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Faculty of Landscape and Society

Faculty of Landscape and Society

Fjell-landskap i Afghanistan

Course: A disputed Afghanistan - Navigating a way forward (5 ECTS)

Three years after the Taliban takeover, the international community continues to struggle to both understand and find ways to support the people of Afghanistan as they face increasing poverty, food in…

Frihetskjemper som vifter med et flagg i Myanmars jungel

Unjust climate initiatives in Myanmar

In conflict-affected countries, climate related development aid may inadvertently heighten tensions and further marginalize ethnic minority groups, according to new research from NMBU.

Gold is a heavy metal that concentrates in the sediment on the riverbed. Here, miners are searching for gold flakes that they separate from the sand by panning. This rudimentary form of gold mining is popular as it provides economic opportunity without the need for expensive equipment.

Gold rush in the Amazon

Why have indigenous people turned to gold mining in the Ecuadorian Amazon when they previously opposed it?

Gard Frækaland Vangsnes

13 September - Gard Frækaland Vangsnes (LANDSAM)

Doctorate: Trial lecture and thesis defence. On 13 September, Gard Frækaland Vangsnes (Faculty of Landscape and Society) will defend his thesis 'We are all miners: An ethnography of gold mining in the…

Aerial view of mining activity.

RAPID podcast series: Rethinking resource rights

A podcast series exploring how current development strategies referred to as the green transformation affect people's ability to access the natural resources on which they rely.

Svalbard Satellite Station near Longyearbyen in Norway.

New network for Arctic space sustainability

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) launches an international network to map and assess sustainability challenges in the Arctic region related to outer space development.

Ullevål's Historical Park digital reconstruction

Reviving a Lost Era of Store Ullevål's Historical Park

Trude Stabu and Vivel Skarvatun have successfully completed their master theses, breathing new life into the historical park of Store Ullevål in Oslo. Their detailed research and innovative visualizat…

Waterline VR seminar

VR Seminar for the Waterline Project

The VR-Lab hosted a one-day seminar for the Waterline project. The seminar was part of a Summer School project activity organized in collaboration with the Waterline project partner at NMBU, the Wate…

Samarbeid for bedre medvirkning i planlegging

Honourable mention

AESOP recognises SITRAP for its work with a module-based teaching scheme: Participation in Practice.

Tegning av turister på Trolltunga, med et cruiseskip og helikopter i bakgrunnen.

Selfie tourism: What lies behind the glossy image?

SITRAP's National Student Competition within place development 2024: Win NOK 30,000 for your proposal on how to prepare a destination for selfie tourism.