Culturally grounded tourism and local food in rural development (CULTOURFOOD) – Mat, kultur og reiseliv
Food, culture and tourism is a strategic institute program at Centre for Rural Research funded by the Norwegian Research Council and running four years (2007-2010). The main goal of the program is to develop a knowledge and competence base regarding culturally grounded tourism and local food. This can serve as a knowledge base for rural…
Read MoreFood safety regulatory policy in a comparative perspective – Globalizatization effects on food safety – Mattrygghet og reguleringspolitikk
– Moderniseringens pris: Brudd og kontinuitet i det bygdemoderne hverdagslivet
Trends in Norwegian agriculture, an extensive bi-annual survey – Trender i norsk landbruk
Scenarios for reconciling biodiversity conservation with declining agricultural use in the mountains of Europe (BioScene ) – Scenarios for reconciling biodiversity conservation with declining agricultural use in the mountains of Europe (BioScene)
The overall objective of the project is to analyse and evaluate the biodiversity consequences of agricultural decline and restructuring in mountain areas of Europe to provide strategies and policy tools for reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with the potentially conflicting impacts of declining agricultural and other human activities. The project is designed to achieve this…
Read MoreBuilding scenarios as a tool for dialogue, business development and management in protected coastal areas (COAST-SCENES) – Froan- scenarier – Bruk av scenarier som verktøy for dialog, næringsutvikling og forvaltning i verna kystområder
Structural change in agrifood industry – Strukturendringer i landbruksvarebasert næringsmiddelindustri
Knowledge and practice in fishing (post doc) – Knowledge and practice in fishing (post doc)
Future challenges in recruitment, practice and knowledge development in the fisheries are adressed in this comparative study between Norway and Newfoundland. The study focus on mechanisms and structures that are important for how knowledge is generated, implemented and situated in relation to the practices in the fishing fleet in the two areas. The theoretical and…
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– Nettverksprosjekt innenfor skog og tre i Orkdalsregionen
Women in agriculture: Adapt to or challenge the masculine management culture? – Kvinner i landbruket. Tilpasning til eller utfordring av en etablert mannlig driftskultur?
It is often claimed that due to different value orientations, men and women practice agriculture in different ways. In particular, the idea that women practice a more environmentally friendly or ecological style of management is a key assumption of this difference. This project explores whether female farmers in Norway represent different management values and attitudes…
Read MoreRecruitment to farming – Rekruttering til landbruket
Agricultural law and rural development – Landbruksjus og bygdeutvikling
Green care – Grønn omsorg
Assistance in establishing Food Centre – Rådgivning ved etablering av Matsenter i Trondheim
Assistance in project to prepare establishment of a Food Centre in Trondheim
Read MoreA 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
We use the study of changes towards sustainable development in rural Europe as a means of illuminating the shape and dynamics of European knowledge society more generally. We define a knowledge society as one which contains not just one but a plurality of knowledges, expert and lay. These range from the scientific, economic, administrative, and…
Read MoreIdentity and belonging in the process of geographical change in municipalities – Tilhørighet og identitet til egen kommune
This project founded by The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (Kommunenes Sentralforbund) examines what role the inhabitants sense of belonging plays in the processes of geographical change in municipalities. Data is collected in three study areas: Re municipal, that used to be two municipalities. Tjeldsund and Skånland municipalities, where the inhabitants voted no…
Read MoreNatural resources in forest and mountain (upland) communities – between marginalisation, commercialisation and conservation – Naturressurser og lokal utvikling i skogs- og fjellbygdene – mellom marginalisering, kommersialisering og vern
This research programme is focussing on the survival and development opportunities in the Norwegian forest and mountain regions (here termed upland regions) as these communities are squeezed in between processes of commercialisation, conservation and marginalisation of its traditional industries (agriculture, forestry). How are local action strategies influenced by changes in international framework conditions and national…
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