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The power of multi-matrix monitoring in the Pan-Arctic region: plastics in water and sediment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Litter and microplastic assessments are being carried out worldwide. Arctic ecosystems are no exception and plastic pollution is high on the Arctic Council's agenda. Water and sediment have been identified as two of the ... -
Practice over product: A commons perspective on wild product gathering
(Master thesis, 2022)Ville produkter og praksis for sanking av ville produkter er allestedsnærværende. Nylig har det vært en gjenoppblomstring av nysgjerrighet i bruken av ville plante- og sopparter. Merkbare trender i bruk og forbruk av ville ... -
Predicting Runoff for a Drinking Water Catchment in Southwest Greenland
(Master thesis, 2020)Efterhånden som smeltevandsafstrømningen fra Grønlands gletsjere og iskapper stiger, er der et øget behov for at kvantificere denne afstrømning, for at forbedre forståelsen og give et mere nøjagtigt estimat af bidraget til ... -
Preliminary Study on the Use of Digital Surface Models for Estimating Vegetation Cover Density in a Mountainous Area
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Digital surface model (DSM) has been widely available for mapping and was also sometimes used for mapping vegetation height. The authors conducted a preliminary study to evaluate the potential use of DSMs derived from ... -
Preserving permanent mountain grasslands in Western Europe: Why are promising approaches not implemented more widely?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)To protect grasslands and maintain the ecosystem services they provide, many European countries have been offering agri-environment measures aimed at maintaining extensive grazing by cattle, sheep or goats. Yet, despite ... -
Price Elasticity of Bushmeat Demand in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem: Insights for Managing the Bushmeat Trade
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Rural households across the tropics rely on bushmeat hunting to fulfill their subsistence and cash income needs. As human populations grow, and urban market demand drives commercial trade, hunting is often unsustainable, ... -
Prisoners of poverty: the plight of girl children education in Igara County, Bushenyi District (Uganda)
(Master thesis, 2007)Poverty is a major constraint to girls’ education in Uganda. In 1997, Uganda introduced Universal Primary Education but still a limited number of girls enroll in post primary education due to monetary constraints. It is ... -
"Privatbilisme er kollektivt vanvidd": En studie av miljøvennlig transportutvikling i to norske byer
(Master thesis, 2011)The increasing emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere from the transport sector contributes to the global environmental crisis and degrades local environments, which in the long run can threaten human existence on Earth. History ... -
Problem or Panacea: A Probe Into the Co-management Practice and Experience in Boabeng-Fiema Sanctuary for the Conservation of Wildlife Monkeys.
(Master thesis, 2020)Summary Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, over the years, has welcomed and witnessed multiple external stakeholders assisting with the management of the wildlife conservation. External stakeholders, including the wildlife ... -
Procedural Justice for Stakeholders in the United States’ First Offshore Wind Cluster: An exploratory analysis of just sustainable transition in interviews with stakeholders to the Massachusetts-Rhode Island Wind Energy Area
(Master thesis, 2022)Havvind er en ny industri for USA, og tidligere eksempler fra andre globale marked i tillegg til historiske prosjektfeil i det amerikanske markedet for havvind tyder på at det kan bli tema for samfunnsmessig kontrovers i ... -
A progressive development of a visual analysis interface of climate-related VGI
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper describes the progressive development of three approaches of successively increasing analytic functionality for visually exploring and analysing climate-related volunteered geographic information. The information ... -
Project report: Requirements specification
(Research report, 2020)The SAMRISK project “Sharing incident and threat information for common situational understanding“ (INSITU) commenced in May 2019. The INSITU project develops solutions for establishing a common situational understanding ... -
Projecting sustainable mobility scenarios for Oslo towards 2040 : the potential of car-sharing, ridesharing and cycling
(Master thesis, 2018)Pushing towards achieving a sustainable mobility future, policy-makers have introduced a zerogrowth objective for car traffic in a number of urban areas in Norway, including Oslo. It stipulates that all future traffic ... -
Protracted displacement and solutions to displacement:: Listening to displaced persons (refugees and IDPS) in Ghana and Sri Lanka
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2011:287, Doctoral thesis, 2011)This thesis consists of a comprehensive overview and a compilation of three articles. The thesis studies the extent of displaced persons' inclusion in, and policy articulations about, resolving their protracted displacement ... -
Public Participation in Norwegian National Park Management Social perspectives on the participatory approach in the management of Femundsmarka and Gutulia National Park
(Master thesis, 2023)Offentlig medvirkning styrker inkludering av berørte interesser i naturressursforvaltning, og er en måte å tilnærme seg komplekse problemer i større skala fra et helhetlig perspektiv. En vellykket involvering av lokalsamfunn ... -
Public participation in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) administration of Ghana : a case study of oil and gas retail sectors in Sekondi-Takoradi
(Master thesis, 2017)The siting of fuel and gas stations in Ghana embodies a diverse interest of planning problem with inadequate levels of public participation which has witnessed a number of public protest against their location by communities ... -
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Solid Waste Management: Literature Review of experiences from Developing Countries with special attention to Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2012)The study deals with the Public – Private Partnership (PPP) in solid waste management (SWM) in developing nations. In many developing countries, over the few decades partnership is taking more significant role in infrastructure ... -
Quantifying vulnerability to flooding induced by climate change: The case of Verdal, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The article presents a methodology for the measurement of exposure and social vulnerability to hazards at local level. Using the small town of Verdal in central Norway as a case study, the authors examine its vulnerability ... -
Railways in Sámi reindeer husbandry areas, at what cost? A study of railway development in Sámi reindeer husbandry areas in Northern Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Nordlandsbanen har siden dens bygging vært en utfordring for den samiske reindrifta i Trøndelag og Nordland. Spesielt de siste tiårene har tog-rein-påkjørsler økt på Nordlandsbanen. Samtidig som Bane NOR og reinbeitedistriktene ... -
Ranheim, lokalsamfunnet som forsvant? : om et steds utvikling fra å være et lokalsamfunn til å bli en del av en norsk storby
(Master thesis, 2014)In this thesis I have studied a particular place located east in Trondheim, Norway. This place, called Ranheim, has experienced a tremendous development. Form being a small independent local community to gradually become ...