Research groups
Research projects
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Cities confronted by protests: Democratic governance for efficient and socially just climate transformation (DEMOCLIM)
DEMOCLIM explores new democratic governance methods in the design and implementation of effective and socially just climate policies that emerge in the face of climate protests in four Scandinavian cities; Oslo, Bergen, Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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CONTRA – Conflicts in transformations
CONTRA explores how institutionalising productive conflict can increase the transformative capacity needed in the transition towards more sustainable cities.
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Mind the gap: Bridging knowledge and decision-making across sectoral silos and levels of governance in ecosystem based management (EcoGaps)
EcoGaps addresses apparent gaps between ecosystem science knowledge and its use in regional and local policy-decisions in land-use planning and water management.
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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.
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The Social Sustainable City - the Role of Strategic Planning for Local Housing Markets Heterogeneity
The primary goal of the project is to generate new knowledge to measure inclusion in the housing market and use this to understand the local dynamics of the housing market. The knowledge can be used to stimulate cities to develop a more active and comprehensive housing policy.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Knapskog, Marianne
(2022).
Tettstedspakker som samordnings- og samskapingsmodell.
Kart og Plan.
Vol. 115.
https://doi.org/10.18261/kp.115.4.3
Tønnesen, Anders; Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Hansen, Karsten Bruun; Valencia, Sandra C.
(2022).
Integrative climate leadership in multi-level policy packages for urban mobility - A study of governance systems in two Nordic urban regions.
8 p.
Transport Policy.
Vol. 128.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.05.007
Nilssen, Maja; Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
(2022).
Institutional innovation for more involving urban transformations: Comparing Danish and Dutch experience.
10 p.
Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning.
Vol. 131.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103845
Hofstad, Hege; Vedeld, Trond; Agger, Annika; Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Tønnesen, Anders; Valencia, Sandra
(2022).
Cities as public agents: A typology of co-creational leadership for urban climate transformation.
Earth System Governance.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2022.100146
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Tønnesen, Anders
(2021).
Core-city climate leadership in metropolitan contractual management agreements.
European Planning Studies.
Vol. 30.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2021.1947988
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær (2021). Becoming urban: the emergence of an urban policy in rural Norway. Zimmermann, Karsten; Fedeli, Valeria (Ed.). A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe. p. 127-148. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Vedeld, Trond; Hofstad, Hege; Hilde, Solli; Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
(2021).
Polycentric urban climate governance: Creating synergies between integrative and interactive governance in Oslo.
14 p.
Environmental Policy and Governance.
Vol. February.
https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.1935
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær
(2021).
Urban public space and freedom of speech.
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning.
Vol. 62.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-291X-2021-04-01
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Millstein, Marianne
(2021).
Introduksjon: Demokratiske byrom?.
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Millstein, Marianne (Ed.).
Demokratiske byrom. p. 13-25.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://www.universitetsforlaget.no/demokratiske-b...
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Millstein, Marianne
(2021).
Demokratiske byromsprosesser.
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Millstein, Marianne (Ed.).
Demokratiske byrom. p. 64-72.
Universitetsforlaget.
https://www.universitetsforlaget.no/demokratiske-b...
