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Outdoor recreation

Odd Inge Vistad

Studies of environmental perception. Recreational impacts, monitoring, carrying capacity, limits of acceptable change. Establishment and management of national parks. Outdoor recreation. Resource based tourism. Environmental Impact Assessment, and Evaluation. Access rights. Integrated resource management. Studies of local communities and local participation in planning processes. Studies of cultural landscapes and heritage.


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Vegard Gundersen


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Olve Krange

Current research is on land use conflicts in a socio-economic and socio-cultural perspective, and cultural change in rural areas.
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Helene Figari

Social representations of nature and wildlife, human-nature interactions, conflicts over natural resources, urban environmental justice, outdoor recreation

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Outdoor recreation

Odd Inge Vistad

Studies of environmental perception. Recreational impacts, monitoring, carrying capacity, limits of acceptable change. Establishment and management of national parks. Outdoor recreation. Resource based tourism. Environmental Impact Assessment, and Evaluation. Access rights. Integrated resource management. Studies of local communities and local participation in planning processes. Studies of cultural landscapes and heritage.


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Vegard Gundersen


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Olve Krange

Current research is on land use conflicts in a socio-economic and socio-cultural perspective, and cultural change in rural areas.
Show full profile of Olve Krange

Helene Figari

Social representations of nature and wildlife, human-nature interactions, conflicts over natural resources, urban environmental justice, outdoor recreation

Show full profile of Helene Figari

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