Research Fellow - Analyses of Land-use Planning and Land-use Changes

NINA Frist Ansettelsesform Engasjement Research Fellow - Analyses of Land-Use Planning and Land-Use Changes NINA is advertising a three-year PhD position in quantitative geography, focusing on the relationship between spatial planning and land use change in Norway. The position is based at NINA's Department for Land and Biodiversity in Trondheim, with academic affiliation at NTNU (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering). Background and research need Spatial planning (variously referred to as land use planning or urban and regional planning) is one of society's most important instruments for governing how land is used and how landscapes develop. Spatial planning is rooted in architecture, engineering, and the natural and social sciences, and has traditionally been concerned with meeting specific development needs, while also setting frameworks for land use and conservation related to agriculture, nature, outdoor recreation and reindeer husbandry. In ...