Members
- Arnt Fløysand (Professor)
- Knut Hidle (Associate Professor)
- Håvard Haarstad (Post doctor)
- Heidi Bjønnes Larsen (PhD Candidate)
- Knut Bjørn Lindkvist (Professor)
- Grete Rusten (Professor)
- Helge Lea Tvedt (PhD Candidate)
Academic networks
- The National Geography Network on Regional Development and Economic Geography
- 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 Council, European Association for REsearch on SERvices
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
Reasearch Projects:
- The Spatial Embeddedness of Foreign Direct Investments
- Design og verdiskaping
- Place Planning:Water, Art and Regional Vitality in Rjukan and Tinn, Norway
- The Spanish salt fish market and the opportunities for the Norwegians
- Service Economies