Faculty of Landscape and Society (LandSam): Recent submissions
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Environmental crimes and illegal waste trade : a study of the perception of the seriousness of crimes related to slow violence and ecomafie in the province of Brescia, Italy
(Master thesis, 2021)This Master Thesis project in International Environmental Studies, Noragric, NMBU, focuses on environmental crimes related to the illegal waste cycle in Northern Italy. The research aims to study the perceptions of the ... -
«Oppfatninger om sammenhenger mellom jordhelse, mat og humanhelse : en studie basert på kvalitative data fra fokusgrupper med forbrukere og bønder»
(Master thesis, 2021)I en håndfull med sunn jord finnes det fler organismer enn mennesker på jord. Når vi spiser, tygger vi maten i små biter før vi sender den videre ned i magen og tarmen vår. Her blir det brutt ned av bakterier før det sendes ... -
Restaureringsplan for landskapsparken på Baroniet Rosendal
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne masteroppgaven er skrevet av Ingerid Marie Lorentzen Norum som avsluttende oppgave for det femårige studiet Master i landskapsarkitektur ved Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet i Ås. Oppgaven dokumenterer ... -
The defence of territory : contested environmental politics at the El Quimbo hydroelectric dam in Huila, Colombia
(PhD Thesis;2021:37, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This dissertation examines the environmental struggle caused by a large-scale dam project in Huila province, Colombia, and the politics that allowed the controversial hydroelectric power plant “El Quimbo” to start operating ... -
Integrert landskapsdesign | naturbasert renseteknologi : med temaark om fire natur- og kretsløpsbaserte renseanlegg på Østlandet
(Master thesis, 2010)Læreboka «Integrert landskapsdesign | naturbasert renseteknologi» presenterer ulike muligheter innen natur- og kretsløpsbasert rensing av avløpsvann. Arbeidet tar opp teoretiske aspekter ved feltet økologisk renseteknologi ... -
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 narratives toward the health-sustainability nexus : Oslo's prescriptions for healthy and sustainable diets
(Master thesis, 2021)Unhealthy diets are the leading risk factor for deaths worldwide, and food systems pressure Earth system processes past their planetary boundaries. Research calls for transformational change toward healthy and sustainable ... -
Exploring the challenges and future development prospects of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) : the case of “Temeke” District in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2021)The concept of entrepreneurship has become a very important agenda because it touches the life of the majority poor and promotes national and global economy at large. Most of the poor depend on this sector to run their ... -
Sustainable water footprint of avocado imported to Norway from Chile : Norwegian retailer’s information and influence on water management
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the control regimes of the enterprises constituting the value chain for avocado from producers in Chile to the Norwegian retailer Rema 1000. The Norwegian enterprises Rema 1000 and Bama together ... -
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, ... -
Making EU trade policy : the power of neoliberalism and the poverty of radicalism in the debate on trade and sustainable development chapters
(Master thesis, 2021)Trade and sustainable development chapters (TSD) are included in the European Unions (EU) free trade agreements as a part of the ‘value-based trade agenda’. However, the purpose of these chapters remains unclear, and the ... -
The impact of older persons cash transfer programme in Kenya : a case study of rural Kenya
(Master thesis, 2020)The main aim for the study was to explore the impact of Cash Transfer programme to the elderly, referred to as the Older Persons Cash Transfer. The whole process of the cash transfer programme was reviewed from the national ... -
Omorganisering av mobilitet i sentrumsområder - med fokus på bærekraft og forbedret folkehelse : prosjektområde: bydel Grünerløkka, Oslo
(Master thesis, 2020)Den kompakte byen har lenge vært det ledende stedsutviklings-idealet i Norge for bærekraftig byutvikling. Samtidig domineres byene av motorisert trafikk, noe som leder til problematikk knyttet til store mengder klimagassutslipp ... -
The Barents-cooperation amidst geopolitical tensions : a discourse analysis of Norwegian experiences
(Master thesis, 2020)The Barents-cooperation, a multilateral cross-border collaboration including Norway and Russia, currently finds itself surrounded by an increased geopolitical tension. Recent years have seen a deteriorating relationship ... -
Design thinking : prosessuelle grep for brukerorientert verdiskapning i tidligfase eiendomsutvikling
(Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn Noen antagelser om den dynamikken som rår i eiendomsbransjen i dag, blant annet basert på det som kommer frem i mediene, i litteraturen og fra praktisk erfaring er at utbyggere ofte fokuserer på to hovedfaktorer, ... -
Exploring understandings of human-wild animal relationships in Rajasthan, India
(Master thesis, 2020)India diverse human and wild animal populations share the place with each other for long time. Their relations are dynamic, ambiguous and complex, however it is often framed as conflict in a dualist perspective of separating ... -
Mulighet for urbant landbruk i transformasjonsprosjekter : case : Verket, Moss
(Master thesis, 2020)Den tradisjonelle transformasjonsprosjekt er i stor grad preget av utbygging av nye boliger, næringsvirksomheter med nye og attraktive byrom. Disse prosjektene har fokus på næringsvirksomheter og boliger. På det miljømessige ... -
The grammar of status competition : international hierarchies as domestic practice
(PhD Thesis;2020:57, Doctoral thesis, 2020)A burgeoning body of research has documented that status-seeking abounds in world politics. Yet the status hierarchies to which states respond and compete within are notoriously ambiguous and difficult to empirically ... -
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 ... -
Quality of care at farm-based day care services for people with dementia : the farm as a setting for promoting health, well-being and quality of life
(PhD Thesis;2020:46, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Background: There is an increasing prevalence of dementia worldwide, with an estimated 35.6 million people living with dementia in 2010. This number is expected to double by 2030 and double again by 2050. The increasing ...