Blar i Master's theses (Noragric) på forfatter "Vatn, Arild"
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Attitudinal and behavioral responses to climate change : a case study of a rural community in Hallingdal
Gåsbakk, Kristin Sørbøen (Master thesis, 2020)Climate change is the greatest environmental problem of our time, which is exponential in rate and globally significant in magnitude. There is scientific consensus that the current and abrupt changes in the climate are ... -
Barriers and drivers to a circular economy for vegetables in the Norwegian food sector
Skrede, Andrea Christine Kunz (Master thesis, 2022)Food systems are pressing the environment in multiple ways. Moreover, some of these pressures are due to inefficient resource use. It is estimated that as much as one third of all food being produced globally is lost or ... -
Climate activism amongst young Norwegians and their understanding of the #FFF movement
Wiig, Benedicte Lossius (Master thesis, 2021)This thesis explores the motivation behind involvement in collective action to tackle climate change. By focusing on the #FFF movement and the climate activist’s reflection on own engagement, this study tries to grasp how ... -
Culture and sustainability : social and environmental governance of the Union of Cooperatives Tosepan Titatansike in Puebla, Mexico.
Mijares Gonzalez, Margie Maria (Master thesis, 2018)This case study explored how the culture of the political actors of the Union of Cooperatives Tosepan Titataniske (Tosepan) in the region of the Northeastern Mountains of Puebla, Mexico, influence their social and environmental ... -
Damn reindeer : how local interests and decision-making processes affected the vistation strategies in Rondane and Forollhogna national parks, Norway
Gevelt, Espen (Master thesis, 2021)Conservation protects species by regulating human use of areas. As humans are regulated, conflicts occur over the balance between sustainable use and conservation. In 2015, the Norwegian government announced a new branding ... -
The effect of values, barriers and social norms on climate-friendly behaviour
Muromskaya, Margarita (Master thesis, 2019)In this study I have explored to value-behaviour gap of young people (18-29 years) living in Oslo and Akershus (Norway). The intend was to understand the whether those who perform more climate-friendly behaviour have ... -
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
Romo Martínez, Ana Cristina (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, ... -
Glacier retreat, hands at work : WTP for water infrastructure and resource mobilization in Huaraz, Peru
Ale Pezo, Gonzalo Juaquin (Master thesis, 2019)This thesis will estimate the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for water infrastructure in the city of Huaraz - Peru. Huaraz is one of Peru’s most vulnerable city to Climate Change. The city lies under the largest concentration ... -
Green infrastructure : a nature and health perspective for the municipality of Oslo
Schaumburg, Eric Andreas Helsem (Master thesis, 2020)Oslo is a green city by both meanings of the word. The focus on sustainability and climate friendly politics are key components in the municipality’s plans and programs as well as Oslo being green in terms of having a lot ... -
Hospital waste management rules 2005 and current practices in selected hospitals of Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Dawar, Abdul Basit Khan (Master thesis, 2017)Within the scope of the study, the current situation and management practices regarding healthcare waste such as waste generation, segregation, on-site and off side collection and transportation, storage, and disposal were ... -
Investor disclosure as policy response to climate change : exploring the French case of mandatory climate disclosure for institutional investors
Bråna, Torunn Stebergløkken (Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the academic and political debate on climate-related disclosures as a policy response to climate changes. Specifically, the study provides empirical evidence from a qualitative ... -
“It’s just not me” : a study of non-participation in collective actions with a climate cause among young Norwegians
Horn, Josefine (Master thesis, 2022)This thesis explores the issue of non-participation among young Norwegians in collective actions with a climate cause. The aim is to investigate whether there are any common features between the non-participants in terms ... -
Just one more flight : an archetype analysis of climate concerns of traveling by plane before and after the Covid-19 pandemic
Westerby, Marie; Haga, Katrine Angela Breivik (Master thesis, 2022)Individual efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses could have a significant impact on climate change if enough people choose to act together. When it comes to traveling however, people seem to find excuses to ... -
Labour against ecology : a theoretical approach to work as a contributor to environmental crises and the case for the abolition of labour
Okpe, Victor Elias (Master thesis, 2021)The present ecological crises call for fundamental transformations of capitalist society. However, these calls seem to not include the transformation of labour as a social structure, only its technical aspects. To rectify ... -
Motivations for participation in sharing schemes : a case-study among members of the Norwegian sharing scheme ‘Leieting’
Fosnes, Line (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
Löfvenius, Anna Mina Sofi (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 ... -
National parks and institutional change : the case of Rouge National Urban Park, Toronto
Lopez, Celine Chloe (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 ... -
The potential of climate change journalism to motivate pro-environmental behavior among young people
Helledal, Eline Johnsen (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 ... -
Problems, policy and politics : using the multiple streams framework to analyse the biochar policy process in Norwegian agriculture
Lilleby, Stine (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 ... -
REDD+ in Kolo Hills, Tanzania impacts on forest governance and livelihoods
Pleva, Irina (Master thesis, 2016)Reduced Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a resource regime framework developed to enhance global carbon stocks from forests. It is based on the idea to pay national governments and rural communities of the ...