Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Title
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Crimes against humanity and the responsibility to protect : the case of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar
(Master thesis, 2020)The latest Rohingya crisis that broke out after the attacks on police outposts by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in Rakhine State in Myanmar, shows a devastating event deriving from a long history of abuses ... -
Crop-livestock interactions in the Ethiopian highlands and effects on sustainability of mixed farming : a case study from Ada district
(Master thesis, 1991)This study, carried out in the former Ada district of Ethiopia, assesses the cause and effects of competitive crop-livestock interactions at a Macro (district) level and complementary interactions at a Micro (PA) level on ... -
Crossing the Gulf of Aden : a case study of the refugee and migrant flow from Yemen to Puntland, Somalia
(Master thesis, 2018)Since 2015, there has been a Saudi-led coalition displacing Yemenis within the country and across international borders. Qualitative research was conducted on this case study of Yemeni refugees who migrated across the Gulf ... -
Cruising in uncharted waters : a systematic analysis of the sustainability of cruise tourism in Flåm, Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)When the coronavirus pandemic broke out in 2020, global cruise tourism came to a halt. After two years with little international tourism, cruise ships began to come back to Norway as normal in 2022. At the same time, the ... -
CSR and Ethical Trading in India : a critique of socially responsible supply-chain management
(Master thesis, 2013-03-06)While globalised production offers development opportunities, it also involves challenges to the wellbeing of communities inserted in global commodity chains. Socially responsible supply chain management is a response. ... -
Culture and sustainability : social and environmental governance of the Union of Cooperatives Tosepan Titatansike in Puebla, Mexico.
(Master thesis, 2018)This case study explored how the culture of the political actors of the Union of Cooperatives Tosepan Titataniske (Tosepan) in the region of the Northeastern Mountains of Puebla, Mexico, influence their social and environmental ... -
The curious case of the Iran nuclear deal : a practice approach to understanding norm productivity of diplomacy
(Master thesis, 2022)Iran’s nuclear programme has long been a nuclear proliferation controversy. In 2015, a historic agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was achieved that addressed the international community’s concerns ... -
Damn reindeer : how local interests and decision-making processes affected the vistation strategies in Rondane and Forollhogna national parks, Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Conservation protects species by regulating human use of areas. As humans are regulated, conflicts occur over the balance between sustainable use and conservation. In 2015, the Norwegian government announced a new branding ... -
Debating fabrication: 'Syrian Hero Boy' in the virtual public sphere
(Master thesis, 2016-04-01)In November 2014, the film “Syrian hero boy” went viral. It depicted a young boy targeted by snipers. He dodges the bullets, and manages to save another child from the scene. After the story was published in newspapers ... -
Decadal trends and coral acclimatization at Malaukaʻa Fringing Reef, Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
(Master thesis, 2019)Globally, coral reefs are under threat from climate change and increasingly frequent bleaching events. However, corals in Kāneʻohe Bay have repeatedly shown resilience and the ability to acclimatize to rising temperatures ... -
Defining a safe and just operating space for the Norwegian economy
(Master thesis, 2022)The Safe and Just operating Space (SJS) sustainability framework represents an alternative development tool to abate social inequality and environmental degradation by applying the concepts of environmental limits and ... -
Democratic resistance and state power in the age of social networks : the role of Facebook in Iran's green movement
(Master thesis, 2014-02-11)The internet and social networks have contributed extensively to democratic political uprisings in the Middle East in recent years. We cannot think of the Iranian Green Movement in 2009 and the Arab Spring in 2010-2011 ... -
Den bymessige og bærekraftige byen fra et eiendomsutviklingsperspektiv
(Master thesis, 2020)Private utbyggere har fått en større rolle i å forme byen. Kritiske røster hevder at det ikke bygges bymessig nok. Det bygges for tett med en lav grad av variasjon i arkitektur og farger og det tilrettelegges ikke for et ... -
Determinants of fertility decisions at a household level in the Alaje District of Southern Tigray-Ethiopia.
(Master thesis, 2011-05-18)High fertility has the potential to affect the health and well being of mothers and the survival of their children. Even though fertility in Ethiopia shows a declining trend at the national level, the onset of fertility ... -
Developing countries in the international climate negotiations with the prospective of international relation theories : a case of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2013-08-07)Climate Change has emerged across the world as a burning issue, which is posing increasing challenges to the human existence in the earth. In a recent period, effect of climate change has grown enormously making almost ... -
Development implications and sustainability of biogas plants in Njombe District, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)This thesis focuses on biogas as a sustainable energy source compared to traditional fossil fuels commonly used in rural areas in Tanzania. It also examines the household’s usage and behaviour towards biogas, and if ... -
Digitalisation and democracy : fake News, disinformation and the EU
(Master thesis, 2020)Since 2016, the terms fake news and post-truth have become discursive signifiers of the contemporary international political environment. Concerns that voters base their important political decisions on false information, ... -
Digitalisering hos eiendomsutviklere i offenlig sektor
(Master thesis, 2020)Studien med tema «Digitalisering hos eiendomsutviklere i offentlig sektor» har som hensikt å bidra til å opplyse hva digitalisering kan gjøre i eiendomsutviklingsprosjekter i offentlig sektor. Oppgaven har problemstillingen ... -
Disaster management in Hurricane Maria : voices from the agriculture sector in Puerto Rico
(Master thesis, 2019)In September 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island territory of the United States, making a significant and lasting impact on the island. The hurricane severely affected the well-being, ... -
A discourse analysis of Pakistan’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan 1978-1988 and 2001-2008
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis analyzes the discourse of Pakistan’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan in two critical periods, 1978-1988 and 2001-2008. These two periods are significant because in both periods Pakistan was ruled by military ...