Publications 2026
Latest academic journal articles, books and book chapters from NMBU's Faculty of Landscape and Society.
International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric
- Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Plant Derived Nutritious Foods—Volume 1
Singh BR, Banda LJ, Safalaoh A, Mwangwela A, Haug R, Eik LO, West JJ & Lal R (eds.)
Book published by Springer Nature (April 2026)
Affiliated chapters:
Plant Derived Nutritious Foods Under Changing Climate in Sub-Sahara Africa
Singh BR, Mwangwela A, Haug R & Lal R
Impact of Biochar Application on Soil Health and Crop Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mesfin S, Eik LO, Evjen O, Sægrov S, Awet E & Singh BR
Biochar Technology for Sustainable Agriculture at Smallholder Farms: A Case Study of Ethiopia, Malawi, and Tanzania
Mesfin S, Eik LO, Sægrov E, Evjen O, Tindwa HJ, Amuri NA, et al.
Importance, Impacts and Farmer Perception of In-Situ Rainwater Harvesting for Climate Adaptation in Malawi
Kabambe VH, Ngwira AR & Sitaula BK
Smallholder Farmland Degradation in Malawi: Unpacking Restoration Drivers Using a DPSIR Framework
Tibu A, Sitaula BK, Grimsby LK, West JJ & Limuwa M
The Legume Pendulum: The Role of Legumes in Smallholder Farmers’ Food and Income Security in Dowa, Malawi
Kakwera MN, Kambewa D & Haug R
Enhancing Attitudes Towards Implementing Sustainable Land Management Practices Through Farmer Field Schools in Rural Malawi: A Snapshot of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale
Tibu A, Enokye E & Sitaula BK
Research Gaps and Future Perspectives
Singh BR, Mwangwela A, Banda LJ, Haug R & Lal R - Rethinking Ecological Economics
Vatn A
Book published by Edward Elgar Publishing (April 2026) - Climate change
Bang G & Eckersley R
Chapter in: US Foreign Policy
M Cox & Stokes D (eds.)
Book pubished by Oxford University Press (March 2026) - From petro transition ethics to pragmatic energy efficient transition ethics in Norway
Sareen S, Inderberg THJ, High M, Rosenow J, DellaValle N, Niderehe S, Gulbrandsen LH, Dodge A, & Shokrgozar S
Article in PLOS Climate (March 2026) - Landscape, stand and tree characteristics influence the distribution of lightning damage in Central African forests
Zoletto B, van der Sande MT, van der Sleen P, Gora EM, Mitchard D, Nkwasibwe A, Bauters M, Cuni-Sanchez A, et al.
Article in Functional Ecology (March 2026) - Energy at the Edge of the State. Extractivism, Agropastoralism, and the Making of Frontiers
Shokrgozar S, Ashraf U & Singh D
Chapter in: Societal Transitions to Sustainability
S Sareen & Juhola S. (eds.)
Book published by Palgrave Macmillan (February 2026) - A Research Agenda for Arctic Security and Governance
M Jacobsen & Rowe EW (eds.)
Book published by Edward Elgar Publishing (February 2026)
Affiliated chapters:
Introduction: a research agenda for a rapidly changing Arctic
Jacobsen M & Rowe EW
Arctic as a region in scholarship and practice: status and challenges.
Rowe EW - Farmers as breeders and seed producers: Insights from 30 years of scaling up seed clubs in Vietnam
Nguyen LH, Dalle SP, Sharma S, Kilian B, Mulesa TH, Quang TH & Westengen OT
Article in Outlook on Agriculture (February 2026) - Seeds and social norms: sorghum seed exchange among smallholder farmers in Northern Ethiopia
Wendmu TA, de Boer HJ, Makate C & Westengen O
Article in Ecology and Society (February 2026) - The biocultural rights of the Atrato River, Colombia
Piedrahíta CV, McNeish JA, Socha JM, Mosquera AC & León DA
Rights of nature redux
Brandshaug MK & McNeish JA
Chapters in: The Politics of Riverine Rights - Environmental Struggles in Aotearoa New Zealand, Colombia and India
Borchgrevink A & Brandshaug MK (eds.)
Book published by Taylor & Francis (February 2026) - Unequal exchange of labour and global justice: Principles for a fair international distribution of work
Lukas Godé, Arild Vatn, Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Article in Ecological Economics (February 2026) - Understanding environmental attitudes influencing smallholder farmland restoration in Malawi: an attitude-behavior perspective
Tibu A, Sitaula BK & Grimsby LK
Article in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (January 2026) - Legal Formalisation of Land Rights and Local Subsistence Security: Matrilineal Land Institutions in Northern Mozambique Kaarhus R
Article in Land (January 2026)
- Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Plant Derived Nutritious Foods—Volume 1
Landscape Architecture
Property and Law
- Jordskifteloven lovkommentar
Bjerva ØJ, Holth F. Reiten M, Sky PK og Aasen I
Ajourført utgave på Juridika, Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. A jour pr. 13. mars 2026 - Biodiversity offsets in a world of land scarcity: A comparative study of legal tools for land securement
Habermann JT & Bergheim H
Article in Land Use Policy (June 2026) - Matrikkelloven lovkommentar
Faafeng VG, Holth F, Høgvard D & Sky PK
Revidert utgave på Juridika. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. A jour pr. 9. oktober 2025
- Jordskifteloven lovkommentar
Public Health Science
- School greenness and children's academic achievement and well-being: A population-wide study from Norway
Ulset VS, Tronsen J, Nordbø ECA & Venter Z
Article in Environmental Research (June 2026) - Case management by Norwegian municipal dementia resource teams - fulfilling the role
Michelet M, Eriksen S, Krohne K, Bredholt TC, Engedal K, Askestad H, … Rokstad AMM
Article in Aging & Mental Health (April 2026) - Transformed stakeholder roles and dynamics: experiences from co-creation of public health initiatives in municipalities Moe E, Ihlebæk C, Pawlowski C & Nordbø ECA
Article in Journal of Public Health (Berl.). (February 2026) - Understanding motivating and demotivating factors among maternal healthcare professionals in Somalia: a qualitative interview study
Sheikh NS, Gele A & Bonfrer I
Article in BMJ Global Health (February 2026) - Public health messaging and community engagement during COVID-19: a rapid-review from the Greater Mekong Subregion
Kveen V, Lilier K, Kjøllesdal MKR, Naranjo-Zolotov M, Lapanun P,...Overgaard HJ, et al.
Article in One Health Outlook (January 2026) (A Springer Nature journal)
- School greenness and children's academic achievement and well-being: A population-wide study from Norway
Urban and Regional Planning
- Nature concerns: the weak spot in Norwegian land-use planning for second homes
Saglie IL, Peters S & Stokke KB
Article in Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography (February 2026) - Resharing the city: A framework for circular urban neighborhoods the case of Oslo
Di Marino M, Uteng TP, Chavoshi SH & Standal A
Article in Cities (April 2026)
- Nature concerns: the weak spot in Norwegian land-use planning for second homes
Multipal departments
- Totalberedskap
Norheim-Martinsen PM (ed.)
Book published by Gyldendal (January 2026)
Affiliated chapters:
Kapittel 1 - Introduksjon
Norheim-Martinesen PM
Kapittel 12 - Med lovan i hånd: Hvordan ivaretas beredskap i plan- og bygningsloven
Elvestad HE & Baklund L
Kapittel 13 - Fast eiendom og eiendomsrett som kritiske samfunnsinstitusjoner
Holsen T & Ringen-Vatnedalen
Kapittel 14 - Norsk matsikkerhet og beredskap i en uforutsigbar verden
Haug R & Smedshaug CA
Kapittel 17 - Konklusjon: Fra totalforsvar til totalberedskap
Norheim-Martinsen PM
- Totalberedskap
