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Children’s Institutions: A study of Children’s Homes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011)The issues that children in Ethiopia face are some of the most challenging in the World. The situation for millions of Ethiopian children can only be described as a crisis. As a result many thousands of Ethiopian children ... -
Challenges to Refugees' Freedom of Movement in Uganda: A Case of Self-Settled Refugees in Kisenyi, Kampala
(Master thesis, 2011)The thesis discusses the challenges to refugees’ freedom of movement in Uganda. The main objective of this study was to explore the factors confronted by refugees in a bid to exercise their relative freedom of movement in ... -
Et geografisk perspektiv på trafikkulykker: Trondheim kommune og fire skolekretser i perioden 1990-1999 og 2000-2009
(Master thesis, 2011)A geographical perspective on road traffic accidents in Trondheim and four school districts in the periods 1990-1999 and 2000-2009. This thesis is about the risk for traffic accidents in Trondheim and the four school ... -
BLACK ROSES Faces of Jamaican Youth: - The Significance of Identity and Place
(Master thesis, 2011)Youth is a contested term which has been described as difficult to define and ‘pin down analytically’ (De Boek and Honwana 2005:3). In much youth development related issues, youth is categorised as a person between the ... -
Women’s representation in spaces of participation and power: A study of tribal and non-tribal women in local systems of governance in Orissa, India
(Master thesis, 2011)This study investigates the real representation of women in two villages in Orissa, India. Through my own feminist lens I have brought in theory of spaces of participation and power and hence linked this to the concept of ... -
Lebensader Europas eller Laboratorium für Weltuntergänge: Donaubassenget som territorium for sentripetale og sentrifugale regionaliseringsprosesser
(Master thesis, 2011)Donaubassenget er verdens mest internasjonale elvebasseng. Vann er blitt en av de viktigste naturressursene. Disse to fakta er innfallsporter til denne oppgaven: Er Donaubassenget en region, med Donau som symbol og ... -
"Privatbilisme er kollektivt vanvidd": En studie av miljøvennlig transportutvikling i to norske byer
(Master thesis, 2011)The increasing emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere from the transport sector contributes to the global environmental crisis and degrades local environments, which in the long run can threaten human existence on Earth. History ... -
Morfologiske og sedimentologiske spor av en paleokanal. Effekten av en enkelt flomhendelse i Ottaelva
(Master thesis, 2011)The main purpose of this master`s thesis is to look for geomorphologic and sedimentary traces of a palaeo channel in Bismo, to examine a previous avulsion. After a remote sensing of the area, a topographical trace was found ... -
Forced Resettlement in Ghana: The Dam and the Affected People: The Bui Hydroelectric Power Project in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2011)Forced resettlement is an issue of great humanitarian concern. The disruption it brings to the lives of the people it affects cannot be fully expressed. Many of such people lose the ability of restoring their lives, never ... -
Steder i transformasjon: Om opplevelsesøkonomiens betydning for steder i distriktene - belyst med eksemplet Flatanger
(Master thesis, 2011)Opplevelsesnæringene man finner i opplevelsesøkonomien synes å ha fått en viktig betydning for de stedene der de er lokalisert. Opplevelsesøkonomien er blitt en del av samfunnsutviklingen og en viktig kilde til verdiskapning. ... -
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 ... -
Morfometriske og morfologiske undersøkelser av solifluksjon ved hjelp av fjernanalytiske verktøy
(Master thesis, 2011)This study presents an alternative measurement protocol for assessing morphometric dimensions and morphological features of solifluction landforms. It utilizes remote sensing applications based on orthophotos and tools ... -
Subsidiering i høyfjellet og konsekvenser for rødrev og fjellrev: En GIS-analyse
(Master thesis, 2011)The arctic fox has been listed as endangered species since 1930 in Norway, but the numbersof arctic fox has continued to decline through the 20th century and into the new century. Many biologists blame this on the slightly ... -
Et aktivt skredsårs effekt på bunntransport og kornstørrelsestrend i en fjellelv
(Master thesis, 2011)An increased frequency of sediment delivery from hill slops is a leading problem in mountainriver management. And a climate change might lead to an increased frequency of bed load transport and change in grain size trend ... -
Å velge bosted i Lofoten: En diskursanalyse av folkelige fortellinger om bostedsvalg og hverdagsliv.
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Determinering av sol- og utsiktskvaliteter ved hjelp av geografiske informasjonssystemer og regresjonsanalyse
(Master thesis, 2011)The background for the thesis was a desire to find methods that determine prices of new homes and estimate how much the value of existing houses diminish when neighboring land is developed. The problem was as follows: "Is ... -
Causes of forest conflicts: Case study of three districts in Lam Dong province, Vietnam
(Master thesis, 2012)It is said that examining the cause of natural conflict is not easy because conflict is not only complex issue but also involves in various factors and actors. Determining reason of contestation over natural resources ... -
Facilitating internationalization : the role of INTPOW for the renewable energy industry in Norway
(Master thesis, 2012)Globalization forces companies to internationalize as markets are becoming more and more internationally integrated and competition gets tighter both at home and abroad. The role of a facilitator in internationalization ... -
Nasjonalparkens betyding for verdiskapning i Skjåk kommune: En kvalitativ studie av ulike bruksinteresser
(Master thesis, 2012)Koblinger mellom verneområder og bærekraftig reiseliv i fjellområder har blitt mer aktuelt de siste årene, dette kan spores både internasjonalt og i norske verneområder. Den tradisjonelle oppfatningen av naturvern har fått ... -
Geografi: kart og sånn?: En undersøkelse av elevers oppfatninger av faget
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis examines pupils’ perceptions of geography. A common perception is that geography’s key concepts are maps and encyclopedic knowledge of other people and places. For those who have not studied geography, others' ...