• Forest owners' perspectives on forest protection in Norway 

      Gundersen, Vegard; Vistad, Odd Inge; Skjeggedal, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Forest protection in nature reserves in Norway relies on the voluntary participation of forest owners. While the national forest protection program has been a success since its start in early 1990s, by 2020 the national ...
    • Linking visitor motivation with attitude towards management restrictions on use in a national park 

      Gundersen, Vegard; Mehmetoglu, Mehmet; Vistad, Odd Inge; Andersen, Oddgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The increasing demand for visiting wilderness areas often requires management actions that both conserve the natural resources and ensure a high quality visitor experience. Many of the alpine national parks in southern ...
    • Mimisbrunnr Climate Park - a network for heritage learning, tourism development, and climate consciousness 

      Vistad, Odd Inge; Wold, Line Camilla; Daugstad, Karoline; Haukeland, Jan Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Increased ice melting revealed in 2006–2007 many reminiscences of ancient human activity around ice patches near Mt Galdhøpiggen, Norway's highest mountain peak. The public limited company “Klimapark 2469 AS” was established ...
    • National parks policy and planning: a comparative analysis of friluftsliv (Norway) and the dual mandate (New Zealand) 

      Higham, James Edward Strac; Haukeland, Jan Vidar; Hopkins, Debbie; Vistad, Odd Inge; Lindberg, Kreg; Daugstad, Karoline (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Conservation management in Norway is anchored in the historical tradition of friluftsliv although Norway's evolving economic policy signals that growing priority is being given to recreation and nature-based tourism ...
    • Planlegging for nærtur og folkehelse 

      Skjeggedal, Terje; Vistad, Odd Inge; Thorén, Kine Halvorsen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Facilitating walking close to residential areas is an important challenge to land-use planning. The article illuminates how efforts to improve conditions for and stimulate neighborhood walking are organized and integrated ...