• Coping with rapid and cascading changes in Svalbard: the case of nature-based tourism in Svalbard 

      Dannevig, Halvor; Søreide, Janne; Sveinsdóttir, Anna G.; Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Rusdal, Tone; Dale, Ragnhild Freng (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Tourism has been booming in Svalbard and has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels. At the same time, the island is a hotspot of rapid and cascading climate and environmental changes, which are already placing natural and ...
    • Culturally sensitive boundary work: A framework for linking knowledge to climate action 

      Dannevig, Halvor; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Hermansen, Erlend Andre T.; Karlsson, Marianne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Although it is increasingly recognized that scientific knowledge about climate change needs to be framed and conveyed in ways that resonate with people’s livelihoods to motivate societal change, these insights are often ...
    • Drivers of change in Arctic fjord socio-ecological systems: Examples from the European Arctic 

      Schlegel, Robert; Bartsch, Inka; Bischof, Kai; Bjørst, Lill Rastad; Dannevig, Halvor; Diehl, Nora; Duarte, Pedro; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Juul-Pedersen, Thomas; Lebrun, Anaïs; Merillet, Laurene; Miller, Cale; Ren, Carina; Sejr, Mikael; Søreide, Janne; Vonnahme, Tobias R.; Gattuso, Jean-Pierre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Fjord systems are transition zones between land and sea, resulting in complex and dynamic environments. They are of particular interest in the Arctic as they harbour ecosystems inhabited by a rich range of species and ...
    • Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest 

      Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Olsen, Julia; Nilsson, Annika E.; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Lebel, Julien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Svalbard Archipelago has experienced a rapid increase in tourism-related activities over the past few decades. The Norwegian Government’s ambition to develop the Archipelago’s tourism industry offers multiple socio-economic ...
    • ‘Road of life’: changing navigation seasons and the adaptation of island communities in the Russian Arctic 

      Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
    • Svalbard in transition: adaptation to cross-scale changes in Longyearbyen 

      Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Olsen, Julia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The backdrop for this study is the Norwegian national Svalbard policy, with long-term goals to transition Svalbard into a sustainable future without coal and to maintain Norwegian presence. Tourism, education and research ...