Blar i Studentoppgaver (SV-IMS) på emneord "VDP::Technology: 500::Environmental engineering: 610"
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A 'green-on-green' paradox - Discursive struggles of what role windpower ought to have in the Norwegian electricity system
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)In 2010, Norway had a goal to attain 3 TWh of windpower that was not reached. Recent years, the Norwegian windpower generation has increased dramatically, with yet projects to be built. Whereas almost 4 TWh was produced ... -
A study of sustainabiliy-oriented innovative solutions for carbon emissions in Aker Solutions value chain
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The rapid and forecasted warming of the global average temperature to 1.5 ºC poses a challenge for the ability of the current and future generations to meet their own needs. This is largely due to industrialization that ... -
Are climate change discourses in line with the urgency required to meet the 1.5°C target? – A poststructuralist perspective on official Norwegian climate change narratives
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-16)The “newest” science presented in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C show the severity of the climate change issue and the urgency required to meet it. A consensus ... -
Exploring Waste Management in the Circular Economy Concept Trough a Literature Review and a Case Study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-11)This thesis explores the relationship between Waste Management (WM) and Circular Economy (CE) through a literature review and case analysis. The main focus is on the role of WM in developing the CE concepts. Both concepts ... -
Growing up to a disaster – How the youth conceptualize life and their future in anticipation of climate change
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Growing up in anticipation of a disaster like climate change could affect people’s life in a number of ways. Some might feel anxious, sad, worried or even angry at the previous generations for inducing the issue, as well ... -
How Animals are Affected by Climate Change – A Zoosemiotic Investigation of Polar Bears and Ringed Seals on Svalbard
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2018;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The purpose of the thesis is to examine the affect climate change has on polar bears and ringed seals subjective world. Climate change is affecting the world negatively in many ways. Biodiversity is essential for all life ... -
Identification and evaluation of sustainable and innovative solutions in sea lice treatment
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)Though 70 % of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but just 2 % of all the foods come from the sea. Increase in population necessitates using sustainable solution is necessary in order to increase production and ... -
In what way can Japan’s energy system make transitions? -Using Scenario Planning to seek for the plausibility to realize sustainable energy system-
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The thesis researches about plausibility of how Japan’s energy system make transitions. Incorporating Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) and Complex Adaptive System (CAS) as the theoretical frameworks, the thesis analyzed Japan’s ... -
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 ... -
Norwegian climate change targets and its social impact. Case study of bymiljøpakken Nord-Jæren.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-07)The topic for this study is Norwegian climate change targets and its social impacts - Case study of Bymiljøpakken in Nord Jæren. The focus of this thesis is on the social impacts of the climate change and policies related ... -
Safety and Vulnerability in Arctic Oil and Gas Exploitation in Norway: How do various stakeholders interpret risks and readiness?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07)Norway’s petroleum history is comparatively short, notwithstanding it has suddenly stamped its authority as a petroleum nation using its energy geopolitical influence to make its voice heard in Europe and beyond. Few ... -
Science or science-fiction? – On the feasibility of CCS and negative emission technologies - a socio-technical review of integrated assessment modelled mitigation scenarios
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Most climate change mitigation scenarios rely on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and negative emission technologies (NETs) at a very large scale. This thesis takes a critical look at the use and scale of these technologies ... -
The integration of the ecosystem services approach into Norwegian environmental policy? Discourse analysis of the different narratives that shaped the process of incorporation for this concept in Norwegian environmental policy.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Norway has a particular social context and history, and this has had a notable impact on thought and policy. Indeed, it is the country where the deep ecology philosophy, the sustainable development approach and the freedom ... -
The likelihood of a Norwegian Pumped-storage that can support intermittent Power dispatch from Solar and Wind
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-17)For Europe to achieve the targets to decarbonise the energy system, there is a need for a storage technology that can support intermittent power dispatch from solar and wind. Pumped-storage is a mature technology with high ... -
Unbundling the Energy Union
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)The Energy Union is the culmination of over 10 years work by the European Union. The energy union vision became a reality in 2019 and will come into effect in January 2020. However there are still concerns over the ... -
Welfare digitalization: On dominant narratives in Norwegian media
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Digitalized and automated welfare systems are not neutral; a reality which is already causing added patterns of global inequality and generating unsustainable outcomes. The study of welfare technologies and digital welfare ...