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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 ... -
Ethiopian immigrant women within the framework of the Norwegian integration policy : Their daily experiences, thoughts and opinions of the Norwegian society
(Master thesis, 2010-10-29)Norway is a country that has its own integration policy regarding immigrants. By using the qualitative research method, it is the aim of this study to look at the lives of eighteen Ethiopian immigrant women living in Oslo ... -
EU-Ukraine relations : representations of Russia in the EU rhetoric towards Ukraine
(Master thesis, 2018)Ukraine-Russia conflict that exploded in 2014 undermined the international law system's core, and the fundamentals of European as well as the global security architecture. The variety of research on the crisis issue provide ... -
Evaluation of AWF pilot project for REDD redness in Kondoa district, Tanzania : case of Kolo Hills forest
(Master thesis, 2016-04-22)The continuing loss of forest cover in developing countries, especially in the tropics has become an increasing concern to researchers and policy makers. This concern is a reasonable reflection of the multiple benefits of ... -
The evolution of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments in Hydropower
(Master thesis, 2021)Environmental and Social Impact Assessments or ESIA’s are one of the main project decision-making tools in use to address environmental and social externalities related to project development. They have evolved in response ... -
Exhibiting development : artistic expressions and development dilemmas in world expositions since 2005
(Master thesis, 2021)Global development is the broad concept of creating a good life for everyone. However, the complex realities of contemporary development and its diverse interpretations and approaches have made it difficult to reach the ... -
Expanding the corporate food regime : the southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania. Current and potential implications for rural households
(Master thesis, 2014-12-12)It is widely agreed that agriculture will remain a key foundation in efforts to reduce poverty, achieve food security and improve the environment worldwide. However, what type of agricultural development that is best suited ...