Browsing Master's theses (IPV) by Author "Lieblein, Geir"
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Agroecological farming impacts on livelihoods improvement to inform county government on enactment of agroecology policy : case study of Kiambu County, Central Kenya
Karuga, James Gatei (Master thesis, 2022)The basis for the recognition, adoption and provision of an agroecology legal framework relies on the capacity of the existing agroecological systems to provide enough evidence on their effectiveness. Policymaking in Kenya ... -
Cultivating food citizenship : an exploration of membership in Norwegian Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Hnatiuk, Sydney Keera (Master thesis, 2021)The dominant food system is ripe with challenges which are contributing to the degradation of social and natural systems around the world. Transformative actions are required to amend the current situation, and actors all ... -
Farm-to-table in the Albuquerque region : a case study at Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
Levy, Eliana Joy (Master thesis, 2017)This report explores a “Farm-to-Table” restaurant business model, using Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm as a single-focus for this exploratory case study. Los Poblanos is chosen for this study due to their dedication ... -
Future farmers and sustainability : a case study of newly established farmers in Southern Norway
Heggelund, Ellen Karoline (Master thesis, 2017)The industrialization of agricultural production around the world has resulted in an unsustainable direction of development and challenges related to farmers economic profitability, environmental degradation and reduced ... -
Growing roots in a community : an exploratory case study of urban agriculture and quality of life
Bogstad, Marie Henriksen (Master thesis, 2018)In a world where an increasing number of people live in cities, urban health is an essential part of comprehending sustainable development. Thus, moving towards a more sustainable world both socially, economically and ... -
Holistic sustainability in the restaurant industry : implications of focusing on the social dimension
Arnesen, Edona Emilie (Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of the study is to understand the food service industry better when it comes to sustainability, contributing to the body of literature engaged with the development of sustainable practices in the restaurant ... -
Impact of agricultural landscape on honey reserves in bee colonies
Pouliquen, Domitille (Master thesis, 2016-11-23)Intensive farming systems are now scarce floral environments leaving honey bees with low food availability at some periods. This scarcity could be related to the current recorded honeybee and wild pollinator decline. ... -
Looking beyond individual behaviour: a social practice approach to understanding consumer drop out in REKO
Lam, Amy (Master thesis, 2020)The current food system employs an industrialised model of agriculture that has been connected to climate change, loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation, and the erosion of rural livelihoods. It is characterized ... -
Norwegian short food supply chain development
Bulger, Molly McKelvey (Master thesis, 2017)Agro-food systems around the globe are consolidating and homogenizing. In response, they are also segmenting and diversifying. The emerging agro-food networks fit into what scholars describe as economic and rural development ... -
Organization of farmer groups impacts farmer experimentation and learning for agroecological practices : evidence from Southeast France
Peureux, Asia (Master thesis, 2017)There is wide agreement that sustainable practices in agriculture are needed in order to meet the future needs of a growing population on a planet in environmental crisis. Agroecological practices can help with this daunting ... -
Participatory video in agroecology education : a multiple-case study with the Green Learning Network
Smith, Jenna (Master thesis, 2016-11-22)A transformation of our food system necessitates a revision of how we think and communicate about agriculture. In the past few decades, increasing attention has been paid to the unique requirements of teaching sustainable ... -
Summer Mountain Farming in Norway: Attendance Factors Among 'Seter' farmers
Frøyen, Synneve Øien (Master thesis, 2021)Summer mountain farming (‘seterdrift’) in Norway is a transhumance practice in great decline. Being an extensive farming practice it relies on out-field resources in mountain areas and landscape areas and has been practiced ... -
The perception of ecosystem services in the wooded pastures of the Swiss Franches-Montagnes : an assessment using public participation GIS
Dind, Alice (Master thesis, 2016-11-23)Agroforestry has long proved itself to provide many ecosystem services, ranging from provision of biodiversity to climate mitigation. In Switzerland, the region of Les Franches-Montagnes is famous for its large areas of ... -
The role of information in reducing food waste : a case study of information as a food waste prevention measure in a Norwegian canteen
Kristiansen, Rebekka Helén (Master thesis, 2018)Food waste represents a major problem that must be resolved in order to achieve a sustainable food system. Most of the food waste in industrialised countries are consumer related and occur at the end of the food supply ...