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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 ... -
The right to decide: A triad of participation in politicizing extractive governance in Latin America
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This article introduces a triad of participation as an explanatory framework that places more emphasis on the distinction between participation, decision-making and consent in politicizing extractive governance in three ... -
Risiko, risikokommunikasjon og beredskap : ein studie av trusselen frå Åkerneset og kva påverknad dette har på Geiranger
(Master thesis, 2017)Det vert sagt at eit klima i endring vil påverke risiko frå naturfarar, og korleis ein førebur seg og handterer dei i framtida. Eit varmare og våtare norsk klima vil kunne påverke framtidige skredrelaterte naturfarar frå ... -
Risk Factors and Road Traffic Accidents in Tanzania: A Case Study of Kibaha District
(Master thesis, 2007)This thesis discusses the risk factors which are associated to the cause of road traffic accidents in Kibaha district in Tanzania; the study describes the composition of motor related injuries including non motorized ... -
Risk judgement, Risk taking behaviour and Road Traffic Accidents in Tanzania: Geographical Analysis
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:236, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Urban road traffic and driving culture in Tanzania is partly characterised by low level of safety behaviour. The present study has investigated road users’; 1) underlying pattern and tendencies of their risk perception, ... -
Risk perception and the role of experience: A qualitative study of individuals’ reactions to the disaster on the30th of July 2019 in Jølster, Norway.
(Master thesis, 2020)Ifølge Bye et al. (2013) har antall naturkatastrofer økt de siste tiår, først og fremst på grunn av klimarelaterte hendelser. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) rapport fra 2012 indikerer at økte ... -
Rissaraset 1978 og nye fylkesvei 717 - En kvalitativ studie over hvordan lokalbefolkningen i Rissa opplever risiko og usikkerhet knyttet til kvikkleire som naturfare
(Master thesis, 2021)Kvikkleire er en skjult naturfare, og kvikkleireskred har en egenskap til å oppstå og utvikle seg uten forvarsel. På denne måten kan det skapes en utrygghet hos befolkningen som bor og holder til i kvikkleiredominerende ... -
Roads and livelihood activity choices in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Road development is occurring at an unprecedented rate in important conservation areas in tropical countries with limited understanding of how local people will adjust their livelihood activities in response. We use a ... -
The Role of Diaspora Policies, Ethnic Capital and International Education in Brazilian Migration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article delves into the experiences of Brazilian students studying abroad, examining the factors that drive and hinder this type of international migration. Our analysis emphasises the importance of exchange programmes, ... -
The role of local actors in transforming economic upgrading into social upgrading in Ethiopian textile and garment firms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper contributes to the growing literature on global value chains/production networks by examining links between economic and social upgrading in a developing country where industry policy and employment legislation ... -
The role of local participation in the governance of natural resource extraction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article introduces the special section on "The role of local participation in the governance of natural resource extraction". It highlights the inherent conflicts between official techno-regulatory and corporate schemes ... -
The role of proximity in environmental upgrading: plastics recycling in Norwegian aquaculture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)End-of-life environmental upgrading can contribute to more sustainable use of natural resources. The authors look at recycling as end-of-life environmental upgrading and explore what influences recycling of discarded hard ... -
The role of state agency in path development: a longitudinal study of two Norwegian manufacturing regions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The role of the state remains underdeveloped in the regional path development literature. This paper analyses how the Norwegian state via different roles (regulator, purchaser, owner, facilitator) directly and indirectly ... -
The roles of intermediaries in upgrading of manufacturing clusters: enhancing cluster absorptive capacity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Specialized clusters rely on common knowledge resources and extra-cluster linkages, but how such resources develop over time is unclear. A case in point is how extra-cluster linkages are integrated into intra-cluster ... -
Rosenborg – hele Norges fotballag?: Studie om Rosenborg ballklubs regionale utstrekning og identitetsskaping
(Master thesis, 2013)Denne oppgaven omhandler posisjon som identitetsskaper i Trøndelag og resten av Norge. Fra 1995 til i dag har klubben deltatt kontinuerlig i Europacupspill og har også vært Norges fotballflaggskip. Selv om klubben i dag ... -
Rural Landscape Change: Landscape Practices, Values and Meanings The Case of Jagatpur VDC, Chitwan Nepal
(Master thesis, 2004)In Nepal the nature conservation practices started during 1970s and the establishment of the Royal Chitwan National Park laid the foundation stone. Though the nature conservation practices in Nepal have undergone changes ... -
Rural Urban Migration and Livelihood in the Informal Sector: A Study of Street Vendors of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2007)Increasing population pressure at the household level, increasing socio-economic disparities between people and communities, disparities between urban and rural areas, increasing unemployment, unequal land ownership, ... -
Rural-urban migration : causes, migrants' town livelihood activities and social capital in Berehet District, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2014)Ranging from the smallest local to the largest international migration is a substance in the process of globalization which drives the present economic, political, social, cultural and technological engines of individuals ... -
Ruralt, kulturelt entreprenørskap : en studie av regional næringsutvikling i nordtrøndersk kontekst
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis is organised as a case study of two rural local communities in Nord-Trøndelag, Inderøy and Frosta, and explores cultural entrepreneurship in a perspective of geographical local and regional development. The ... -
Ruralt, kulturelt entreprenørskap : en studie av regional næringsutvikling i nordtrøndersk kontekst
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis is organised as a case study of two rural local communities in Nord-Trøndelag, Inderøy and Frosta, and explores cultural entrepreneurship in a perspective of geographical local and regional development. The ...