Maiken Bjørkan
Biographic Data
| ID | 165733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maiken Bjørkan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maiken |
| FAMILY NAME | Bjørkan |
| SIGNATURE | BJØRKAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nordland Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5560-8633 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rise of the rhizome
Coastal communities are experiencing profound social, economic, and environmental change that challenges their capacities to adapt and determine their own futures. In this paper, we conceptualize how such communities navigate change by reconciling their specific transitions within, yet distinct from, the wider sustainability transitions scholarship. The ever-expanding literature addressing transition emphasizes the what and why of change, yet oft…
Ethical approaches for engaging extended peer communities
“Sustainability is not a vegan coffee shop.” Eliciting citizen attitudes and perspectives to localize the UN sustainable development goals
Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national legislation includes a need for their localization. The authors posit that this concept of localizing the SDGs is achieved if the goals are appended to an existing policy process with local implications, termed a “policy vehicle.” For this study, Q-methodology was used to gather local perspectives on the legislative process for coastal planning in Norway (the “polic…
Navigating visions, knowledge and practical challenges in coastal zone planning
This paper explores what happens when the ideal of sustainable development meets the real and pressing problems in coastal zone planning. Insights into how coastal zone planners understand environmental problems and navigate political visions, knowledge requirements, stakeholder involvement and local conditions, are key to understanding how to develop a holistic approach in line with sustainable development. The paper applies Q-methodology to ide…
Fem over tolv for laksen
Sammendrag Lokalbefolkning, fiskere og forvaltning står overfor flere ulike typer kriser rundt forvaltningen av villaksen. Om ikke myndighetene finner løsningen på problemene, er tiden ute for den atlantiske villaksen. Har lakseforvaltningen noe å lære fra andre forvaltningssystemer før klokken er fem over tolv
Narrative matters for sustainability
Towards extended shared socioeconomic pathways
A major challenge in planning for adaptation to climate change is to assess future development not only in relation to climate but also in relation to social, economic and political changes that affect the capacity for adaptation or otherwise play a role in decision making. One approach is to use scenario methods. This article presents a methodology that combines top-down scenarios and bottom-up approaches to scenario building, with the aim of ar…
The Biodiversity Discourse
Marine Protected Areas
Narrative matters for sustainability
Towards extended shared socioeconomic pathways
A major challenge in planning for adaptation to climate change is to assess future development not only in relation to climate but also in relation to social, economic and political changes that affect the capacity for adaptation or otherwise play a role in decision making. One approach is to use scenario methods. This article presents a methodology that combines top-down scenarios and bottom-up approaches to scenario building, with the aim of ar…
Marine Protected Areas
The Biodiversity Discourse
Marine Protected Areas
The Biodiversity Discourse
Narrative matters for sustainability
Towards extended shared socioeconomic pathways
A major challenge in planning for adaptation to climate change is to assess future development not only in relation to climate but also in relation to social, economic and political changes that affect the capacity for adaptation or otherwise play a role in decision making. One approach is to use scenario methods. This article presents a methodology that combines top-down scenarios and bottom-up approaches to scenario building, with the aim of ar…
Navigating visions, knowledge and practical challenges in coastal zone planning
This paper explores what happens when the ideal of sustainable development meets the real and pressing problems in coastal zone planning. Insights into how coastal zone planners understand environmental problems and navigate political visions, knowledge requirements, stakeholder involvement and local conditions, are key to understanding how to develop a holistic approach in line with sustainable development. The paper applies Q-methodology to ide…
Fem over tolv for laksen
Sammendrag Lokalbefolkning, fiskere og forvaltning står overfor flere ulike typer kriser rundt forvaltningen av villaksen. Om ikke myndighetene finner løsningen på problemene, er tiden ute for den atlantiske villaksen. Har lakseforvaltningen noe å lære fra andre forvaltningssystemer før klokken er fem over tolv
“Sustainability is not a vegan coffee shop.” Eliciting citizen attitudes and perspectives to localize the UN sustainable development goals
Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national legislation includes a need for their localization. The authors posit that this concept of localizing the SDGs is achieved if the goals are appended to an existing policy process with local implications, termed a “policy vehicle.” For this study, Q-methodology was used to gather local perspectives on the legislative process for coastal planning in Norway (the “polic…
Ethical approaches for engaging extended peer communities
Rise of the rhizome
Coastal communities are experiencing profound social, economic, and environmental change that challenges their capacities to adapt and determine their own futures. In this paper, we conceptualize how such communities navigate change by reconciling their specific transitions within, yet distinct from, the wider sustainability transitions scholarship. The ever-expanding literature addressing transition emphasizes the what and why of change, yet oft…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (4 works) · Coastal and Marine Management (3 works)