Blar i Department of Media and Social Sciences (SV-IMS) på emneord "miljø"
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Achieving carbon neutrality in Germany by 2050 - Leveraging an explorative system dynamics modelling approach to determine suitable policy options for the German energy transition in the sectors housing and personal transportation
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)Following the question whether the German energy transition in housing and personal transportation has a chance. An explorative system dynamics modelling approach is chosen to evaluate policy levers over a range of uncertainty ... -
Assessing the viability of Norwegian carbon capture and storage technology via a socio-technical framework
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)This thesis is concerned with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology and its viability for large scale deployment in Norway. Despite the significant role attributed to CCS in many climate mitigation scenarios, there ... -
A Chain of Metrics to Evaluate Material Performances in Circular Economy – Materoaø circularity, Longevity, Retained Emission, Energy, and Child Labour
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05-28)Although growth is seen as the main purpose of every economy, its consequences are vast and painful to the deterioration of environment. Circular economy has risen as a green transition of the international economy with ... -
Decentral Energy production and integration in the Stavanger region - A techno-economic case study of Stavangerregionen Havns and Risavikas solar production potential and its contribution to the local energy challenges within the Elnett21 project
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)This thesis explores the solar production potential of Stavangerregionen Havn and Risavika and its possible contribution to the local energy challenges within the Elnett21 projects, that arises with the transport electrification ... -
Do public comments matter? Exploring narrow openings in closed policy subsystems: Nuclear waste governance in St. Louis Superfund sites
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)The St. Louis region was home to the earliest large-scale processing of uranium for the U.S. nuclear weapons program and is facing ongoing efforts to clean up the resulting waste under the Superfund contaminated site ... -
An Exploration of Norway's Construction Sector Transition Towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)This master thesis explores Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEBs), with a special focus on Rogaland, Norway, looking at if - and how - the transition to nZEBs is unfolding. This research was inspired by the publication of ... -
The FAO and transmission of global aquaculture soft law instruments – A case study on Australian and Norwegian aquaculture perspectives and the role of the FAO
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)The FAO as an international global policy actor for aquaculture management and governance sets out to provide nations with recommendations to help manage aquaculture operations across the globe in a sustainable manner. In ... -
HMS-begrepets opphav og utvikling : en diskursanalyse av helse-, miljø- og sikkerhetstermen
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Gjennom en diskursanalyse undersøker denne oppgaven hvordan HMS-begrepet har oppstått og utviklet seg som et diskursivt felt. En diskurs er en eller flere ytringer som påvirker forholdet mellom tale, tenkning og handling. ... -
Kjernekraft fra thorium - en løsning på klimautfordringene?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)Bakgrunnen for denne oppgaven er den voksende energi- og klimakrisen i verden. Basert på en stor optimisme rundt de potensielle muligheter kjernekraft basert på thorium har for å løse fremtidens energi- og klimakrise, ... -
Mot en bærekraftig oppdrettsnæring - en case studie av Bremnes Seashore
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)Som en av Norges viktigste næringer har oppdrettsnæringen fått en større betydning for det norske samfunnet, og behovet for bærekraftig og effektiv matproduksjon øker i takt med befolkningsveksten (SINTEF, 2012). Dagens ... -
Nearly Zero Energy Buildings - a viable contributor towards mitigating climate change?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)This master thesis investigates the potential for the nearly zero energy building concept to make any contribution towards mitigating climate change, as a result of the European Unions ́ “Energy performance of buildings ... -
The role of teaching methods in promoting environmental education in kindergarten: A comparative analysis of Turkey and Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)Environmental education (EE) has a pivotal role in promoting environmental protection and awareness in society. This paper claims that in order to achieve developments in EE, in kindergartens, teaching methods are the key. ... -
State's perception of biogas in Finland. Content analysis of key policy documents 2001-2016.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-11-01)Biogas has emerged as a potential technology to provide greenhouse gas reductions in energy sector. Finland has historically been reliant on bioenergy in energy production, and bioenergy is perceived as one of the primary ...