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Of seabirds and tourists in Lofoten and Vesterålen
(Master thesis, 2016)Wildlife in its various forms, presents an opportunity for tourism and recreation such as birdwatching and whale-watching. The global interest for experiencing and interacting with nature is increasing. Seabirds are amongst ... -
Offshore oil and gas firms' involvement in offshore wind: Technological frames and undercurrents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)It is commonly acknowledged that the actions and strategies of energy incumbents are important to understand sustainable energy transitions, but few studies have focused on why incumbent firms diversify into emerging ... -
Oil City? The Role of Sekondi –Takoradi in Ghana’s Emerging Oil Industry
(Master thesis, 2012)Ghana’s recent oil discovery in 2007 has brought with it anticipation for economic growth. Subsequently, there have been policies that seek to guide various aspects of the industry. This study explores the socio-economic ... -
Okkupantene blir okkupert! : et kvalitativt studie om Svartlamon og rrom
(Master thesis, 2015)The European Economic Area’s (EEA) policies and legislations of free movement of persons, goods and services through the EU and EFTA countries has resulted in what some people call a “flood” of Roma people into the streets ... -
‘Old wine in a new bottle’: conceptualization of biodiversity offsets among environmental practitioners in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Biodiversity offsets are increasingly adopted to mitigate the negative impacts of development activities on biodiversity. However, in practice, there are inconsistencies in how biodiversity offsets are understood and ... -
Omdømme og sosiale tiltak i bydelen Saupstad/Kolstad
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Omstillingsprosesser i Blue Maritime Cluster
(Master thesis, 2017)Oppgaven har til hensikt å undersøke hvordan bedrifter i klyngen Blue Maritime Cluster påvirkes av omstillingsprosesser etter fallet i oljepris i 2014. Oppgaven vil også ta høyde for hvordan bedrifters omstillingsprosesser ... -
On spatial management practices: Revisiting the "optimal" use of urban land
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The article takes a fresh look at the concept of the "optimal" use of urban land. It discusses the procedure for choosing the "optimal" use of land within the context of rational spatial management practices and sets out ... -
Opinions of Ghanaians on the management of petroleum revenue in Ghana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Scholars of natural resource governance argue that national and local governments must engage ordinary community members. When ordinary community members access information about the utilization of natural resource revenue ... -
Opplevelsen av hjem og hverdagsliv når man bor skredutsatt
(Master thesis, 2020)I denne masteroppgaven utforsker jeg hvordan det påvirker hverdagslivet å bo på et skredutsatt sted og hvordan denne bosituasjonen endrer deres opplevelse av eget hjem. Norge er et land preget av høye fjell og lange fjorder. ... -
Opportunities and Constraints of Local Participation in Ecotourism: A Case Study of Kasanka National Park (KNP), Zambia
(Master thesis, 2007)Ecotourism may be regarded as a protected area management tool that aims to reconcile both conservation and development goals. Local participation is considered one of the main features of sustainable ecotourism development. ... -
Oslo for whom? Navigating the Complexity of Perspectives on Public Spaces in Grønland and Tøyen
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Grønland og Tøyen, to områder innenfor bydelen Gamle Oslo i Oslo, Norge, har vært mål for områdeløft. Byrom er i stadig endring og utvikling, og for å forstå dette kan man ta en sosio-romlig tilnærming for å undersøke ... -
Othering Pastoralists, State Violence, and the Remaking of Boundaries in Tanzania’s Militarised Wildlife Conservation Sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper examines the ways in which Tanzanian conservation authorities utilise biodiversity “extinction narratives” in order to legitimise the use of violence in redrawing protected areas’ boundaries. Militarisation and ... -
Overgang til en sirkulær økonomi som en del av grønn omstilling i byggebransjen
(Bachelor thesis, 2024)Denne bacheloroppgaven fokuserer på implementering av sirkulærøkonomiske løsninger i byggebransjen og dets rolle i deres arbeid med å kutte utslipp og imøtekomme fremtidens behov. Byggebransjen er identifisert som en sektor ... -
Paraglasiale prosesser på Gråhøa, Sunndal, Norge : en studie i geomorfologiske prosesser på ustabile fjellparti
(Master thesis, 2016)This study is looking at the paraglacial deformation of mountain slopes in deglaciated valleys in order to gain further insight into processes that lead to the development of these landforms. The research question is three ... -
Partikler oppstrøms og nedstrøms erosjonshull innsamlet ved steintelling i elva Gaula
(Master thesis, 2011)I de senere årene har det oppstått erosjonshull i de nedre delene av elva Gaula i Midt-Norge. Erosjonshullene er lokalisert under marin grense og skaper nye utfordringer for de omkringliggende områdene. For å kartlegge ... -
Path creation in a single-industry town: The case of Verdal and Windcluster Mid-Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Path creation is a new topic in economic geography and stems from the debate on path dependence. The article fills a gap in the path creation literature by exploring old and new path trajectories in a ‘constraining context’, ... -
Path creation, global production networks and regional development: A comparative international analysis of the offshore wind sector
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The question of how regions and nations develop new sources of industrial growth is of recurring interest in economic geography and planning studies. From an evolutionary economic geography (EEG) perspective, new growth ...