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Kulturell forankring og markedsstrategi : en dybdestudie av fiskeindustrien i Måløy i Vågsøy kommune.
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2001)The paper discusses relations between globalisation and local capitalism. The discussion focus on how firms in the Norwegian fish processing industry have adapted to increasing international competition and national political ... -
Micronutrient strategies for marginal areas
(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 ... -
Migrasjon og romlege representasjonar : ein eksempelstudie av migrasjonspraksisar og -prosessar eit spansk kystsamfunn
(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 ... -
Muros : et fiskerisamfunn i endring
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)I dette paperet diskuterer vi samspillet mellom globale og lokale prosesser med utgangspunkt i fiskerisamfunnet Muros i Galicia. Ingen steder kan betraktes som uforanderlige. Steder konstrueres, rekonstrueres og endres ... -
Networking firms in a global economy : Impact of agglomeration economies and networking on international operation in small and medium-sized firms
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)The main topic analysed in this article is the clustering of economic activities and its relation to human agency; social and business networking. The article develops arguments on agglomeration economies, production of ... -
Nordkapp : økonomisk praksis i et fiskeriavhengig lokalsamfunn
(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 ... -
The Norwegian fish processing industry : regional adaptation and national policy implications
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)This article focuses on the regional pattern of the fish processing industry in Norway and how this pattern can be included in the national fishery policy in an effort to develop more efficient and market oriented ... -
Open Source software and the knowledge economy: virtually free and virtually immeasurable
(230, Research report, 1999)One of the most striking innovations to emerge with full vigour in the late 1990's, but building on earlier precedent, is Open Source software. While there are good technical reasons for releasing the source code of computer ... -
Oppfatninger om flyttinger i Norge : Jamstillingskomitéens innstilling 1951.
(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 ... -
Place, geography and the concept of diaspora : a methodological approach
(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. ... -
Restructuring and innovation in a one-company town : the case of Ferrol
(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 ... -
A review of spatial statistical techniques for location studies
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1998)While the new economic geography of trade and location has, understandably enough, concentrated on developing models of stylised relationships, it now seems that a review of some techniques which may be applied in empirical ... -
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?
(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 ... -
Spaces beyond the horizon? Alternative imaginative geographies between Europe and the Orient
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)Post-structuralist and post-colonial discourses in contemporary human geography often make reference to the works of Joseph Conrad, albeit not infrequently in an iconized fashion. This essay reviews some grounds for feeling ... -
Technological change, local capabilities and the problem of restructuring
(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 ... -
A theoretical framework on how to approach globalization and social practice
(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 ... -
Tidsgeografien er død : leve tidsgeografien
(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 ... -
Transfer of managerial knowledge by business related services
(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 ... -
Ungdoms forhold til sted : er Rjukan et blivende sted?
(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 ... -
Using the R statistical data analysis language on GRASS 5.0 GIS data base files
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)With the release of the open-source GIS GRASS 5.0 in early 1999, opportunities are presented for integration with the open-source R statistical data analysis programming environment (Ihaka and Gentleman, 1996, code obtained ...