Island municipalities after the amalgamation reform. Involuntary small municipalities, but strong? In this report researchers at Centre for Rural Research explored what is required for the four objectives of the Norwegian municipal reform to apply also to island municipalities without a mainland connection.
Read moreNorwegian tourism is growing rapidly. Now researchers know more about the scope and how Norwegian nature is used to create commercial tourism activities.
Read moreThe government has set a goal for greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture to be reduced by 40 percent within 2030. In order to achieve this, far more effective measures are needed than what has been proposed so far. To bind…
Read moreArena Forest Industries in Trøndelag had its kickoff conference 17 and 18 October 2016. The 14 December will all the Arena-involved research institutions meet the Arena-leaders for the first time. The event takes place at Centre for Rural Research in…
Read moreThe largest full-service and conference hotel in Trondheim, Scandic Nidelven Hotel, has won the Twinings Best Breakfast award 11 years in a row. Now researchers have taken a closer look: How do they actually manage to get people to book…
Read moreThe International Handbook of Rural Studies was recently released with three contributions from Centre for Rural Research. The book presents status quo in rural research and points the way forward on key challenges. Editors are Professor David Brown, Cornell University,…
Read moreGro Follo, researcher at Centre for Rural Research, has for many years been interested in personal forest ownership. Along with research colleagues from six other countries, she has now published an article reflecting on the topic of women as so-called…
Read moreCulture, history, ethics and animal welfare are just as important to consumers as the organic food itself. But these values need to be emphasized in the stores.
Read moreThe government has set a goal for greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture to be reduced by 40 percent within 2030. In order to achieve this, far more effective measures are needed than what has been proposed so far. To bind…
Read moreThe government has set a goal for greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture to be reduced by 40 percent within 2030. In order to achieve this, far more effective measures are needed than what has been proposed so far. To bind…
Read moreA new research report from the Northern Research Institute (Norut), Centre for Rural Research and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) sums up the status of the bio-based industries in Norway.
Read moreCentre for Rural Research (CRR) is participating in a new EU project on how small farms contribute to sustainable food and nutrition security. The project members recently partook in a kick-off in Èvora, Portugal.
Read moreCentre for Rural Research (CRR) is participating in a new EU project on how small farms contribute to sustainable food and nutrition security. The project members recently partook in a kick-off in Èvora, Portugal.
Read moreNordic Research and Innovation Pathways towards a Circular Bio-economy. This conference puts emphases on cycle-thinking in technology, foresight exercises and transitions related to different aspects of the bio-economy and future challenges and possibilities for both researchers and industry.
Read moreThe NESS2015 conference is held at NTNU Gløshaugen 8 - 10 june 2015 with the title: 'Contested Natures new strategies, ideas and dialogues?'
Read moreNår turistar ser utover det norske landskapet finn dei det truga landsapet mest attraktivt og interessant. Forståinga av kva landskap som er mest truga har dei reisande med seg frå sine heimlege landskap. Dei tillegg det landskapet dei vitjar dei…
Read moreDemocracy, equity, and the local community: Welfare and education in a globalized world is a network partnership that aims to develop research that studies trends in local communities, with a special focus on welfare, democracy, and equity. This has become…
Read moreThe postponed Nordic conference "Nordic Ruralities" will be arranged 08 10 September 2014, at NOVA conference center.
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