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Colloquial Norwegian provides a step-by-step course in Norwegian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Norwegian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Features include: progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios useful vocabulary lists throughout the text additional resources ...
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This book describes the marine ecosystem of the Barents Sea, located north of Norway and Russia as part of the Arctic Ocean. Basic knowledge is presented about components of the ecosystem from virus and bacteria via plankton and fish to seabirds through to marine mammals and their interactions with the physical environment. Ecosystem dynamics are given a prominent role in the book. Mathematical models of the plankton and important fish stocks are employed to help elucidate the interplay between populations and trophic levels. The situation regarding contaminants is reviewed, as is the newly established Norwegian plan for the management of the Barents Sea. The impact of global warming is also discussed. Ecosystem Barents Sea is written for all those with an interest in marine ecology in the arctic seas, including research institutes, governmental ecosystem management units, and natural resources organizations.
The book focuses on the negotiation process leading up to the creation of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) and the domestic implementation of this international agreement. This political science study of the negotiation process applies several perspectives drawn from international relations theories, while also focusing on the implementation of international environmental agreements in a developing country. Moreover, the links between factors at international and domestic levels are examined, with four proposed mechanisms through which an international institution may affect domestic policies. Evidence is found that the CBD has had a beneficial impact on national biodiversity policies in the country studied, but that necessary compatible legislation is absent in developed country parties. Readership: Policy makers, decision makers, political scientists, lawyers and environmentalists engaged in development assistance work, and academics and industrialists involved in the biotechnology industry.
Forholdet mellom vitenskapelig og alternativ medisin skaper kontrovers. Selv om folkelige behandlere som Snåsamannen blir møtt med skepsis fra vitenskapelig hold, tyr mange til alternative terapier. I spørsmål om helse, sykdom og død har menneskene alltid brukt tilgjengelige ressurser og strategier ut fra egne kulturelle og historiske forutsetninger. I denne boken diskuteres folks valg på den medisinske markedsplassen fra 1800-tallet til i dag. Kunnskap om samspillet mellom sektorene på markedsplassen åpner for nye forståelser av det som skjer i dagens helsesystem. Kulturforsker Bente Gullveig Alver (AHKR, Universitetet i Bergen) har arbeidet med folkelig forestillingsverden og rituelt liv. Kulturforsker Tove Ingebjørg Fjell (AHKR, Universitetet i Bergen) har arbeidet med fødsel, barnløshet, vaksinering og donasjon av genetisk materiale. Historiker Teemu Ryymin (Uni Rokkansenteret) har i tillegg til helse- og medisinhistorie arbeidet med minoritetshistorie og historisk teori.