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The use of economic incentives in recycling policy to secure environmentally friendly outcomes : A qualitative study of the effects of an economic incentive on recycling motivations and behaviors at household waste levels
(Master thesis, 2013-03-26)Economic incentives (EI) are increasingly being used to secure environmentally friendly behavior. The rationale is based on the predictions of neoclassical economic theory, which assumes stable preferences. However, ... -
The use of information as a policy instrument to encourage climate relevant behaviour on an individual level in the UK
(Master thesis, 2019)Household consumption behaviours in the UK are contributing to the greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis. Policies in the UK implement climate change mitigation efforts; however, these instruments are often ... -
The viability of developing the Northern Sea Route for international shipping : understanding Russian Arctic policies in Arctic security and resource management
(Master thesis, 2017)Challenges and opportunities are continuing to emerge in the Arctic Region. As the Arctic sea ice is decreasing due to climate change, exploration and development in the region has become more accessible. This phenomenon ... -
The women, peace and security agenda : a normative framework in contestation
(Master thesis, 2017)The Women, Peace and Security agenda has been heavily discussed by feminist International Relations scholars since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in October 2000. This thesis seeks to broaden the ... -
The world's deadliest peacekeeping mission : how to protect civilians in Mali
(Master thesis, 2018)Since 2012, Mali has experienced a rapid escalation of violence as political armed groups, including ethnic and jihadist rebel groups and transnational networks, fight for control and hegemony in the north and central parts ... -
“This is our light, we should catch this one” : a story of women empowerment through decentralized solar power in Jordan and in Tonga
(Master thesis, 2019)Women across the globe are limited by barrier-restricting opportunities for their self-development, the right over her body, control over her integrity, and access to her human rights. Addressing and undertaking women ... -
Tightening the chain : How the Norwegian Government Pension Fund can make investments more responsible
(Master thesis, 2017)The Norwegian government pension fund is the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world today, holding values of more than 7800 billion Norwegian Kroner. The fund has chosen a responsible investment strategy that relies ... -
Tourism in Zanzibar : a fool's paradise?
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Towards a cosmopolitan theory of modernity : a comparative historical analysis of emerging Buddhist, Islamic and Post-Christian modernities
(Master thesis, 2022)Current theories of modernity, an international phenomenon, have been criticized for being Eurocentric, and attempts to address their problem of Eurocentrism are at best semi-Eurocentric. This thesis suggests a new theory ... -
Towards a participatory renewable energy transition in Latin America : social enterprises and the promotion of decentralized solar energy systems
(Master thesis, 2018)Renewable energies are indispensable for Latin America to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate climate change and increase energy security. To reach these goals, the countries of the region trust in large-scale projects, ... -
Towards a ‘pro-poor’ pathway? An assessment of REDD+ institutions and their impacts on local people’s livelihoods in Kilosa District, Tanzania.
(Master thesis, 2016)REDD+ aims to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the developing countries. Forests and related resources are important sources of income for rural households. Kilosa district is one area in Tanzania where the ... -
Traditional ecological knowledge in the Peruvian Andes : practice, synergies, and sustainability
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis presents a theoretical discussion on the role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in livelihood activities and resilience strategies of the Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Andes and the possibility of ... -
Transcending challenges of attaining distributive justice in pro-poor activities of Redd-Plus (Redd+) : justice in Brazil, Vietnam and Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)Climate change is a phenomenon whose data has set a base for discussion, debates and research, all influential to policy and action restructuring at all levels of natural resource use and governance. Often issues of ... -
Transforming livelihood through innovative agricultural reform : an insight into the adoption of system of rice intensification (SRI) in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2015-12-07)This study explains the ability of ground-breaking rice cultivation practice known as System of Rice Intensification (SRI). SRI is allowing Nepalese farmers to double not only the rice production but also to prove that the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Transitions to sustainability : a photographic exploration into the motivations, impacts, and expectations of community renewable energy production on the Isle of Eigg
(Master thesis, 2018)Island communities around the world have long had to deal with issues that many mainland communities are beginning to face. European small islands face many of the same challenges as islands in the Asia-Pacific or Caribbean ... -
Trends in Intellectual Property Rights to Genetically Modified Agricultural Products (exemplified by legislation of Ukraine)
(Master thesis, 2015-08-04)Genetically modified agricultural products (hereinafter-GMAPs) are produced based on genetic resources (hereinafter - GRs), which could be treated as valuable ecological (for functioning of the ecosystem) and economic (for ... -
Tribalism in Kuwait : impacts on the Parliament
(Master thesis, 2016-08-22)The State of Kuwait is composed of different tribes from variant origins. This thesis explores the very foundation of this cultural phenomenon and analyses its socio-political developments in the country’s parliament. Also, ... -
Turkish Diaspora in Norway or Has the Norwegian Politics ever tasted Turkish delight?
(Master thesis, 2014-08-12)This qualitative study suggests that the Turkish people established their diasporic group soon after their first arrival to Norway. In the beginning, there was a small number of Turks in Norway, so they could come together ...