Sofie Kjendlie Selvaag (Fakultet for miljøvitenskap og naturforvaltning (MINA)) forsvarer sin ph.d.-avhandling "Bruk av kommunikasjon for å fremme miljøvennlig atferd: besøksforvaltning i nasjonalparker" fredag den 9. mai.
PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
English title of thesis
"Fostering pro-environmental behavior through communication: managing outdoor recreation in national park settings"
Norwegian title of thesis
"Bruk av kommunikasjon for å fremme miljøvennlig atferd: besøksforvaltning i nasjonalparker"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
“From general environmental consciousness to pro-environmental (travelling) behaviour in a broad context of (nature-based) tourism: challenges, theories, studies and recommendations for research and practice”
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence
Friday May 9, 2025 at 12.15, at SPK151, Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate (SKP).
The disputation can be attended by using the following link in Zoom:
https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/69072755954
All are welcome to attend, either physically or digitally, but please read the guidelines below before you open the link. This is to make sure that the disputation can be held without interruptions and noise.
Evaluation committee
First opponent: Dr. Marcel Hunziker (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland)
Second opponent: Associate Professor Sandra Wall-Reinius (Mid-Sweden University, Sweden)
Committee coordinator: Professor Stian Stensland (NMBU)
Supervisors
Main supervisor: Professor Øystein Aas (NMBU).
Co-supervisors: Dr. Vegard Gundersen (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)) and Dr. Marianne Evju (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA))
Guidelines for digital attendance:
- Do not use the camera.
- Mute your microphone.
- In Zoom you will first be placed in the waiting room. Please introduce yourself with your name, rather than with your IP address or computer name.
- If anyone has a question and wants to oppose ‘ex auditorio’, please write in the chat window of Zoom (1) “XY (your name) has a question" and (2) the question in brief. The chair of the defense will evaluate whether your question is opportune, and you will be given the word after the two opponents have concluded.
- When you are being given the word, you switch on your microphone and camera. Ensure briefly whether you are being heard.
- We advise you to test your own equipment before attending.
- The chat is not to be used for general discussions.
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. For those of you who want access to the thesis in pdf-form, please send an email to Brage Monsen – brage.monsen@nmbu.no.