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Motivation explained : a study of war reporters
(Master thesis, 2016-02-19)Motivation is the inner force that makes people act. War reporters have several intrinsic and extrinsic factors of motivation. This thesis explores the interrelation between these factors to try to determine how they impact ... -
Motivations for participation in sharing schemes : a case-study among members of the Norwegian sharing scheme ‘Leieting’
(Master thesis, 2020)New forms of consumption may be required due to increasing environmental degradation. One of the suggested solutions is to challenge individual ownership by participating in the relatively new sharing economy. The objective ... -
Motivations for second-hand consumption : a study of second-hand consumers in Oslo
(Master thesis, 2020)The clothing industry today is described as one of the most environmental pollution industries, and concern regards mass-consumption is rising on the global agenda. In the last years, second-hand clothes and products ... -
Nasjonal studie om årsaker, følgetilstander og tidstrender til overbehandling i Norge
(Master thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: Overdiagnostikk og overbehandling er et stadig økende problem i helsevesenet. Overbehandling fører til ulike problemer, blant annet samfunnsøkonomiske utfordringer, men kan også føre til store personlig problemer. ... -
National parks and institutional change : the case of Rouge National Urban Park, Toronto
(Master thesis, 2018)Rouge National Urban Park has been described as "the first of its kind" in Canada. Its proximity to the largest urban centre in the country, and the challenges represented by this, makes it an interesting case study in ... -
NATO and Russia : a discourse analysis of NATO´s enlargement policy and its effect
(Master thesis, 2018)In 1997 NATO formally announced that they were going to proceed with Article X in the North Atlantic Treaty. This gave NATO the opportunity to enlarge their membership based on consensus in the alliance. Even though the ... -
Natural gas conflict in Tanzania and the impacts to the population of Mtwara municipality
(Master thesis, 2014-11-04)The study explored the problem of Natural gas conflict and their impact to the society in Tanzania by examining the case of Mtwara Municipality which is located in Mtwara region. Specifically, it assessed the trend and the ... -
Natural gas exploration and extraction : investigating the resilience of ecosystem services and implications for local livelihoods Songosongo Island, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2019)Natural gas has become increasingly important energy source in the world, and its significances are expected to increase in many years to come. This is because the demand of the product continues rising while new sources ... -
Navigating narratives toward the health-sustainability nexus : Oslo's prescriptions for healthy and sustainable diets
(Master thesis, 2021)Unhealthy diets are the leading risk factor for deaths worldwide, and food systems pressure Earth system processes past their planetary boundaries. Research calls for transformational change toward healthy and sustainable ... -
Navigating social-ecological dynamics through stakeholder assessment and historical profiling: a case study of the Oslofjord
(Master thesis, 2022)Earlier studies and reports have demonstrated that the Oslofjord has encountered many environmental issues in the last two centuries. This study aims to contribute to understanding the complex social-ecological changes ... -
Neighbourhood effects of payments for environmental services : case study in the Sarapiquí region, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
(Master thesis, 2013-03-21)This case study investigates ex-post neighbourhood-effects of Payments for Environmental Services (PES) in Costa Rica in a quantitative fashion, analysing the influences PES schemes exert beyond their demarcated areas on ... -
No land in sight : impact of caste on slum communities' access to land in Bangalore, India
(Master thesis, 2012-11-09)This study examines the impact of caste on slum communities’ access to urban land in Bangalore, India. Historically, pattern of land ownership in India was inextricably melded together with caste wherein the dominant castes ... -
Non(?)-governmental organizations in Norway : a study of power within the Norwegian model of international development
(Master thesis, 2017)Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) have risen to the forefront of the development sector. Yet, for a group of development actors that are explicitly non-governmental, it is conspicuous that their rise to prominence owes ... -
Norway and norwegian NGOs in international climate diplomacy : a separate or symbiotic relationship?
(Master thesis, 2016-11-16)Climate change and its consequences is a major challenge facing the world today, and it needs the world to come together to solve it, or to slow it down. This is the reason for the establishment of the United Nation’s ... -
Norway's constructive engagement in Myanmar : a small state as norm entrepreneur
(Master thesis, 2016)2011 marked a significant change in Myanmar politics. After nearly 50 years of military rule, a civilian government came to power through multi-party elections and embarked on a series of economic and political reforms. ... -
Norway's search for status through the deployment of police officers to international operations
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis studies Norway’s contributions of police officers to South Sudan as part of the United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS), and to Afghanistan as part of the Norwegian Police Support to Afghan Authorities ... -
Norway’s engagements in South Sudan’s peacebuilding process
(Master thesis, 2016-04-22)Norway was part of the international cooperation that joined forces to contribute to the peace process in South Sudan. The objective of this study is to analyse Norway’s contributions to the outcome of the Comprehensive ... -
Norwegian carbon budget : an evaluation of the United Kingdom Climate Change Act's carbon budget and Norwegian climate policies
(Master thesis, 2017)For the past decade, political discussions, briefings, and White Papers have been leading up to the possibility of drafting a Norwegian climate law in 2017. Norwegian domestic emissions have been on the rise since 1990 due ... -
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 ... -
(Not) a REDD Light District? : implementation of a REDD Programme in Kilosa District, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2011-12-01)This study focuses on the globally emerging REDD+ programme as a way of tackling climate change, and it looks at challenges and implications for implementation at the Tanzanian national level and at the local level trough ...