Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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CHANGE: Environmental systems shift in clothing consumption
In CHANGE, we will investigate what is most essential to reduce the environmental impact of clothing: reduce the amount of clothing that is produced, acquired and disposed of.
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LASTING: Sustainable prosperity through product durability
How can the lifespans of consumer goods be increased?
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Practices and policies of belonging among minority and majority children of low-income families (BELONG)
This project seeks to increase current knowledge of the practices causing marginalization and social exclusion of minority and majority children of low-income families.
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Wasted Textiles
The primary objective of this project is to reduce the use of synthetic textiles and the amount that goes to waste.
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WOOLUME: Polish sheep wool for improved resource utilisation and value creation
The main objective of Woolume is to explore how an under-utilized natural resource – wool from remote mountain regions – can be maximized into materials in local sustainable industry innovation systems that offer high returns on investment and contribute to an optimized, next-generation circular economy.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Haugrønning, Vilde
;
Haugsrud, Ingrid
(2024).
Comparing Male and Female Wardrobes: Gender Dynamics in the Practice of Dressing.
Jacobsen, Eivind; Strandbakken, Pål; Dulsrud, Arne; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth (Ed.).
Consumers and consumption in comparison. p. 139-165.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0195-631020240000037007
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Haugrønning, Vilde
;
Laitala, Kirsi
(2022).
Local clothing: What is that? How an environmental policy concept is understood.
International Journal of Fashion Studies (INFS).
Vol. 9.
https://doi.org/10.1386/infs_00060_1
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Haugrønning, Vilde
; Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal
(2022).
KRUSing into the Future:Restoring a Local Value Chain Through Cooperation.
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone (Ed.).
Local, Slow and Sustainable Fashion. Wool as a Fabric for Change. p. 1-34.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4506259
Haugrønning, Vilde
; Broda, Jan; Espelien, Ingvild Svokmo;
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
; Kobiela-Mendrek, Katarzyna; Rom, Monika;
Sigaard, Anna Schytte
; Tobiasson, Tone Skårdal
(2022).
Upping the WOOLUME: Waste Prevention Based on Optimal Use of Materials.
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone (Ed.).
Local, Slow and Sustainable Fashion. Wool as a Fabric for Change. p. 61-82.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3844714
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Haugrønning, Vilde
;
Laitala, Kirsi
;
Sigaard, Anna Schytte
; Tobiasson, Tone
(2022).
The Fate of Natural Fibres in Environmental Evaluations: A Question of Volume.
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone (Ed.).
Local, Slow and Sustainable Fashion. Wool as a Fabric for Change. p. 35-59.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3491392
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Haugrønning, Vilde
;
Laitala, Kirsi
;
Sigaard, Anna Schytte
; Tobiasson, Tone
(2022).
A Fashion Future: Fibre Diet.
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad; Tobiasson, Tone (Ed.).
Local, Slow and Sustainable Fashion. Wool as a Fabric for Change. p. 171-189.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4773319
Amilien, Virginie
; Discetti, Roberta; Lecoeur, Jean-Loup;
Roos, Gun
; Tocco, Barbara; Gorton, Matthew; Biasini, Beatrice; Menozzi, Davide; Labarre, Matthieu Duboys de; Filipović, Jelena; Meyer, Kathrin Barbara; Török, Áron; Veljković, Saša; Wavresky, Pierre;
Haugrønning, Vilde
; Csillag, Péter; Simons, Johannes; Ognjanov, Galjina
(2022).
European food quality schemes in everyday food consumption: An exploration of sayings and doings through pragmatic regimes of engagement.
Journal of Rural Studies.
Vol. 95.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.09.009
Laitala, Kirsi
;
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Haugrønning, Vilde
(2022).
Textile Cleaning and Odour Removal.
Thilagavathi, G.; Rathinamoorthy, R. (Ed.).
Odour in Textiles: Generation and Control. p. 197-224.
CRC Press.
https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003141426-10
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Laitala, Kirsi
;
Haugrønning, Vilde
(2021).
Wardrobe Sizes and Clothing Lifespans.
Nissen, Nils F.; Jaeger-Erben, Melanie (Ed.).
PLATE – Product Lifetimes And The Environment. Proceedings
3rd PLATE CONFERENCE, BERLIN, GERMANY 18–20 September 2019.
Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4188093
Laitala, Kirsi
;
Klepp, Ingun Grimstad
;
Haugrønning, Vilde
;
Throne-Holst, Harald
; Strandbakken, Pål
(2020).
Increasing repair of household appliances, mobile phones and clothing: Experiences from consumers and the repair industry.
Journal of Cleaner Production.
Vol. 282.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125349
