Blar i Institutt for geografi på forfatter "Lein, Haakon"
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Local Costs and Benefits from Conservation and Oil Development: A study from Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Bakken, Ingrid Ullavik (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 ... -
Nature views and landscape values in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Martine Johanne Starheim Aure (Master thesis, 2019)Verneområdet Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) består av flere interessenter, alle med sine egne natursyn og landskapsverdier. Turister, det lokale masaifolket og forvaltningsmyndighetene Ngorongoro Conservation Area ... -
Nature-based experiences' influence on tourists' self-awareness of environmental impact: A case study of Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Føyn, Halvor Carstensen (Master thesis, 2019)The remaining protected ecosystems in the world are under great pressure from human exploitation. At the same time, nature-based tourism is the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry. In this way, nature-based ... -
Perceptions of Climate Change and Coping Strategies among Farmers and Fishermen at the Lake Bosomtwe Basin, Ghana
Acheampong, Emmanuel (Master thesis, 2013)The aim of this study was to assess rural farmers’ and fishermen perceptions to climate change impacts on their livelihoods and adaptation/coping responses in the Lake Bosomtwe Basin, Ghana. Based on group interviews, key ... -
Quantifying vulnerability to flooding induced by climate change: The case of Verdal, Norway
Lujala, Päivi; Lein, Haakon; Rosvoldaune, Rita (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 ... -
RESPONSE TO IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY MANAGED FORESTS IN NEPAL: IS REDD+ PANACEA FOR COMMUNITY?
Baniya, Ashok (Master thesis, 2013)The contemporary global politics is dominated by climate change agenda. The subsequent climate change conferences have recognized the role of forests conceptualized as REDD+ as one of the cheapest and quickest way to reduce ... -
Risk perception and the role of experience: A qualitative study of individuals’ reactions to the disaster on the30th of July 2019 in Jølster, Norway.
Hauan, Una Tveit (Master thesis, 2020)Ifølge Bye et al. (2013) har antall naturkatastrofer økt de siste tiår, først og fremst på grunn av klimarelaterte hendelser. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) rapport fra 2012 indikerer at økte ... -
Rissaraset 1978 og nye fylkesvei 717 - En kvalitativ studie over hvordan lokalbefolkningen i Rissa opplever risiko og usikkerhet knyttet til kvikkleire som naturfare
Sand, Anders Skjølsvik (Master thesis, 2021)Kvikkleire er en skjult naturfare, og kvikkleireskred har en egenskap til å oppstå og utvikle seg uten forvarsel. På denne måten kan det skapes en utrygghet hos befolkningen som bor og holder til i kvikkleiredominerende ... -
"Some get, some don't": A case-study of the social impacts of a carbon forestry project in Mount Elgon, Uganda
Bøe, Ingrid Hasselgård (Master thesis, 2022)I denne studien har jeg undersøkt et treplantingsprosjekt med formål om å redusere klimagassutslipp, og hvordan dette prosjekter påvirker de sosioøkonomiske forholdene til de lokale bøndene som planter trær. Oppgaven er ... -
Sometimes we don’t have equipment and have to do the practical aspect in theory, which is very bad
Thorsbakken, Sindre Sangnæs (Master thesis, 2023)Uganda fant kommersielle mengder olje i Albertine-regionen i 2006. Produksjonen av olje kan ha helhetlige sosiale og økonomiske konsekvenser for Uganda, men også Ugandas innbyggere, i form av skapelsen av arbeidsplasser ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE
Aalberg, Bianca Aschem (Master thesis, 2019)I 2006 ble det funnet olje i Albertine Graben-området i Vest-Uganda. Dette startet en prosess der Uganda, sammen med de internasjonale oljeselskapene Total SA, Tullow og Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation, forsøkte ... -
The disappearance of the Karez of Turfan - Report from the project 'Harvest from wasteland - Land people and water management reforms in the drylands of Xinjiang'
Lein, Haakon; Shen, Yuling (Acta Geographica - Trondheim;, Research report, 2006)Haakon Lein & Yuling Shen. 2006. The disappearance of the Karez of Turfan. Report from the project ‘Harvest from wasteland. Land, people and water management reforms in the drylands of Xinjiang.’ Acta Geographica–Trondheim, ... -
The impact of CDM forestry on poverty alleviation : the case of the Humbo CDM Forestry Project, Ethiopia
Amonge, Abayechew Ayele (Master thesis, 2014)The CDM forestry projects are part of the United Nation Convention on Climate Change (UNCCC) framework as set in the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. The projects are designed to bring economic benefits and to contribute to poverty ... -
The Impact of Community Based Forest management on Communities' Livelihoods. A Comparative Case Study between CBFM and Non CBFM Villages in Kilwa District, Tanzania.
Silvano, Pilly (Master thesis, 2012)In 1990's the government of Tanzania introduced Community Forest management (CBFM) as a solution towards sustainable forest management with the main objectives of improving forest condition and the livelihoods of the forest ... -
The importance of tourism for the livelihoods of the Maasai in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. A study of two cultural bomas.
Antonsen, Therese (Master thesis, 2019)Turistindustrien er en viktig del av økonomien i Tanzania og har bidratt til rask økonomisk vekst. Den har vokst til å bli en av de mest innflytelsesrike, men kontroversielle sosioøkonomiske kreftene. På grunn av sitt store ... -
Transboundary Water Management: The Case of the Kikagati/Murongo Hydropower Development Project
Løvstad, Øistein (Master thesis, 2013)Water, the energizer of all life on earth, knows no boundaries. It crosses national borders, and links nearly forty per cent of world population together, through their common dependability on a transboundary water source. ... -
Vann til glede og besvær : bruk av bekkeåpning som blågrønn strategi for overvannshåndtering i urbane områder
Mæhlum, Bjørn Bergan (Master thesis, 2017)Stormwater management in urban areas is an increasing challenge for many modern cities, especially if we take the expected future climate changes with even more precipitation into account. Many cities today, including ... -
«Vi er fattige, og vi har det ikke bra»: Om å leve med jordskred, covid og fattigdom. En studie fra Mt. Elgon, Uganda
Kristiansen, Malene (Master thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven er en case-studie, gjennomført i distriktene Manafwa og Bududa i Mt. Elgon-regionen i Uganda. Områdene her har en historikk med skred, og da dataen ble samlet inn skapte også pandemien utfordringer for ... -
When the dust has settled : a post-disaster recovery study of water and sanitation reconstruction after the 2015 flood in Phalombe and Nsanje Districts, Malawi
Steiro, Marte (Master thesis, 2016)This thesis is the result of the research project carried out as part of the Master Programme MPhil in Development Studies, Specialising in Geography, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The aim of the ...