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Whose Waters : large-scale agricultural development in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014-12-12)This thesis explores how the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) framework deals and manages the competing interest of water users in a river basin. With a focus on the Tanzanian governments’ development policies ... -
"Why are we even learning this?" : the effectiveness of using games to teach about the sustainable development goals with a focus on inequality
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis examines which pedagogical method best connects students to the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly inequality. There are two pedagogical methods presented, game-play, and current pedagogical approaches. ... -
Why Causal Evidencing of Risk Fails. An Example from Oil Contamination
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Measurements of environmental toxicity from long-term exposure to oil contamination have delivered inaccurate and contradictory results regarding the potential harms for humans and ecosystems. This has led to a methodological ... -
Why Choose to Cycle in a Middle-Income Country?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Research on the adoption of the bicycle as a means of transport has been booming in high-income countries. However, little is known about bicycle adoption in lower-income countries where air pollution is high and cycling ... -
Why do pastoralists in Mali join jihadist groups? A political ecological explanation
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Why is forest lost? A multi-scale study of forest cover change in Guatemala.
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Why not go green? : an analysis of the viability of solar PV mini-grids in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2013-09-05)Currently, practically all off-grid power systems supplying electricity access in rural Tanzania are diesel-based. The operator, Tanesco, spend more than US$ 45 million per year purchasing more than 50 million liters of ... -
Why REDD+? : a study of the continued support for REDD+
(Master thesis, 2020)Well into its second decade REDD+ is still struggling to achieve what it set out to do. The envisioned win-win scenario was believed to be a cost-effective measure, where the protection of forests would be made more ... -
Why the private sector matters : sustaining the Islamic State in Iraq
(Master thesis, 2021)This dissertation investigates the private sector’s relationship and experiences with the Islamic State in the Iraqi governorates Nineveh and Salahaddin, utilizing unique field data from the insurgents’ 2013-2017 rule. ... -
Why understanding the post-truth condition is crucial in the fight against climate change
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)In an era characterized by information overload and polarized perspectives, the discourse surrounding climate action has become deeply entwined with the phenomenon of post-truth. This thesis focuses on how current approaches ... -
Why use component-based methods in sensory science?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper discusses the advantages of using so-called component-based methods in sensory science. For instance, principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares (PLS) regression are used widely in the field; ... -
Why we need a European focus on foodborne parasites.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Foodborne parasites (FBP) are recognized as being a neglected pathogen group, often associated with marginalized or disadvantaged populations, especially those living in regions where water supply or sanitation are inadequate. ... -
Why Women Are Poorer than Men : The Study of Socio-Economic Opportunities of Women and Men in Goaso, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2012-10-19)This study explores why women are poorer than men. It discusses the socio-economic opportunities of women and men in Goaso, Ghana. Feminist theories - liberal, radical and socialist – form the theoretical background for ... -
Wicked problems og framtidige planutfordringer : bærekraftig stedsutvikling i rammen av Regional plan for areal og transport i Oslo og Akershus
(Master thesis, 2020)Regional plan for areal og transport i Oslo og Akershus ble vedtatt i 2015, som et føringsdokument der kommuner og fylker må samarbeide om en regional omstilling, med et fokus på bærekraftig utvikling. Planen legger til ... -
Widening evaluative space for ecosystem services: a taxonomy of plural values and valuation methods
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Wild boar rooting in a northern coniferous forest - minor silviculture impact
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The wild boar Sus scrofa in northern Eurasia: a review of range expansion history, current distribution, factors affecting the northern distributional limit, and management strategies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)1. The wild boar Sus scrofa is one of the most widely distributed large mammal species in the world, existing on all continents except Antarctica. In the late 20th Century, its geographical range expanded naturally and ... -
Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) and Mountain Hiking : a study of human activity and potential reindeer avoidance in Setesdal-Ryfylke.
(Master thesis, 2015-02-25)The studied effects of human activities on wildlife provide necessary knowledge for management authorities to better understand and predict the consequences of increased wildlife habitat fragmentation. Human outdoor ... -
Wildlife damages, mitigation measures and livelihood issues around Chitwan National Park, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)Human-wildlife conflict is closely associated with the economics and social well being of the local people. It occurs worldwide and its frequency and severity have been rising annually, especially in Chitwan National Park. ... -
Wildlife in a Politically Divided World: Insularism Inflates Estimates of Brown Bear Abundance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Political borders dictate how biological diversity is monitored and managed, yet wild animals often move freely between jurisdictions. We quantified bias in brown bear (Ursus arctos) abundance estimates introduced when ...