News archive for Department of Geography

Quantifying recent glacier fluctuations in the Manaslu region of the Nepali Himalayas (25.10.2013)

The glaciers of the Himalayan mountains are some of the most undersampled in the world owing to their remoteness, harsh conditions, and in some areas political situations.

Local effects of transnational corporate social responsibility (CSR) (18.10.2013)

Increasingly, transnational companies are expected to contribute to economic and social development in the countries they operate in. In this doctoral thesis I will examine how the Norwegian corporate social investment and CSR activities affect local communities in Indonesia and Canada, and how local stakeholders receive and perceive such investments.

Ecopreneurship and Green Growth in a Geographical Context (17.10.2013)

PhD Candidate Helge Lea Tvedt.