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18 DEC 2013
Nordregio News Issue 5, 2013
16 DEC 2013
Nordregio söker ny ekonomi- och administrationschef
11 DEC 2013
Congratulations to Katarina Pettersson, Senior Research Fellow at Nordregio, who has become a docent in Social and Economic Geography at Uppsala University, Sweden.
3 DEC 2013
Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen are expected to be among the fastest growing cities in western Europe, according to a report from the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. One reason for the…
26 NOV 2013
Nordregio is searching for 16 regions or cities interested in participating in a partnership exercise. The exercise is part of eight case study regions within the study on multi-level governance in…
25 NOV 2013
Nordregio Forum 2013 was arranged in co-operation with The Nordic Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communication in Sweden, and Reglab Sweden.
Read and download presentations from Nordregio Forum 2013 - Nordic Attraction
Nordregio Forum 2014 in IcelandTheme: Sustainable development in the Arctic Nordegio Forum 2015 in DenmarkTheme: Planning and sustainability in city regions Nordregio Forum 2016 in FinlandTheme:…
On October 14-15 2013 the first Nordregio Forum was held in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm. The theme was Nordic Attraction and the key questions discussed were connected to Nordic competitiveness…
13 NOV 2013
A warm welcome to Julien Grunfelder who started work as GIS expert at Nordregio in November 2013.
6 NOV 2013
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Frank Othengrafen & Andreas P. Cornett.
24 OCT 2013
Nordregio News Issue 4, 2013
17 OCT 2013
15 OCT 2013
The Arctic Cooperation Programme of the Nordic Council of Ministers has opened up its call for project applications for financial support in 2018 to new project proposals. Deadline for sending in proposals is 1…
How to make planning processes more efficient and plan for new housing continues to be crucial topic in throughout Europe, especially in metropolitan regions with high growth. During recent years…
Various studies indicate that men and certain masculinities are ascribed a normative role in innovation policies and innovation networks. This article aims to analyse which feminist approaches…
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Daniel Galland & Stig Enemark.
10 OCT 2013
I en globaliserad värld ökar behovet av samarbete inom Norden. Men hur konkurrenskraftiga är de nordiska länderna? Vad är unikt med Norden? Möt Adrian Wooldridge från The Economist och Jose…
9 SEP 2013
A warm welcome to Jukka Teräs and Ingrid H G Johnsen, who started work as Senior Research Fellows at Nordregio on September 2nd 2013. Jukka comes from Finland and holds a Doctor's degree in…
5 SEP 2013
A new Nordregio report studies cross-border labour mobility in the Central Baltic region together with the policies and measures related to that. It provides background information on the current migration…
30 AUG 2013
Are there changes in the gendered structures of sustainable development that affect the concrete climate change responses of Swedish municipalities?
- The Swedish Experience of a Global Citizens Consultation Nordregio's Research Fellow Christian Dymén is co-author to a new peer reviewed article that contributes knowledge of how to…
20 AUG 2013
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Andreas Faludi.
12 JUL 2013
New Nordregio Working Paper on housing policies and urban planning with examples of situations and strategies in Nordic municipalities.
11 JUL 2013
Visit the updated Nordregio Maps and Graphs gallery
4 JUL 2013
Nordregio invites applications for one position
Demografiska förändringar kommer att påverka de nordiska länderna på många sätt under de kommande decennierna. En av de största demografiska utmaningarna är att befolkningen blir allt äldre.…
20 JUN 2013
Nordregio News Issue 3, 2013
17 JUN 2013
A Nordregio Working Paper that formulates a policy model that can be used for supporting women's entrepreneurship in the Nordic countries, with a special focus on sparsely populated and rural areas.
Nordregio News Issue 2, 2013
An article by Nordregio's Senior Research Fellow Katarina Pettersson entitled Support for women's entrepreneurship: a Nordic spectrum published in International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship…
12 JUN 2013
Proceedings from the First International Conference on Urbanisation in the Arctic. Conference 28-30 August 2012, Ilimmarfik, Nuuk, Greenland. Nordregio Working Paper 2013:6
11 JUN 2013
- Trends and Research in the Nordic Countries Rural tourism has often been considered to be a remedy for rural decline, and as a tool for creating employment and economic growth. In this Working Paper…
31 MAY 2013
Throughout the spring, researchers at Nordregio have been conducting a case study on poverty and social exclusion in the suburb of Botkyrka. As part of the ESPON TIPSE project, the case study…
29 MAY 2013
On May 30th 2013 Nordregio's Research Fellow Alexandre Dubois will publicly defend his PhD-thesis from the Department of Human Geography at Stockholm University. The thesis is entitled Managing…
16 MAY 2013
The objective of the Arctic Co-operation Programme is to support processes, projects and initiatives that will help promote sustainable development and benefit the people of the Arctic under the…
15 MAY 2013
The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) was released at the Arctic Council Ministerial on May 15th in Kiruna, Sweden. The report contains knowledge on the status and trends of Arctic biodiversity…
14 MAY 2013
Tourism is the world's largest industry. Tourism also causes significant environmental impacts, since it usually involves travelling with aircrafts, by car or on cruise ships. A new book about local and…
2 MAY 2013
On-going climate negotiations are challenged by competing national and business interests that are creating stumbling blocks to success. Nordregio's Senior Research Fellow Lisa Van Well is co-author of a…
23 APR 2013
In order to improve the preconditions for cross-border labour mobility, cooperation between all relevant actors needs to be intensified. Also targeted information has to be made available for those interested…
22 APR 2013
Legal and Institutional Impediments to the Exercise of Innovative Economic Development Policy by Subnational Jurisdictions New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by…
19 APR 2013
- Challenges, Expectations and Practices
26 MAR 2013
New Nordregio Working Paper on linkages between EU policy for territorial cooperation and Nordic cross-border cooperation.
22 MAR 2013
In the aftermath of the latest economic crises, the concept of "Smart specialisation" was presented to increase the efficiency in European investments in research, innovation and entrepreneurship. As the…
Travelling is a natural part of my work at Nordregio. I travel to project meetings and workshops, seminars, conferences and to work in the field. As most of my colleagues, I usually travel by airplane. During…
19 MAR 2013
Nordregio invites applications for two positions
Read Lisa Hörnström's Doctoral thesis, Umeå university (2012).
18 MAR 2013
New peer reviewed article by Nordregio's Senior Research Fellow Lisa Hörnström the role of the regional level in the Nordic countries.
7 MAR 2013
Nordregio's Director Kjell Nilsson is one of the editors of the book Peri-urban futures: Scenarios and models for land use change in Europe.
5 MAR 2013
Cross-Border Labour Market Mobility in the Central Baltic Region 19 March 2013, Riga, Latvia
3 MAR 2013
A month ago I started as the Director of Nordregio. A month passes by quickly. For me, it has been a time to familiarise myself with the organisation and the work we do. What I've found is that Nordregio…
7 FEB 2013
An article previously published in the journal Planning Practice & Research, written by Nordregio's Alexandre Dubois together with former Nordregio colleagues Erik Gløersen and Kaisa…
New Nordregio Working Paper on making geographic specificity a driver for territorial development in Europe.
31 JAN 2013
Here, on the threshold of leaving Nordregio, it's time for me to thank everyone in our network; all our contacts within the policy world and of course thanks to all our good colleagues within the research…
After eight years as Director at Nordregio, Ole Damsgaard is moving on to new challenges. Nordregio and all of the staff would like to direct a sincere thank you to Ole and wish him all the best in the…
30 JAN 2013
Dr Kjell Nilsson hefur verið valinn nýr forstjóri hjá Nordregio, rannsóknastofnun Ráðherranefndar Norðurlanda í Stokkhólmi. Kjell Nilsson er vísindamaður með mikinn áhuga á norrænna samvinnu.
Kjell Nilsson (MMT) on valittu Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston tutkimuslaitos Nordregion uudeksi johtajaksi Tukholmassa. Nilsson on vahvasti pohjoismaiseen yhteistyöhön sitoutunut tutkija.
Kjell Nilsson, ph.d., er udnævnt til ny direktør ved Nordisk Ministerråds forskningsinstitut Nordregio, beliggende i Stockholm. Kjell Nilsson er en forsker med et stort engagement for nordisk samarbejde.
Dr. Kjell Nilsson er ansatt som ny direktør for Nordisk Ministerråds forskningssenter Nordregio, som ligger i Stockholm. Kjell Nilsson er en forsker med stort engasjement i det nordiske samarbeidet.
Dr Kjell Nilsson har utsetts till ny direktör för Nordiska Ministerrådets forskningsinstitut Nordregio, beläget i Stockholm. Kjell Nilsson är forskare med stort engagemang i nordiskt samarbete.
View Kjell Nilsson's profile Interview with Kjell Nilsson
conducts strategic research in the fields of planning and regional policy. Nordregio is active in research and dissemination and provides policy relevant knowledge, particularly with a Nordic and European…
Dr Kjell Nilsson has been appointed as the new Director at the Nordic Council of Ministers' research institute, Nordregio. Kjell Nilsson is a researcher with extensive engagement in Nordic co-operation.
29 JAN 2013
Nordregio News Issue 1, 2013
18 JAN 2013
Nordregio's Peter Schmitt, Lisbeth Greve Harbo and Asli Tepecik Diş have contributed to a new book on resilience as a concept in urban planning
15 JAN 2013
New peer reviewed article by Nordregio's Research Fellow Christian Dymén, Måns Andersson, Linköping University and Richard Langlais, FOI on gender and climate change response in Swedish planning…
When young women migrate to the big cities, they leave young men in majority in the smaller towns. This is becoming a real demographic challenge to many Danish municipalities.
How are Nordic regions affected by a new global economic situation where - in many ways - the focus has shifted from Europe to other parts of the world? How can Nordic regions deal with demographic…
10 JAN 2013
The CentralBaltic JobFerry platform was initially launched in August 2012 and since then the amount of visitors using it has been increasing extensively. The platform offers information on e.g.…
2 JAN 2013
February 18th and 19th 2013, Östersund, Sweden
18 DEC 2012
Nordregio News Issue 5, 2012
17 DEC 2012
Perspectives on rural development in the Nordic Countries – Policies, governance and development initiatives CAP Rural Development Policy in the Nordic Countries: What can we learn about…
Workshops and seminars: Workshop on small scale tourism in the Nordic states Seminar on rural housing in the Nordic countries
Working Group for exchange of experience and knowledge development (Urban Policies) Working Group for globalisation and cross-border co-operation Nordic Working Group on Third…
Over the past four years, Nordregio has contributed to Nordic co-operation by acting as the secretariat for four working groups under the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Regional Policy (EK-R).…
23 NOV 2012
The final report of the project Regional Strategies for Green Growth and Innovation published.
New Nordregio Working Paper published as part of the project Regional Strategies for Green Growth and Innovation.
22 NOV 2012
New Nordregio Working Paper on cross-border and transnational cooperation in Nordic regions.
20 NOV 2012
Nordic countries are working to mitigate and adapt to climate change at all levels. Counteracting and coping with climate change is a guiding principle for a wide range of Nordic initiatives. Nordregio's…
14 NOV 2012
8 NOV 2012
New peer reviewed article by Nordregio's Research Fellow Christian Dymén and Richard Langlais on climate change adaptation in Swedish planning practice.
A Nordregio study that analyses the relevance and the effectiveness of ERDF and Cohesion Fund support to regions with specific geographical features.
Nordregio's Lise Smed Olsen is co-author of a peer reviewed article about the European Regional Development Fund and island regions.
6 NOV 2012
Nordregio is proud to launch our virtual Alumni Network - an informal and valuable way of sharing ideas, learning about new trends and maintaining good contacts.
2 NOV 2012
Innovations are regarded as fundamental for achieving economic, social and ecological sustainability. Nordregio's Lukas Smas and Maria Lindqvist are the authors of a booklet about innovations for…
25 OCT 2012
Nordregio's Lukas Smas was interviewed by Swedish Television (SVT) on the increasing number of shopping malls being built in Stockholm.
22 OCT 2012
On February 1st 2013 Dr. Kjell Nilsson will start as Nordregio's new Director. At present, he is Head of the Division of Parks and Urban Landscapes at the Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and…
We're happy to welcome Dr. Kjell Nilsson as Nordregio's new Director starting February 1st 2013.
19 OCT 2012
Nordregio's Lise Smed Olsen has been published in European Planning Studies. The paper considers whether the territorial knowledge dynamics concept can "make a difference" compared to…
10 OCT 2012
Nordregio News Issue 4, 2012
Nordregio Policy Brief 2012:5 In many countries, renewable energy is highly prioritized, not only as a means of addressing environmental and energy security issues, but also as a potentially significant…
8 OCT 2012
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Hege Hofstad
Nordic-Baltic ESPON/ENECON Workshop about "Sustainability and Sustainable Regions – Multi-faceted Concepts" at Nordregio 15-16 November 2012.
4 OCT 2012
2 OCT 2012
Nordregio's Research Fellow Mitchell Reardon formed the urban planning and design team that won the Morph My City Challenge 2040 Prize, in Regina Canada.
19 SEP 2012
On August 28, 2012, a cross-border labour platform for the Central Baltic region was launched in Stockholm. The platform provides information for job and education seekers willing to move to Latvia…
14 SEP 2012
24 AUG 2012
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Daniel F Heuermann
22 AUG 2012
Nordregio Policy Brief Policy recommendations from the project "Coastal societies and demography"
– Approaches from the Baltic Sea Region This Nordregio report is the final report of the INTERREG IVB project NEW BRIDGES 'Strengthening the Quality of Life through the Improved…
Linus Rispling works as a GIS/Cartography Analyst at Nordregio since August 2012
17 AUG 2012
New Nordregio Working Paper that illustrates the relatively new and explorative nature of the green growth concept.
16 AUG 2012
New issue of Nordregio News that discusses the concept of quality of life from an urban-rural perspective.
13 JUL 2012
For several years, the level of economic growth in the region of North Central Sweden has been low and regional assets in terms of education and business R&D are below EU average. To stimulate…
12 JUL 2012
First steps taken towards a web platform on cross-border labour markets
With staff constantly travelling, Nordregio has a broad network, both in the Nordic countries and in Europe. Regional development is a field we share with many different actors and we strive to continuously…
In April and May 2012, a team from Nordregio got the privilege to meet four of the most important ministries and agencies in Denmark working in the fields that Nordregio is active in.
5 JUL 2012
The conference will take place in Nuuk, Greenland, 28-30 August 2012
29 JUN 2012
Nordregio Policy Brief 2012:3 Demographic handbook for the Nordic countries – and how the B7 islands could make use of it.
Nordregio Policy Brief 2012:2 What positions and roles do our Nordic cities have in this world of flows, and how does the global network economy impact on Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, and Stockholm, and…
Nordregio Policy Brief 2012:1 This Nordregio Policy Brief is designed to provide policymakers working in growing cities and regions with policy options to accommodate population growth without vast urban…
28 JUN 2012
Read new research findings from Nordregio
Nordregio is participating in two events at the Almedalen Week 2012
13 JUN 2012
Nordregio's Gunnar Lindberg is one of the authors to a new refereed article that investigates how multifunctional agriculture can facilitate sustainable rural development in terms of mechanisms and inherent…
5 JUN 2012
A number of events, exhibitions and seminars are organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers at the Rio+20 conference with a perspective on the Nordic Way towards a green, inclusive economy.
14 MAY 2012
A study of the Nordic capital regions' national and international intercity connectivity shows that notions of the national, Nordic, European and global urban systems need to be challenged to…
New Nordregio Working Paper based on a Nordic comparative study examines the strengths and weaknesses in the housing development and construction process in four urban regions.
2 MAY 2012
New Nordregio Working Paper on Nordic experiences and learnings connected to the EU rural development programme.
New issue of Nordregio News on the role of universities and their impact on regional development.
11 APR 2012
EU macro-regions and macro-regional strategies – A scoping study Journal of Nordregio 1 2009 - The Baltic Sea Region Strategy Exploring the Baltic Sea Region – On territorial capital and spatial…
Jonathan Metzger is Assistant Professor of urban and regional studies at the School of Architecture and Built Environment, KTH/Royal Institute of Technology. He was formerly Head of…
Nordregio's Peter Schmitt and former Nordregio employee Jonathan Metzger have been published in Environment and Planning. The paper investigates the first ever so-called 'macroregional strategy'…
Nordregio has published a Working Paper and a broschure with a policy model for supporting women's entrepreneurship in sparsely populated areas.
A new article by Nordregio's Katarina Pettersson has been published in the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. The purpose of the paper is to analyse national state support…
30 MAR 2012
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Matti Fritsch.
22 MAR 2012
Two new Nordregio publications discuss the role of higher education institutions (HEI) in regional development in the Nordic countries.
Nordregio has developed a handbook with inspiration and actions for responding to demographic changes in the Nordic countries.
16 MAR 2012
The fourth workshop will be held in Lahti Finland on June 5th 2012.
5 MAR 2012
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Pavlos Marinos Delladetsima.
22 FEB 2012
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by David Evers.
15 FEB 2012
Demand for more flexible cross-border labour markets in the Central Baltic Region
9 FEB 2012
Nordregio News 2 2011 discusses the Territorial Agenda 2020.
The question of how to coordinate regional growth policy and physical planning is discussed in many countries and within the EU today.
3 FEB 2012
The third workshop will be held in Bornholm Denmark on April 19th 2012.
The second workshop will be held in Luleå Sweden on March 27th 2012.
The first workshop will be held in Stjørdal Norway on February 28th 2012.
During the spring 2012 Nordregio will host a series of workshops on demographic challenges of the Nordic countries.
20 JAN 2012
Nordregio has updated the Maps and Graphs gallery.
Nordregio has developed a policy model for supporting women's entrepreneurship in Nordic sparsely populated areas.
The next issue of Nordregio News will take on the discussion of Green Economy and Green Growth. Editorial Board member Gunnar Lindberg gives an insight to both the issue and the topic.
19 DEC 2011
We have experienced warmer winters, stronger storms and greater precipitation in the Nordic countries. Management of, and planning for, larger quantities of water, as well as adaptation of our…
14 DEC 2011
New refereed article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Neil Evans.
13 DEC 2011
The project is about how future urban systems can be designed in a way which is consistently less damaging to the environment than the current status.
New Nordregio working paper presents the so-called Metabolic Impact Assessment (MIA) as an evaluation of two urban development projects: in Stockholm, the first phase of the Stockholm Royal…
5 DEC 2011
European rural policy is out of date and fails to reflect the reality of 21st century Europe, according to a major new report. The report calls for a fresh approach, more attuned to contemporary realities and…
30 NOV 2011
18 NOV 2011
Specialised in urban sociology, working life & gender issues.
15 NOV 2011
Two new refereed papers published by Nordregio's Apostolos Baltzopoulos with new insights into the founding of entrepreneurial start-ups.
3 NOV 2011
"One of the main strenghts of the InMotion program was that it created a feeling of action in a time of economic crises.", says Maria Lindqvist who has finished an evaluation of the program.
Climate Change Adaptation in Practice. The 3rd and last International BaltCICA Conference takes place 18th and 19th January 2012, in Helsinki, Finland.
New Nordregio Working Paper based on discussions and presentations at seminars held by the Nordic working group on Future rural areas.
New debate article in European Journal of Spatial Development by Arjen van der Burg.
How Renewable Energy and Clean Tech can contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy. New Nordregio Working Paper.
New Nordregio Working Paper that gives an introductory overview of territorial governance systems in the Nordic capital regions.
New Nordregio Working Paper on tackling the consequences of the economic crisis.
26 SEP 2011
Nordregio is developing a handbook on demographic challenges in the Nordic countries.
23 SEP 2011
Participation in planning – a study of urban development in Norwayby Eva Irene Falleth & Gro Sandkjær Hansen
15 SEP 2011
The Regional Innovation Monitor (RIM) plattform is an on-line tool for comparison of innovation policy approaches and trends at the regional level. Nordregio is a regional expert in the RIM project…
According to the "European Regional Innovation Scoreboard" in 2006, Stockholm was the top region of Europe in innovation performance. While Stockholm is performing well in a comparative perspective…
6 SEP 2011
Impressive media coverage from the Centralbaltic Job Ferry kick-off meeting last week in Riga.
31 AUG 2011
New catalogue published; gathering 11 projects that have changed their region.
During June 22nd-26th 2011 Nordregio will participate in the Seventh International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences in Akureyri, Iceland.
Nordregio researcher Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, an expert on Arctic related issues, was interviewed by Vetenskapsradion, a program on Swedish Radio, in two broadcasts about the possibilities and…
On May 3rd 2011, researchers from Nordregio participated in the international conference Urban Development 2050 – Planning resource-efficient cities in Vienna. The conference was a central…
The second phase of the programme "Nordic-Russian Exchange Programme for Local Civil Servants" has now ended. During the winter and spring of 2010/2011 Russian and Nordic municipal civil…
A November 2009 study on how Egyptian university students view Europe, as part of the FP 7 EuroBroadMap Project, indicates that they regard Europe primarily in terms of economic development and…
Mitchell Reardon, Research Assistant at Nordregio, was awarded runner up of the 2011 Stockholmia Prize by Samfundet St Erik, a community organization in Stockholm, and Stockholmsforskningen.…
The Nordic working group on globalisation and cross-border cooperation has published a paper which gives a background on EGTC - European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation and discusses the…
The second study visit in the Nordic-Russian Exchange Programme for Local Civil Servants, on the theme Urban Planning, took place in Odense February 9-11 2011. The focus of the visit was to present how…
In the European Journal of Spatial Development (other contribution) Lukasz Damurski presents the results of public consultations held in Poland by means of online surveys, in a discussion on the concept of…
Klaus Georg Hansen has been employed as new deputy director of Nordregio with focus on HR management and senior research fellow. Klaus Georg Hansen is 49 years old and comes from a position as…
Reflections on chapter 3 'Strengthening cohesion´ based on a number of recent research projects conducted by Nordregio and on the continuing discussion within Nordregio on the concepts of territorial…
The twelfth volume in the series "Regional Development in the Nordic Countries" is now published. The reports have regularly supplied practitioners with comprehensive analysis of the Nordic regional…
The project Sustainable Urban Metabolism for Europe (SUME) is focusing on how future urban systems can be designed to be less damaging to the environment.
Nordregio´s Rasmus Ole Rasmusen on radio: SR Vetandets värld and NRK Sami Radio.
An article in Futures, vol. 42, Issue 8, October 2010, Pages 846-855, by Christopher J. Smith and Alexandre Dubois, Nordregio.
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