Håvard Haarstad as supervisor

Field of potential topics of supervision

I work on projects related to sustainability and climate change, in particular in relation to cities, urbanization and planning. My research focuses on how to make urban life sustainable. How can we reduce emissions and reduce resource use and, at the same time, generate social equity, democracy and quality of life? There is a wide variety of potential projects within this theme. I typically work in geographical contexts within Norway and Europe, but I am open to supervise projects based on fieldwork in other contexts.

I share my time between the Department of Geography and the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation. At CET we involve PhD candidates and master’s students working on similar themes. We often include master’s students in projects and often work collaboratively. There may be external projects at CET that students can get involved in.

Examples of possible themes for master’s projects

• Urban development and sustainable transformations: climate friendly, resource efficient and renewable cities
• Climate and sustainability initiatives in transport and mobility
• Sustainable urbanism, governance and planning
• Democratic participation and civic activism
• Justice, equity and fairness in urban development
• Temporality, fast and slow change, critique of acceleration and urgency in transitions