Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Title
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Pirates versus private security companies : a road to safety or insecurity a sea
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)This thesis examines the regulations governing Private Security Companies (PSC) in the anti-piracy fight. With pirates originating from Somalia expanding their operational field to cover an immense area reaching over the ... -
Planning and management issues in Sharr Mountains National Park, Kosovo: Livelihoods of local communities and their perceptions
(Master thesis, 2010-10-27)The establishment of protected areas in many countries has included restrictions on the use of park resources by local people, in some cases leading to further environmental deterioration. The research was aimed at exploring ... -
Planskygge : båndleggingseffekter på ulike eiendomssegmenter under planlegging av offentlig infrastruktur
(Master thesis, 2019)I Norge står planmyndighetenes rett til å regulere fremtidig bruk av arealer sterkt. Dette kan imidlertid resultere i en del uheldige konsekvenser for ulike grunneiere. Med fokus på langsiktig arealplanlegging tilknyttet ... -
Playful by nature : transforming the ecological imagination through play and narrative learning : the case of the Swedish "Rain or shine (I ur och skur)" pedagogy
(Master thesis, 2013-08-22)This thesis explores the potential of play and narrative as transformative learning approaches through a case study of the Swedish Rain or Shine (I Ur Och Skur) early-childhood outdoor pedagogy. Ur Och Skur utilizes a ... -
Pokémon Go, augmented reality (AR) and player engagement : was it all a hype? : a systematic review
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this study was to reveal if there is literature about who’s still playing Pokémon Go two years after game launch, and whether players report the AR-aspect as part of the reason they’re still engaging in the game. ... -
Police corruption, radicalization and terrorism attacks in Mogadishu
(Master thesis, 2016-11-10)Recently, the emergence al Shabaab combined with weak state structures has created a challenging environment dazzled by a rampant police corruption, radicalization, and terrorism. Much so, most of these issues has been ... -
Policy of NGOs on democratic governance case study of democratic governance facility (DGF) Uganda
(Master thesis, 2017-11-03)The absence of democratic governance is one of the key factors that affect the development processes of Africa. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) contribution to set proper policy on democratic governance is significant. ... -
Political and economic integration of ASEAN : the EU way
(Master thesis, 2014-10-14)This thesis deals on integration of ASEAN. The primary objective of this thesis is to find out the potential of ASEAN to be politically and economically integrated like EU, and the kind of difficulties it may face in a ... -
The political ecology of hydropower development in Guatemala: Actors, power and spaces
(Master thesis, 2010-11-22)In this study I analyse the human and environmental interactions in the hydropower sector in Guatemala, with en emphasis on actors, spaces and power relations, using a political ecology framework. The local and civil society ... -
A political ecology of the climate-migration-conflict nexus in Syria
(Master thesis, 2021)This dissertation holds the objective to contribute to an assessment of the climate-migration-conflict nexus as applied to the Syrian conflict. It does so by investigating how displaced Syrians perceive and react to the ... -
Political science students’ perspectives on the UN : different universities, different perspectives?
(Master thesis, 2020)This study maps how the UN as an organization is perceived by students of political science at universities in Norway. Through examination of students at different universities, we can achieve an understanding of students’ ... -
Political unrest in Zambia's 2016 elections : what caused the pre-election violence?
(Master thesis, 2018)Free and fair competitive elections are essential for democratic governments. However one chooses to define democracy, it is undeniably a system of governance expressing popular will. Where citizens have the power to elect ... -
Popular consultations in extractive governance : experiences from Colombia
(Master thesis, 2019)Mining has been an important industry in Colombia and there has been a push for expansion since the beginning of the 2000s. The granting of mining titles and planned large- scale mining projects have resulted in a social ... -
Popular Power and Environmental Governance: The Cuban approach to natural hazards and disaster risk reduction
(Master thesis, 2015-02-24)This thesis explores factors that have endowed Cuba with an outstanding approach to natural hazards and disaster risk reduction (DRR). In addition, the research analyses the connection of these factors with the practice ... -
Pork and beans : the Sino-Brazilian soybean-meat complex and the implications for Brazil and China
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis addresses the integration of the Brazilian soybean sector and the Chinese pork sector into a cross-border soybean-meat complex. The relationship of Brazil and China is defined by the integration of the Brazilian ... -
Possible explanations for the apparent lack of coherence between Norwegian agricultural policy and Norwegian REDD policy
(Master thesis, 2016-08-23)My argument in this thesis is that there is an obvious lack of coherence between Norwegian agricultural policy and Norwegian REDD+ policy. This is because at the same time Norway support efforts in order to prevent further ... -
Post disaster livelihood recovery : a case study of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2016-08-23)Almost after a year when last major earthquake occurred in April 24, 2015 in Nepal, the survivors who had lost their houses were facing major difficulties in getting back to normal livelihood in Ramechhap district of Nepal. ... -
Potential environmental impacts from fish sludge biogas production in Norwegian salmon farming
(Master thesis;, Master thesis, 2016-11-17)Salmon is generally considered an environmentally friendly food to consume, however salmon escape, sea lice and nutrient leaching into the ocean are serious environmental problems of the present day open net pen farming ... -
The potential of climate change journalism to motivate pro-environmental behavior among young people
(Master thesis, 2020)While global warming is accelerating, we are still far from a solution to climate change. The media plays a key role in engaging the public in order to motivate a transformation towards a future low emission society. This ... -
Potential of work-time reduction policies to improve quality of life and reduce environmental impacts in developed countries : the case of Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)In the national and international policy agenda the societal challenges and dilemma of working time is a big matter of debate because it links to major sustainability challenges reflected in the Sustainable Development ...