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      <title><![CDATA[Er persónuleg læknismeðferð möguleiki í okkar framtíð?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Er_personuleg_laeknismedferd_moguleiki_i_okkar_framtid</link>
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      	<![CDATA[Dr. Betty Gallucci ver&eth;ur &iacute; V&iacute;sindaporti f&ouml;studaginn 3. febr&uacute;ar &thorn;ar sem h&uacute;n mun fjalla um m&ouml;guleika l&aelig;knisfr&aelig;&eth;innar &aacute; pers&oacute;nulegri me&eth;fer&eth;. <br />M&ouml;guleikinn &aacute; pers&oacute;nulegri lyfjagj&ouml;f var&eth; a&eth; veruleika me&eth; tilkomu &thorn;ekkingar &aacute; genamengi mannsins. Lyfjaerf&eth;afr&aelig;&eth;in lofa&eth;i a&eth; sn&iacute;&eth;a &aacute;v&iacute;sun lyfja a&eth; hverjum einstaklingi fyrir sig. Me&eth; &thorn;v&iacute; a&eth; &thorn;ekkja erf&eth;afr&aelig;&eth;i sj&uacute;klingsins &aacute; l&aelig;knirinn a&eth; vera f&aelig;r um a&eth; velja r&eacute;tt lyf &iacute; r&eacute;ttum sk&ouml;mmtum. Me&eth; &thorn;v&iacute; a&eth; vita genasamsetningu &aelig;xlis, &aelig;tti a&eth; vera h&aelig;gt a&eth; velja r&eacute;tt lyf til a&eth; vinna &aacute; &aelig;xli einstaklingsins. En er einstaklingsmi&eth;u&eth; lyfjafr&aelig;&eth;i barnaleg hugmynd? Er pers&oacute;nuleg lyfjagj&ouml;f raunh&aelig;f ef liti&eth; er til sam&thorn;&aelig;ttingu &aacute; milli erf&eth;a einstaklingsins, frumna, efnaskipta, umhverfis og samf&eacute;lags? Hver er raunveruleikinn? &AElig;tti umr&aelig;&eth;an a&eth; vera um sj&uacute;klingsmi&eth;a&eth;a lyfjagj&ouml;f?<br />Dr. Betty Gallucci er a&eth;sto&eth;ardeildarstj&oacute;ri n&aacute;ms &iacute; hj&uacute;krunarfr&aelig;&eth;ideild H&aacute;sk&oacute;lans &iacute; Washington, Seattle. S&eacute;rfr&aelig;&eth;i&thorn;ekking hennar sn&yacute;r a&eth; krabbameinssj&uacute;klingum, hvernig l&iacute;ffr&aelig;&eth;i &aelig;xla, &oacute;n&aelig;misfr&aelig;&eth;i og erf&eth;afr&aelig;&eth;i hafa &aacute;hrif &aacute; krabbameinsme&eth;fer&eth;.<br />V&iacute;sindaporti&eth; fer fram &aacute; kaffistofu H&aacute;sk&oacute;laseturs og hefst klukkan 12:10. &THORN;a&eth; er &ouml;llum opi&eth; og a&eth; &thorn;essu sinni fer erindi&eth; fram &aacute; ensku<br />]]>
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      <title><![CDATA[Áhrif breyttra hafna á litla hafnarbæi]]></title>
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      	<![CDATA[Fimmtudaginn 2. febr&uacute;ar kl. 16:00, mun Liene Tiesnese kynna meistarapr&oacute;fsritger&eth; s&iacute;na <em>Local effects of small port expansions and consequent changes in port-town relationship. The case of Salacgriva, Latvia</em>. Kynningin fer fram &aacute; ensku og er opin &ouml;llum &aacute;hugas&ouml;mum.<br /><br />Lei&eth;beinandi Liene er <a href="http://www.uwestfjords.is/kennaralisti/Miaoija_Liu/" target="_blank">Dr. Miaojia Liu</a>, yfirma&eth;ur kennslum&aacute;la hj&aacute; Baltic and International Maritime Council og pr&oacute;fd&oacute;mari er Salv&ouml;r J&oacute;nsd&oacute;ttir, skipulagsfr&aelig;&eth;ingur.<br /><a href="http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Yfirlit_yfir_kynningar_a_meistaranamsritgerdum_i_Haskolasetri_Vestfjarda/" target="_blank"><br />N&aacute;nri uppl&yacute;singar um meistarapr&oacute;fskynningar vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetri&eth; sem fram fara &aacute; n&aelig;stunni.</a><br /><br /><strong>&Uacute;rdr&aacute;ttur<br /></strong>The permanent pressure on world's ports to increase their capacity through more efficient and less labor-intensive equipment reduces the positive impact ports used to have in the local settlements. This research is formed as a case study of a small regional port of Latvia, Salacgriva, and the problem looked upon in this study deals with small port-town relationship issues. Through global port development trends and potentials, the role of Salacgriva port is revealed. The main goal of this research is to describe changes that small port expansion would introduce in port-town relationship in the selected case in times when urbanization of port territories and waterfront is globally widespread. The concept of functional beauty is revealed as an opportunity for more successful future port-town integration.<br />]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hornstrandir og hvalaskoðun]]></title>
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      	<![CDATA[&Iacute; dag, mi&eth;vikudaginn 1. febr&uacute;ar, fara fram tv&aelig;r kynningar &aacute; meistarapr&oacute;fsritger&eth;um vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetur Vestfjar&eth;a. Klukkan 14:00 mun Sara Martin kynna ritger&eth; s&iacute;na <em>An Assessment of Unregulated Whale Watching Activities on Skj&aacute;lfandi Bay, Iceland</em> og klukkan 16 kynnir Vilma Inkeri Kuliala ritger&eth; s&iacute;na <em>Wilderness and Human Influence in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve</em>.  Erindin fara fram &aacute; ensku.<br /><br />Sara hefur &aacute;&eth;ur kynnt efni ritger&eth;ar sinnar &iacute; <a href="http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Hefur_hvalaskodun_skadleg_ahrif_a_hvali/" target="_self">opnum fyrirlestri vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetri&eth; fyrr &iacute; haust</a>. Lei&eth;beinandi hennar er <a href="http://www.uwestfjords.is/kennaralisti/Bradley_W_Barr/" target="_self">Brad Barr</a>, stundakennari vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetur Vestfjar&eth;a og pr&oacute;fd&oacute;mari G&iacute;sli V&iacute;kingsson, s&eacute;rfr&aelig;&eth;ingur hj&aacute; Hafranns&oacute;knastofnun.<br /><br />Verkefni Vilmu Kuliala sn&yacute;r a&eth; &thorn;v&iacute; a&eth; kanna hve vel Ib flokkun Al&thorn;j&oacute;&eth;asamtaka um n&aacute;tt&uacute;ruvernd (International Union for Cnsercation of Nature) um &oacute;snortin sv&aelig;&eth;i passar vi&eth; Hornstrandafri&eth;landi&eth;. &Iacute; &thorn;essu augnarmi&eth;i kanna&eth;i Vilma vi&eth;horf hagsmunaa&eth;ila til &aacute;hrifa sem mannleg starfsemi af &yacute;msu tagi hefur &aacute; upplifun f&oacute;lks af sv&aelig;&eth;inu sem &oacute;snortins v&iacute;&eth;ernis. Frekari uppl&yacute;singar um ranns&oacute;knina m&aacute; n&aacute;lgast &iacute; &uacute;rdr&aelig;tti &aacute; ensku h&eacute;r a&eth; ne&eth;an.<br /><br />Lei&eth;beinandi Vilmu er Brad Barr og pr&oacute;fd&oacute;mari er Dr. &THORN;orvar&eth;ur &Aacute;rnason, forst&ouml;&eth;uma&eth;ur Ranns&oacute;knaseturs H&aacute;sk&oacute;la &Iacute;slands &aacute; Hornafir&eth;i.<br /> <br /><strong>&Uacute;rdr&aacute;ttur<br /></strong>The Hornstrandir nature reserve in Westfjords, Iceland is planned to become a Wilderness reserve, an Ib category park as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This study examined the appropriateness of the IUCN category for the reserve, by gathering stakeholder opinions on how much different human impact aspects present on the reserve affect their wilderness experience. The vast majority of the stakeholders considered wilderness experience easily achieved in Hornstrandir, despite the presence of old farmsteads and summer houses. However, concerns were raised over the presence of motorized vehicles, especially low flying aircraft, as well as the growing number of tourists. The introduction of the official IUCN categorization was considered by the stakeholders as an auspicious tool for enforcing control over potentially harmful human influences.<br /><br />However, the presence of the farmsteads and summerhouses is somewhat in conflict with the category Ib definition. It is recommended that zoning is used, to exclude these most built-in areas from the category assignment. These areas can then be used for the necessary visitor infrastructure, such as campsites and ingress sites for providing instructions for "wilderness-friendly" visiting. <br /><br /><a href="http://uwestfjords.is/frettir/Yfirlit_yfir_kynningar_a_meistaranamsritgerdum_i_Haskolasetri_Vestfjarda/" target="_blank">Frekari uppl&yacute;singar um meistarapr&oacute;fskynningar sem framundan eru vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetri&eth;.</a><br />]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nýsköpun í fiskeldi: Minni umhverfisáhrif kvía]]></title>
      <link>http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Nyskopun_i_fiskeldi_Minni_umhverfisahrif_kvia</link>
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      	<![CDATA[<p>&Iacute; dag, &thorn;ri&eth;judaginn 31. jan&uacute;ar kl. 14:00 flytur Dafna Israel, meistarapr&oacute;fsfyrirlestur um ritger&eth; s&iacute;na Can Artificial Reefs Reduce the Accumulation of Feeding Remains?</p>
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<p>Verkefni D&ouml;fnu fjallar um lei&eth;ir til a&eth; draga &uacute;r upps&ouml;fnun f&oacute;&eth;urafganga &uacute;r fiskeldiskv&iacute;um &iacute; Skutulsfir&eth;i, en sl&iacute;k upps&ouml;fnun getur valdi&eth; ofau&eth;gun n&aelig;ringarefna &iacute; n&aelig;rumhverfi eldiskv&iacute;a. Frekari uppl&yacute;singar um efni ritger&eth;arinnar m&aacute; finna &iacute; &uacute;rdr&aelig;tti h&eacute;r a&eth; ne&eth;an og &iacute; fr&eacute;tt sem birtist &aacute;&eth;ur &aacute; vefs&iacute;&eth;u H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetursins &iacute; tengslum vi&eth; <a href="http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Leidir_til_ad_draga_ur_uppsofnun_fodurafganga_ur_fiskeldiskviun/" target="_self">opinn fyrirlestur</a> D&ouml;fnu um efni&eth; &iacute; haust. Fyrirlesturinn fer fram &aacute; ensku.</p>
<br />Lei&eth;beinandi verkefnisins er Dr. Dror Angel, kennari vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lan &iacute; Haifa &iacute; &Iacute;srael en pr&oacute;fd&oacute;mari er The&oacute;d&oacute;r Kristj&aacute;nsson, doktorsnemi vi&eth; Landb&uacute;na&eth;arh&aacute;sk&oacute;lann &aacute; Hvanneyri og verkefnastj&oacute;ri hj&aacute; Stofnfiski hf.<br /><br /><a href="http://uwestfjords.is/frettir/Yfirlit_yfir_kynningar_a_meistaranamsritgerdum_i_Haskolasetri_Vestfjarda/" target="_blank">Frekari uppl&yacute;singar um meistarapr&oacute;fskynningar sem framundan eru vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetri&eth;</a>.<br />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Can Artificial Reefs Reduce the Accumulation of Feeding Remains?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>DAFNA ISRAEL<strong><br /></strong></p>
<p><strong><br /></strong></p>
The extensive growth of mariculture has been known to generate negative impact on the environment near mariculture cages. One of such negative impacts is organic enrichment. The magnitude of this impact depends on many factors: the type of fishes being cultivated; their feedings; density in the cages; topography of the site; sea bottom; and direction and strength of the water current.<br /><br />Suggestions have been made to use artificial reefs as bio filtration for the excess of feeding remains from mariculture netpens. So far, four different localities have used artificial reefs in order to examine their effectiveness in terms of reduced impact from excess feeding remains. Those localities are in Israel, Hong Kong, Chile, and Spain. However, no research has been conducted in higher latitude region, or in a fjord environment.<br /><br />In this research, two artificial reefs were built and deployed; one bellow mariculture netpen: artificial reef farm (ARF), and one in a control site 241 meters away: artificial reef control (ARC). In order to assess their biofiltration capability, 32 plates, made from the same material as the reefs' tubes, were attached to the reefs. In each sampling dive, that took place every two weeks during the research period, four plates were removed and examined in a laboratory. In addition, wild stock assessment was conducted by the divers.<br /><br />Our results show that the reefs attracted both invertebrates, sessile and motile, as well as wild fishes. The succession of sessile species appeared from the fourth sampling dive and onwards. During the research, the presence of sessile species increased in number and in size. Motile species were also present in both reefs; their succession was early as they appeared by the first sampling dive. The number of motile species was greater in the farm site. Wild fishes were present only in the farm site, while hydrozoa was present only in the control site and grew extensively on the reef. Overall, biodiversity was greater at the farm site than the control site.<br /><br />It can be concluded that the organisms found on the reefs, and the wild fish around it, showed the reefs' capability of being used as biofiltration as they succeeded to attract organisms that fed off the feeding surplus from the netpens. However, the full extent of their filtration capability is still to be determined.<br /><br />]]>
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      <title><![CDATA[Er hægt að nýta hersetuminjar betur í ferðamennsku?]]></title>
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      	<![CDATA[<p>Lei&eth;beinandi Laumu er Dr. Marc L. Miller, pr&oacute;fessor vi&eth; University of Washinton, Seattle og pr&oacute;fd&oacute;mari er Dr. Gavin Lucas, d&oacute;sent vi&eth; H&aacute;sk&oacute;la &Iacute;slands.
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Lauma, sem er st&ouml;dd &aacute; &Iacute;safir&eth;i, mun flytja fyrirlesturinn &iacute; stofu 3 &iacute; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetrinu. Allir velkomnir.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>N&aacute;nar um efni kynningarinnar:</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Underutilized Military Heritage Sites at the West Coast of Latvia: Feasibility Study for Creating a New Tourism Attraction</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>LAUMA GULBE</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Abstract</p>
During the Soviet period numerous buildings and infrastructure elements were built on the west coast of Latvia solely for border protection and military purposes. Today the original purpose of their existence has outdated, many sites have been completely abandoned, others are currently underutilized. This master's thesis focuses on two military heritage sites there - former Frontier Surveillance Facility in Mazirbe, and former Zenith Missile Brigade at Cirpstene. Local conditions have been studied for both of these sites in order to understand how they can be used as tourism attractions with relatively small investments, or how they can serve as a starting point for planning bigger investments for more significant projects in tourism industry. <br />Literature review as a part of this thesis focuses on topics such as war; peace; philosophy of tourism; sustainable development; and military heritage tourism. A short introduction to the tourism industry in Latvia is also given, regarding its contribution to the national economy; coastal zone policy issues; and military heritage tourism initiatives. <br />In order to carry out feasibility studies for the two military heritage sites, three subsequent research methods have been used: Review of applicable legislation and local level land use plans; qualitative interviewing of the key stakeholders; and stakeholder analysis. <br />During this study, it was found out that there exist legal, social and economic obstacles for realizing the full potential of the two military heritage sites. But there are also opportunities that have not been fully embraced so far.<br />The study concludes that both sites hold a potential for creating a tourism attraction - only the feasible approaches differ. Thesis outcomes include deeper analysis of findings and well as utilization suggestions for each of the military heritage sites.<br />]]>
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      <title><![CDATA[Yfirlit yfir kynningar á meistaranámsritgerðum í Háskólasetri Vestfjarða]]></title>
      <link>http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Yfirlit_yfir_kynningar_a_meistaranamsritgerdum_i_Haskolasetri_Vestfjarda</link>
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      	<![CDATA[<p>&THORN;essa dagana er miki&eth; um a&eth; vera &iacute; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetrinu. Flesta daga yfirstandandi viku fara fram kynningar &aacute; meistaran&aacute;msritger&eth;um nema &iacute; Haf- og strandsv&aelig;&eth;astj&oacute;rnun, stundum fleiri en ein &aacute; dag. &Aacute;tta nemendur kynna meistarapr&oacute;fsverkefni s&iacute;n &iacute; &thorn;essari lotu; allt 45 eininga ritger&eth;ir.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Allar kynningar fara fram &aacute; ensku og taka n&aelig;r allir &thorn;eir 24 sem koma a&eth; &thorn;essum kynningum &thorn;&aacute;tt &iacute; gegnum Skype.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Verkefnin eru mj&ouml;g fj&ouml;lbreytt og hvetjum vi&eth; alla sem hafa &aacute;huga &aacute; a&eth; m&aelig;ta. H&eacute;r fyrir ne&eth;an m&aacute; sj&aacute; yfirlit yfir sj&ouml; verkefni af &aacute;tta.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>N&aacute;nari uppl&yacute;singar um hvert erindi mun birtast &aacute; heimas&iacute;&eth;unni &aacute; n&aelig;stu d&ouml;gum.</p>
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  <strong>Dags./t&iacute;mi</strong><br /><br />
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  <strong>Nafn nemanda og heiti
  verkefnis</strong>
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<td width="118" valign="top">
  <strong>Pr&oacute;fd&oacute;mari</strong>
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  <strong>Lei&eth;beinandi</strong>
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  <strong>23/1/12</strong>
  <strong>15:00 </strong>
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<p>
  Benjamin
  Dippo
  </p>
<p>Microplastics
  in the Coastal Environment of West Iceland
 </p>
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  Dr.
  Helgi Jensson
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  Dr.
  J&ouml;rundur Svavarsson
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  <strong>30/1/12</strong>
  <strong>16.00 </strong>
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<p>
  Lauma
  Gulbe
  </p>
<p>Underutilized
  Military Heritage Sites at the West Coast of Latvia: Feasibility Study for
  Creating a New Tourism Attraction
 </p>
</td>
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  Dr.
  Gavin Lucas
  &nbsp;
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  Dr.
  Marc L. Miller
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  <strong>31/1/12</strong>
  <strong>14.00</strong>
  <strong>&nbsp;</strong>
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<p>
  Dafna
  Israel
  </p>
<p>Can
  Artificial Reefs Reduce the Accumulation of Feeding Remains?
 </p>
</td>
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  The&oacute;d&oacute;r
  Kristjansson
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  Dr.
  Dror Angel
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  <strong>1/2/12</strong>
  <strong>14.00</strong>
  <strong>&nbsp;</strong>
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<p>
  Sara
  Martin
  </p>
<p>An
  Assessment of Unregulated Whale Watching Activities on Skj&aacute;lfandi Bay,
  Iceland.
 </p>
</td>
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  G&iacute;sli
  V&iacute;kingsson, cand. Scient, 
  &nbsp;
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<td width="104" valign="top">
  Brad
  Barr, PhD candidate
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  <strong>1/2/12</strong>
  <strong>16.00 </strong>
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<p>Vilma
  Inkeri Kulliala</p>
<p>Wilderness
  and Human Influence in the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve
 </p>
</td>
<td width="118" valign="top">
  Dr.
  &THORN;orvar&eth;ur &Aacute;rnason, 
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<td width="104" valign="top">
  Brad
  Barr, PhD candidate
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  <strong>2/2/12</strong>
  <strong>16.00</strong>
  <strong>&nbsp;</strong>
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<p>
  Liene
  Tiesnese
  </p>
<p>Local
  effects of small port expansion and consequent changes in port-town
  relationship. The case of Salacgriva, Latvia
 </p>
</td>
<td width="118" valign="top">
  Salv&ouml;r
  J&oacute;nsd&oacute;ttir
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<td width="104" valign="top">
  Dr.
  Miaojia Liu
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  <strong>13/2/12 16.00</strong>
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<p>
  William
  Davies
  </p>
<p>Applying
  a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) to the Westfjords, Iceland: a preliminary
  assessment
 </p>
</td>
<td width="118" valign="top">
  Dr.
  Patricia Manuel 
  &nbsp;
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  Dr.
  Mike Phillips
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      <title><![CDATA[Eitt sjónarhorn fréttamennskunnar – störf á vettvangi hörmunga]]></title>
      <link>http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Eitt_sjonarhorn_frettamennskunnar_storf_a_vettvangi_hormunga</link>
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      	<![CDATA[Fr&eacute;ttamennska vi&eth; h&ouml;rmungara&eth;st&aelig;&eth;ur er vi&eth;fangsefni Sigr&iacute;&eth;ar Gu&eth;finnu &Aacute;sgeirsd&oacute;ttur &iacute; V&iacute;sindaporti n&uacute; &aacute; f&ouml;studaginn. Erindi&eth; er unni&eth; upp &uacute;r mastersritger&eth; hennar &iacute; bla&eth;a- og fr&eacute;ttamennsku vi&eth; f&eacute;lags- og mannv&iacute;sindadeild H&aacute;sk&oacute;la &Iacute;slands.<br />&Iacute; ritger&eth;inni er fjalla&eth; um st&ouml;rf fr&eacute;ttamanna vi&eth; h&ouml;rmungara&eth;st&aelig;&eth;ur. Sko&eth;a&eth; var me&eth;al annars hvort og &thorn;&aacute; hvernig h&aelig;gt er a&eth; undirb&uacute;a og &thorn;j&aacute;lfa fr&eacute;ttamenn fyrir sl&iacute;k st&ouml;rf, hvort skilningur r&iacute;kir &aacute; st&ouml;rfum &thorn;eirra &iacute; samf&eacute;laginu og hva&eth;a &aacute;hrif &thorn;a&eth; hefur &aacute; fr&eacute;ttamenn a&eth; starfa &aacute; vettvangi h&ouml;rmunga.<br />&Iacute; ranns&oacute;kninni voru tekin vi&eth;t&ouml;l vi&eth; fr&eacute;ttamenn sem st&ouml;rfu&eth;u &iacute; S&uacute;&eth;av&iacute;k og &aacute; Flateyri &iacute; kj&ouml;lfar snj&oacute;fl&oacute;&eth;anna &aacute;ri&eth; 1995. Einnig var tala&eth; vi&eth; heimamenn um &thorn;eirra sj&oacute;narmi&eth; gagnvart fj&ouml;lmi&eth;lum.<br />Samkv&aelig;mt ranns&oacute;kninni hefur umr&aelig;&eth;a erlendis um fr&eacute;ttamennsku &iacute; h&ouml;rmungara&eth;st&aelig;&eth;um veri&eth; a&eth; aukast og sj&oacute;num veri&eth; beint a&eth; &thorn;v&iacute; hvernig b&aelig;ta megi umfj&ouml;llun um h&ouml;rmungar &aacute; v&iacute;&eth;um grunni.<br />Sigr&iacute;&eth;ur er bla&eth;a- og fr&eacute;ttama&eth;ur a&eth; mennt. H&uacute;n lauk MA gr&aacute;&eth;u &iacute; bla&eth;a- og fr&eacute;ttamennsku fr&aacute; H&aacute;sk&oacute;la &Iacute;slands &aacute;ri&eth; 2011 og BS gr&aacute;&eth;u &iacute; fer&eth;am&aacute;lafr&aelig;&eth;i og vi&eth;b&oacute;tarn&aacute;m &iacute; Hagn&yacute;tri fj&ouml;lmi&eth;lun fr&aacute; sama sk&oacute;la &aacute;ri&eth; 2003. H&uacute;n starfa&eth;i hj&aacute; R&iacute;kis&uacute;tvarpinu &aacute; Vestfj&ouml;r&eth;um &aacute; &aacute;runum 2003-2008.<br />V&iacute;sindaporti&eth; er &ouml;llum opi&eth; og hefst klukkan 12:10 &iacute; kaffistofu H&aacute;sk&oacute;laseturs.<br />]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Er plastúrgangur vandamál í fjörum á Vesturlandi?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Er_plasturgangur_vandamal_i_fjorum_a_Vesturlandi</link>
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      	<![CDATA[M&aacute;nudaginn 23. jan&uacute;ar, kl. 15:00, fer fram fyrsti meistarapr&oacute;fsfyrirlestur ritger&eth; &aacute;rsins &iacute; h&uacute;sakynnum H&aacute;sk&oacute;laseturs Vestfjar&eth;a.<br />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Benjamin Dippo, nemandi &iacute; haf-og strandsv&aelig;&eth;astj&oacute;rnun, mun kynna og verja ritger&eth; s&iacute;na: "Microplastics in the Coastal Environment of West Iceland". Kynningin fer fram &aacute; ensku. Allir velkomnir.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Lei&eth;beinandi Benjamins er dr. J&ouml;rundur Svavarsson, pr&oacute;fessor &iacute; H&aacute;sk&oacute;la &Iacute;slands og pr&oacute;fd&oacute;mari hans er dr. Helgi Jensson, s&eacute;rfr&aelig;&eth;ingur hj&aacute; Umhverfisstofnun. &THORN;eir ver&eth;a vi&eth;staddir &iacute; gegnum fjarfundarb&uacute;na&eth;.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Um verkefni&eth; (&aacute; ensku)</strong><br />The wide range of applications and increased uses of plastic materials on a global scale has resulted in these materials being carelessly discarded in all types of environments. Growing accumulations of discarded plastic waste are showing signs of potential human health impacts and sever consequences for worldwide ecosystems. There is a lack of knowledge about the presence of these materials in the Icelandic setting. The objective of this study is to document the types, quantities and distribution of microplastics in relation to a hypothesis that marine debris will travel along ocean currents from the urbanized area around Reykjavik, into more remote locations of Faxafl&oacute;i and Brei&eth;afj&ouml;r&eth;ur Bay. This project is designed to assess if the global trend of highly urbanized areas acting as large contributors to marine plastics in remote regions is evident in the Icelandic setting.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>General observations taken while conducting field research are used to develop a greater understanding of how this type of marine debris might affect other aspects of the surrounding environment. The overall objective of this work is to shed light on a coastal marine issue that is receiving global attention, but not being investigated in the Icelandic landscape. The use of a cheap, effective and reliable sampling protocol will hopefully initiate further research and promote the establishment of future long-term monitoring programs for microplastics in the Icelandic environment.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Strandsvæðastjórnun,Rannsóknir</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ísland - allt árið]]></title>
      <link>http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Island_-_allt_arid</link>
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      	<![CDATA[V&iacute;sindaport 20. jan&uacute;ar: &Iacute;slensk fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nusta stendur frammi fyrir st&oacute;rum &aacute;skorunum sem sn&uacute;ast m.a. a&eth; &thorn;v&iacute; a&eth; fj&ouml;lga fer&eth;am&ouml;nnum utan hins hef&eth;bunda sumar-fer&eth;amannat&iacute;mabils og auka ar&eth;semi greinarinnar.&nbsp;<br />&Aacute; s&iacute;&eth;ustu m&aacute;nu&eth;um hefur veri&eth; birtur fj&ouml;ldi l&yacute;sandi og greinandi sk&yacute;rsla um &iacute;slenska fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustu brotna ni&eth;ur eftir landssv&aelig;&eth;um og &thorn;au t&aelig;kif&aelig;ri sem blasa vi&eth; innan greinarinnar. Markmi&eth;i&eth; me&eth; &uacute;tg&aacute;funni er a&eth; skapa almenna umr&aelig;&eth;u um einst&ouml;k m&aacute;l innan fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustunnar en jafnframt a&eth; &uacute;tvega hr&aacute;efni til stefnum&oacute;tunar fyrir greinina svo og einstaka a&eth;ila. Sk&yacute;rslurnar sn&uacute;a a&eth; eftirfarandi efnis&thorn;&aacute;ttum: <br />&bull; T&aelig;kif&aelig;ri &iacute; heils&aacute;rsfer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustu. Ni&eth;urst&ouml;&eth;ur netk&ouml;nnunar. &Iacute;sland allt &aacute;ri&eth; <br />&bull; Samkeppnif&aelig;rni fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustunnar &aacute; &Iacute;slandi <br />&bull; Greiningarvinna fyrir langt&iacute;ma stefnum&oacute;tun. S&eacute;rsta&eth;a landssv&aelig;&eth;a, klasar og t&ouml;lfr&aelig;&eth;i <br />&bull; &Iacute;sland allt &aacute;ri&eth; - landask&yacute;rslur <br />&bull; Fer&eth;avenjuk&ouml;nnun Fer&eth;am&aacute;lastofu 2011 <br />&bull; Tourism Satillite Accounts - Hagstofan n&oacute;v 2011<br />&Iacute; V&iacute;sindaport 20. jan&uacute;ar mun Sigr&iacute;&eth;ur Kristj&aacute;nsd&oacute;ttir &eacute;g fara yfir helstu ni&eth;urst&ouml;&eth;ur sk&yacute;rslanna og draga fram &thorn;a&eth; sem h&aelig;gt er a&eth; greina um Vestfir&eth;i s&eacute;rstaklega. Einnig mun h&uacute;n vekja athygli &aacute; fleiri &aacute;hugaver&eth;um sk&yacute;rslum og uppl&yacute;singum sem gagnast geta &thorn;eim sem eru starfandi &iacute; fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustu e&eth;a hyggja &aacute; starfssemi &iacute; fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustu. <br />Sigr&iacute;&eth;ur &Oacute;. Kristj&aacute;nsd&oacute;ttir starfar sem verkefnisstj&oacute;ri hj&aacute; N&yacute;sk&ouml;punarmi&eth;st&ouml;&eth; &Iacute;slands. Hefur unni&eth; vi&eth; e&eth;a tengt fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustu &iacute; meira en 20 &aacute;r. Vinnur n&uacute;na a&eth; verkefnum sem tengjast stefnum&oacute;tun og v&ouml;ru&thorn;r&oacute;un &iacute; fer&eth;a&thorn;j&oacute;nustu.<br />V&iacute;sindaport er haldi&eth; &iacute; kaffistofu H&aacute;sk&oacute;laseturs og er &ouml;llum opi&eth;. &THORN;a&eth; hefst klukkan 12:10 og fer erindi&eth; fram &aacute; &iacute;slensku.<br />]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <category>Ráðstefnur/Fyrirlestrar,Byggðafræði</category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Makrildeilan frá sjónarhorni norsks hafréttarfræðings]]></title>
      <link>http://www.uwestfjords.is/frettir/Makrildeilan_fra_sjonarhorni_norsks_hafrettarfraedings</link>
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      	<![CDATA[Auka-V&iacute;sindaport: Peter &Oslash;rebech Pr&oacute;fessor vi&eth; <a href="http://www2.uit.no/ikbViewer/page/ansatte/organisasjon/hjem?p_dimension_id=88166&amp;p_menu=42374&amp;p_lang=2" target="_blank">Sj&aacute;var&uacute;tvegsh&aacute;sk&oacute;la Noregs hj&aacute; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lanum &iacute; Troms&oslash;</a> kennir &thorn;essa dagana n&aacute;mskei&eth; &iacute; haf- og umhverfisr&eacute;tti hj&aacute; H&aacute;sk&oacute;lasetri Vestfjar&eth;a. &Iacute; tilefni &thorn;ess er bo&eth;i&eth; &iacute; auka-V&iacute;sindaport fimmtudaginn 19. jan&uacute;ar, milli klukkan 12-13 um ekki minna m&aacute;l en makrildeilu &Iacute;slendinga og F&aelig;reyinga annars vegar og Nor&eth;manna og Evr&oacute;pusambandsins hins vegar.
<p><br />Peter &Oslash;rebech er &iacute; forsvari fyrir ranns&oacute;knir &aacute; svi&eth;i vir&eth;iske&eth;jugreiningu &iacute; sj&aacute;var&uacute;tvegsh&aacute;sk&oacute;la &iacute; Troms&oslash;, en ranns&oacute;knir hans eru l&iacute;ka um sj&aacute;var&uacute;tvegsr&eacute;tt, Evr&oacute;pur&eacute;tt, hafr&eacute;tt og r&eacute;ttars&ouml;gu. </p>
<p><br />Peter &Oslash;rebech &thorn;ekkir til &Iacute;safjar&eth;ar a&eth;allega &iacute; gegnum n&aacute;msmenn fr&aacute; Vestfj&ouml;r&eth;um, sem hafa veri&eth; &iacute; n&aacute;mi &iacute; Troms&oslash;, en kynnist b&aelig;num n&uacute;na &iacute; gegnum kennslu hj&aacute; H&aacute;skolasetri Vestfjar&eth;a. </p>
<p><br />Fimmtudagur, 19.01.2012, 12-13<br />Fyrirlesturinn er &ouml;llum opinn og fer hann fram &aacute; ensku. </p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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