Knowledge-based management is an explicit goal in Norwegian environmental planning, as
in other governmental sectors. Implementation of international environmental conventions …

A core challenge in environmental planning is the gap between a strong participatory ethos
and top-down defined nature protection policies. Nature protection policies for large areas …

How has ecological knowledge been applied in Norwegian management of hydropower
and protected areas? By recognizing a diversity of environmental 'knowledges' and science …

The dominating legal instrument for area-based protection in Norway has been the Nature
Conservation Act. Although protection is directed mainly towards species, ecosystems and …

During recent decades, opinions about how nature should be protected by the public sector
have changed. One result is a better awareness of the important role that local actors play in …

There is a steady increase in knowledge about environmental challenges and solutions, as
well as about how solutions within different environmental fields may affect each other (eg …

In the thesis, the conditions, possibilities, and limitations for Swedish environmental
organisations to influence other actors—state agencies, political organisations, enterprises …

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En studie av Karmøy kommunes forvaltning av naturområder NOTAT 2002:126 Page 2 Tittel …

Miljøverndepartementet etablerte i 2007 Verdiskapingsprogrammet for kulturminner, med 11
piloter over hele landet, koordinert av Riksantikvaren, og i 2009 ble programmet Naturarven …

The scientific community has an important role in producing information for decision-making
processes. Moreover, the effective and proper utilisation of scientific knowledge in support of …