Browsing Senter for utvikling og miljø by Title
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background One of the potential dimensions on which exclusion and injustice may occur in energy transitions is age. Age-based patterns of exclusion—ageism—has recently been conceptualized in the context ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)This thesis is based on a longitudinal study and it examines the social impacts of the introduction of genetically modified (GM) soya in Santa Cecilia, an agricultural colony located in northern Argentina. Two additional ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Tía Maria copper mine situated above the agricultural Tambo Valley, southwest Peru, has sparked nearly ten years of protracted conflict. This conflict began in 2009, yet Southern Copper Peru or Southern, a subsidiary ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)The objective of this thesis is to explore the reasons why Norway chose Guyana as a partner for their REDD initiative - a 'risky' country where it had very little knowledge or traditional presence. How can the marriage of ...
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(Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Skal vi ha høyere formueskatt? Hvordan bør en overgang til et lavutslippssamfunn foregå? Når forskeres møter slike spørsmål, noe de ofte gjør, møter de samtidig et annet, nemlig hvor langt de kan gå i retning av å ytre ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Sex ratio theory suggests why mating practices have become dysfunctional in the West and other regions. Spain, Japan, and over 20 other nations are on course to have their populations halved by 2100, dramatically aging ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)This study was conducted in Kisiju-Pwani village, Mkuranga District in Tanzania. It was conducted from the on-going project on sustainable energy system for the provision of rural electrification services under PITRO. This ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article presents and discusses results from an empirical study of people’s uses of various types of heat pumps in Norwegian homes. We analyze the rebound effect from a practice theory perspective. In-depth interviews ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)What radical tactics might those seeking transformational action on climate or environmental sustainability undertake? What options are capable of stopping actors and institutions who already realize their actions and ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)This thesis gives an overview of Animal Ethics in Norway and discusses its place in the public debate. At the base of this thesis lie three central questions: The first question addresses the attitudes towards animals ...
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2001)
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(Research report / Forskningsrapport, 2007)A new Norwegian electricity directive that will take effect in 2007 will mandate the compliance of Norwegian electricity utilities with the European Unions EL Directive (2003/54/EC, par 6). The EU Directive states that all ...
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Attitudes Toward Growth in the Norwegian Transport Sector. An explorative study on the whereabouts of degrowth and other alternatives to the growth-omertáRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)As Uganda is about to start exploiting its petroleum reservoirs, it is apparent that there is a genuine fear of it becoming the next country on the list of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa suffering from a resource curse ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)The purpose of this study was to explore local narratives on the conservation of Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell, in 2012, four years after its inauguration. The study reveals that there is a wide gap between the successful picture ...
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The Bear and the Shepherd: Nationalism, Nature Politics and Rural Development in the Catalan PyreneesRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)This thesis is a qualitative study that discusses the intersections between nationalist agendas, nature politics, and contemporary rural transformations in Pallars Sobirà, a region in the Catalan Pyrenees. Applying ...
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Beef of Burden? : An investigation of attitudes towards beef consumption among Norwegian consumers (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)This thesis set out to investigate Norwegians’ attitudes towards beef consumption. UNEP calls for a worldwide dietary change, away from animal products. Still, the Norwegian authorities do not address the problem of ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Global health donors increasingly embrace international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) as partners, often relying on them to conduct political advocacy in recipient countries, especially in controversial policy ...
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Better Safe than Sorry? Indigenous Peoples, Carbon Cowboys and the Governance of REDD in the Amazon (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Indigenous peoples around the world and particularly in Latin America are struggling to strengthen their control over land and the territories they inhabit. The strengthening of rights has come as a result of multiple ...