Economic geography, Regional development and Planning
Our research focus and field of competence inlcudes several topics within economic geography, regional development and restructuring, planning and regulation, place development and spatial identity.
The main topics are:
- International trade and the restructuring of the seafood markets
- Entrepreneurship, innovation and the development of new industries
- Green economies
- Industrial and regional development
- FDIs in social, cultural and political contexts
- Tourism, creative and culture industries (niche food, fishing tourism, film, design)
- Service economies and geography (digital economy, outsourcing/offshoring, location strategies)
- Place culture and identity, constructions, practises and experiences
- Population geography
- Planning
- Mobility
Members are:
Professor Arnt Fløysand
Associate Professor Knut Hidle
Post doctor Håvard Haarstad
Professor Knut Bjørn Lindkvist
Professor Grete Rusten
PhD-candidates:
Odd Ståle Eide
Gro Marit Grimsrud
Grethe Matland Olsen
Heidi Bjønnes Larsen
Kari Anne Klovholt Drangsland
Ongoing Research include:
- The Spatial Embeddedness of Foreign Direct Investments
- Design economies
- The Spanish salt fish market and the opportunities for the Norwegians
- Service Economies
- Green Economies
Active international academic networks include:
- Universidad de Salamanca; Universidad de Santiago Compostela, Spania
- Shanghai Fisheries University,
- Ocean University, Qingdao
- Zhejiang University,
- Kunming University, Kina
- Pontifica Universitad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- University of Birmingham, UK
- School of Geography, University of Oxford, UK
- University of Stockholm, Sverige,
- RESER, European Association for REsearch on SERvices
- Göteborgs Universitet, Handelshögskolan
Kollsnes Foto: Øyvind Hagen - Statoil
Last updated 16.2.2012