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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 ... -
Potentials and challenges of ecotourism for conservation and community development : a case study of Mafia Island Marine Park
(Master thesis, 2018)Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing segment within tourism, and are often used as a strategy in protected areas to generate revenues for conservation and management of the protected areas. As coral reefs and marine ... -
Potentials for improved inorganic waste management options in Lagos, Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2019)A key implication of the improved standards of living and the increased consumption it entails in the developing countries of the world is the massive increase in the generation of waste. Inorganic waste forms a significant ... -
Pouring oil on the fire : Norwegian petroleum-related assistance
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Power and Subjectivation : the political ecology of Tanzania's wildlife management areas
(Master thesis, 2010-11-01)In the last few decades there has been a rise in community-based, participatory approaches to conservation and natural resource management. In Tanzania, the new conservation paradigm has to a large extent replaced the ... -
Power through progress : the nuclear rhetoric of Iran's supreme leader
(Master thesis, 2014-12-12)In this analysis, I ask the question: How has the Supreme Leader of Iran justified the nuclear program domestically between 2003 and 2013? Puzzled by how the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has maintained support for ... -
Practicing nuclear disarmament : the humanitarian challenge to Norwegian nuclear politics
(Master thesis, 2021)The belief that nuclear weapons provide states with security has for a long time dominated the nuclear conversation. The so-called ‘humanitarian initiative’ to nuclear weapons disarmament challenged this assumption. With ... -
Preparedness and responses to the 2015 earthquake disaster in Nepal : remittances and differential vulnerability by Caste system
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)This study examined the accessibility of remittances and their effect during a disaster in Thumpakhar VDC. It employed mixed method of data collection to examine the inequalities in a society. The inequality of wealth and ... -
Prince Metternich reborn? : a study of Saudi Arabia's regional policy during the time of the Arab upheavals
(Master thesis, 2015-11-09)The paradigm shift in Saudi Arabia’s regional foreign policy in the wake of the Arab upheavals serves as the rationale for the thesis. Prior to the Arab Spring, the Kingdom has been known for conducting a cautious foreign ... -
Private maritime security companies in Nigeria : a tale of public-private relationships in the fight against piracy
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis examines the regulations governing Private Maritime Security Companies in Nigeria. The piracy in the Gulf of Guinea has become a larger focus in the recent years. Countermeasures to piracy have to be taken from ... -
Private means to public space and order : the private policing of public space in Makati, Philippines
(Master thesis, 2013-03-22)This study explores the private security industry in the Philippines through the private policing of mass private property (quasi-public space) in Makati. The study has also sought to ascertain which possible consequences ... -
Problems, policy and politics : using the multiple streams framework to analyse the biochar policy process in Norwegian agriculture
(Master thesis, 2020)Over the past decade, biochar has been proposed as a solution to climate change in the agricultural sector because of its potential to sequester carbon. Although there is evidently interest from both farmers and the Norwegian ... -
Promised jobs that never materialised : forestry investments in Niassa Province, Mozambique - benefits and challenges
(Master thesis, 2015-12-18)The development of Niassa Province is influenced by historical, cultural, social, economic and political factors. Traditionally, land has not been considered as a commodity by the Mozambican communities, but as the basis ... -
The pros and cons for trophy hunting contribution to biodiversity conservation and to local development and economies at large
(Master thesis, 2021)Trophy hunting is a controversial topic. On one hand, opponents of trophy hunting denounce an unethical practice, killing the same animals that are supposed to be protected while the benefits are reaped by wealthy private ...