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Life-cycle Assessment as a Tool for Sustainable Public Transportation Development
(Master thesis, 2021)With the rapid urbanisation of society being observed on a global scale, urban mobility is a growing issue and it is becoming increasingly important for cities to develop effective public transportation systems In the case ... -
Liquefaction of freshwater carbonates led to the February 10, 2011, landslide at the Cöllolar coalfield, eastern Turkey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In February 2011, two landslides in which 11 people were killed, occurred in the Çöllolar open pit mine, situated in the Elbistan Basin in eastern Turkey. In the coalfield, a thick sequence of clay (>100 m) overlies karstic ... -
The lived experiences of female heads in Malawi - An exploration of their health care accessibility by making use of a triangulated access model
(Master thesis, 2018)Ensuring that everyone has good accessibility to health services remains a challenge, especially in developing country contexts, even though the concept of health care accessibility has been extensively investigated in the ... -
Livelihood strategies of migrants in the transmigrasi location in Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2014)This study is about the livelihood strategies of migrant households who are resettled from Wonogiri Regency in Central Java Province to West Sumatera Province, Indonesia, through transmigrasi program called Bedol Desa. The ... -
Livelihoods and survival strategies among migrant children i Addis Ababa
(Master thesis, 2006)This study attempts to explore the livelihoods and survival strategies of migrant children who live on the street or make a living on street based activities in Addis Ababa. It also depicts and analyses the forces behind ... -
Livelihoods in a Conflict Setting: A Case Study of the Ethnically Bordered Agricultural Villages in Ampara District, Sri Lanka
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2011:316, Doctoral thesis, 2011)The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka represented a major threat to the livelihoods of all people in the country and especially those in the conflict zones. Conflict-related violence was not limited to Sinhalese and Tamils; ... -
Living in Transition: Peasant-Workers Working Between Farmland and the Workplaces of the Urban in Post-Deng China
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:178, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis: Deng Xiaoping China´s ascendancy into the "workshop of the world" is largely premised upon the supply of cheap labor from the countryside. The 277 million strong army of peasant-workers generally ... -
Living Transnational Lives: Investigating the Role of ICTs in Transnational Migrants’ Identity Formation
(Master thesis, 2013)In a globalized world, the recent developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) and transportation have facilitated international migration in ways that have led to great increases in this type of ... -
Living under the electricity load shedding in Ghana : a case study of business in Accra Newtown and residences in North Legon suburbs of Accra, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015)In this twenty-first century, electricity has become the pivot of global activities. Electricity has become the engine for social development and economic growth (Pachauri et al., 2011). The world lives and operates on ... -
Living under the electricity load shedding in Ghana : a case study of businesses in Accra Newtown and residences in North Legon Suburbs of Accra, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015)In this twenty-first century, electricity has become the pivot of global activities. Electricity has become the engine for social development and economic growth (Pachauri et al., 2011). The world lives and operates on ... -
Local content in the UK offshore wind industry : the role of CfD in developing the UK offshore wind supply chain
(Master thesis, 2017)The United Kingdom is the world leader in Offshore Wind (OW) with total installed capacity over 5GW which is expected to reach 15GW by 2025 (Scottish Enterprise, 2016). Moreover, the UK is widely recognized for its stable ... -
Local Costs and Benefits from Conservation and Oil Development: A study from Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2013)In response to an increasing global awareness of environmental valuation, Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve in Uganda was established in 1996. Parallel to ongoing operations regarding significant oil discoveries in the region, the ... -
Loess granulometry assessement of a Scandinavian blockfield
(Master thesis, 2020)Blokkmarka i Sør-Norge er et omdiskutert tema i den grad de var under isdekket eller var plassert på nunataker i løpet av den siste istid. Løss-avsetninger kan tilby verdifull informasjon angående paleoklimatiske forhold, ... -
Lokal forvaltningsmodell i praksis : en studie av verneområdeforvaltningen på Vega etter overgangen til lokal forvaltningsmodell
(Master thesis, 2014)I 2010 startet etableringen av en ny modell for verneområder. Den nye ordningen kalles lokal forvaltningsmodell og innebærer at politiske representanter fra involverte kommuner og fylkeskommuner sitter i et lokalt ... -
Lokalbefolkningen rundt Dovrefjell og Sunndalsfjella - Betydningen av fjellområdet og holdninger til forvaltningen
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Lokale eller globale nettverk?
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne oppgaven tar sikte på å forstå hvordan tjenesteytende bransje i Trondheimsregionen har blitt påvirket av pandemien som for alvor traff Norge 12. mars 2020. Oppgavens hovedfokus er på konsekvensene bransjen har opplevd ... -
Look to Mo
(Master thesis, 2021)Verden er i endring, og for å møte nye utfordringer knyttet til klima- og miljøutfordringer, er også samfunn og næringsliv nødt til å endre seg. Gjennom innføring av CO2-kvoter, regulering av utslipp og strengere krav til ... -
Looking back at migration: Female labour migration to the Middle East: The case of the returnees in Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2007)This study is about the female labour migration to the Middle East. It aims to explore the causes of migration. It looks at the various motivations a migrant could have to decide to migrate to the Middle East. It also aims ... -
Lyckliga gatan: En brukerundersøkelse av Ilaparken i lys av den kompakte byen
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Læreplanrevisjon : det nye hovedområdet Utforskeren i læreplanen i samfunnsfag : bakgrunn og betydning for geografi på ungdomstrinnet
(Master thesis, 2014)At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, the revised subject curricula of Natural Science, Norwegian, English, Mathematics and Social Studies in the National Curriculum for Knowledge Promotion (LK06) was in place. The ...