing measures. ... -
A Feminine Touch : Gender and Civil-Military Relations in the Chilean Armed Forces
(Master thesis, 2015-08-06)This analysis explores the extent to which gender equality exists within the Chilean military institutions. A clear political and legal space has been created for equality to grow in Chile, and many advances in Chilean ... -
A feminist perspective on jihadist women : a case study on the female members of Islamic State
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis will explore the roles of female members in the Islamic State (IS) and use concepts from feminist theory to illuminate new sides to female jihadists. Since the terrorist attacks on the United States of America ... -
A genealogy of sovereignty
(Master thesis, 2016)Passing through centuries, the concept of sovereignty has been carved out as the bearer of all that which modern political science is about, and constitutive to all that which modern politics can be known as. Sovereignty, ... -
A Genealogy of the United Nations Understanding of Truth Commissions
(Master thesis, 2013-04-04)The United Nations "Rule of Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Truth Commissions" is one of the official policy documents within the Transitional Justice area to be recommended for post-conflict countries interested in ... -
A green solution or a greenwash? : a narrative analysis of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the green transition in Norway through a narrative analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The climate crisis has reached the point of no return and the message is clear, we must act now. CCS ... -
A growing link? Organic farming and the tourist industry in Zanzibar
(Master thesis, 2012-05-18)Since Zanzibar opened up for tourism in the late 1980s, the industry has remained fairly detached from other spheres of society. Very few Zanzibaris are employed in this fast growing, high income industry. Moreover, a ... -
A High North strategy? : an assessment of place-vulnerability in Finnmark county and the Norwegian government's policies towards mitigating oil spills in the Barents Sea
(Master thesis, 2012-04-27)The objective of this thesis project is to determine how the Norwegian Government aims to mitigate Place-Vulnerability in Finnmark County, Norway from the risk of oil spills imposed by increasing volumes of maritime traffic ... -
A multiple-case study of exploring social-ecological resilience of seaweed farming in Unguja
(Master thesis, 2016-03-07)Seaweed farming has existed in Unguja, Zanzibar for twenty-five years. However, its substantial rise in production and the positive socio-economic impacts it has are now threatened by multiple disturbances, which jeopardize ... -
“A new beginning” : a feasability study in Mostar (BiH)
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis aims to explore what kind of land use, urban functions and amenities are possible to implement at a plot in the center of the city Mostar in Bosnia Hercegovina, to ensure functions which would both be ... -
A pathway towards empowerment in post-conflict Colombia? the case of female victims of conflict in the department of Meta
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis I seek to examine the perceptions that female victims of violence in Meta, Colombia hold regarding empowerment, as they understand it from their life experiences before and after being victimized. I also aim ...