Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Title
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Empowerment of women through microfinance in Jabdi Village Committee,Nepal
(Master thesis, 2015-03-13)During the last three decades, microfinance has been advocated as being a powerful means to alleviate poverty and socio-economic development. Further, it has been recognised as an effective tool for empowering women. ... -
En casestudie av byantikvarens skriftlige argumentasjon i detaljreguleringsplaner : knyttet til vekst og vern i tre utviklingsprosjekter i Oslo indre by
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven undersøker hvordan byantikvarens skriftlige uttalelser til tre reguleringsplansaker i Oslo indre by uttrykker hvordan etaten argumenterer for sine sektorinteresser i møte med andre sentrale hensyn i ... -
En deltagerorientert studie om hvordan ungdom har opplevd medvirkning gjennom UngHus-prosjektet og hvilken betydning det kan ha for helsen
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn: Ungdomsårene har en nøkkelposisjon for god helse og levekår resten av livet, og i et folkehelseperspektiv er ungdomsårene en avgjørende fase for å forebygge uheldige livsbaner (Bekken et al., 2018). For å oppnå ... -
Enclave extraction and unruly engagements : Oil spills, contamination and the Cocama-Cocamilla indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon
(Master thesis, 2011-11-10)In the Peruvian Amazon, conflicts between the state, indigenous people and oil companies have been on the rise during the last few years. To understand the roots of these conflicts, this study recognizes the need to go ... -
Enclosed land and deprived water : a study of impacts resulting from a large-scale agricultural investment in Mbarali, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2015-12-07)This thesis examines the implications posed to local livelihoods and regional ecosystems by a large-scale agricultural investment in the Kapunga area, localized in the Usangu plains within the Mbarali district, Tanzania. ... -
Encroachment, Evictions and Resettlement Policies In Uganda : A case study of Mount Elgon Communities
(Master thesis, 2014-08-13)Many protected areas have been encroached in different forms like for, land for settlement, agriculture, grazing, fruits gathering, hunting, tree cutting and other forest resources by surrounding communities and this has ... -
Energy poverty of rural households in Malawi : potential for renewable energy options and more efficient use of biomass to reduce vulnerability
(Master thesis, 2015-03-16)Most of the people in Malawi live in rural areas and are poor, depend on rain-fed subsistence agriculture and use traditional biomass as a source of energy. In the face of changing climate this dependence on rain-fed ... -
Environmental and health impacts of pesticide use practice in vegetable production in Karatu and Arumeru districts, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Vegetable production is an important part of local economic growth and export earnings in Tanzania. The government of Tanzania is encouraging vegetable products due to favorable condition and increasing demands. Vegetables ... -
The environmental and social consequences of palm oil production in Colombia
(Master thesis, 2021)Palm oil production has been steadily growing worldwide since the end of the 20th century and has increased 15-fold between 1980 and 2014 (IUCN, 2021). Besides the main production countries Indonesia and Malaysia, Latin ... -
Environmental and socio-economic vulnerability to water-borne diseases in peri-urban Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2017)Cities around the world are growing rapidly, giving rise to sprawling peri-urban areas in their surroundings. In coastal East Africa, residents of peri-urban areas find themselves frequently exposed to water-borne infectious ... -
Environmental communication in Oslo's water management strategies and initiatives : the status quo
(Master thesis, 2022)This Master's thesis investigates environmental communication of initiatives and strategies related to climate change in water-related themes in Oslo. Environmental communication is premised on the assumption that more ... -
Environmental conservation and restoration : an assessement of the impact of bio-intensive agriculture in enhancing capacity of small holders farmers in Meru, Kenya to improve food security
(Master thesis, 2016)Bio- Intensive Agriculture (BIA) is a type of organic agriculture which aims at obtaining highest yields from small pieces of land and ensures increased biodiversity. For BIA to achieve its objectives, that is maintaining ... -
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 ... -
Environmental governance and legitimacy of hydropower development in Turkey
(Master thesis, 2021)Mainly after the liberalization of the energy market, the development of hydropower in Turkey had rapidly grown. The so-called hydropower boom has been subject to many years of debate and controversies. While the earliest ... -
The environmental governance system around the implementation of sustainable aviation fuels in Norway : a case study on e-fuels and carbon capture and utilization value chain
(Master thesis, 2021)Over the last years Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) have gained attention as a solution to lower CO2 emissions from aviation, a sector difficult to electrify that contributes to a large extent to global CO2 emissions, ... -
Environmental justice of mining : a case-study of the copper extraction conflict in Laver, Sápmi
(Master thesis, 2020)Global demand for key minerals are on the raise. Low-quality mineral deposits require larger land-areas and generate higher amounts of waste. This creates socio-ecological impacts on local livelihoods and ecosystems. ... -
Er det en sammenfallende oppfattelse i bransjen om hvilken verdsettelsesmetode som er best egnet ved verdivurdering av næringseiendom?
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne masteroppgaven har undersøkt teori og praksis for verdivurdering av næringseiendom, med mål om å vurdere hvilken verdivurderingsmodell som er foretrukket av aktørene for å estimere verdien av kontantstrømseiendom i ... -
Es mejor comer pan duro con amor, que pollo con dolor : a case study of migration from Cochabamba, Bolivia
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)This study examines the motives people have for migration in Bolivia, how migration affect left behind family members and how migrants and their remaining family maintain relations across borders. The research was conducted ... -
Establishing the Derema Corridor in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania: A Study of Intentions versus Realities
(Master thesis, 2013-10-16)By using the Derema corridor as a case study, this paper explores three overarching objectives. The first is to discuss the narratives used by various actors to frame the argument for establishing a forest corridor. The ... -
The Estrada Doctrine : the resilience and evolution of a key instrument of Mexican foreign policy
(Master thesis, 2020)The Estrada Doctrine has guided Mexican foreign policy for ninety years. As we know, the international system and domestic and normative factors are not static, and in order to stay viable, the doctrine has had to evolve ...