Blar i Master's theses (Noragric) på forfatter "Westengen, Ola"
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Agroforestry coffee production in Northern Thailand : livelihood system transformation and institutional changes
Sugiyama, Marina (Master thesis, 2017)Coffee production in Northern Thailand is now growing. There is an interesting historical background of the hill tribe famers, opium production, slash and burn practices, as well as the state effort to empower the hill ... -
Assesing sustainability of tourism development on Tioman Island, Malaysia
Zeighami, Atefeh (Master thesis, 2019)Coral reefs are highly diverse and productive ecosystems found in tropical oceans. Tioman Island on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia is blessed with beautiful and diverse coral reef. In 1994, Tioman was announced as ... -
Brexit, beef, and beans : a sustainable food-system approach for the UK
Holmes, Emily Jayne (Master thesis, 2018)Humans have become the leading cause of planetary changes, threatening the very earth systems that life depends on. Scientists have identified the global food-system as pivotal in both causing and addressing environmental ... -
Discursive power in the global political economy of agriculture and food: the case of the Bayer-Monsanto merger
Rechsteiner, Martin (Master thesis, 2022)Several mergers of big and powerful companies have led to a concentration in the global seed and agrochemical market to currently four big players. Public concerns about consequences for food security, the environment, or ... -
For the love of nature : outdoor recreation and greenhouse gas emissions in Norway
Aritza, Alaitz (Master thesis, 2021)The environmental impacts of leisure consumption have emerged as key factors that must be addressed in order to meet climate targets agreed upon by most nations. Outdoor recreation is a popular leisure activity which is ... -
Households' seed security level in the aftermath of earthquake : a case study from the village Pawati-8 one year after the earthquake, 25th April 2015
Bhujel, Nawaraj (Master thesis, 2016-11-21)Despite the report of wide spread damage of seed system by the earthquake in after 25th April 2015, the seed security studies in pro-earthquake context (aftermath of earthquake) has been missed in several rural villages ... -
Impacts of dam developments on human security in the Mekong delta : theoretical and empirical insights
Vriese, Casper Christiaan (Master thesis, 2019)Roughly 85% of the people in the lower Mekong basin directly depend for their livelihood on the natural resources and the health of the river. The health of the Mekong is connected to the construction of dams, and in total, ... -
Performing cassava : a material semiotic investigation of the cassava and quilombolas of Espírito Santo do Itá
Roman Graton, Gabriel (Master thesis, 2020)This thesis explores the way the relation between the people and the cassava unfolds throughout the production and processing of this root in the quilombola community Espírito Santo do Itá, in Pará (Brazil). Based on ... -
Permaculture farming for the future : a resilience perspective
Leistad, Line Torbjørnsen (Master thesis, 2017)Permaculture has been argued to be a sustainable alternative to industrial agriculture, with the potential to avoid the negative social and ecological consequences associated with large-scale monocultures. Through the lens ... -
Potential environmental impacts from fish sludge biogas production in Norwegian salmon farming
Acosta Moreno, Jose Carlos Francisco de Asis (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 quality of Cocoa Pod Husk Biochar produced with the “Kon-tiki” kiln technology, and its effect as a soil enhancer on the growth rate of cocoa seedlings
Quansah, Ernestina (Master thesis, 2021)A study was conducted to investigate the potential of cocoa pod husk as feedstock for biochar production using the “Kon-tiki” kiln. The effect of cocoa pod husk biochar (CPHB) as a soil enhancer, was tested in particular ... -
The social dimension of sustainable transport : perceptions among Oslo's planners and politicians
Jenssen, Kaia Elnæs (Master thesis, 2021)Sustainable development is at the top of the policy agenda in city and transport planning but is often criticized when it is implemented. The critique comes from people who argues that measures to improve environmental ... -
Sustainability in agriculture : a qualitative study of how agtech startups in Norway contribute
Bügel, Pernille Christine Frimann (Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this study is to analyse the contributions to sustainable agriculture from the agtech companies on the rise in Norway. Agtech is a growing sector in agriculture focusing on innovative technology to improve ... -
Understanding the impact of El Niño and La Niña on Bangladesh’s crop production and disaster management plan
Anannya, Afroza Mahzabeen (Master thesis, 2018)ENSO is a natural phenomenon which creates climate anomalies around the world. And this has linked with extreme disaster in some part of the world. This climatic anomalies and extreme disaster events have an impact on ...