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Den forsvunne våtmark : strategisk landskapsplan for sikring av natur- og landskapsverdier på Øra i Fredrikstad
(Master thesis, 2022)Øra i Fredrikstad er et tidligere elvedelta og våtmarksområde ved munningen til Glomma som i dag er bygget ut med industri og næringsbebyggelse, godshavn og renovasjonsvirksomheten FREVAR. Store deler av dagens landareal ... -
Syndrombasert overvåking i beredskap mot utbrudd : en analyse av signaler om utbrudd av mage-tarminfeksjon i Sykdomspulsen
(Master thesis, 2018)Bakgrunn: Syndrombasert overvåking kan bidra til raskere avdekking av sykdomsutbrudd. Siden 2016 har det syndrombaserte overvåkingssystemet Sykdomspulsen, blitt brukt til overvåking av konsultasjoner for mage-tarminfeksjoner ... -
Oil is not bread : exploring food insecurity and conflict dynamics in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2018)The relationship between food insecurity and conflict is complex and dynamic in the sense that conflict often leads to food insecurity and food insecurity leads to conflict. A body of research has shown that conflict leads ... -
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 ... -
Future sustainability for housing development : an eco-modernist and a degrowth scenario
(PhD Thesis;2021:70, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis is mainly concerned with the environmental and social sustainability of housing development in affluent countries using Oslo and Milan as case studies. It aims to investigate alternative housing futures that ... -
Towards feminist crops : a feminist technoscience study of gender-responsive and transformative crop breeding
(PhD Thesis;2022:32, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Crop breeding is essential for adapting our crops to continuously changing climatic and societal conditions. At the same time, the practices of plant breeding, including priority-setting and varietal design, are highly ... -
Sirkulærøkonomi med fokus på plastemballasje til planter levert til grøntanlegg langs vei : i samarbeid med Statens Vegvesen
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne bachelor oppgaven er å undersøke tilnærmingen grøntanleggsbransjen har til sirkulærøkonomi. Dette undersøker oppgaven i lys av hvordan plastemballasje blir håndtert i grøntanleggsbransjen, med nærmere ... -
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 ... -
Social identity theory and internal displacement : a longitudinal case study of Iraqi Christians in Kurdistan
(Master thesis, 2022)In February 2020, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel (HLP) on internal displacement set out to establish concrete solutions to the perennial exodus of millions of people across the globe. With the ... -
Violence against Brazilian Indigenous peoples during Jair Bolsonaro’s administration
(Master thesis, 2022)Violence against the Brazilian Indigenous peoples has increased significantly since the end of 2018. It is well-known that minorities face exclusion, marginalization, and violence daily; the situation with the Indigenous ... -
The role of Conservation Agriculture in improving smallholder farmers’ crop yields in Malawi
(Master thesis, 2022)Land degradation and climate change through unreliable rainfall regimes, extreme temperatures, floods, and so on have posed a severe menace to food security and natural resource management in Malawi and sub-Saharan Africa. ... -
The impacts of modern multilocality and unilocality of working and living on individuals’ well-being: advantages and disadvantages for Norwegian public health
(Master thesis, 2022)The main topic of my master thesis is to explore how the academic staff at the Norwegian University of Life Science personally perceive the benefits and disadvantages of multilocality and unilocality of living and working ... -
The impact of climate change on cocoa production and adaptation strategies adopted by cocoa farmers in Amansie West District, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2022)Climate change is one of the significant environmental challenges affecting the world. The extent of the effect of climate change is present in every country but it is expected to severely affect countries in Africa. The ... -
Migration and settlement : exploring what drives rural-urban displacement in Kumasi, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2022)Rural- urban migration is a popular documented trend among developing countries. It is estimated that 64.7% of Ghana’s migrants move within the country, mostly from the poor rural areas. Predominantly, the geographical ... -
Alternative livelihoods for forest edge communities : cheese making in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Master thesis, 2022)This study aims to contribute to the exploration of using innovative ideas when implementing alternative livelihoods. This research examines the possibility for an innovative alternative livelihood for the Nyindu people, ... -
Utvikling av sosiale møteplasser : samarbeid med de ulike frivilligheten
(Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: Det norske samfunnet står ovenfor folkehelseutfordringer knyttet blant annet til ensomhet og psykisk helse og pandemien har forsterket denne problematikken. Folkehelseloven legger ansvar på kommuner for å ... -
En studie om hvordan folkeforskning kan brukes i lokal vannforvaltning
(Master thesis, 2022)En utfordring i dagens vannforvaltning er mangel på et godt kunnskapsgrunnlag. Alle våre bekker, elver, innsjøer og kystvann i Norge skal forvaltes etter forskrift om ramme for vannforvaltning (vannforskriften). Et krav i ... -
Diversification and its impacts on smallholder’s livelihood in Malawi : the economic benefits of a whole farm approach
(Master thesis, 2022)Malawi is the sixth poorest country in the world, and its citizens are especially vulnerable to climate change since they are concentrated in rural areas and rely on agriculture that is highly dependent on rain. Farmers' ... -
Oppression and resistance in the global city : slum governance in Accra, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2022)This study explores how slum governance leads to oppression and resistance in Accra. The study area consisted of two slum communities namely Old Fadama and Glefe, located in the capital city of Ghana, Accra. Employing the ... -
Gastronomy and sustainability : a study of the role of the Michelin Green Star sustainability award in food system transformation
(Master thesis, 2022)In 2020, the renowned Michelin Guide started to award restaurants for sustainability. This award is called The Green Star (GS); chefs and restaurants who follow or want to follow the Michelin starred system are in general ...