Master's theses in geography 2021
This year we have two submission deadlines each semester for the master's thesis in geography: 19 May and 2 August in the spring semester and 15 November and 3 January in the autumn semester. 19 students have submitted the thesis this year.
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As part of the oral exam, the students will ppresent their theses. The presentations are open to all interested. Also this year, the presentation will be held on Zoom. Let us know if you want to receive an invitation to one or more presentations. Here you will find the schedule for the presentations in June:
Submitted 3 January
25 Janury
Lukas Sigfried Hoose
Finding ways to move through Accra´straffic
A study about urban transportation planning in oneof Africa´s most growing cities
Presentation: 09:30-10.00
Oral exam: 10:00-11:00
Examination Committee: Haakon Lein (NTNU) og Odd Inge Steen (UiB)
Supervisor: Ragnhild Overå
Submitted 15 November
9 December
Hedda Bakåsmoen Holm
Endemic alpine plan facing local extinction in context of climate and land use change in Hardanger, Norway – Niche modeling of Artemisia norvegica Fr
Presentation: 10:00-10:30
Oral exam: 10:30-11:30
Examination Committee: Anders Bryn (UiO) og Gidske L. Andersen (UiB)
Supervisor: Ole Reidar Vetaas
Submitted 2 August
24 August
Edvard Hviding
Forus, et grått sted med en grønn ambisjon. En casestudie av bærekraftsimplementering og interkommunalt samarbeid på Forus næringsområde, Stavanger
Presentation: 14.00-14.30
Oral exam: 14.30-15.30
Examination Committee: Mikaela Vasstrøm (UiA) and Knut Hidle (UiB)
Supervisor: Håvard Haarstad
26 August
Halvor Norendal Hansen
Rekonstruksjon av samspillet mellom bre- og havnivåfluktuasjoner under deglasiasjonen ved Renså i Tjeldsund, Nord-Norge
Presentation: 09.00-09.30
Oral exam: 09.30.30-10.30
Examination Committee: Sigurd Sandvold (HVL) and Rannveig Skoglund (UiB)
Supervisor: Svein Olaf Dahl
Carl William Lund
Natur i endring: Skogekspansjon og gjengroing i et kystlandskap over 70 år - En studie i Isdalen, Bergen kommune
Presentation: 10.00-10.30
Oral exam: 10.30.30-11.30
Examination Committee: Anders Bryn (NIBIO) and Gidske Andersen (UiB)
Supervisor: Anders Lundberg
Ingvild Eike
Tidlig deglasiasjon og relaterte havnivåfluktuasjoner ved Sandstrand i Tjeldsund, Nord-Norge
Presentation: 12.00-12.30
Oral exam: 12.30-13.30
Examination Committee: Sigurd Sandvold (HVL) and Rannveig Skoglund (UiB)
Supervisor: Svein Olaf Dahl
Daniel Thomas
Automated detection of debris-covered glaciers using deep learning and object-based image analysis
Presentation: 13.30-14.00
Oral exam: 14.00-15.00
Examination Committee: Daniel Hölbling (University of Salzburg) and Gidske Andersen (UiB)
Supervisor: Benjamin Robson
27 August
Mari Froastad
Midt- til sein- holosen stormvariabilitet ved Lista, Sør-Noreg, basert på transport og sedimentasjon av flygesand i lakustrine sediment
Presentation: 10.00-10.30
Oral exam: 10.30.30-11.30
Examination Committee: Sigurd Sandvold (HVL) and Kristian Vasskog (UiB)
Supervisor: Pål Ringkjøb Nielsen
Lise Saga
Tuning in on the Global Tuna Value Chain. A Political Ecology Perspective on Food Loss and Waste
Presentation: 13.00-13.30
Oral exam: 13.30-14.30
Examination Committee: Anne Katrine Normann (Norce) and Connor Cavanagh (UiB)
Supervisor: Ragnhild Overå
30 August
Mark Aguera
Automatic detection of rock glaciers from very-high resolution satellite imagery using convolutional neural networks and object-based image analysis
Presentation: 11.00-11.30
Oral exam: 11.30-12.30
Examination Committee: Daniel Hölbling (University of Salzburg) and Kristian Vasskog (UiB)
Supervisor: Benjamin Robson
31 August
Kjersti Sollund Hegsbro
En forbruksbasert tilnærming til klimaomstilling
Presentation: 10.00-10.30
Oral exam: 10.30-11.30
Examination Committee: Halvor Dannevig (Vestlandsforsking) and Knut Hidle (UiB)
Supervisor: Håvard Haarstad
Submitted 19 May
10 June
Romilly Harris Stuart
Exploring the role of snow metamorphism on the isotopic evolution of the surface snow at EastGRIP.
Presentation: 08.30-09.00
Oral exam: 09.30-10.30
Examination Committee: Bradley Markel () and Rannveig Øvrevik Skoglund (UiB)
Supervisor: Kristian Vasskog
11 June
Bryndis Zoega
The disappearing past: Coastal archaeology, shoreline erosion and contributingfactors along the coast of Skagafjörður, Northern Iceland
Presentation:: 10.00-10.30
Oral exam: 10.30-11.30
Examination Committee: Martin Miles (Norce) and Rannveig Øvrevik Skoglund (UiB)
Supervisor: Gidske L. Andersen
14 June
Christine Olson
Bogstadvannet gjennom 40 år. Tilstandsvurdering og endringsanalyse gjennom naturtypekartlegging.
Presentation: 10.00-10.30
Oral exam: 10.30-11.30
Examination Committee: Alv Terje Fotland and Gidske L. Andersen (UiB)
Supervisor: Anders Lundberg
Silje Marie Lian Skreprud
Myravatnet og Eikelundstjørna – en studie av endringsprosesser de siste 70 år, naturtypekartlegging og økologisk tilstandsvurdering.
Presentation: 13.30-14.00
Oral exam: 14.00-15.00
Examination Committee: Alv Terje Fotland and Gidske L. Andersen (UiB)
Supervisor: Anders Lundberg
16 June
Julie Elkjær Stentsøe
Samskaping som strategi for stedsutvikling i et flerkulturelt samfunnEn case-studie av Nærmiljøsatsingen Linderud, Veitvet og Sletteløkka
Presentation: 10.30-11.00
Oral exam: 11.00-12.00
Examination Committee: Mikaela Vasstrøm (UiA) and Håvard Haarstad (UiB)
Supervisor: Knut Hidle
Tommy Stamnesfet Loddengaard
Bærekraftig byutvikling langs Bybanen i Bergen
Presentation: 14.00-14.30
Oral exam: 14.30-15.30
Examination Committee: Mikaela Vasstrøm (UiA) and Grete Rusten (UiB)
Supervisor: Knut Hidle
21 June
Caroline Nordøy Håvik
Straume sentrum – «Ein plass for alle!» En studie av byutvikling og transformasjon på Straume i Øygarden kommune
Presentation: 10.00-10.30
Oral exam: 10.30-11.30
Examination Committee: Hilde Nymoen Rørtveit (NTNU) and Grete Rusten (UiB)
Supervisor: Knut Hidle
22 June
Devyn Remme
Mind the Gap: Dynamic social inclusion and sustainable mobility in Bergen, Norway
Presentation: 10.00-10.30
Oral exam: 10.30-11.30
Examination Committee: Tomas Skjølsvold (NTNU) and Knut Hidle (UiB)
Supervisors: Håvard Haarstad og Siddharth Sareen