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Impacts of labor migration for rural householdsin a particular setting in southwest China:: Resource Distribution and Second‐Generation Migrants
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis studies the impact of out‐migration of people from rural households in a particular setting in Yunnan Province, China, and the distribution of resources between these households. Household interviews were ... -
Impacts of Maize Policy Changes on Small Scale Farmers' Vulnerability to Exploitation in Nyimba District, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2011)Taking cognisance of the fact that SSFs the major producers of maize in Zambia were most affected by the 1991 agricultural policy reforms, from 2005 onward, the state became very active in the maize market and production ... -
Imperienes Kirkegård og Dens Skjulte Rikdom: ekstraktiv industri og geopolitikk i Afghanistan
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)I denne oppgaven har vi utforsket hvordan Afghanistans utenriksinteresser, og andre lands interesser i Afghanistan har formet den ekstraktive industrien i Afghanistan. Gjennom geopolitiske perspektiver har vi sett på hvordan ... -
Implementing maritime battery-electric and hydrogen solutions: A technological innovation systems analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Maritime transport faces increasing pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to be in accordance with the Paris Agreement. For this to happen, low- and zero-carbon energy solutions need to be developed. In this paper ... -
Improving people’s well-being through urban garden farming.(Case of allotment gardens in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
(Master thesis, 2009)The study seeks to understand the importance and relevance of Urban Agriculture (UA) in the form of urban garden farming for vulnerable groups of people in the city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. The study is based on fieldwork ... -
"In Holland we are a nice family. In Norway we are a happy family!": Om nederlandske entreprenører i bygde-Norge
(Master thesis, 2011)Norwegians keep moving away from the small villages in the countryside to the bigger towns. They seek the urban life far away from the boring and all too safe life in the parish. In other countries we can see something ... -
In the heat of the moment: A local narrative of the responses to a fire in Lærdal, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In the wake of a disaster, narratives about the event will be constructed. The paper presents the dominant local narrative of a major fire in Lærdal, Norway in 2014. Based on semi-structured interviews with residents in ... -
Income and armed civil conflict: An instrumental variables approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The large empirical conflict literature has established that there is a strong negative link between economic variables and the onset of an armed civil conflict. However, it has been difficult to demonstrate a clear causality ... -
Income generating activities in Zambia : a case study of entrepreneurs and SMEs in Masala market, Ndola
(Master thesis, 2017)Due to the introduction of globalisation and free markets, coupled up with structural adjustment programmes in Zambia, markets have produced several opportunities and threats for entrepreneurs and small and medium scale ... -
Incumbents' diversification and cross-sectorial energy industry dynamics
(Journal article, 2017)Within the sustainability transitions literature, established, mature or incumbent firms have been stereotyped as ‘locked-in’ to socio-technical regimes. However, we believe regimes have been black-boxed, and few studies ... -
Influences of Social Representations on the Development of Wildlife Management Policy: A Case Study of the Muskox of Dovrefjell- Sunndalsfjella National Park
(Master thesis, 2022)Moskusen (Ovibos moschatus), også kjent som «Muskox» på engelsk og «Umingmak» på inuktitu (den skjeggete), er en taksonomisk unik arktisk planteeter funnet i polare områder rundt om i verden (Kutz et al., 2017). Moskusbestanden ... -
Informal play areas : children’s opportunities to play in the poor urban context of Dhaka city
(Master thesis, 2015)Dhaka city used to have an image of greenery, even few decades ago, but over the years it has become one of the most polluted and densely populated cities in the world and recently has been marked as one of the worst cities ... -
Innovasjon som kombinasjon, teknologi og omstilling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Artikkelen drøftar korleis synet på teknologi og innovasjon har utvikla seg frå Joseph Schumpeter sin teori om økonomisk utvikling frå første halvdel av 1900-talet og fram til nyare tids innovasjonspolitikk som siktar mot ... -
Innovasjonsprosesser og kunderelasjoner : tilrettelegging av innovasjonsprosesser i Møre og Romsdals næringsklynger, med utgangspunkt i prosjekt Innovasjonsakselerator
(Master thesis, 2015)En innovasjonsprosess beskriver løpet fra en idé om en innovasjon oppstår til det ferdige produktet eller tjenesten kommer på markedet eller blir tatt i bruk. Tilrettelegging og fasilitering av slike prosesser viser seg å ... -
Innovation companies and digital transformation in Industry 4.0: A Study of the effect on the innovation process
(Master thesis, 2023)Digital transformasjon, sentralt for industri 4.0, er avgjørende for organisasjoner som sikter mot å beholde sin konkurransefordel. I spissen for denne transformasjonen står innovasjonsselskaper, som driver integrasjonen ... -
Innovative social practices in rural electrification : a comparative case study of Rubagabaga mini-hydropower project (Rwanda) and PECO Rwenzori Micro-hydropower project (Uganda)
(Master thesis, 2016)Rwanda and Uganda have very low rural electrification rates such that only a small percentage of the rural population has access to energy or connected to the grid. The states have implemented some strategies to extend the ... -
Institusjonelt entreprenørskap og regional bærekraftig næringsutvikling : EIMUR i Nordøst-Island
(Master thesis, 2017)Island er et land som ønsker å være i førersetet når det kommer til ”grønn vekst”. Over hele landet finnes det ambisiøse aktører som ser etter ulike muligheter å gjøre lokalsamfunnene de lever i mer bærekraftig. Målet med ... -
Institutional analysis of irrigation water management : a case of the Vea irrigation scheme in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2016)Water, as a fluid resource is inherently a ‘fugitive resource’. Its sustainable and effective management has been a challenging one over the decades since it has constantly eluded a linear or a straightforward management ... -
Institutional impacts on the resilience of mountain grasslands: An analysis based on three European case studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Over the centuries, specific farming practices shaped permanent grasslands in mountains. With socio-economic change, farming practices have changed and with them the landscape. Over time, food production has been increasingly ... -
Institutions for common pool resources management in the Lake Bosomtwe Basin of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015)The effective management of common pool resources such as forest and fisheries is essential in maintaining the livelihoods of people in developing countries especially the rural areas where poverty is highly pervasive. The ...