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    • Technological change, local capabilities and the problem of restructuring 

      Vatne, Eirik (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1998)
      This paper illustrate the interrelation between a major economic project and the production of local capabilities, how these capabilities are reproduced and at the end block new developments after technological ...

    • Governance, territoriality and local production systems in Norwegian fisheries 

      Lindkvist, Knut Bjørn (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)
      This paper focuses upon the informal and institutional governance structures which are embedded within local production systems in Norwegian fisheries. Important issues concern the regional distribution of fish catches ...

    • A theoretical framework on how to approach globalization and social practice 

      Fløysand, Arnt (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)
      Globalization sometimes strengthens existing patterns of social interaction and sometimes changes these patterns. In both cases the empirical outcomes can be of homogeneous as well as of heterogeneous character. This ...

    • Social integration of ethnic groups in Europe. How can concepts of place and territoriality help explain processes, policies and problems of socially integrating different ethnic groups in a European context? 

      Ellingsen, Winfried (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2003)
      International migration is changing the spatial and social topography of European cities. This paper represents an attempt to apply concepts of place and territoriality to the issue of integration of ethnic groups into ...

    • Transfer of managerial knowledge by business related services 

      Sjøholt, Peter (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2001)
      The first part of the paper is a literature survey on learning in firms and organisations mainly through transnational transfer of knowledge. The discussion moves beyond "conventional economics" and puts the issue in a ...

    • Migrasjon og romlege representasjonar : ein eksempelstudie av migrasjonspraksisar og -prosessar eit spansk kystsamfunn 

      Holsen, Synnøve; Fosso, Eli Janette (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2002)
      This paper argues that migration must be understood as social and spatial practices. This understanding emphasises both the migrant’s and places’ biography, which means that migration must be related to the narrative of ...

    • Oppfatninger om flyttinger i Norge : Jamstillingskomitéens innstilling 1951. 

      Hansen, Jens Christian (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2002)
      Notatet er en tekstanalyse av en offentlig utredning fra 1951. Formålet er å avdekke hvilke oppfatninger om flyttinger fra landsbygda som gjorde seg gjeldende blant politikere og forskere. Disse oppfatningene, spesielt ...

    • Restructuring and innovation in a one-company town : the case of Ferrol 

      Lindkvist, Knut Bjørn; Fløysand, Arnt (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2002)
      This report analysis the processes of restructuring and innovation in Ferrol, a onecompany town. It is based on fourteen field reports developed by students of the Department of geography at the University of Bergen in ...

    • Micronutrient strategies for marginal areas 

      Andersen, Peter (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2003)
      Micronutrient deficiencies in human nutrition, especially of iron and zinc, occur often in marginal mountain regions. The main cause is poverty, resulting in low nutrient diets. Poor nutrition is one of the main causes ...

    • Eksternt eid næringsliv og regional utvikling i Nordkapp 

      Lindkvist, Knut Bjørn; Fløysand, Arnt (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2000)
      I denne artikkelen diskuterer vi nye strategier for regional vekst i geografiske utkantområder. Både hindringer for vekst, og de lokale forutsetningene for vekst danner hovedgrunnlaget for forskningsproblemet som stilles. ...

    • Ungdoms forhold til sted : er Rjukan et blivende sted? 

      Hansen, Jens Christian (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2002)
      Stedsutvikling avhenger ikke bare av politiske og økonomiske aktørers evne til omstilling og nyskaping. Et sted må også opfattes som et blivende sted av så mange av dem som vokser opp der at kritisk sosial og økonomisk ...

    • Innovasjoner i norsk saltfiskindustri i 1990-årene, noen eksempler 

      Lindkvist, Knut Bjørn; Hauge, Elisabet Sørfjorddal (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2000)
      Rapporten diskuterer i hovedsak prosess- og produktinnovasjoner i norsk saltfiskindustri i 1990-årene. Rapporten dokumenterer veksten i den norske saltfisknæringen i disse årene, noen av de strategiene som produsentene har ...

    • Beyond local knowledge and institutional reach : micronutrient disorders in Hill agriculture 

      Andersen, Peter (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2001)
      Soil deficiencies of micronutrients, especially boron and zinc, have been found in several areas in the Nepalese Hills, and they may be more restricting to agricultural productivity than macronutrients. The mobility of ...

    • Place, geography and the concept of diaspora : a methodological approach 

      Hidle, Knut (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2001)
      This paper is an investigation, in a methodological sense, of the relevance of place in the context of international migration. It offers a critical discussion of the concept of diaspora, especially in relation to place. ...

    • Culture and competitiveness in glocal capitalism 

      Fløysand, Arnt; Jakobsen, Stig-Erik (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2001)
      This paper argues for a stronger emphasis on spatial micro-macro relations when analysing the relations between culture and competitiveness in local production systems. The term “glocal” is applied to emphasise this ...

    • Geographical approaches to micronutrient deficiencies in Himalaya 

      Andersen, Peter (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2002)
      Research carried out under the NUFU (Norwegian Committee for Development Research and Education) programme has shown that micronutrient deficiencies in Himalayan soils are widespread, and also that there are links from ...

    • Nordkapp : økonomisk praksis i et fiskeriavhengig lokalsamfunn 

      Fløysand, Arnt; Lindkvist, Knut Bjørn (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2000)
      Artikkelen diskuterer forholdet mellom globalisering og kontekst med utgangspunkt i økonomiske aktiviteter i lokalsamfunnet Nordkapp. Er det slik at økonomisk praksis blir deterritorialisert i en tid preget av økt ...

    • Comunidades pesqueras en proceso de transformación 

      Fløysand, Arnt; Lindkvist, Knut Bjørn (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2000)
      Este articulo se adentra en el análisis de las relaciones entre el proceso de globalización y el desarrollo de las comunidades dependientes de la pesca en la regiones periféricas de Noruega. Una pequeña presentación de ...

    • Tidsgeografien er død : leve tidsgeografien 

      Fløysand, Arnt (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2002)
      Notatet er en gjennomgangen av Hägerstrands tidsgeografi. Notatet viser at Hägerstrand gjennom tidsgeografien klarte å utvikle en tilnærming som koplet situasjonsvitenskapenes romlige og tidsmessige perspektiver på en ...

    • Gunnar Myrdal og loven om kumulativ kausalitet 

      Lindkvist, Knut Bjørn (Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2002)
      The paper discusses the law on cumulative causation by Gunnar Myrdal from 1957. The law is central in a theory of economic development and underdevelopment, and focuses especially upon regional growth, recession and the ...