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Monitoring visitors to natural areas in wintertime: issues in counter accuracy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The sustainable management of vulnerable natural areas requires accurate measurement of visitor flows, especially in mountain and protected areas. Pyroelectric sensors that detect the heat radiation emitted by human bodies ... -
National mapping and assessment of ecosystem services projects in Europe – Participants’ experiences, state of the art and lessons learned
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Backed by the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and 2030, numerous ‘Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services’ (MAES) projects have been completed in recent years in the member states of the European Union, with substantial ... -
Perceptions of environmental justice and the conflict surrounding large carnivore management in Norway — Implications for conflict management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Human-wildlife conflict is increasingly being recognised as containing strong elements of social conflict. The extent to which stakeholders regard a management system as being just and fair is a key social dimension of ... -
Public beliefs about high-voltage powerlines in Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom: A comparative survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)As countries worldwide, and particularly in Europe, move to increase deployment of low carbon energy sources, significant investments in new transmission networks are planned. However, past cases of public opposition – ... -
Public perceptions of ecological restoration within the context of Norwegian landscape management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Ecological restoration is poised to become an increasingly important component of landscape management in the coming years as countries work to halt the rate of biodiversity loss. The success of future restoration projects ... -
A river runs through the landscape: Everyday use in an ever changing environment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The meaning of riverine landscapes to society has evolved to serve our ever-changing needs, from harvesting and transporting resources to arenas for outdoor recreation and contemplation. From the 18th century, rivers have ... -
Scaring as a tool to alleviate crop damage by geese: Revealing differences between farmers’ perceptions and the scale of the problem
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Expanding populations of farmland foraging geese are causing escalating conflict with agriculture. We used questionnaires to investigate farmers´ perceptions in mid-Norway of spring staging geese and the extent to which ... -
Spatiotemporal tourism pattern in a large reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) range as an important factor in disturbance research and management
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Tourism and recreation in protected areas may compromise conservation values if their forms and volumes exceed the area’s tolerance. Disturbance-sensitive species such as wild and semi-domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus ... -
The beat of the mountain: a transdisciplinary rhythmanalysis of temporal landscapes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This article discusses how studying rhythms can help us better understand and manage spatiotemporal tensions in social-ecological landscapes, highlighting the potential of rhythmanalysis as a tool for crossing scientific ... -
The role of wild reindeer as a flagship species in new management models in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Wild reindeer are under pressure from human development projects throughout their habitat. Norway is currently making a significant move to establish a new management model based on national reindeer regions and regional ... -
Using short-term monitoring data to achieve goals in a large-scale restoration
(Peer reviewed, 2013)To evaluate the outcome of restoration projects, an overall goal, reformulated to specific subgoals or targets, must be explicit and translated into scientifically measurable ecological attributes. Monitoring ecological ... -
Valuing access to urban greenspace using non-linear distance decay in hedonic property pricing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Modelling walking distance enables the observation of non-linearities in hedonic property pricing of accessibility to greenspace. We test a penalized spline spatial error model (PS-SEM), which has two distinctive features. ... -
Walking as urban outdoor recreation: public health for everyone
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study aims to investigate whether the frequency of neighbourhood walks (both for recreation and for transport) is associated with various indicators of demographic and socio-economic position, indicators of selfreported ...