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The Role of the University of Akureyri in Northern Development

2002
This chapter has a dual purpose. First, it deals with the foundation of the University of Akureyri and its importance for regional development in northern Iceland. Second, it deals with higher education in Iceland, throwing light on some of the country’s idiosyncrasies.
Ingi Runar Edvardsson
exaly   +2 more sources

The Distance Education Programme of Verkmenntaskolinn at Akureyri (VMA)

Educational Media International, 1997
Abstract This article details the distance education (DE) courses that have been set up and run by the Verkmenntaskolinn at #atAkureyri (VMA) in Iceland. It describes how students are led into their course, how contacts are maintained and assignments dealt with using the net. It looks to future expansion, even in a country with a population of only 250,
exaly   +2 more sources

Akureyri on the Verge: Carbon Neutral and Beyond Through Targeted Social Marketing

Springer Texts in Business and Economics, 2019
Akureyri, Iceland, possesses a lot of natural advantages when seeking carbon neutrality. Even so, at a time when many municipalities, regions, or even states and nations are looking at becoming carbon neutral by the middle of the century, at best, Akureyri is already on the verge. And this is not easy.
G Scott Erickson
exaly   +2 more sources

Microplastics and Nanoplastics Occurrence and Composition in Drinking Water from Akureyri Urban Area, Iceland

Springer Water, 2020
Microplastics as a potential health and environmental problem has gained increasing attention recently. Microplastics are defined as plastic pieces smaller than 5 mm in diameter, and there are many sources of such microplastics [17]. Current literature reports that microplastics are ubiquitous worldwide.
Alessio Gomiero
exaly   +2 more sources

The stratigraphy and pollen analysis of peat deposits at Ytri Baegisá near Akureyri, Iceland

Gff, 1973
Abstract Radiocarbon dates and tephra layers allow a fairly accurate dating of a sequence of vegetation changes and possible climatic changes. This sequence begins with open woodland and a relatively moist climate at the beginning of the Boreal period (c. 9,000 B.
exaly   +2 more sources

Aðalheiður Ámundadóttir & Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Mannréttindi í þrengingum: Efnahagsleg og félagsleg réttindi í kreppunni (Akureyri-Reykjavík: Háskólinn á Akureyri og Mannréttindaskrifstofa Íslands, 2011) [PDF]

open access: yesNordicum-Mediterraneum, 2012
For years Iceland had been one of the most prosperous countries in the world, even scoring number one in the United Nations Development Report in the year 2007. In the fall of 2008 the Icelandic population faced great changes to the national economy; the
Andrea Hjálmsdóttir   +1 more
exaly   +1 more source

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