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Crop-livestock interactions in the Ethiopian highlands and effects on sustainability of mixed farming : a case study from Ada district
(Master thesis, 1991)This study, carried out in the former Ada district of Ethiopia, assesses the cause and effects of competitive crop-livestock interactions at a Macro (district) level and complementary interactions at a Micro (PA) level on ... -
Status and food habits of nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal
(Master thesis, 1993)A six months (August 1992 - January 1993) study on the status and food habits of nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) was carried out in Royal Bardia National Park, south western Nepal. Methods used were questionnaire surveys, ... -
Tourism in Zanzibar : a fool's paradise?
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Local perspectives on inland fisheries in Kavango River, Namibia : a socio-economic and ecological approach
(Master thesis, 2002-01-01)From ancient time fisheries has been a major source of food for humanity and provider of employment and economic benefits to those engaged in it. Namibia is an arid country and with limited freshwater fisheries, chiefly ... -
Transforming Owambo transhumant pastoralism in Northern Namibia : a social-environmental history, ca. 1900s – 2006
(Master thesis, 2009)Transhumant pastoralism in north-central Namibia, the former Owambo, was explored from a historical perspective, using the theory of socio-environmental history as a framework. The study used secondary data, informal ... -
An assessment of initial impacts of applying a payments for environmental services programme on forest protection and livelihood security. A case study of the forest allowance programme in the Juma sustainable development reserve State of Amazonas, Brazil
(Master thesis, 2010-10-25)The concerns related to global climate change have resulted in the formulation of new mechanisms concerning environmental governance. Payments for Environmental Services (PES) are one of these tools; however the implications ... -
Zimbabwe's Drought Conundrum: vulnerability and coping in Buhera and Chikomba districts
(Master thesis, 2010-10-25)Faced with an increasing frequency of droughts, the local communities of Buhera and Chikomba are constantly at risk of food insecurity and water stress due to their dependence upon rain-fed agriculture. This study employed ... -
Sedentarization in Filtu Woreda, Ethiopia: Impacts on health, ecology and society
(Master thesis, 2010-10-25)This thesis is about the sedentarization process in Filtu Woreda of the Somali Region in Ethiopia. Sedentarization is described as the transition from a more nomadic to a less nomadic or sedentary livelihood for pastoralists. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Hydro power : which models and procedures in Brazil and in Norway : Ilo 169 and environmental and social impacts in the planning of hydro power plants
(Master thesis, 2010-11-01)Hydro power is a renewable source of energy which is largely appreciated for exploitation. However the exploitation of the water resource may give severe consequences to the environment and the population in the area where ... -
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 ... -
The battle of the Norwegian coastline : A study on development of the Norwegian coastline and its impact on public access and biological diversity, exemplified with the case of Hvaler
(Master thesis, 2010-11-15)For the last 40 years or so, the coastline southeast of Norway has changed dramatically when it comes to biological diversity, public access and esthetic appearance. Many of these less fortunate changes reflect a changing ... -
Exploring credit systems and power at the village level: Northern Afghanistan
(Master thesis, 2010-11-15)In the absence of a strong state in Afghanistan it is very challenging to provide rural households with better food security and access to sustainable, well-established and regulated financial institutions. This paper ... -
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 ... -
Transition from slash-and-burn (Khoriya) farming to permanent agroforestry in the middle hills of Nepal; An analysis of costs ,benefits and farmers' adoption
(Master thesis, 2010-11-24)Slash-and-burn farming, locally known as Khoriya farming, has been one of the farming systems prevailing in the middle hills of Nepal. Reduced fallow period in this kind of agriculture is considered as the major economic ... -
The Rough Road to Integration. The Case of Somali Immigrants’ Integration in Norway
(Master thesis, 2010-12-01)Integration more than ever before, has become a major issue defining and shaping the contours of policies on social cohesion in most European countries including Norway. In Norway, Somalis are undeniably the most predominant ... -
Norwegian carbon plantations in Tanzania: Towards sustainable development?
(Master thesis, 2010-12-06)This study was conducted in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The objective was to investigate how the emergent carbon market through the Kyoto Protocol had lead the Norwegian company Green Resources AS to acquire large ... -
Waste sorting at the household level : a study of motivation and behavior behind sorting of household waste when an external incentive is present
(Master thesis, 2010-12-06)It has been recognized that individuals are representing a source contributing to a great proportion of environmental pollution as private consumption has elevated as a response to increased purchasing power. Today’s ...