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Mineralutvinning i Røros
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Mining, Chieftaincy and Farmers Livelihoods: The Case of Limestone Mining in Manya Krobo, Ghana.
(Master thesis, 2012)Mining in Ghana has its most adverse impacts on host communities in spite of the benefits thataccrue to the national economy and mining companies. The aim of this study was mainly to: 1)examine the impacts of limestone ... -
“Mixed Migration” : looking at Congolese migrants in Kampala, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2014)This master‘s thesis explores the concept of ‘mixed migration‘ among the Congolese urban migrant population in Kampala, Uganda. The two labels of forced‘ and voluntary‘ migrants become increasingly blurred as people move ... -
MOBILE PHONES AND LIVELIHOODS: The Synergy of Mobile Banking Services and Livelihoods. A Case Study of Using M-PESA in the Urban and Peri-Urban Areas Of Kisumu, Kenya
(Master thesis, 2013)The growth of mobile phones in Africa is increasing at a rate of 40% per year and Internet connectivity is expanding with the installation of the latest fibre optic cables (Radelet, 2010). Recent studies show how a variety ... -
Mobilising memories and practices from the past: Refugees’ belonging in the Norwegian outdoors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The article explores the ways in which refugees engage with memories and practices from the past when practising and experiencing belonging in the Norwegian outdoors. Based on empirical material generated from walking ... -
Mobility as a livelihood strategy : challenges and transformation of Myanmarese women migrant workers in Mizoram, India
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis explores how mobility as a livelihood strategy transformed the role and livelihoods of Myanmarese women migrant workers in Mizoram, India. Through the use of feminist analytical lens, I presented the experiences ... -
Modeling paleo Ice-Dammed Lake in Tana, Northern Norway
(Master thesis, 2024)På bunnen av innsjøer i Nord-Norge finner vi innleiret historiske arkiver fra den siste deglasiasjonen. De lagdelte parene, varver, inneholder klimatisk og miljømessig informasjon fra da sedimentene ble avsatt. Ved å anvende ... -
Modellering av flomveier på Lillehammer, en GIS studie av åpne og blokkerte dreneringsveger i skadepunkter fra flommen juli 2014
(Master thesis, 2016)Flom knyttet til overflatevann, er allerede en stor utfordring i mange av Norges kommuner. Med fremtidige klimaprognoser med høyere temperaturer og mer intens nedbør, er det ventet flere og kraftigere flommer, og med det ... -
Moped og trafikkrisiko
(Master thesis, 2014)Driving attitudes and how people judge risk factors in traffic are important to understand why people get injured, or killed in road traffic accidents. The drivers aged 16-20 years are most frequently involved in traffic ... -
Morality, mobility and citizenship: Legitimising mobile subjectivities in a contested outdoors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)In this article, we examine articulations of mobile citizenship produced through the discursive practices of state agencies, drawing in particular on a study of the contested reconfiguration of outdoor citizenship in Norway. ... -
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 ... -
Morfometrisk analyse av step-poolformasjoner i Vekveselva : en bratt fjellelv
(Master thesis, 2017)In recent years steep mountain stream and step pool morphology have become the subject to more research in the field of fluvail morphology. This thesis investigates the relationship between slope gradient, step-height and ... -
Morfometrisk analyse av step-pools i Vekveselva, Trollheimen: Betydning av gradient for step-pool morfologi
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis focuses on the step-pool morphology in a steep alpine channel, Vekveselva in Trollheimen near Oppdal. Step-pool sequences in the river have been measured by Leica GNSS/GPS (RTK). The rod has been used to measure ... -
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 ... -
Morphological dynamics of an englacial channel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Despite an interest in the hydraulic functioning of supraglacial and englacial channels over the last 4 decades, the processes and forms of such ice-bounded streams have remained poorly documented. Recent glaciological ... -
Mot en sosial inkluderende sirkulær økonomi
(Master thesis, 2022)Det er et økende fokus på sirkulære modeller, spesielt i forhold til bærekraftsmålene, og mye av fokuset legges på et massivt avfall og overproduksjon. Oppgaven har som hensikt å belyse hvorfor personer som er under ... -
Mot nullutslippshavner i 2030? En studie av handlingsrom med fokus på havnene i Oslo, Narvik og Kristiansand
(Research report, 2019)Rapporten drøfter norske havners mulighetsrom for utvikling til nullutslipps energiknutepunkter, med utgangspunkt i tre case-havner: Oslo, Narvik og Kristiansand. Studien viser hvordan et økende ytre press for bærekraftig ... -
Motvind eller medvind for norske havvindutbygginger
(Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag De globale og nasjonale klimamålene som er bestemt gjennom Parisavtalen eller egne annonserte mål, har lagt føringer for hvor mye klimagasser vi kan slippe ut i atmosfæren. Produksjon og forbruk av energi ... -
Movement, home and identity: dilemmas of urban internal displacement in Kampala, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2013)The conflict that ravaged Northern Uganda for two decades led to displacement of nearly two million northern Ugandans. The majority remained within the country borders fleeing into IDP camps, towns and cities. This thesis ...