Blar i Institutt for geografi på forfatter "Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap og teknologiledelse, Geografisk institutt"
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Bygdas unge menn: En studie av bygdemenns forhandlinger om og utforming av «rurale maskuliniteter»
Bye, Linda Marie (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:21, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Today, young rural men face many challenges resulting from structural changes in the rural work life, increasing demands for gender equality, rising pressure on rural resources such as hunting and fishing, and media ... -
Bærekraftige og grønne fisketransporter fra Norge i dagens og fremtides internasjonale og globale markeder - mot et skifte?
Landheim, Vigdis Espnes (Master thesis, 2011) -
Causes of forest conflicts: Case study of three districts in Lam Dong province, Vietnam
Nguyen, Phuong Thi (Master thesis, 2012)It is said that examining the cause of natural conflict is not easy because conflict is not only complex issue but also involves in various factors and actors. Determining reason of contestation over natural resources ... -
Cepicafé: Empowering Small-scale Coffee Producers in Piura, Peru?: Participation and power in a Fairtrade/organic producer organisation
Dahlman, Linn (Master thesis, 2008)This thesis looks at Cepicafé, a Fairtrade/organic coffee producer organisation in Piura, Peru. It discusses the contributions made to empowerment of the members, and identifies some of the obstacles to participation and ... -
CHALLENGES FACED BY CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSA CASE STUDY OF MASAKA DISTRICT IN SOUTH -WESTERN UGANDA
Najjemba, Florence (Master thesis, 2009)Children are the future generation of Uganda and any economical, social and emotional negative impact affects their wellbeing and their development into future generation that will serve the country. Therefore, the government ... -
Challenges to Refugees' Freedom of Movement in Uganda: A Case of Self-Settled Refugees in Kisenyi, Kampala
Ssemugenyi, Daniel (Master thesis, 2011)The thesis discusses the challenges to refugees’ freedom of movement in Uganda. The main objective of this study was to explore the factors confronted by refugees in a bid to exercise their relative freedom of movement in ... -
Children’s Institutions: A study of Children’s Homes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dybsland, Nanna (Master thesis, 2011)The issues that children in Ethiopia face are some of the most challenging in the World. The situation for millions of Ethiopian children can only be described as a crisis. As a result many thousands of Ethiopian children ... -
Choice or Deprivation?: Primary School Drop outs in Malawi: The Case of Kasungu District
Namphande, Peter Ngwinjo William (Master thesis, 2007)For a country to develop, it needs an educated human resource. Besides the benefits of education to society, individuals have a better chance of escaping from poverty if they have the right kind and right levels of education. ... -
Cognition, science and geography: an exploration into mental infrastructure and interdisciplinarity
Asphaug, Anders (Master thesis, 2006)This text explores the significance of perspectives from the cognitive sciences for interdisciplinarity or cross-domain thinking in science, and particularly in geography. First interdisciplinarity is examined, describing ... -
Community Participation in Education Delivery: A Study of How Community Schools Target OVCs in Chipulukusu, Zambia
Kalemba, Brenda (Master thesis, 2013)In recent years, the importance of education as a catalyst for personal, social and economic development has gained much recognition. This is evident from global commitments towards UPE at the world education declaration ... -
Community Self-help Development , Spaces for Scaling Up: A Case Study of Awura Amba Rural Self-help Community in Northern Ethiopia
Alene, Getu Demeke (Master thesis, 2011)By positioning within an alternative development and agency/actor-oriented perspectives, and by employing diverse qualitative research methods, this study examines the dynamics of community self-help development and scaling ... -
Conditions of Connectivity: The Internet and the time-space of distance education in Indonesia
Rye, Ståle Angen (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:314, Doctoral thesis, 2008)This thesis is about how the use of the Internet in distance education has both intended and unintended consequences for people and places in a developing country. The main perspective is the relation between students, ... -
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
Byaruhanga, Michael B (Master thesis, 2008)‘In the past they have been seen as islands of protection in an ocean of destruction. We need to learn to look at them as the building blocks of biodiversity in an ocean of sustainable human development , with their benefits ... -
Controlling the informal sector: Solid waste collection and the Addis Ababa City administration, 2003-2005
Chekole, Zelalem fenta (Master thesis, 2006)This study is about the intervention of the Addis Ababa City Government in regulating door-to-door solid waste collection activity, which was handled by the pre-existing informal solid waste collectors. The intervention ... -
Cooking with the sun: An analysis of Solar Cooking in Tanzania, its adoption and impact on development
Otte, Pia Piroschka (Master thesis, 2009)This study aims to analyse solar cooking projects in Tanzania regarding their adoption and impact on development. Biomass is a traditional source of energy in Tanzania which counts for 90 percent of the total energy use. ... -
Cooperative or complaint: A study of partnerships between development actors in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Hennum, Anette Ruud (Master thesis, 2011)In today’s aid system, “partnership” has become a guiding principle for the desired relationships between actors working with development. By partnering the assumption is that the organisations can be part of a relationship ... -
Delt bosted - helt hjemme?: Et geografisk perspektiv på samværsordningen delt bosted og hjem
Aglen, Mari Linna Mosebekk (Master thesis, 2011)We live in a fluid and mobile world, where rapid changes in our lives may suddenly occur. This is the case also for many people living in families. Family breakups are rather commonplace these days, being events usually ... -
«Der man skulle tru at nokon kunne bu»: Om utvikling av sted i en ny tid, med Kvikne som case
Brundtland, Kristian-Oskar (Master thesis, 2012)In today’s society great demands are being set regarding place-development which aims to attract tourists and new residents to a place. To succeed, the quality and character of a place needs to be emphasized. Simultaneously, ... -
Determinering av sol- og utsiktskvaliteter ved hjelp av geografiske informasjonssystemer og regresjonsanalyse
Hallén, Mats Thorleif (Master thesis, 2011)The background for the thesis was a desire to find methods that determine prices of new homes and estimate how much the value of existing houses diminish when neighboring land is developed. The problem was as follows: "Is ... -
Dialogstyrt landskapsforvaltning?: Landskapsforvaltning og lokal medvirkning i verdensarv Røros Bergstad og Circumferensen
Volden, Signhild Johanne (Master thesis, 2011)Røros is a historic mining town and municipality in the mountain area of central Norway. Themines were established in 1646 and exploited until 1977. The mining town has been onUNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1980. In ...