Browsing SVA - Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) by Issue Date
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Trans-disciplinarily required in understanding, predicting and dealing with water eutrophication
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Eutrophication remains a challenge for water quality, and leaching of phosphorus (P) from agriculture remains usually the determining factor as point source emissions of sewage are mainly under control. The Morsa watershed, ... -
Pathways to Integration: Cross-cultural Adaptations to the Housing Market in Oslo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Immigrants move not only from one country to another, but also to different ways of living and different kinds of housing systems. Based on the studies among households with Pakistani, Tamil and Somali background in Oslo, ... -
BRICS, megaeventos esportivos e o Rio de Janeiro como “cidade de exceção”
(Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Within the BRICS countries, ‘cities of exception’ build coalitions of government and business in search of entrepreneurship opportunities. Sports combine image and accumulation, as well as the excuse to carry out ... -
Conditions for political leadership in pluricentric Scandinavian regions
(Journal article, 2015)How does the increasingly pluricentric character of regional governance in Denmark, Sweden and Norway condition the political leadership of politicians elected at regional levels of government? In regional governance, ... -
Health in All Policies: A cross-sectional study of the public health coordinators' role in Norwegian municipalities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aims: The public health coordinator (PHC) is a municipal-government position in Norway whose role is to organise and oversee municipal policies and functions to support national public health goals. This cross-sectional ... -
Climate adaptation at what scale? Multi-level governance, resilience, and coproduction in Saint Louis, Senegal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This paper utilizes a multi-level governance framework to explain how and at what scale climate adaptation, exemplified by flood risk management, was governed in the medium-scale city of Saint Louis, Senegal. It explores ... -
Semi-autonomy: Contemporary challenges for indigenous peoples in Brazil.
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Explaining and understanding environmental actions in Chinese agriculture: the case of Yuqiao watershed of Tianjin municipality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Most of China’s surface waters are undergoing anthropogenic eutrophication, mainly due to leaching of phosphorus (P) from both sewage and agriculture. This is causing quality deterioration in their scarce water resources. ... -
Do Immigrants’ Preferences for Neighbourhood Qualities Contribute to Segregation? The Case of Oslo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Ethnic residential segregation is often explained with the claim that ‘immigrants don’t want to integrate—they prefer to stick together with co-ethnics’. By contrast, mixed neighbourhoods are seen as crucial for achieving ... -
Local democracy in Ukrainian cities: civic participation andresponsiveness of local authorities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-08)This article examines local democracy in Ukrainian cities from the perspective of the local population, with a focus on citizen participation and city authorities’ responsiveness to the concerns of local inhabitants. It ... -
Exploring Dimensions of Women's Social Exclusion and Inclusion in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-15)The article examines a variety of social exclusion and inclusion indicators grouped by domains that are commonly referred to in the social exclusion literature: economic, social, political and intra-household. Levels of ... -
Foreign Affairs and Federal Actors in the Indian Democracy
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)India is an emerging power. Its economic clout has increased substantially and on a more or less even pace since the late 1990s, partly as the consequence of this economic growth and partly as a prerequisite for it, India ... -
Rethinking Civil Society in Development: Scales and situated hegemonies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Ethnic residential segregation is often explained with the claim that ‘immigrants don’t want to integrate—they prefer to stick together with co-ethnics’. By contrast, mixed neighbourhoods are seen as crucial for achieving ... -
Environmental values and attitudes among farmers in China – a case study in the watershed of Yuqiao reservoir of Tianjin Municipality, China
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Failure to curb water pollution in China brings to the fore the issue of environmental values and attitudes among Chinese farmers. Applying the New Ecological Paradigm Scale this study finds that the pro-environmental value ... -
“You are Responsible for Your People”: The Role of Diaspora Leaders in the Governance of Immigrant Integration in Russia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The Russian authorities are becoming increasingly aware of the need to improve the integration of Russia’s many immigrants into Russian society. This article examines power relations between state and civil ... -
Network Governance in Russia: Costs and Benefits
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Should I stay or should I go: The role of Colombian free urban housing projects in IDP return to the countryside
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Over six million people have been displaced in Colombia’s ongoing armed conflict, mainly from rural to urban areas. In 2012, the Colombian government launched a large-scale social housing program to alleviate the housing ... -
Catching up and Falling behind: An Appraisal of Brazilian Industrial Policy in the Twenty-First Century
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Amidst analyses of industrial policy’s renaissance in Latin America, Brazil is often hailed as the paragon of this movement. The mix of old and new institutions and instruments would constitute a unique effort in promoting ... -
On the Diversity of India’s Democracies
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Ungdom og straff på 2000-tallet - nye praksiser, kjente dilemmaer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Spørsmålet om hvordan vi skal møte ungdom som begår kriminalitet, har blitt diskutert gjennom historien. Siden tusenårsskiftet har myndighetene igjen rettet spesiell oppmerksomhet mot barn og straff. Det er innført nye ...