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Endringer i grønnstruktur og økosystemtjenester i Sogndalsfjøra fra 1988 til 2018
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Tettsteder med mellom 2 000 og 20 000 innbyggere utgjør størst areal av bebygde strøk på landsbasis. Grønnstrukturen for disse områdene er likevel lite studert sammenlignet med større byer. I denne oppgaven har vi sett på ... -
Endringer i sammensetning av ferskvannsdiatoméer i sedimentene fra Barsnesfjorden, Vest-Norge, over de siste 50 år
(Bachelor thesis, 2015)I denne studien blir det sett på om det har skjedd noen endringer i ferskvannsdiatoméenes sammensetning fra sedimentprøvene fra før og etter 1980-tallet i Barsnesfjorden, Vest-Norge. Det blir sett på om Kraftverket Årøy ... -
Endringer i sammensetningen av sedimenter i Barsnesfjorden, Vest-Norge, over de siste 50 år
(Bachelor thesis, 2015)Med utgangspunkt i endringer i sedimentsammensetningen i perioden før 1980-tallet sammenlignet med perioden etter 1980-tallet, viser oppgaven kilder til mulige endringer i Barsnesfjorden over de siste 50 årene. Dette ble ... -
Energieffektivisering av yrkesbygg : en studie av høgskulebygget Sogndal
(Bachelor thesis, 2014)Høgskulebygget var prosjektert og planlagt med energibruk på 120 kWh/m2, men forbruket ligger i dag på 192,6 kWh/m2. Kan dette forklares?Tjenesteytende næring bruker årlig 35 TWh energi, med gjennomsnittlig 230 kWh/m2år ... -
Environmental change and impacts in the Kangerlussuaq area, west Greenland
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Environmental Impacts of Expanding Small-scale Hydropower in Sogn & Fjordane
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)In this thesis we made use of GIS-software to assess the visible impacts of small-scale hydropower in Sogn & Fjordane and compare it with the area of installation before and after construction. We found that the visible ... -
Environmental Restoration in Hydropower Development — Lessons from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Hydropower is expanding globally and is regarded a keymeasure formitigating climate change, but it also results inmajor environmental degradation, both at local scale andmore widely. We can learn lessons about how restoration ... -
The environmental signal of diatoms in recent (0-90 years) sediments from the Lærdalsfjord, Western Norway
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Two sediment cores were retrieved from the oxic Inner and Outer Lærdalsfjord, Western Norway. The fossil diatom record of these cores was used to reconstruct environmental and climate change over the past 90 years, providing ... -
Er regelverket som omhandler overskuddskraft miljøfiendtlig?
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Estimating peat occurrence by using remotely sensed data at Skrimfjella, Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Peatlands are undeniably an important asset in climate change management. Still, even today many of the natural peatlands in Norway are in danger of being dried in order to build new cabins, highways or wind parks. ... -
Et integrerende perspektiv på lokal klimaomstilling: en casestudie av Sunnfjord kommune
(Master thesis, 2021)Klimaomstilling er i økende grad anerkjent både i forskningsmiljøer og politiske miljøer som nødvendig for å møte dagens og fremtidens klimaendringer og utfordringer, men det er ingen universal enighet om innholdet, skalaen ... -
A Europe-wide inventory of citizen-led energy action with data from 29 countries and over 10000 initiatives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Numerous case studies show that citizens engage in various ways in renewable and low carbon energy projects, thereby contributing to the sustainable energy transition. To date, however, a systematic and cross-country ... -
Evaluating process-based integrated assessment models of climate change mitigation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Process-based integrated assessment models (IAMs) project long-term transformation pathways in energy and land-use systems under what-if assumptions. IAM evaluation is necessary to improve the models’ usefulness as scientific ... -
Evaluation of design flood estimates - a case study for Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive fit of probability distributions to annual maximum flood data, and in particular to evaluate (i) which combination of distribution and estimation method gives the best ... -
Evaluering av tiltak mot skred langs fv. 337 til Veitastrond, Vestland
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Veien mellom Veitastrond og Hafslo i Vestland fylke er en av mange skredutsatte veier i Norge hvor trafikanter utsettes for risiko hver gang de ferdes. I løpet av de siste ti årene er det gjennomført omfattende sikringstiltak ... -
Evolution of a high-latitude sediment drift inside a glacially-carved trough based on high-resolution seismic stratigraphy (Kveithola, NW Barents Sea)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Kveithola is a glacially-carved, E-W trending trough located in the NW Barents Sea, an epicontinental shelf sea of the Arctic Ocean located off northern Norway and Russia. A set of confined sediment drifts (the “Kveithola ... -
Excessive plant growth in Lake Hafslovatnet, Western Norway: Can human interference in the watershed and climate change (temperature) be the cause of the noticed increase of water plants in Lake Hafslovatnet, Western Norway, since 1983?
(Bachelor thesis, 2017-08-25)Lake Hafslovatnet is part of a water system which lies in the county Sogn og Fjordane in Western Norway. At the base of this system lies the glacier Austerdalsbreen. Its meltwater passes, combined with normal precipitation, ... -
Exploring Wind Power Conflicts and Energy Justice in Sweden: An Analysis of Stakeholder’s Perspectives
(Master thesis, 2023)In tackling climate change, it is important to speed up the green energy transition towards low-carbon energy systems to meet future demands. In Sweden, onshore wind power is the primary option available, but it has become ... -
Extreme precipitation induced landslide event on 30 July 2019 in Jølster, western Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A torrential rain event struck western Norway on Tuesday 30 July 2019. Most severely affected was the Jølster community, where numerous landslides and floods damaged public infrastructure and private property. This resulted ...