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Muncipal and regional development
Muncipal and regional development
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![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
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Local communities
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Distriktsutfordringer
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06.06.24
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Rural development
Do we need people along the coast – and why should young people want to stay or come back?
04.06.24
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Competence
International Women’s Day on 8th March 2024
08.03.24
Business development and bioeconomy
A-12/23 Mjølketank med klimastempel – jordbruk, økologisk modernisering og «motvekst»
18.09.23
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Bioeconomy
Agrisocial: Towards a socially sustainable green transition for agriculture and rural communities
06.09.23
Bioeconomy
R 5/23 Evaluering av en pilotstudie for lokal folkefinansiering av klimatiltak i norsk landbruk
31.08.23
Bioeconomy
A-12/23 Effects for global agriculture of country-specific climate policy regimes with a focus on methane
03.08.23
Aquaculture
A-6/23 Towards gender inclusivity and equality in small-scale fisheries
30.03.23
Business development and bioeconomy
R-1/23 Helse, miljø og sikkerhet i landbruket. Resultater fra en spørreundersøkelse blant norske bønder i 2022
16.03.23
Business development and bioeconomy
R-1/23 Helse, miljø og sikkerhet i landbruket. Resultater fra en spørreundersøkelse blant norske bønder i 2022
16.03.23
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Area
National Day in the Shadow of Fosen
03.03.23
Farming
A-17/22 Feminist and gender research in Norwegian farming and forestry (landbruk) contexts: Past and future directions
11.01.23
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Distriktspolitikk
Distriktskommune 3.0: Bedre samfunnsutvikling gjennom forenkling av kommuneplanlegging i de minste kommunene
09.11.22
Agriculture and business development
R-10/22 Trender i norsk landbruk 2022. En nasjonal spørreundersøkelse blant bønder i Norge
03.10.22
Health and wellbeing
R-3/22 Kommunetilpasset forebygging og behandling – Overvekt og fedme blant bygdebarn. Sluttrapport
10.03.22
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Business development and bioeconomy
Nordic conference for rural research: Finland, Spring 2022
25.11.21
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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
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Farmers
Research will help farmers with substance abuse problems
21.09.21
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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Bioeconomy
SYNAGRI: Developing synergies between the bioeconomy and regional food systems for a sustainable future
13.08.21
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Business development and bioeconomy
Green Care Nordland County
10.06.21
Bioeconomy
A-11/21 The promised land? Exploring the future visions and narrative silences of cellular agriculture in news and industry media
29.04.21
Farmers
A-10/21 Work demands, independence, valuationas a farmer, and mental health in farming. A study of mental health among dairy farmers and vegetable-and potato farmers in Norway
08.04.21
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
Local communities
R-3/19 Innbyggermedvirkning i sammenslåtte kommuner
20.01.20
Competence
R-11/19 Mental helse blant unge bønder
20.01.20
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Business development and bioeconomy
Mental health in agriculture
02.10.19
Business development and bioeconomy
R-11/18 Samhandling mellom omlandskommunene Lurøy, Nesna, Hemnes og regionsenteret Mo i Rana – en kvalitativ og kvantitativ analyse
30.04.19
Local communities
R-4/19 Konsekvenser for distrikt og lokalsamfunn ved avvikling av pelsdyroppdrett
03.04.19
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
Area
A-7/18 Farmland conversion to fight climate change? Resource hierarchies, discursive power and ulterior motives in land use politics
21.01.19
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Local communities
Rural communities: between resilience and vulnerability
05.12.18
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Bioeconomy
LIAISON – Better Rural Innovation: Linking Actors, Instruments and Policies through Networks
19.11.18
Agriculture and business development
R-7/18 Trender i norsk landbruk 2018. Et landbruk i endring
29.10.18
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Management and policy
Interaction between the surrounding communities Lurøy, Nesna, Hemnes and the regional center Mo i Rana – a qualitative and quantitative analysis
27.09.18
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