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Reconsidering path creation in economic geography: aspects of agency, temporality and methods
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The emergence of new industrial development paths is an important topic in economic geography. However, current perspectives emphasizing the constraining forces of historical trajectories on innovation and change have ... -
Refugees welcome? : German migration- and asylum policies during the European migrant crisis from 2010 to 2017
(Master thesis, 2018)The topic of this study is the practical usage of migration policies by the German government during the refugee crisis from 2010 to 2017. The study searches for possible changes in how refugees were viewed legally and ... -
Refugees’ spaces of participation : the case of refugee’s community participation in Meheba refugee settlement Solwezi, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2016)This study aims at understanding what constitutes participation of refugees in their communities of settlement. It attempts to get a clear picture of the spaces formed, their purposes and the meaning refugees attach to ... -
Regional assets and network switching: shifting geographies of ownership, control and capital in UK offshore oil
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Evolutionary approaches to strategic coupling show how regions harness and match assets, then negotiate their alignment with lead firms. For regions intersected by multiple networks in the same industry, however, the ... -
Regional inkubator - Kunnskapsparken Helgeland
(Master thesis, 2020)Norsk økonomi er i endring, og regional verdiskaping kommer til å spille en viktig rolle i årene som kommer. Vi må både bli mer digitale og utvikle nye løsninger for et mer bærekraftig samfunn, som i mindre grad er avhengig ... -
Regional sea-level highstand triggered Holocene ice sheet thinning across coastal Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The East Antarctic Ice Sheet stores a vast amount of freshwater, which makes it the single largest potential contributor to future sea-level rise. However, the lack of well-constrained geological records of past ice sheet ... -
Registrering og analyse av naturskadehendelser fra flommene i 2011 og 2013 langs Gudbrandsdalslågen : en GIS-studie
(Master thesis, 2018)Det er forventet at klimaet vil endre seg i fremtiden som følge av utslipp av klimagasser og økt menneskelig forbruk. Klimafremskrivingene for Norge viser blant annet at regnflommer vil øke i frekvens og omfang, noe som ... -
Regulerte vassdrag : en review av fluvialgeomorfologisk teori relatert til utløpkanalers påvirkning av regulerte elvesystem
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis aims to look at the role in which fluvial geomorphology has on today’s river management, and why such a perspective is considered important. Especially looking at the downstream alterations that occur in relation ... -
Reindriftsutøverens levde landskap : fra vidde til hav ; en kultur som flytter sitt hjem? En studie av reindriftsutøverens praksiser og tilnærminger i det levde og oppfattede landskap
(Master thesis, 2014)Through qualitative methods like observation and interviews this study aims to see how the reindeer herder relates to the landscape. By attending on parts of the herds annual moving from winter to summer grazing I have ... -
Reinforcing path marginalization: revealing the unaccounted labour organization at a mining frontier in Indonesia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)How could we conceptualize path development taking place in regions dominated by extracting industries and subsistence economies? The article expands existing Evolutionary Economic Geography theory by focusing on extractive ... -
Renegotiating Access to Oil: Local Resistance and the Power Dynamics in Musi Banyuasin, South Sumatra Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper explores the dynamics of small-scale artisanal mining (ASM) and its influence on oil resource governance in Musi Banyuasin Regency, Indonesia. The study analyses how the renegotiation of access to resources by ... -
Resettlement capacity assessments for climate induced displacements: Evidence from Ethiopia
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Resilience in Mountain Farming in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The concept of socio-ecological farm resilience is used to understand how farmers manoeuvre in a context of change, what choices and priorities they make, and how that subsequently influences the development of the farming ... -
Resilience to Sea Level Extremes, Trondheim
(Master thesis, 2023)Forente nasjoners (FNs) mål 11 og 13 for bærekraftig utvikling stiller krav om økt resiliens til samfunn og byer. Som en kystnasjon, har det stor betydning at Norge har en stor grad av resiliens imot ekstreme havnivåendringer. ... -
RESPONSE TO IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY MANAGED FORESTS IN NEPAL: IS REDD+ PANACEA FOR COMMUNITY?
(Master thesis, 2013)The contemporary global politics is dominated by climate change agenda. The subsequent climate change conferences have recognized the role of forests conceptualized as REDD+ as one of the cheapest and quickest way to reduce ... -
Responsible Ship Recycling: Who is responsible? A study of ship recycling regulations and stakeholder responsibility
(Master thesis, 2021)The main aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of the regulations regarding ship recycling and how to make this practice more sustainable. This thesis delves deeper into the topic of regulations in the ... -
Restaureringsøkologi : et studie om naturverdier, landskap og inkludering i et tverrfaglig prosjekt i Hjerkinn skytefelt, på Dovrefjell
(Master thesis, 2015)In 1999, the Norwegian Parliament decided to establish a new military training area located in eastern Norway. The existing Hjerkinn military training area should be closed down and restored into an “original state” for ... -
A review of the use of microplastics in reconstructing dated sedimentary archives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Buried microplastics (plastics, <5 mm) have been documented within the sediment column of both marine and lacustrine environments. However, the number of peer-review studies published on the subject remains limited and ...