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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 ... -
Integrering og visualisering av data for fiske og havbunnsforhold i Lofoten - Vesterålen
(Master thesis, 2023)Interessekonflikter og økt bruk av norske kyst- og havområder fører til større behov for kunnskap om havbunnsforhold, noe kartleggingsprogrammet Mareano (Mareano, u.å.-c) har som formål å bidra med. Mareano har produsert ... -
Interminably Displaced?: Home-making practises among Georgian IDPs in Collective Centres in the context of privatisation
(Master thesis, 2011)This master thesis explores different forms of home-making among internally displaced persons living in Collective Centres in Tbilisi, Georgia in the context of an ongoing privatisation programme. Following the break-up ... -
Internasjonal verdiskapning i Trøndelag
(Master thesis, 2020)Verdensøkonomien er kontinuerlig i endring og bidrar til å forme hvordan Norge tilrettelegger for innovasjon og verdiskapning i den offentlige politikken. Endringene i økonomien har ført til en tydeligere innovasjonspolitikk ... -
International development aid and young people's participation in societal development of the global south
(Journal article, 2018)International development aid has in recent years sought to strengthen youths’ societal participation by cooperation between international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) and local youth associations. In this paper, ... -
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND BRAIN DRAIN:CAUSES, POLICY OPTIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON GHANA’SDEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGY.: (THE GHANAIAN EXPERIENCE WITH THE EXODUS OF NURSES)
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis generally takes a cursory look at the trend of international migration among health nurses and accesses how the cost associated with their outflow can be translated into benefits for the sending countries like ... -
International NGOs in development through the promotion of children's right to quality education: The case of Awutu-Senya District of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2013)Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in recent times have become prominent in the developmental agenda of most deprived societies across the globe. Through the adoption of rights and participatory mechanisms in their ...