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Ecotourism development in national parks as mean to support local population : case of the National Park "Onezhskoe Pomorie", Russia
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)The National Park “Onezhkoe Pomorie” is situated in the remote and inaccessible area of Russian North (Arkhangelsk region), where limited development opportunities for local population. Lack of jobs and degradation of ... -
Ecotourism development in Shangri-La, Yunnan province, China : the case of Tiger Leaping Gorge
(Master thesis, 2020)Ecotourism was conceptualized initially in the West as an alternative to mass tourism and with an ecologically benign approach intended to benefit the host community but also to give higher quality experiences to tourists. ... -
Ecotourism impacts on local social-ecological system in Jiuzhai Valley National Park, China
(Master thesis, 2012-10-15)Ecotourism, which is widely and rapidly developed all over the world, is nowadays regarded as an alternative to mass tourism. Jiuzhai Valley National Park is the native place for more than 1,000 Tibetan people, and has a ... -
Educating for democracy in Haiti : a teachers’ and students’ perspective
(Master thesis, 2018)Haiti has a long history of political instability contributing to its precarious economic situation. Thus, education for democracy is particularly relevant for enabling students to participate in a political system that ... -
Education for sustainable development in Norway : calling for a whole institution approach
(Master thesis, 2019)Sustainable Development is appointed as one of three interdisciplinary topics currently guiding Norway’s national curricula renewal, thus establishing a need for research concerning Education for Sustainable Development ... -
Education in focus: impacts of school feeding program on school participation : a case study in Dara Woreda of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)It has been claimed that School Feeding Programs increase school participation among poor and food insecure group of people. This study investigates if the program has significant positive impact on school enrollment, class ... -
Education provision in a postcolonial world : a case study of Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis uses postcolonial theory and the concept of decolonising education to examine the education practices of four Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan. Over the last few years, there has been an upsurge in debates about ... -
Education, capabilities and development - youth in rural Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2010-10-27)This thesis is exploring the relationship between education and development with focus on formal schools ability to enhance capabilities among youth in rural Tanzania. Tanzania has had a focus on education since the ... -
Effect of large-scale agricultural investment on local livelihoods : a study of Bako-Tibe Agro Products Plc, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2013-08-05)This study examined the effect of a large-scale agricultural investment, namely Bako-Tibe Karuturi Agro Products Plc., on local livelihoods in Ethiopia using quantitative and qualitative analysis. A sample survey of randomly ... -
Effect of media on peacebuilding in Kenya : a case of the 2007/8 PEV
(Master thesis, 2017-01-05)With the hope of achieving sustainable peace in a conflict period, the media in Africa have faced a lot of challenges. Many scholars have written on the effects media have on conflict situations in Africa particularly ... -
The effect of stone quarry on basic education : the case of Paanor electoral area in Ga South Municipality of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2021)The issue of children involvement in the quarry business in Ghana has attracted attention both internationally and locally. The study critically examined the effects of stone quarry on the basic education children in the ... -
The effect of values, barriers and social norms on climate-friendly behaviour
(Master thesis, 2019)In this study I have explored to value-behaviour gap of young people (18-29 years) living in Oslo and Akershus (Norway). The intend was to understand the whether those who perform more climate-friendly behaviour have ... -
Effectiveness of agroecological practices in creating resilience to climatic variability in Colombia : the Amazon Chagra
(Master thesis, 2019)Indigenous farmers of the high Amazon region in Colombia are acknowledged for the development of traditional agroecological practices that are very open and dynamic. These self-sufficient food systems are known as “Chagra”, ... -
Effects of changes in land-use and natural disasters on social-ecological resilience and vulnerabilities in coastal Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2012-11-09)Natural disasters and land-use change are major concerns all over the world, and if these two concerns exist together in a coastal area, then the consequences for people and the environment may be severe. This study ... -
Embodying experiences of (in)security : exploring ethnic minority youth’s encounters with the police and policing practices in Oslo
(Master thesis, 2019)The police are a state institution with the power to coerce and maintain “order” within a society so that individuals feel safe. The moment in which an induvial encounter the police, is the moment in which the individual ... -
Emerging critique of Norwegian oil : a discourse analysis of letters to the editor in three national newspapers in 2013
(Master thesis, 2015)The oil industry has been immensely valuable to Norway in regards to employment and economy. However, with climate change, economic vulnerability and the increase in sustainable alternatives to oil in mind, there is now ... -
The emerging oil industry in Ghana : socio-economic and environmental impact on the people of Cape Three Points
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)The management of natural resources has been one of the herculean tasks developing countries with such resources have had to contend with. Experts in the field of natural resource management have expressed divided opinions ... -
Emotions and foreign policy : an autoethnographic study of representational techniques at Japanese war museums
(Master thesis, 2019)To this day, the alleged ‘history problem’; the perception from other countries, mainly Asian neighbours, that Japan has not come to terms with its aggressive and militarist past, continues to weigh on the Land of the ... -
Employment opportunities and upward mobility for graduates of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2014-12-11)The aim of this study is to explore and understand the current condition of employment opportunities and upward mobility for General Degree Arts graduates of the University of Colombo and identify the prevailing issues and ... -
Empowerment of women through education to reduce domestic violence : a case study from Itahara village, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-02-10)Home is not a safe place for many women and girls where their own intimate partners and family members seize their human rights. Women are often victims of domestic violence, and are in lack of justice due to weak law. ...