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Land Cover Changes in Ghana over the Past 24 Years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Changes in land cover (LC) can lead to environmental challenges, but few studies have investigated LC changes at a country wide scale in Ghana. Tracking LC changes at such a scale overtime is relevant for devising solutions ... -
Land degradation vulnerability assessment using GIS and remote sensing in Beshilo River Basin, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2016)Land degradation is a complex environmental problem resulting from various factors. Identification of areas vulnerable to degradation is a first step to develop natural resource management and conservation activities in ... -
Land Development Schemes: Farmers’ Plight or Delight? - Cases of Sinamangal and Dibyeswori land pooling projects
(Master thesis, 2011)Rapid urbanization in the Kathmandu Valley is converting agriculture land in urban fringes to housing needs. The conversion is taking place mostly in haphazard manner in a self grown way and some in regulated way by ... -
Land division, conservancies, fencing and its implications in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
(Research report, 2019)There is growing concern about the future of wildlife and pastoralism in the Maasai Mara as well as on the communal lands adjacent to the national reserve that serves as home to pastoral communities and wildlife dispersal ... -
Land grab in Ethiopia : the case of Karuturi Agro Products PLC in Bako Tibe, Oromiya
(Master thesis, 2014)This study examined the opportunities and risks associated with land grabbing in Ethiopia, focusing on the case of Karuturi Agro Products Private Limited Company in Bako Tibe of Oromiya National Regional State, using ... -
Land Injustices – Tracing the Impact of Land Development Projects on Farmers’ Land Justice in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Land Mobile Satellite Dual Polarized MIMO Channel Along Roadside Trees: Modeling and Performance Evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We present a novel physical-statistical, generative model for the land mobile satellite (LMS), dual polarized, multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) channel along tree sided roads. Said model is parameterized by means ... -
Land of retreating glaciers – checklist of liverworts on Svalbard
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The checklist of liverworts of the Svalbard archipelago contains all published data on the occurrence of liverworts in the Svalbard archipelago. The list includes 105 species, five more reported species that only doubtfully ... -
Land ownership and land management policies in Norway and Scotland
(Chapter, 2019)It is argued that the pattern of landownership in Scotland is inequitable and inefficient, since the land (and its associated outputs) is concentrated in only a few, private hands. Critics argue that the scale of private ... -
Land Registry Framework Based on Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) for Environmental Sustainability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Providing a system user with a unique and secure identity is a prerequisite for authentication and authorization aspects of a security system. It is generally understood that the existing digital identity systems store the ... -
Land tenure insecurity in post-certification Amhara, Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)It is generally believed that tenure security has improved due to the programme of land certification. Inthis paper I argue the opposite. Tenure security concerns three different rights: possession, renting andlatent rights. ... -
Land tenure practices and land acquisitions in oil region: The case of Hoima, Western Uganda
(Master thesis, 2013)This study is regarding land tenure practices and land acquisitions in Hoima District in Western Uganda. Hoima district is located in the middle of the area called Albertine Graben, which is the area of newly discovered ... -
Land use and habitat selection by small mammals in the Tanzanian Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Habitat selection is central to shaping the abundance and distribution of organisms in space and time. We analysed land use (National Park, pastoralism and agriculture) and habitat selection by small mammals in the Tanzanian ... -
Land Use and Land Cover Changes (1985-2023) from Multiple Drivers in Kikuube District, Western Uganda
(Master thesis, 2023)Land use and land cover changes in nature are complex and are an outcome of land use practices in space and time. This study quantified land cover changes and the mechanisms in which land use practices interacted to ... -
Land Use and Land Use Change Impacts on Terrestrial Habitats from Hydropower Development in the LCA framework
(Master thesis, 2014)Anthropogenically driven biodiversity loss is one of the major challenges of modern society. The main cause of biodiversity loss is habitat fragmentation and destruction. Hydropower causes transformation and occupation of ... -
Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Bioenergy aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contribute to meeting global climate change mitigation targets. Nevertheless, several sustainability concerns are associated with bioenergy, especially related ... -
Land use planning in disputed mountain areas: conflicting interests and common arenas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Mountain areas are often subject to conflicts between different user interests and protection. The authors examine land use planning processes in Norway applied in accordance with the Planning and Building Act and the ... -
Land Value Capture's Potential
(Chapter, 2021)The paper discusses the potential for implementing Land Value Capture (LVC) strategies in Norway. In order to evaluate such a potential, case studies have been oriented both to look at a re-zoning’s effect on real estate ... -
Land Value Capture's potential in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Alle masteroppgaver skrevet på et ikke-skandinavisk språk ved NTNU, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, skal ha et sammendrag på norsk. Utgangspunktet for denne masteroppgaven er å vurdere potensialet for å ... -
Land-use changes lead to functional loss of terrestrial mammals in a Neotropical rainforest
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Land-use changes are a main driver of modifications in tropical ecosystems, leading to the loss of species and ecological traits and affecting key ecological functions. Although much attention has been given to predict the ...