Browsing Department of Industrial Economics, Risk Management and Planning (TN-ISØP) by Subject "klimaendringer"
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Assessment of Norway's potential for a new CCS industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-05)This thesis will investigate whether Norway has a potential for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry. Norway has committed to the Paris agreement, and to reduce their non-ETS emissions by 40% from 2005 levels by ... -
The challenges experts face during creeping crises: the curse of complacency
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The policy literature has generally conceptualised crises as urgent public threats with clearly demarcated ‘focusing events’. Consequently, most studies have identified the main challenges faced by expert agencies involved ... -
Economic Effects of Global Warming: The Impact on the Life Cycle of Salmon Lice, With Knock-on Effects on Aquaculture and Angling Tourism
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-13)Salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is a parasitic copepod endemic to Atlantic salmon. In recent year salmon aquaculture has created large breeding grounds for this parasite, as well as acting as a vector for infection ... -
The Effect of Climate on the Solar Radiation Components on Building Skins and Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)The business model of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is developing expeditiously and BIPV will soon be recognised as a building envelope material for the entire building skins, among other alternatives such as ... -
Equity and justice in climate change adaptation : Policy and practical implication in Nigeria
(Chapter, 2020-11)Over the past decade, justice and equity have become a quasi-universal answer to problems of environmental governance. The principles of justice and equity emerged as a useful entry point in global governance to explore ... -
From Rhetoric to Action: The Impact of Framings in Climate Change Communication and Adaptation Actions.
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Climate change is a global threat that has led to international attention, frameworks, and agreements. Climate-related hazards will likely pose socio-political challenges, resulting in numerous security issues. This study ... -
Global utfordring - lokal innvirkning. En casestudie av tilpasning til klimarisiko i vannsektoren i Kampala, Uganda
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Hvordan en på best mulig måte kan håndtere klimarisiko knyttet til forvaltningen av vannressurser er en av de viktigste utfordringene i verdenssamfunnet. Men vannressurser mange steder i verden er sårbare og står ... -
Klimatilpasning og krisehåndtering - to sider av samme sak?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Formålet med denne studien er å undersøke om klimatilpasning er forenlig med krisehåndtering i møtet med klimaendringer som utgjør en krypende krise. Siden IPCC i 2001 satte de uunngåelige virkningene av klimaendringer på ... -
Matsikkerhet i lys av klimaendringer
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Klimaendringer truer matsikkerheten i Norge og internasjonalt gjennom økende intensitet og omfang på ekstremvær og generelt endrede vekstvilkår. Norge er avhengig av at det globale matsystemet fungerer for å kunne ivareta ... -
Perspektiver på krisekommunikasjon - Kommunikasjonssystemer, krisekommunikasjon og læring etter ekstremværhendelser
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Krisekommunikasjon i kommunal sektor er et lite utforsket forskningsfelt i norsk sammenheng. Den enkelte kommune har et ansvar for å utvikle trygge og motstandsdyktige lokalsamfunn innenfor sitt geografiske område. Enhver ... -
Politics of climate risk management in local government: A case study of the municipality of Stavanger
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)The case study presented in this paper was conducted to study the politics of local-level climate risk management and discuss these politics' implications for responses to climate change and democratic deliberation. Local ... -
Post-occupancy Evaluation for Liveability in Urban Districs
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-29)Climate change and depletion of natural resources are global issues that demand a continuous transformation of the built environment. Urban sustainability practices and green building certifications lead the construction, ... -
Progress, traditions and future directions in research on disasters involving slow-onset hazards
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Purpose The importance of onset speed has been stressed by disaster researchers and inter-governmental bodies for some time, but its meaning and knowledge frontier has not been explored in depth. The purpose of this paper ... -
Rent vann til folket? Drikkevannsberedskapen i Norge
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2020-01)Oppgaven ser på utviklingen av drikkevannsberedskapen i Norge de senere årene. Undersøkelsen er gjort på myndighetsnivå gjennom analyse av et stort antall offentlige dokumenter i form av NOU’er og andre utredninger, samt ... -
Skogbrannberedskap i brann- og redningsvesenet
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Dagens samfunn står overfor et ganske annerledes risiko- og trusselbilde enn hva det gjorde for 15 år siden som får betydning for kommunenes viktigste rednings- og beredskapsressurser som er brann- og redningsvesenet. ... -
Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: securitization in focus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-12)Climate change is recognized today not just as a pressing and prominent issue on government agendas but also one that has been increasingly ‘securitized’ in a variety of national and global settings. We know little, however, ...