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Assessing solar energy potential for cabins in high latitudes, a GIS method
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Verden står i dag overfor en enorm trussel i form av klimaendringer, noe som har ført til at beslutningstakere verden over undersøker nye, bærekraftige energikilder. Takmonterte solcellepanel er estimert til å bli en av ... -
Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing of Ground- Mounted Photovoltaics in Combination with Agriculture at High Latitudes A GIS- Based Multi-Parameter Analysis of Oppdal, Norway
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Det er ei anslått auke i energietterspurnaden over heile verda, samstundes som karbonavtrykket må reduserast for å bevare planeten vår og nå klimamåla. Solenergi får mykje merksemd som ei fornybar energikjelde, men det er ... -
Assessing the Impact of Crop growing on Wetland Values, Services, Functions and Goods: A Case of Nakivubo Wetland Kampala District, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2011)For a country to develop, it requires a well and fully employed populace to earn income and carter for their basic needs and hence achieve a better standard of living. It is a global concern to protect and conserve vital ... -
Assessing the potentials of urban and peri-urban market gardens and its contribution to food security in Trondheim municipality
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven hadde som mål å skape en ny tilnærming for å løse mulige matsikkerhetsbegrensninger som spesielt kan oppstå innenfor urbane områder i fremtiden. Oppgaven ønsker å undersøke muligheten for om urban ... -
Assessing the views of rural people on the impact of illegal mining on their ecological resources
(Master thesis, 2022)Ghana har gjennom årene opplevd en boom i galamsey med overdreven skade på de økologiske ressursene som skogen, jordbruksland og vannmasser. Galamsey i Ghana er for tiden som en storstilt gruvedrift, på grunn av bruken av ... -
Assessment of environmental and behavioral factors associated with depression: A quantitative study based on HUNT-3
(Master thesis, 2012)There are lots of different ways of understanding health and disease. In this dissertation I have tried to explain different environmental and behaviour factors associated with self-rated depression based on the theoretical ... -
Assessment of environmental impacts in the Norwegian licencing process for wind power.
(Master thesis, 2022)Utbygging av vindkraft krever nøye vurderinger av ulike politiske mål, miljøpåvirkninger og andre interesser. Disse hensynene ivaretas gjennom en konsesjonsprosess, som en potensiell utbygger må gjennomgå for å kunne bygge ... -
Assessment of livelihood resilience in relation to cyclones and climate change along the south-western coastal Belt of Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2018)The world has started to witness the increased frequency and severity of extreme natural disasters, due to the impact of climate change. This added risk for already vulnerable coastal poor as their lives and livelihoods ... -
Assessment of livelihood strategies and subjective poverty among the fisher folks of Kpando-Torkor, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014)The thesis is about the assessment of livelihood strategies and subjective poverty analysis among the Fisher Folks of Kpando-Torkor, Ghana. The specific objectives were to investigate the multidimensionality of poverty ... -
Assessment of solar energy resources in Ethiopia : modeling solar radiation and GIS-based multi-criteria analysis
(Master thesis, 2014)The sun is an ultimate source of energy for life on earth, and hence the knowledge of solar radiation is essential for hydrological, climatological, biological modeling and utilization of renewable energy resources. Solar ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION: A STUDY OF THE REFORESTATION OF ASUBIMA FOREST RESERVE.
(Master thesis, 2021)The study explored the prospect of achieving emissions reduction for climate change mitigation purposes through forest management along with the pursuit of socio-economic needs of local communities in the vicinity of Asubima ... -
The association of change in peak oxygen uptake with use of psychotropics in community-dwelling older adults - The Generation 100 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The use of psychotropics is high among the older population and may have detrimental effects on their physical and mental health. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a strong and modifiable measure of health ... -
Associations between women's empowerment and children's health status in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Although women’s empowerment has gained attention over the last two decades, our understanding of the associations between different dimensions of women’s empowerment and different children’s health outcomes is limited. ... -
Augmenting the usability of parallel coordinate plot: The polyline glyphs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Polyline glyphs are minimized thumbnails of polylines from parallel coordinates. Since such glyphs may augment the usability of parallel coordinates, the authors investigate whether there are benefits to be derived from ... -
Authenticity and the pseudo-backstage of agri-tourism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This article explores how summer farmers in Bregenzerwald (Austria) and Valdres (Norway) deal with their double role as farmers and tourist hosts. Based on qualitative interviews with farmers, the authors discuss how this ... -
Bare big business? : en diskursanalyse av hvordan entreprenørskap fremstilles i norske regionalaviser, med fokus på kjønn og sted
(Master thesis, 2014)How is entrepreneurship represented in Norwegian regional newspapers? Are the representations gendered? And could the representations be linked to rural places? The main goal of this thesis is to identify possible discourses ... -
Bargaining Power in Hydro's Global Production Network. Implications of Path Dependence and Local Context in the Alunorte Crisis.
(Master thesis, 2020)Dette kasusstudiet omhandlar gruveindustri. Alumina-fabrikken Alunorte i Barcarena i Nord-Brasil er ein del av Hydro sitt Globale Aluminium Produksjonsnettverk (aluminium-GPN). Etter ein kraftig regnskur i februar 2018, ... -
Bargaining with social capital: A picture provided through the lens and context of poor, rural women inBangladesh
(Master thesis, 2008)Drawing on participatory knowledge creation, this thesis examines the diverse ways in which social capital of poor, rural women in Bangladesh serve as a “capacity of individuals to command scarce resources, by virtue of ... -
Barnehageforeldre sine reisevaner til og frå barnehagen - kva er vanleg og kva er nødvendig? : ei kvantitativ studie basert på spørjeskjemaundersøking frå barnehagar Aust i Trondheim
(Master thesis, 2015)Over the years, it has been little research about how parents travel with their kids to the kindergarten. My study focuses on this “forgotten” research topic. The theme is important, in particular because of the problems ... -
Barriers to path creation: the case of offshore wind power in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Although economic geography has made considerable progress in explaining the emergence of new industrial development paths, a number of issues have yet to be sufficiently explored. The purpose of the article is to contribute ...