Blar i Institutt for geografi på forfatter "Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap og teknologiledelse, Geografisk institutt"
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A CHILDHOOD LOST?: A case of Gulu Support the Children Organization (GUSCO) in northern Uganda
Serwajja, Eria (Master thesis, 2008)The number of children affected by conflict situations is on the rise in Africa. All their childhood experiences are marred by war. The conflict in Northern Uganda which has taken more than 20 years continues to attract ... -
A GATEWAY TO CITY LIFE: THE LIVES OF YOUNG DOMESTICWORKERS IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Mohammed, Habiba (Master thesis, 2010)Child and young domestic workers have been included in social science research in recent years. Most of this research, however, is one sided in which abuses and exploitations are considered as the only features of the lives ... -
A new approach towards comparing environmental impacts from small-scale hydropower, large-scale hydropower and wind power
Aase, Anne Guri (Master thesis, 2013)In 2012 did Norway, in collaboration with Sweden, agree on a common energy certificate market where both countries set a goal for producing 67, 5 TWh of renewable energy within the year 2020. These certificates are energy ... -
A Study of How the Lusaka SOS Children’s Home Rebuilds the Orphans and Vulnerable Children’s Lives and Capabilities.
Moono, Morris Muzyamba (Master thesis, 2006)The study examined how the Lusaka SOS Children’s Home (re)builds OVCs lives and capabilities using the capability approach, and the qualitative methodology. The latter brought me into physical contact with the key informants ... -
Access Opportunities, Social Structures and Maternal Health Seeking Behaviour in Bosomtwe District
Aboagye, Emmanuel (Master thesis, 2010)The study focuses on access opportunities to maternal health services in the rural Bosomtwe district in the Ashanti region which draws in other possible influences such as the structure of health service delivery system ... -
Adaptation of social vulnerability indicators to context
Holand, Ivar Svare (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2014:212, Doctoral thesis, 2014) -
Addressing the Health Problems of Street Children: The Case of Street Children in Kumasi Metropolitan Area, Ghana
Amoah, Padmore Adusei (Master thesis, 2013)This study sought to explore the self reported health problems of street children in Kumasi, Ghana. Focus is given to how these health problems were addressed through the children’s own efforts and contribution of relevant ... -
An assessment of community participation and empowerment through Non Governmental Organizations' development work among the rural poor. The case of World Vision's intervention in ghe Gwembe Valley, Zambia
Mweene, Confucious (Master thesis, 2006)If development is to mean anything, it should ultimately translate into positive change in people’s lives. This is because development should not merely be of things but that of things through which people’s lives will be ... -
An assessment of the impact of climate variability on malaria in Uganda: A study from Mount Elgon region of Bududa district
Aboda, Caroline (Master thesis, 2012)The thesis involved an assessment of the impact of climate variability on malaria epidemic around Mount Elgon of Bududa district, Uganda. The specific objectives were to investigate certain impacts of climate variability ... -
Assessing and mapping people's perceptions of vulnerability to landslides in Bududa, Uganda
Wanasolo, Isaac (Master thesis, 2012)This study explores people’s vulnerability to landslides in Bududa, Uganda and how people perceive their vulnerability to such disasters in the face of a blatant government declaration that the area is risk prone and unsafe ... -
Assessing the Impact of Crop growing on Wetland Values, Services, Functions and Goods: A Case of Nakivubo Wetland Kampala District, Uganda
Male, Rashid (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 ... -
Assessment of environmental and behavioral factors associated with depression: A quantitative study based on HUNT-3
Nielsen, Anja Fleten (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 ... -
Bargaining with social capital: A picture provided through the lens and context of poor, rural women inBangladesh
Madland, Ragnhild (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 ... -
BEING A REFUGEE IN THE LAND OF ANCESTORS: A Case study of Bhutanese Refugee Youths of Sanischare BhutaneseRefugee Camp, Eastern Nepal
Thapa, Selina (Master thesis, 2009)The refugee problem is one of the unsolved problems of SAARC countries who have not ratified the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. Nepal despite being a developing country has been hosting the refugees since 1960s with the arrival ... -
Between promise and fulfilment:
Fadnes, Ellen (Master thesis, 2008)This dissertation addresses the discrepancy between the Colombian national legislation for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the actual realization of rights. Colombia possesses one of the world’s most advanced IDP ... -
Bjørn, stedsidentitet og trygghet: Om hvordan et lokalsamfunn forholder seg til bjørn
Krøvel, Kristina Elise (Master thesis, 2011)The management of large predators - wolves, bears, wolverines and lynx - is causing widespread debate in the Norwegian society. Statistics show that the majority of the Norwegian population supports the policy of growing ... -
BLACK ROSES Faces of Jamaican Youth: - The Significance of Identity and Place
Stenstad, Camilla Charlotte (Master thesis, 2011)Youth is a contested term which has been described as difficult to define and ‘pin down analytically’ (De Boek and Honwana 2005:3). In much youth development related issues, youth is categorised as a person between the ... -
Bonden og landskapet. Historier om natursyn, praksis og moral i det jærske landskapet
Setten, Gunhild (Doctoral thesis, 2002)Tiltagende miljøproblemer som resultat av et stadig mer intensivt drevet jordbruk går som en rød tråd gjennom den norske agrare etterkrigshistorien. Identifiseringen av miljøproblemene har ledet fram til grunnleggende ... -
Bunntransport i Vekveselva: Et felteksperiment for å undersøke egnetheten til passive integrerte transpondere i fjellelver
Engvik, Tomas (Master thesis, 2011)This thesis addresses the difficulties related to measuring of bedload transport in steepmountain rivers. It is important to learn more about how ... -
Bygd med opplevelser: En studie av opplevelsestilbudenes betydning for stedet Tydal, med fokus på Tydalsfestivalen, Karolinerspelet og Storsylen Opp
Hanem, Elise Engen (Master thesis, 2013)The experience economy is viewed upon by many as a new dominating form of production in the western countries, and in the last decades it has flourished in rural districts. While rural Norway is characterized by depopulation, ...