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Cepicafé: Empowering Small-scale Coffee Producers in Piura, Peru?: Participation and power in a Fairtrade/organic producer organisation
(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 ... -
Places of Participation: The Lived Experience of Persons with Disabilities in Kampala/Uganda
(Master thesis, 2008)This thesis explores the commonalities and differences of the lived experience of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Kampala, Uganda. The endeavor of this study has been to create new references for understanding the lived ... -
Erfaringer fra prosjektet "frå kratt til kroner" i Møre og Romsdal
(Notat (Norsk senter for bygdeforskning), Research report, 2008) -
Geografi i tekst og bilde: En studie av geografibøker for ungdomsskolen fra Norge, Sverige, Danmark og Finland
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2009:214, Doctoral thesis, 2009) -
Second Homes in Eastern Norway: From Marginal Land to Commodity
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181, Doctoral thesis, 2009) -
Improving people’s well-being through urban garden farming.(Case of allotment gardens in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
(Master thesis, 2009)The study seeks to understand the importance and relevance of Urban Agriculture (UA) in the form of urban garden farming for vulnerable groups of people in the city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. The study is based on fieldwork ... -
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND BRAIN DRAIN:CAUSES, POLICY OPTIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON GHANA’SDEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGY.: (THE GHANAIAN EXPERIENCE WITH THE EXODUS OF NURSES)
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis generally takes a cursory look at the trend of international migration among health nurses and accesses how the cost associated with their outflow can be translated into benefits for the sending countries like ... -
Impacts of labor migration for rural householdsin a particular setting in southwest China:: Resource Distribution and Second‐Generation Migrants
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis studies the impact of out‐migration of people from rural households in a particular setting in Yunnan Province, China, and the distribution of resources between these households. Household interviews were ... -
BEING A REFUGEE IN THE LAND OF ANCESTORS: A Case study of Bhutanese Refugee Youths of Sanischare BhutaneseRefugee Camp, Eastern Nepal
(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 ... -
THE IMPACTS OF ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN MAUSSAWA ESTATE SRI LANKA
(Master thesis, 2009)It is widely expected that the several remote locations of the developing countries get economic development due to the growing global tourism industry. In general, tourism industry is one of the largest and fast growing ... -
The Quality of Life of Children living in Residential Child Care Facilities: A comparative study of three Children’s Homes in Accra and Cape Coast, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2009)This study is concerned with aspects of the quality of life of children in three residential child care facilities (Children's Homes) in Accra and Cape Coast Municipality. It is comparative in its nature and aims to ... -
CHALLENGES FACED BY CHILD-HEADED HOUSEHOLDSA CASE STUDY OF MASAKA DISTRICT IN SOUTH -WESTERN UGANDA
(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 ... -
Forbidden Identity:: the link between lack of LGBT-rights and marginalisation
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis contributes to understanding the problematic aspect of heterosexual dominance in leading development discourse, most especially in relation to gender, sexuality and human rights. In order to embrace a full ... -
Cooking with the sun: An analysis of Solar Cooking in Tanzania, its adoption and impact on development
(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. ... -
Periferiens petropol: industriell utvikling i Hammerfest
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Global Mobility and the Right to Health: An assessment of migrant health care in Norway
(Master thesis, 2009)In this Master‟s thesis I have studied to what degree primary- and moral duty bearers in Norway maintain accountability and fulfil their obligations towards migrants and the right to health, as stated in the International ... -
Geography, Law and the Emotions of Property: Property Enactment on Norwegian Smallholdings
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2009:263, Doctoral thesis, 2009)This PhD study addresses property enactment on Norwegian smallholdings. It argues that socio-spatial relationships between people and property might be more important in owners’ decision-making than often assumed in legal ... -
TRAFFIC CONGESTION:THE BANE OF A BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM IN ACCRA, GHANA?
(Master thesis, 2009)The role of transportation to urban dwellers cannot be overemphasised. Transportation enables employment, education, health services and leisure. Indeed, it ensures proper “urban insertion” (Wane, 2001, p.1). However, owing ... -
Geographical and Social Inequalities in Health and Health Behaviour in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study(HUNT)
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:213, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Health and health behaviour varies both socially and geographically and individuals may experience different degrees of health according to their socioeconomic position and where they live. The fact that health varies ...