Blar i Master’s theses (LandSam) på emneord "VDP::Social science: 200"
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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 ... -
Islamization of social identity in East Jerusalem : a response to identity threat
(Master thesis, 2018)The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been one of the most debated political cases. However, usually the focus is on the physical, political and economic views of the conflict. This research focuses on the psychosocial ... -
Kommuners praksis med verdsetting for eiendomsskatt
(Master thesis, 2017)Tema for denne masteroppgaven er å belyse praksis med verdsetting for eiendomsskatt i kommunene. Poenget er å se om det finnes noen «best practice» i forhold til taksering av boliger, fritidseiendommer og våningshus. Oppgaven ... -
Kystarven : frå eigenverdi til felles ressurs
(Master thesis, 2019)Oppgåva byggjer på ei analyse av særeigne natur- og kulturkvalitetar i øykommunen Solund i Sogn og Fjordane. Kystarv er det sentrale omgrepet i oppgåva. Kystarv som omgrep vart for første gong nytta i verdiskapingsprogrammet ... -
A landscape forensic investigation of the 2021 flood in the Ahr Valley, Germany
(Master thesis, 2022)The Ahr River experienced a catastrophic flood in July 2021, damaging or destroying nearly every home and piece of infrastructure in the valley. Though the river has had serious floods in history, contemporary methods to ... -
Legitimacy and biological integrity of national parks : a comparative case study of Hardangervidda National Park in Norway and Yellowstone National Park in the United States of America
(Master thesis, 2019)The United States of America and Norway are two countries with outstanding natural beauty and international high standards of human development. Yellowstone National Park (YNP) and Hardangervidda National Park (HNP) are ... -
The meaning of the self-determination norm
(Master thesis, 2020)The self-determination is quite confusing norm to comprehend. The confusion around the norm arises because on one hand the norm entails a universe of human rights and values of freedom and equality and on the other, it has ... -
Medvirkning som inngangsport til sosial bærekraft : en casestudie av Folketråkk pilot II
(Master thesis, 2019)Sosial bærekraft har den siste tiden blitt et populært begrep å bruke i samfunnsplanlegging. Likevel, hva det konkret er, er det mange definisjoner på. Formålet med oppgaven er derfor å konkretisere begrepet, slik at det ... -
Nature’s rights in Colombia : an exploration of legal efforts to secure justice for humans and nature
(Master thesis, 2020)Nature’s rights approaches are being developed as an alternative legal means to secure justice for nature and, oftentimes, for humans, too. As a nascent phenomenon, most studies examine nature’s rights as an eco-centric ... -
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 ... -
Perception of home among refugees and integration process
(Master thesis, 2018)In the past few years, European nations have received an increasing numbers of refugees and have faced challenges in integrating them successfully into society. Due to these challenges, refugees are often resettled multiple ... -
Religion and the Syrian war : a qualitative research on the role of religion in the Syrian war
(Master thesis, 2021)Religious identity emerged in several stages in the Syrian war. It is vital to consider the role of religion when searching for the causes of this war. The research seeks to answer the question of whether religion was the ... -
Rettighetshavers utfordringer i strøksservituttsaker
(Master thesis, 2020)Konflikten mellom strøksservitutter og utbygging etter dagens fortettingspolitikk er en svært aktuell problemstilling. Denne konflikten fører til usikkerhet for både rettighetshavere og utbygger. Studien har forsøkt å ... -
The right to food in a global pandemic : status of food security in the phase of COVID-19 : a case study of daily wage workers residing in Samakhushi, Kathmandu, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2021)The outbreak of COVID-19, followed by the lockdown imposed by the government to contain its spread, has brought Nepal to a standstill. As most of the economic activities have slowed down, food security amongst the vulnerable ... -
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 role of social capital on the livelihood security of women in the Obbu region, northern Kenya
(Master thesis, 2022)People who live in traditional societies, including pastoralists are known for strong social networks, which play vital role for their livelihood security means. This study seeks to understand the operations of marro network ... -
Rom for de unge : en casestudie av Stormen bibliotek i Bodø
(Master thesis, 2019)Public spaces has always been a subject of general interest and controversy. It has also increasingly become a topic of academic interest, nourished by theories of planning as well as normative ideas about what public ... -
Selvkjørende kjøretøy : muligheter og utfordringer for fremtidig byplanlegging
(Master thesis, 2019)Bakgrunnen for denne masteroppgaven er de nasjonale målsetningene om en omstilling mot en mer bærekraftig og miljøvennlig byutvikling, også kjent som "det grønne skiftet". Målsetningene ble satt som følge av at de fleste ... -
Social capital and the Norwegian Red Cross : a study of the influence of discourse
(Master thesis, 2019)The concept of social capital is a popular concept among large international organisations such as the World Bank. Furthermore, Scandinavian countries seem to score consitently high among measurements of social capital. ... -
System of rice intensification in Nepal : determinant factors for adoption, and relevance to climate change
(Master thesis, 2021)Until the year 1985, Nepal used to be a net exporter of rice. During the 1960s, Nepal was exporting rice worth [u.s.dollar]45 million to India, annually. Compared to the current times, in the year 2015, Nepal ...