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Does social media empower women in Brazil? : a case study on sexual harassment and #feminist NGO Think Olga
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this master thesis is to examine if Brazilian women feel empowered by using social media networks. Sexual harassment is a part of Brazilian women’s everyday lives rooted in the machismo society. An online ... -
Double-blind multiple peer reviews to change students’ reading behaviour and help them develop their writing skills
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)For a geography bachelor course about climate change, we replaced the end-of-course exam with one term paper and three term-paper peer reviews. Our objectives were to design a learning environment where students read ... -
Drought index insurance and the risk behavior of smallholder maize crop farmers in the northern region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)Smallholder farmers in the Northern Region of Ghana are at risk in crop production because of uncertainties in the rainfall patterns and amounts caused by changes in the climate. This study revealed that, smallholder farmers ... -
Droughts, Morality, State Politics and the Brazilian Semiarid Landscape: A Study of the São Francisco River Integration Project
(Master thesis, 2008)The poorest region of Brazil, the Northeast is prone to devastating multi-annual droughts, an inherent part of its geography. The Brazilian state attributes the poverty of the Northeast to the semiarid landscape and a ... -
Dugnad som arena for sosialt entreprenørskap : en kvalitativ studie av rollen av dugnad i NTNU Flyklubb
(Master thesis, 2018)Frivillig arbeid i form av dugnad har alltid vært faktor i det norske samfunnet. Den sterke dugnadsånden er innebygd i folkets kultur, og har gjennom årene bidratt til utvikling av de sosiale verdiene vi kjenner i dag. ... -
Early and Mid-Holocene environments in Isfjorden, Svalbard - what does the foraminifera and molluscs tell?
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne oppgaven tar for seg foraminiferer (poredyr) og muslinger fra tidlig Holocen (11 700 – 8200 år før nåtid) og mid-Holocen (8200-4200 år før nåtid) i Svalbard, og hva disse kan fortelle om klima og miljø i den perioden. ... -
Earthquake Culture: A Significant Element in Earthquake Disaster Risk Assessment and Earthquake Disaster Risk Management
(Chapter, 2018)This book chapter brings to attention the dramatic impact of large earthquake disasters on local communities and society and highlights the necessity of building and enhancing the earthquake culture. Iran was considered ... -
Earthquake Disaster Risk Reduction in Iran: Lessons and ‘‘Lessons Learned’’ from Three Large EarthquakeDisasters—Tabas 1978, Rudbar 1990, and Bam 2003
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article addresses three large earthquake disasters in Iran: Tabas in 1978, Rudbar in 1990, and Bam in 2003. Lessons and "Lessons Learned" from these three earthquake disasters were investigated together with their ... -
Ecological Citizenship and Sustainable Development - A qualitative study of millennial African students in Norway and their views on climate change responsibility and sustainable development.
(Master thesis, 2020)Det internasjonale klimapanelet er klar i sin tale: verden må arbeide for å kutte utslipp for å unngå at den globale temperaturen overstiger 1.5°C. Verden kan ikke lene seg på teknologiske løsninger for å fjerne CO2 fra ... -
Ecological correlates of large carnivore depredation on sheep in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Sharing space with large carnivores on a human-dominated continent like Europe results in multiple conflictful interactions with human interests, of which depredation on livestock is the most widespread. We conducted an ... -
Economic and social upgrading in Ethiopian textile and garment firms : a global production networks perspective
(Master thesis, 2016)The insertions of developing countries into global economy have ensued a new challenges and opportunities to their firms and workers. The issue of social upgrading in general, and the link between economic and social ... -
Economic Backwardness and Social Tension
(Journal article, 2017)We propose that relative economic backwardness contributes to the build-up of social tension and nonviolent and violent conflict. We test our hypothesis using data on organized mass movements and armed civil conflict. The ... -
Ecosystem restoration as a boundary object, demonstrated in a large-scale landscape restoration project in the Dovre Mountains, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Coordinating and implementing ecosystem restoration projects can be challenging when the professions involved have differing perceptions of ecological restoration and implementation in practice. To overcome these barriers ... -
Ecosystem services and landscape management: three challenges and one plea
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This article identifies three interrelated challenges concerning the ecosystem services (ES) framework and the nature of landscape dynamics within the context of landscape management. These challenges are set within a ... -
Ecosystem services as an integrative framework: what is the potential?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Ecosystems approaches, and among them the ecosystem services (ES) framework, are held as promising vehicles for holistic thinking which is usually taken to mean integration of society and nature. The notion of ES is also ... -
Ei morfologisk undersøking av terrasseformer i Lesja, Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Noreg
(Master thesis, 2012)The main focus of this thesis is to study the morphology of the terraces in Lesja, Nord- Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. The terraces are very distinct landforms, and have been continuously discussed since 1850. An earlier hypothesis ... -
El lugar de la ecología política dentro de la geografía latinoamericana: el caso de CLAG
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Elektronisk faktura standard : EHF for en mer innovativ norsk offentlig regnskapsbransje : en kvalitativ studie av sammenheng mellom standard og innovasjon i Direktoratet for Økonomistyring
(Master thesis, 2017)Det stilles stadig krav til at samfunnet klarer å henge med på eller være i front av de teknologiske fremskrittene som gjøres. Dette bør også gjenspeiles i den offentlige sektor for å få et velfungerende system. Selv om ... -
Elg i kantsone: - En GIS-analyse av arealbruk hos elg
(Master thesis, 2011)Oppgaven er knyttet til prosjektet Elgundersøkelser i Nord-Trøndelag, Bindal og Rissa 2005-2010, som er gjennomført av Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA), og bygger videre på enkelte av deres resultater. Formålet ... -
Empowerment in the Red Cross’ Refugee Guide : a qualitative study of empowerment in the Red Cross’ Refugee Guide, Trondheim
(Master thesis, 2014)This dissertation is qualitative study that examines whether the Red Cross’ Refugee Guide in Trondheim is empowering refugees with respect to 1) participation, 2) choices, 3) options and 4), power relations, and how the ...