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Snow Avalanches on Svalbard: Investigating changes in depositional patterns and their palaeoclimatic significance
(Master thesis, 2020)Snøskred er en viktig geomorfologisk prosess i Arktisk, og snøskredvifter er en påfallende landform som forekommer under fjellplatåene i sentrale Svalbard. Tidligere studier av snøskredvifter i områdene rundt Longyearbyen ... -
Social integration of Nepalese immigrants into Norwegian society: Enabling and challenging factors
(Master thesis, 2018)This research is about social integration of Nepalese immigrant in Norway. It aims to examine the enabling and challenging factor in the social integration of Nepalese immigrants in Norway. The research used qualitative ... -
Sogndal : nyskaping og omdømebygging i eit stadig meir globalt samfunn
(Master thesis, 2014)I desse moderne tider, med ei globalisering som er i stadig frammarsj, må stader jobba stadig hardare for å skilje seg ut å gjere seg sjølv unik. Dette er ein bevisst slagplan for å lykkast, og for at globaliseringa skal ... -
Solid waste management
(Master thesis, 2011)The study is about the informal management of waste in respect to the recycling of scrap metals in the Accra Metropolitan Area. The study focused on the contribution of the informal sector in the management of waste in ... -
Spaces of recovery: An Exploration of the Complexities of Post-war /disaster Recovery in Uganda and Sri Lanka
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:356, Doctoral thesis, 2012)This thesis explores the challenges of recovery in post-war and disaster situations. It explores the struggles between different actors as they endeavour to redefine the course of development for affected persons and ... -
Spatial crowdsourcing in natural resource revenue management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In many resource-rich developing countries, policymakers, academics, and practitioners alike seek to promote citizen engagement and monitoring in the management of natural resource revenues. However, many of the approaches ... -
Spatial multi-criteria decision analysis tool suite for consensus-based siting of renewable energy structures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Expansion of renewable energy development causes concerns which traditional land-use planning may have limited capacity to address adequately. The complexity and multiplicity of scales, criteria and actors involved in ... -
Spatial variation and linkages of soil and vegetation in the Siberian Arctic tundra – coupling field observations with remote sensing data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Arctic tundra ecosystems will play a key role in future climate change due to intensifying permafrost thawing, plant growth and ecosystem carbon exchange, but monitoring these changes may be challenging due to the heterogeneity ... -
Spor etter stormbølgene? : en geomorfologisk studie av tre blokkavsetninger ved kysten av Roan, Sør-Trøndelag
(Master thesis, 2014)The focus of this thesis is the origin and morphogenesis of three assemblages of coarse boulders similar to coarse beach deposits, located between 7-23 meters above sea level at the coast of Roan, Sør-Trøndelag. In coastal ... -
SRI LANKAN STUDENTS’ LIFE EXPERIENCE IN NORWAY
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Star and polyline glyphs in a grid plot and on a map display: which perform better?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Glyphs are small geometric shapes that in geovisualization are often used to represent multidimensional spatial data. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of their two 10 types – star and polyline ... -
Starting to dance - Tracing (post-)critical Global Citizenship Education in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)Critical Global Citizenship Education (GCED) encourages learners to examine economic and cultural roots of the inequalities in power and wealth distribution. It is also crucial to unveil how modernity influences our way ... -
Status of road safety and possibilities of improvement in Nepal : a study of Muglin-Kathmandu section of Prithvi Highway
(Master thesis, 2015)Road traffic accident has been a major challenge in Prithivi highway to ensure travel safety. A heterogeneous traffic mix sharing the road with vulnerable road users as well as unsafe road infrastructure and vehicles that ... -
Stavanger-Sør - Bønder i byen : en kvalitativ studie av planprosessen bak næringsparken Stavanger-Sør og næringsparkens trafikale ringvirkning på nærmiljø og region
(Master thesis, 2015)The essence of this master’s thesis is urban planning and by using qualitative research methods such as interview and document analysis, the thesis will answer the two main research questions in this case study. It will ... -
Stavanger-Sør : bønder i byen : en kvalitativ studie av planprosessen bak næringsparken Stavanger-Sør og næringsparkens trafikale ringvirkning på nærmiljø og region
(Master thesis, 2015)The essence of this master’s thesis is urban planning and by using qualitative research methods such as interview and document analysis, the thesis will answer the two main research questions in this case study. It will ... -
Steder i transformasjon: Om opplevelsesøkonomiens betydning for steder i distriktene - belyst med eksemplet Flatanger
(Master thesis, 2011)Opplevelsesnæringene man finner i opplevelsesøkonomien synes å ha fått en viktig betydning for de stedene der de er lokalisert. Opplevelsesøkonomien er blitt en del av samfunnsutviklingen og en viktig kilde til verdiskapning. ... -
Stedskvaliteter for alle?
(Master thesis, 2021)Norge har behov for fremveksten av nye kunnskapsintensive næringer for å takle de omfattende samfunnsutfordringene vi kommer til å møte på i årene framover og hvor vi skal omstille oss til et grønnere og mer bærekraftig ... -
Steikje fin natur
(Master thesis, 2019)Reiselivsnæringen er den av de raskeste voksende næringene i verden, noe som har ført til at flere regioner har valgt å satse på den. Globaliseringen er en av grunnene til at reiselivsnæringen er raskt voksende. Samtidig ... -
Store tankar i små bygder? Overlevingsevna blant familiebedrifter i norsk distriktsreiseliv
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:9, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Sammendrag: Hovudtema for avhandlinga er korleis ulike typar familiebedrifter i norsk distriktsreiseliv, gardsturisme og distriktshotell, møter eksterne og interne utfordringar for å sikre bedrifta sin vidare eksistens. ...