Blar i Master’s theses (MINA) på utgivelsesdato
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Optimising the utilisation of agricultural manure for biogas production : a model based on the county of Vestfold in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)The threat of climate-change and the harm it is doing to the Earth has been known for a long time, and the worlds countries have come together to try to limit the damages humanity is doing. The result is multiple international ... -
Household recycling rates for plastic and wet organic waste in Norwegian municipalities : possible influence by sociodemographic, geographic and waste management properties
(Master thesis, 2017)With population growth and a huge increase in consumption over the last decades, waste has transitioned from being considered a problem to being considered a resource. To exploit this resource in the most efficient way ... -
The role of wildlife tourism in conservation in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)Nature-based tourism is a growing tendency in Norway and in the rest of the world. One of the sectors that seem to grow most rapidly is wildlife watching. Based on existing data from quantitative and qualitative research ... -
Incentives, barriers and measures for increased recycling among students in student dorms : a behavioral case study on students living in selective SiÅs housings
(Master thesis, 2017)Waste sorting and recycling has become an important goal in environmental policy. As a result waste management practices has changed radically in many countries around the world. One of the major problems in the management ... -
Reconstruction of a pool-and-weir fishway to a vertical slot hybrid fishway in the inland river Glomma : effects on upstream migration of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) and brown trout (Salmo trutta)
(Master thesis, 2017)Det er godt dokumentert at installasjoner i vassdrag kan ha store negative konsekvenser på ulike fiskearter og deres habitater. Demninger kan blokkere og forsinke migrasjon, samt endre den romlige fordeling av individer. ... -
Colonisation and growth of benthic algae in a recently deculverted urban stream
(Master thesis, 2017)Stream restoration by the process of deculverting is a comprehensive form of restoration which aims to improve morphological, chemical and ecological condition through the re-creation of a naturalized stream from a piped ... -
Comparison of EIQ and PRIMET models to assaee the impact of pesticide use of smallholder cocoa production in western Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)Risk assessments of agricultural systems in Ghana are often performed to ascertain the level of risk posed by agrochemicals released during application. In this thesis two risk assessment models EIQ and PRIMET are compared ... -
Hydrogeological condition at the water works of Elverum kommune
(Master thesis, 2017)Norwegian rivers and lakes can provide abundant amount of fresh water being more than 60% of these surface water sources in high ecological status. About 15 % of water consumption in Norway is using groundwater as a source. ... -
Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater through Struvite Precipitation
(Master thesis, 2017)Phosphorus is an essential nutrient to sustain life. With regards to limited Phosphorus resources, recovery and reuse of Phosphorus are necessary. Wastewater usually contains large amount of Phosphorus which could cause ... -
An evaluation of the efficiency of survey methods to monitor large mammals in Cusuco National Park, Honduras
(Master thesis, 2017)Field sign surveys and camera trap surveys are frequently used in the tropics as the preferred survey technique to monitor large terrestrial mammal communities. However, these methods vary in the efficiency of detecting ... -
Phosphorus recovery through struvite precipitation: testing of parameters which enhance phosphorus recovery
(Master thesis, 2017)Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for growth in all living organisms and is used as fertilizer to maintain food production. Today's recovery of mineral phosphate will lead to a lack of phos-phorus as mineral fertilizer ... -
Survival and life history differentiation in Sympatric European Grayling populations in Lesjaskogsvatnet
(Master thesis, 2017)The present study entitled “Survival and life history differentiation in Sympatric European Grayling populations in Lesjaskogsvatnet” deals with individual growth trajectories and adult mortality differences among grayling ... -
Insect pathogenic fungi and desiccant dust against heat stressed bed bugs : maternal effects and response regulation from feeding
(Master thesis, 2017)The development of novel control options is a prerequisite for improved management of the insecticide resistant common bed bug Cimex lectularius. This laboratory study investigated the killing ability of insect pathogenic ... -
Mikrobiell metabolisme, hvilken betydning har den for vitring?
(Master thesis, 2017)Klimaendringer fører til endringer i temperatur- og nedbørsmønstre over hele jordkloden og er en av vår tid største utfordringer. Drivhusgasser som karbondioksid (CO2), metan, vanndamp, dinitrogenoksid (lystgass, N2O) og ... -
Trender innen det naturbaserte reiselivet i Norge, Sverige og Finland: En kvalitativ analyse
(Master thesis, 2017-08-11)Det naturbaserte reiselivet er en gren av turismen som stadig blir mer populær. De nordiske landene Norge, Sverige og Finland har alle et sterkt fokus på denne formen for reiseliv. Dette er noe som bidrar til en økt ... -
Langtidsutvikling for veinære innsjøer utsatt for veisaltavrenning, studert med paleolimnologiske metoder
(Master thesis, 2018)Veisalt brukes for å sikre gode kjørevilkår på veiene under vinteren i Norge, men veisaltavrenning kan føre til fysiske, kjemiske og biologiske konsekvenser i innsjøer. Veisaltavrenning kan føre til permanente saltsjiktninger ... -
Entreprenørers syn på vekst i naturbaserte reiselivsbedrifter
(Master thesis, 2018)Norsk reiseliv er for tiden i rask vekst og består i stor grad av små bedrifter i rurale områder. Mens mye forskning er viet til hvordan man kan forstå vekst i store bedrifter, har lite vært rettet mot små bedrifter, ... -
Spillvarme fra Borregaard til bruk som varmekilde i Østfold Energis fjernvarmeanlegg i Sarpsborg
(Master thesis, 2018)Sarpsborg varmesentral eies av Østfold Energi, og forsyner bygninger i og rundt Sarpsborg sentrum med fjernvarme. Grunnlasten produseres av varmepumper som er tilkoblet to spillvarmekilder fra Borregaard og en ... -
Parental and individual variation of growth traits and wood density in a progeny trial after a complete diallel crossing of 9 Silver birch (Betula pendula) trees in south-eastern Norway
(Master thesis, 2018)In a progeny trial after a complete diallel crossing of nine Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) trees, both quality and growth traits were studied after 40 years. Quality and growth traits were dependant on competition ... -
Soil carbon and glacifluvial deposits in the deglaciation landscape of Gausdal Vestfjell
(Master thesis, 2018)Glacifluvial deposits and their soil carbon stock and stability have been studied in the deglaciation landscape of Gausdal Vestfjell, Norway. Soil profiles are described and sampled for parent material clast analysis, ...