Local communities
The field of research addresses various perspectives and developments related to Norwegian rural communities.
Research areas within Local communities
Research managers
Maja Farstad Research Manager/Senior Researcher +47 918 23 469 maja.farstad@ruralis.no
Latest about Local communities
Aquaculture
Validating developed business model concepts
10.08.26
Local communities
Pathways to preparedness: Reimagining socio-ecological resilience and everyday civil preparedness
19.06.26
Local communities
Ruralis “Rural Reawakening” Team Visits Aberystwyth University
13.05.26
Agriculture and business development
Easter is here…
30.03.26
Climate and Resource Management
Between Nature Conservation and Local Development: Municipal Scope for Action and Trade-offs
20.03.26
Agriculture and business development
Nepalese Himalayan Women Turn Sunlight into Empowerment
06.03.26
Rural development
Community-led local development in the former Nesset municipality
11.02.26
Climate
Exploring the implications of power dynamics for food system change and sustainability outcomes across food, environment, health and climate: MatMakt
21.01.26
Agriculture and business development
Solar dryers, gender and alternative finance: field insights from Bhutan
18.12.25
Business development and bioeconomy
The SolarFood team kickstarts fieldwork in Bhutan and Nepal
10.12.25
Business Development
Strengthening Solar Dryer Innovation Through International Student and Researcher Exchange
24.10.25
Aquaculture
The Coastal Horizon Europe Research and Innovation project EmpowerUs has come to an end!
23.10.25
Agriculture
Housing development for vibrant rural communities and recruitment of qualified labor
15.10.25
Local communities
A-9/25 Stepping stones as metaphor for building partnerships and co-producing knowledge in coastal transitions
25.08.25
Agricultural economics
Effekt av 50% selvforsyning ved fokus på kostråd og matsvinn
27.06.25
Local communities
Rural Population’s Housing Preferences
16.06.25
Business Development
Creating, Optimizing and Planning Positive EneRgy districts: connecting citizens’ energy at different geographical levels (COPPER)
20.11.24
Climate
Justice First! Community-embedded Energy Transition Planning for Climate Resilience
28.10.24
Moving motive and moving pattern
Geography helps determine which education you take
03.10.24
Local communities
Civilsamhället som utvecklingskraft för reslilienta, hållbara och attraktiva lokale samhällen – Lokal samfunnsutvikling
08.08.24
Fiskeri
We have now set the timetable for the BluePlaces project
16.04.24
Climate
ECOFOOD: Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems in Refugee Hosting Contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
26.01.24
Bioeconomy
A-16/23 Breaking wind: A comparison between U.S. and European approaches in offshore wind energy leadership in the North Atlantic region
18.10.23
Business development and bioeconomy
Agrisocial: Towards a socially sustainable green transition for agriculture and rural communities
06.09.23