Arne Olav Øyhus
Biographic Data
| ID | 1404990 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arne Olav Øyhus |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arne Olav |
| FAMILY NAME | Øyhus |
| SIGNATURE | ØYHUS A O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Professor, Department of Development Studies University of Agder Norway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Religion and Development
The objective of this article is to discuss the degree to which the importance of religion and faith has been acknowledged and embodied in Norwegian aid and the Norwegian aid debate. To my understa
How communities' perceptions of disasters influence disaster response
The aim of this paper is to assess the role of people's perception in disaster management. It is based on a study carried out along the slopes of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda. People living in the study area have experienced a number of landslides, but the landslide in 2010 had the most far‐reaching effects on community livelihoods and resulted in a major setback to development efforts in the area. Experiences of landslides have enabled the loca…
The Innocent Developer
In this article the author presents a case-study where ox-cultivation is introduced by development workers to the Toposa, a pastoral people in the Southern Sudan. Ox-cultivation could possibly be a useful technology since it may contribute to a higher level of food production in an area which experiences famine regularly. Ox-cultivation was at first positively accepted by the elders, the traditional authority in the society. When, however, the de…
How communities' perceptions of disasters influence disaster response
The aim of this paper is to assess the role of people's perception in disaster management. It is based on a study carried out along the slopes of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda. People living in the study area have experienced a number of landslides, but the landslide in 2010 had the most far‐reaching effects on community livelihoods and resulted in a major setback to development efforts in the area. Experiences of landslides have enabled the loca…
The Innocent Developer
In this article the author presents a case-study where ox-cultivation is introduced by development workers to the Toposa, a pastoral people in the Southern Sudan. Ox-cultivation could possibly be a useful technology since it may contribute to a higher level of food production in an area which experiences famine regularly. Ox-cultivation was at first positively accepted by the elders, the traditional authority in the society. When, however, the de…
How communities' perceptions of disasters influence disaster response
The aim of this paper is to assess the role of people's perception in disaster management. It is based on a study carried out along the slopes of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda. People living in the study area have experienced a number of landslides, but the landslide in 2010 had the most far‐reaching effects on community livelihoods and resulted in a major setback to development efforts in the area. Experiences of landslides have enabled the loca…
Religion and Development
The objective of this article is to discuss the degree to which the importance of religion and faith has been acknowledged and embodied in Norwegian aid and the Norwegian aid debate. To my understa
Sociology (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (2 works) · Adaptation (eye (1 works) · Animal Diversity and Health Studies (1 works) · Civil engineering (1 works) · Dilemma (1 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (1 works)