About
I am educated as a spatial planner and real estate novelist, holding a PhD. My research focuses on urban transformation, housing development, and the Norwegian planning and zoning system. In my research, I employ both qualitative and quantitative methods, specifically utilizing register data, large-scale AI-driven document analyses, interviews, and map-based analyses. Creating effective visual representations of research findings - particularly maps - is a priority for me. I have led three projects on urban development in noise-exposed areas in collaboration with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (2024–2026), as well as OsloMet’s contribution to the Horizon 2020 project FUSILLI (2021–2024, grant agreement no. 101000717), which focuses on sustainable urban food systems. My projects have been funded by municipalities, public agencies, the state, the EU, and the Research Council of Norway. I also teach urban planning and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and supervise master's students.
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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FUSILLI - Fostering the Urban Food System Transformation through Innovative Living Labs Implementation
Through experimental methods and knowledge sharing, researchers will explore new ways of producing and distributing food in European cities. OsloMet and the municipality of Oslo are Norwegian partners in the project, which has been supported by Horizon 2020, the EU's framework program for research.
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Small city regions – development, resilience and sustainability (SMACREG)
Norway is among the countries in Europe with the largest share of residents living in smaller city regions (SCRs). These regions are central to the national goals of regionally balanced development and to securing sustainable regions throughout the country.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Cuomo, Federico; Battisti, Luca; Bruno, Riccardo;
Loades, Celine Motzfeldt
;
Eika, Anders
(2025).
Experimenting with Urban Food Systems. A Comparison of Oslo and Turin.
ReCibo Rivista della Rete Italiana Politiche Locali del Cibo.
Vol. Volume 3 .
https://doi.org/10.13135/3034-834X/11842
Gu, Yiquan; Lord, Alexander;
Eika, Anders
; Dethier, Perrine; Samsura, Datuk Ary Adriansyah;
Nordahl, Berit Irene
; Sommervoll, Dag Einar; Krabben, Erwin van der; Halleux, Jean-Marie
(2021).
Fair shares? Advancing land economics through cooperative game theory.
Land Use Policy.
Vol. 106.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105400
Li, Keyang; Dethier, Perrine;
Eika, Anders
; Samsura, D Ary A; Krabben, Erwin van der;
Nordahl, Berit Irene
; Halleux, Jean-Marie
(2019).
Measuring and comparing planning cultures: risk, trust and co-operative attitudes in experimental games.
European Planning Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1612325
Eika, Anders
(2019).
Urban development and cooperation games.
Journal of Property Research.
Vol. 36.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09599916.2019.1615977
Nordahl, Berit Irene
;
Eika, Anders
(2017).
Urban Redevelopment and the (Mixed) Blessing of Multiple Ownership.
Hepperle, Erwin; Dixon-Gough, Robert W.; Mansberger, Reinfried; Paulsson, Jenny; Henrik, Jozef; Kalbro, Thomas (Ed.).
Land Ownership and Land Use Development. The Integration of Past, Present, and Future in Spatial Planning and Land Management Policies. p. 89-105.
vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3441576
