Essays about: "Oslo"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 73 essays containing the word Oslo.

  1. 11. Great Power Mediation and Bias : Investigating how bias in great mediation affects post-conflict levels of violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Andrew Fearney; [2021]
    Keywords : Mediation; Superpower; Biased Mediation; Post-Conflict Violence;

    Abstract : It has long been argued in scholarly research that powerful third parties make excellent third parties due to their superior economic and military capabilities, yet surprisingly little scholarly attention has been paid to superpower mediation and bias, and how it affects post-conflict levels of bias. While it is expected that powerful mediators, with their leverage and ability to enforce peace agreements with military force will be biased mediators, cases of mediation by superpowers shows this is often not the case. READ MORE

  3. 12. On the impact of geospatial features in real estate appraisal with interpretable algorithms

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Simon Jäger; [2021]
    Keywords : Geospatial Features; Interpretable Artificial Intelligence; Feature Importance; Real Estate Appraisal; Geospatiala Variabler; Tolkningsbar Artificiell Intelligens; Variabelbetydelse; Fastighetsvärdering;

    Abstract : Real estate appraisal is the means of defining the market value of land and property affixed to it. Many different features determine the market value of a property. For example, the distance to the nearest park or the travel time to the central business district may be significant when determining its market value. READ MORE

  4. 13. Why it felt wrong to remove the glass – investigating site and site-narratives at Regjeringskvartalet, Oslo, Norway

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Oskar Airijoki; [2020]
    Keywords : The travelling transect; hermeneutics; Gadamer; photographic locality; site; landscape;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to find out in what ways site narratives emerge in the interaction between the human and the site, with Regjeringskvartalet (the site of the July 22, 2011 attack) in Oslo as case study. The purpose of the investigation is to shed light on how immaterial aspects can affect the understanding of the specific site. READ MORE

  5. 14. Are climate budgets the new green? A critical study of environmental discourses in Oslo's climate budget

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Anne-Sofie Sejer Sejer Petersen; [2020]
    Keywords : Oslo; climate budget; environmental discourses; degrowth; consumption-based emissions; city GHG mitigation; environmental science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the city scale continues to be of high priority. Oslo pioneered a cross-sectoral steering method ‘the climate budget’, effectively branding themselves as ’green leaders’. READ MORE

  6. 15. ”Hand reach star excursion balance test” : Assessment of dynamic functional mobility in female elite team gymnasts in relation to overuse injuries

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskap

    Author : Åsa Bocké; [2020]
    Keywords : adolescents; functional tests; injury prevalence; movement screening;

    Abstract : Background Clinical usable assessment methods to quantify mobility, balance, stability and postural control functions together in a full kinetic chain movement are sparse. Normative data of such dynamic functions in different group of athletes are  still lacking and therefore the relationship between dynamic functional mobility and overuse injuries are also unknown. READ MORE