Kristina Svels
Biographic Data
| ID | 1667995 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristina Svels |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristina |
| FAMILY NAME | Svels |
| SIGNATURE | SVELS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Natural Resources Institute Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5805-5624 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gender equality in Nordic forest research – A literature review
The article reviews and synthetises scientific research in the intersection of gender and the forest sector published during the past 20 years (2004–2023), focusing on the Nordic countries of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The systematic review of 88 scientific articles presents the state of the art of forest and gender-related research and examines how the main issue areas included in the eight key objectives of the European Union Gender Equality S…
Centering coastal communities’ diverse economic practices in the blue economy
Input legitimacy of bottom-up fishery governance
In European Union member states, the community-led local development (CLLD) approach implemented through Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) represents different social organisational and democratic traditions. Hence, FLAGs operate and apply local development strategies and strengthen the role of fishing communities and the fishing industry under the influence of nationally contingent factors. Based on document analysis and mixed methods data, …
Fisheries local action groups, small-scale fisheries and territorial development
In comparison to the wealth of critical evaluation of LEADER (i.e., Liaison entre actions de développement de l'économie rurale), there has been no consolidated attempt to reflect on the contribution of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), now entering their third EU programming period. Set up in the image of LEADER, and a novel governance instrument within the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), FLAGs aim to activate local responses that build resi…
Reassessing the management criteria of growing seal populations
The unintended consequences of marine mammal recoveries have created complex issues for resource managers to solve. In the Baltic Sea, the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) population has increased rapidly during recent decades, and the conflict between seal conservation and fishery has escalated. Although the magnitude of economic losses varies depending on the type of fisheries, there is strong evidence that the grey seal population negatively imp…
Women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries
Towards territorial development in fisheries areas
Community-led Local Development (CLLD) offers a novel bottom-up approach to achieving territorial development in EU fisheries and aquaculture areas. Through Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), CLLD sets out to increase both employment and territorial cohesion by bringing together local stakeholders in the selection and implementation of projects which meet the specific needs of the FLAG area and its fisheries communities. Through an analysis o…
Solving landscape-related conflicts through transnational learning? The case of transboundary Nordic World Heritage sites
World Heritage (WH) sites are areas for international conservation of nature and culture with outstanding universal values. The Nordic countries possess two large landscapes with WH recognition that serve as a base for this study, the WH Laponia and the WH High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago. The WH Laponia in Sweden combines both cultural and natural value; the Norwegian area of Laponia is not designated WH, but represents an area with governmental a…
MacCannell revisited in the World Heritage Kvarken Archipelago, Finland
Inspired by Dean MacCannell's Attraction theory, I will, in this paper, examine the possibilities of turning a coastal area, with no previous attempt of being a tourist destination, into a worldwide unique destination. Can a place without a history of ‘imaginaries’ become a successful image in a touristic sense? My case study is the World Heritage (WH) site Kvarken Archipelago on the West coast of Finland in the region of Ostrobothina. As the fir…
Solving landscape-related conflicts through transnational learning? The case of transboundary Nordic World Heritage sites
World Heritage (WH) sites are areas for international conservation of nature and culture with outstanding universal values. The Nordic countries possess two large landscapes with WH recognition that serve as a base for this study, the WH Laponia and the WH High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago. The WH Laponia in Sweden combines both cultural and natural value; the Norwegian area of Laponia is not designated WH, but represents an area with governmental a…
Input legitimacy of bottom-up fishery governance
In European Union member states, the community-led local development (CLLD) approach implemented through Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) represents different social organisational and democratic traditions. Hence, FLAGs operate and apply local development strategies and strengthen the role of fishing communities and the fishing industry under the influence of nationally contingent factors. Based on document analysis and mixed methods data, …
MacCannell revisited in the World Heritage Kvarken Archipelago, Finland
Inspired by Dean MacCannell's Attraction theory, I will, in this paper, examine the possibilities of turning a coastal area, with no previous attempt of being a tourist destination, into a worldwide unique destination. Can a place without a history of ‘imaginaries’ become a successful image in a touristic sense? My case study is the World Heritage (WH) site Kvarken Archipelago on the West coast of Finland in the region of Ostrobothina. As the fir…
Fisheries local action groups, small-scale fisheries and territorial development
In comparison to the wealth of critical evaluation of LEADER (i.e., Liaison entre actions de développement de l'économie rurale), there has been no consolidated attempt to reflect on the contribution of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), now entering their third EU programming period. Set up in the image of LEADER, and a novel governance instrument within the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), FLAGs aim to activate local responses that build resi…
MacCannell revisited in the World Heritage Kvarken Archipelago, Finland
Inspired by Dean MacCannell's Attraction theory, I will, in this paper, examine the possibilities of turning a coastal area, with no previous attempt of being a tourist destination, into a worldwide unique destination. Can a place without a history of ‘imaginaries’ become a successful image in a touristic sense? My case study is the World Heritage (WH) site Kvarken Archipelago on the West coast of Finland in the region of Ostrobothina. As the fir…
Solving landscape-related conflicts through transnational learning? The case of transboundary Nordic World Heritage sites
World Heritage (WH) sites are areas for international conservation of nature and culture with outstanding universal values. The Nordic countries possess two large landscapes with WH recognition that serve as a base for this study, the WH Laponia and the WH High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago. The WH Laponia in Sweden combines both cultural and natural value; the Norwegian area of Laponia is not designated WH, but represents an area with governmental a…
Towards territorial development in fisheries areas
Community-led Local Development (CLLD) offers a novel bottom-up approach to achieving territorial development in EU fisheries and aquaculture areas. Through Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), CLLD sets out to increase both employment and territorial cohesion by bringing together local stakeholders in the selection and implementation of projects which meet the specific needs of the FLAG area and its fisheries communities. Through an analysis o…
Women’s empowerment in small-scale fisheries
Reassessing the management criteria of growing seal populations
The unintended consequences of marine mammal recoveries have created complex issues for resource managers to solve. In the Baltic Sea, the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) population has increased rapidly during recent decades, and the conflict between seal conservation and fishery has escalated. Although the magnitude of economic losses varies depending on the type of fisheries, there is strong evidence that the grey seal population negatively imp…
Input legitimacy of bottom-up fishery governance
In European Union member states, the community-led local development (CLLD) approach implemented through Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) represents different social organisational and democratic traditions. Hence, FLAGs operate and apply local development strategies and strengthen the role of fishing communities and the fishing industry under the influence of nationally contingent factors. Based on document analysis and mixed methods data, …
Fisheries local action groups, small-scale fisheries and territorial development
In comparison to the wealth of critical evaluation of LEADER (i.e., Liaison entre actions de développement de l'économie rurale), there has been no consolidated attempt to reflect on the contribution of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), now entering their third EU programming period. Set up in the image of LEADER, and a novel governance instrument within the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), FLAGs aim to activate local responses that build resi…
Gender equality in Nordic forest research – A literature review
The article reviews and synthetises scientific research in the intersection of gender and the forest sector published during the past 20 years (2004–2023), focusing on the Nordic countries of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The systematic review of 88 scientific articles presents the state of the art of forest and gender-related research and examines how the main issue areas included in the eight key objectives of the European Union Gender Equality S…
Centering coastal communities’ diverse economic practices in the blue economy
Geography (7 works) · Fishing (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Coastal and Marine Management (4 works) · Fisheries management (4 works) · Fishery (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Fisheries law (3 works)