Studies of the waterscape of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: water management in hill furrow irrigation

M. Tagseth / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2011

The main objective of this thesis is to contribute knowledge of water management and water use in hill furrow irrigation in Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania. The paper analyses the waters of the regi...

Studies of the waterscape of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: water management in hill furrow irrigation

M. Tagseth / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2010

The practices and technology related to irrigation in Tanzania are relevant to debates about indigenous intensive agricultural systems, concerning their sustainability and prospects for development. T...

Information Society, the Internet and Gender: A Summary of Pan-European Statistical Data

J. Stewart / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2002

Women and men in Europe will soon have equal use of the internet, but women's participation in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) careers and courses of study lags far behind men. This is ...

From rice barn to remittances: a study of poverty and livelihood changes in System H of The Accelerated Mahaweli Development Project (AMDP), Sri Lanka

F. Azmi / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2008

The study aims to recognise the important role played by different generations of settlers who are in the process of making changes to alleviate poverty and attain their various objectives in Sri Lank...

Effects of fire on large herbivores and their forage resources in Serengeti, Tanzania

S. N. Hassan (ed) / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2007

Fire is one of the major ecological factors that determines structure and function of grassland and savanna ecosystems through its effects on soil nutrient pools, floristic composition and primary ...

Revisiting slums, revealing responses: urban upgrading in tenant-dominated inner-city settlements, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

E.Y. Alemayehu / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2008

This study examines the phenomenon of urban upgrading in tenant-dominated non-planned inner-city settlements of the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It focuses on tenants’ responses and spatial tr...

Ethiopian childhoods: a case study of the lives of orphans and working children

T. Abebe / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2008

This thesis explores two aspects of contemporary childhoods – orphanhood and children’s work – in Ethiopia.  By drawing on case studies from Gedeo (rural) and Addis Ababa (urban...

The geography of armed civil conflict

H. Buhaug / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2005

This document seeks to examine the origins and dynamics of civil war by exploring the many possible functions of geography. Overall the paper tries to widen the understanding of geographic aspects ...

Modelling of a solar stove: small scale concentrating system with heat storage (potential for cooking in rural areas, Zimbabwe)

A. Chikukwa / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2007

The objective of this document is to serve as an in-depth technical introduction to small-scale concentrating systems tailored for application especially in rural areas in Africa located outside th...

Bushmeat hunting in the western Serengeti: Implications for community-based conservation

T. Holmern / Norwegian University of Science and Technology , 2007

This report discusses the issue of bushmeat hunting in the western Serengeti, Tanzania and its implications for community-based conservation. ...