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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](https://ruralis.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/57855_0041.jpg)
Maja Farstad Senior Researcher +47 918 23 469 maja.farstad@ruralis.no
Latest about Local communities
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Gender, gender equality and integration
We have now set the timetable for the BluePlaces project
16.04.24
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Bioeconomy
Climate Smart Management for Resilient European Cropping Systems
30.10.23
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
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Bioeconomy
Agrisocial: Towards a socially sustainable green transition for agriculture and rural communities
06.09.23
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Local communities
Rural reawakening in Norway
04.05.23
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Bioeconomy
Climate Smart Management for Resilient European Cropping Systems
27.04.23
Aquaculture
A-6/23 Towards gender inclusivity and equality in small-scale fisheries
30.03.23
![Kvinnebonde med høner](https://ruralis.no/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4911739-1000x667.jpg)
Agriculture and business development
To succeed in restructuring in the districts, what does gender have to say?
09.03.23
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Area
National Day in the Shadow of Fosen
03.03.23
Bioeconomy
A-20/22 Crowdfunding of GHG mitigation measures in agriculture: A feasible contribution to the climate challenges? Sociocultural constraints and enablers in Norway
20.01.23
Climate
R-13/22 Tilrettelegging for reduserte klimagassutslipp på norske gårder
09.01.23
Climate management and measures
N-7/22 Demokratiske planleggingsprosesser for fornybare energisystemer i Norge – en oversikt over identifiserte samfunnstiltak
19.12.22
Area
R-11/22 Helse, miljø og sikkerhet i reindrift. Funn fra kartlegging blant reindriftsutøvere
15.12.22
Energy
R-12/22 Såret i Bygda – En kvalitativ studie av opplevelsen av demokratiske prosesser ved utbygging av vindkraft
12.12.22
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Local communities
Light in abandoned houses
07.12.22
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Aquaculture
Socio-economic Empowerment of coastal communities as users of the sea to ensure sustainable coastal development (EmpowerUs)
10.10.22
![Kystsamfunn utenfor Ålesund](https://ruralis.no/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/blueplaces-ror-1000x667.jpg)
Aquaculture
Building Resilient Blue Places? The importance of Equity and Blue Space in Assembling a Blue Economy in the context of Climate Change (BLUEPLACES)
03.10.22
Bioeconomy
N-4/22 Forslag til tiltak for mer bruk av lauvtre i bygg og mer gjenbruk av tre (forstudie)
05.09.22
Local communities
R-8/21 Lokalsamfunnsundersøkelsen 2021. Dokumentasjonsrapport med frekvenser
18.08.22
Climate and Resource Management
N-2/22 Refleksjoner om ressurser «in the making» i naturbasert turisme
17.06.22
Bioeconomy
R-4/22 Covid-19: Erfaringer og konsekvenser for små naturbaserte reiselivsbedrifter
05.05.22
Health and wellbeing
R-3/22 Kommunetilpasset forebygging og behandling – Overvekt og fedme blant bygdebarn. Sluttrapport
10.03.22
Business development and bioeconomy
N-1/22 Nature-based tourism and community resilience: Framework and application with a firm perspective
21.01.22
![Tahko](https://ruralis.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/35783531935_5d53580d7b_o-1000x670.jpg)
Business development and bioeconomy
Nordic conference for rural research: Finland, Spring 2022
25.11.21
Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
A-31/21 Local Integration as Durable Solution? Negotiating Socioeconomic Spaces between refugees and Host Communities in Rural Northern Uganda
13.10.21
Local communities
A-29/21 Social transparency in rural areas in Norway: Promoting or restraining the desire to stay?
08.10.21
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Aquaculture
Sisters in the Arctic Blue – Advancing a Gender Perspective in Arctic Marine and Coastal Social Science Research
01.10.21
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Farmers
Drug and addiction problems in agriculture, prevention, and treatment
30.09.21
Health and wellbeing
A-20/21 Overweight and obesity among children in rural areas: The importance of culture
09.09.21
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Development research
COVID-19 intensifies hunger among refugees
09.06.21
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Farmers
MAIs – Women farmers in the inner territories
12.04.21
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Aquaculture
New book reflects on researching people and the sea
26.03.21
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Aquaculture
Inclusion, social justice and equity in urban and rural coastal communities
25.03.21
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Business development and bioeconomy
CIVIC Renewables: Development of collaborative approaches to civic renewable energy for sustainable rural development and land use
24.03.21
Farming
A-3/20 What counts or what can be counted? Rationalization of knowledge as means to power
26.10.20
Local communities
R-1/20 Innsikt fra Ungdommenes distriktspanel
19.06.20
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Local communities
Spatial inequalities and mobilities in Norway
18.05.20
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Climate and Resource Management
Governing transitions in the Norwegian outfields: Between agrarian traditions, modern consumption and green industrialisation (GOVOUT)
02.04.20
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Climate and Resource Management
Testing of technical tools to limit collisions with animals along the railway
05.02.20
Local communities
R-3/19 Innbyggermedvirkning i sammenslåtte kommuner
20.01.20
Energy
R-6/19 Sustainable Development – New Solution or Old Sorrows? Indigenous Voices on the Frontlines towards Environmental Justice in Norway
09.12.19
Agriculture and business development
A-11/19 The Role of Social Capital in Agricultural and Rural Development:Lessons Learnt from Case Studies in Seven Countries
29.11.19
Local communities
A-10/19 Local Ambivalence to Diverse Mobilities – The Case of a Norwegian Rural Village
29.11.19
Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
A-5/19 Attitudes Toward Immigrants in Rural Norway. A Rural-Urban Comparison
28.11.19
Farming
A-4/19 Land ownership and distribution: Modeling the relationship to property law in the Norwegian case
28.11.19
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Business development and bioeconomy
Mental health in agriculture
02.10.19
Climate
R-5/19 Norwegian farmers’ willingness to participate in a local climate crowdfunding program – results from a national survey
12.06.19
Local communities
R-4/19 Konsekvenser for distrikt og lokalsamfunn ved avvikling av pelsdyroppdrett
03.04.19
Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
R-3/17 Hvilke trekk ved rurale norske kommuner påvirker andelen ikke-vestlige innvandrere?
30.01.19
Business development and bioeconomy
N-2/18 Hele Norge skal leve? Når manglende kapasitet hemmer utvikling
23.01.19
Family
R-2/19 Bonden, familien og melkeroboten – en ny hverdag
23.01.19
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Local communities
Rural communities: between resilience and vulnerability
05.12.18
Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
A-8/18 Gøy på landet? Betydningen av lokale trekk for innvandreres bosetting i rurale kommuner
20.09.18
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Health and wellbeing
Kommunetilpasset forebygging og behandling – overvekt og fedme blant bygdebarn (KOMPASS)
17.09.18
Inter-municipal cooperation
R-5/18 Politisk organisering og ordninger for nærdemokrati i sammenslåtte kommuner
15.08.18
Ageing
A-6/18 Ageing in Norwegian rural and urban communities
13.08.18
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Business development and bioeconomy
Young farmers and mental health
31.05.18
Local communities
N-2/17 Befolkningens syn på utviklingen i distriktene. Komparative analyser av befolkningen i rurale og urbane kommuner
05.01.18
Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
N-1/17 Innvandrere og integrering i bygd og by: Komparative analyser mellom rurale og urbane kommuner
05.01.18
Health and wellbeing
R-7/17 Overvekt blant bygdebarn – årsaker og forebygging. En forprosjektrapport
11.12.17
Family
A-14/17 Gender identities and divorce among farmers in Norway
24.11.17
Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
Faktaark-1/17 Stabil bruk av utenlandsk arbeidskraft i norsk landbruk
11.10.17
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Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
Global Labour in Rural Societies (GLARUS)
04.09.17
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Immigration, Inclusion and Integration
Global Labour in Rural Societies (GLARUS)
31.08.17
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Agriculture and business development
“The outfields” – between primary production, resource for development and environmental good
27.04.17
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Inter-municipal cooperation
Evaluation of government and public management in the Værnes region
27.04.17
Agriculture and business development
– Landbruk21Trøndelag
27.04.17
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Agriculture and business development
Grazing resources, large carnivores and local communities – LOCAL CARNIVORE – Beiteressurs, rovdyr og lokalsamfunn
27.04.17
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Aquaculture
(Recruit) Recruitment as a condition for value creation – impacts of fisheries restructuring and internationalization on fisheries employment networks
27.04.17
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Agriculture and business development
Local crowdfunding for a low-emission society: Investigating the concept of local climate crowdfunding for Norway (COOLCROWD)
27.04.17
Local communities
Democracy, equity, and the local community: Welfare and education in a globalized world – Demokrati, likeverd og lokalsamfunnet. Velferd og utdanning i ei global verd
27.04.17
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Health and wellbeing
Health in Valdres
27.04.17
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Animal welfare
Endringsstudier i Snøhettaområdet 2014-2017: Villrein, ferdsel og forvaltning – Endringsstudier i Snøhettaområdet 2014-2017: Villrein, ferdsel og forvaltning
27.04.17
Local communities
– Frivillighetens plass i distriktskommunenes eldreomsorg
27.04.17
Local communities
– Mulighetsstudie Ørland og Bjugn kommuner
27.04.17
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Development research
Combined solar and membrane drying technologies for sustainable fruit preservation in developing countries
27.04.17
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Agriculture and business development
BIOTOUR: From place-based natural resources to value-added experiences: Tourism in the new bio-economy
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– Forstudie strategisk næringsplan – Tydal
27.04.17
Local communities
– Følgeevaluering av bruk av vertskommune med folkevalgt nemnd i Værnesregionen
27.04.17
Local communities
– Utredning – demografi og behov som følge av ny kampflybase
27.04.17
Local communities
– Lokalsamfunnsundersøkelsen og Norsk bygdebarometer
27.04.17
Local communities
The Second Home Phenomenon and New Rural Conflicts. Implications for Policies for a Rural – Andrehjemsfenomenet og nye bygdekonflikter
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Maintenance of Local Grazing Resources – BeiteRessurs
27.04.17
Landscape and nature
Extension service in future for farmers – Fremtidens rådgiving: Innspill til fremtidens rådgivingsbehov for bonden
27.04.17
Local communities
– Gjennomgang og vurdering av bruken av midler programkategori 13.50 til utvikling av stedsattraktivitet
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Structural changes in agriculture, rural communities and cultural landscapes – Strukturendringer i landbruket
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– Bruk av ubebodde landbrukseiendommer
27.04.17
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Agriculture and business development
Challenges for succession in family farms and small family firms in rural areas
27.04.17
Local communities
Evaluation of “Midt-Skandinavisk regionprosjekt (Mid-Scandinavian regional project) – Evaluering av Midt-Skandinavisk regionsprosjekt
27.04.17
Landscape and nature
Tourism’s role in negotiations on rurality – Turismens rolle i forhandlinger om ruralitet
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– RAMSAR (Ramsarsamarbeid mellom Frøya, Hitra og Ørland kommuner)
27.04.17
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Local communities
How do children experience nature? Meaning-making and socialization to outdoor life – How do children experience nature? Meaning-making and socialization to outdoor life
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– KOMOPP FRØYA – hovedprosjektet
27.04.17
Local communities
The multiethnic community: Exclusion or inclusion of immigrants? – The multiethnic community: Exclusion or inclusion of immigrants?
27.04.17
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Business development and bioeconomy
Safety culture, occupational health and accidents in Norwegian agriculture – analysis of state and future challenges – Ulykker i landbruket
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Nature-based farm tourism the importance of hosting in the experience economy – Naturbasert gårdsturisme – utfordringer og muligheter
27.04.17
Local communities
Project Leader – Prosjektleiar KDU
27.04.17
Local communities
Power and Privilege, Meaning and Management – Gender in the Board Room – Makt og mening i næringslivet -kjønnsrelaterte endringer i næringslivskulturer
27.04.17
Local communities
– Innlegg regionalmelding KRD
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Love on the farm: A risky business? Marital settlements, cohabiting agreements and divorces in family farms – Kjærlighet i landbruket – en risikosport? Ekteskap, samboerskap og skillsmisser i landbruket
27.04.17
Local communities
– Bygda som skaper sitt eget image – når bygder markedsfoerer seg for å overleve
27.04.17
Local communities
Innovation in small scale rural turism – Innovasjon i småskala reiseliv
27.04.17
Local communities
– Lokalt kulturliv i endring
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Innovation in small-scale rural tourism: How to organise and co-operate for improvement and expansion? – Innovasjon i små reiselivsbedrifter i distriktene: Hvordan organisere og samarbeide for forbedringer og vekst?
27.04.17
Local communities
Evaluation of a regional development programme (Blilyst) – Evaluering av Blilyst
27.04.17
Local communities
Consultant audit of regional development – Faglig bistand ved forvaltningsrevisjon av regionale utviklingsmidler
27.04.17
Local communities
Nature and health. Research on a development project – Natur og helse
27.04.17
Area
Conceptions of centre and periphery and the transforming power of mobility – Rural mobilitet
27.04.17
Local communities
Evaluation of a governmental programme on development of local communities. – Følgeevaluering av regjeringas småsamfunnssatsing
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Culturally grounded tourism and local food in rural development (CULTOURFOOD) – Mat, kultur og reiseliv
27.04.17
Local communities
– Moderniseringens pris: Brudd og kontinuitet i det bygdemoderne hverdagslivet
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Recruitment to farming – Rekruttering til landbruket
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Green care – Grønn omsorg
27.04.17
Landscape and nature
A cognitive approach to rural sustainable development – the dynamics of expert and lay knowledges – A cognitive approach to rural sustainable development – the dynamics of expert and lay knowledges
27.04.17
Local communities
Identity and belonging in the process of geographical change in municipalities – Tilhørighet og identitet til egen kommune
27.04.17
Local communities
– Kvinners politiske samfunnsengasjement
27.04.17
Local communities
Second homes – Second homes
27.04.17
Local communities
– Sen-moderne ruraliteter: Sosial ulikhet, identitet og migrasjon i bygde-Norge
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– Programkoordinator for Kyst- og bygdeutviklings-programmet
27.04.17
Local communities
– Sammenligning av nettverksorganisasjoner for kvinner i Jämtland og Trøndelag
27.04.17
Local communities
– Samarbeid i bygda mot år 2000
27.04.17
Landscape and nature
– Demokratisk styring i et flernivåsystem
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– Sosiale og kulturelle forhold ved næringsutvikling i utmark
27.04.17
Local communities
– Brukermedvirkning i det interregionale programmet Grenseløs kunnskap
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– Likestilling og kvinner i ledelse i samvirkeforetak.
27.04.17
Local communities
– Ungdom og rus
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Effects of the law of obligation of residence in Norway – Virker boplikten? En undersøkelse av landbrukseiendommer og eiendommer i null-konsesjonsområder.
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
Business strategies cooperation between firm and community. – Næringsstrategier i samspill mellom bedrift og lokalsamfunn
27.04.17
Local communities
– Bygdehushold – livsform og strategi
27.04.17
Business development and bioeconomy
– «Fra tofta til skolebenken» – Modernisering og rekruttering i fiskeflåten
27.04.17
Local communities
Rural communities between the rural and the urban – a holistic perspective on change processes (INTBU) – Bygder mellom ruralt og urbant – et helhetlig perspektiv på endringsprosesser (INTBU)
27.04.17
Local communities
– Sosiale nettverk i bygdene: Forvitring og nydanning
27.04.17