Helene Figari
Biographic Data
| ID | 285099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helene Figari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helene |
| FAMILY NAME | Figari |
| SIGNATURE | FIGARI H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian Institute for Nature Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2392-7752 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring the Practical Application of Leverage Points Framework for Transformative Interventions for Biodiversity: Case Study Leaders’ Perspectives on Integrating Diverse Viewpoints, Flexibility and …
The leverage points framework identifies strategic points within complex systems where small shifts can lead to significant changes. This research paper explores the utilisation of the leverage points framework within the context of sustainability and transformative change research, specifically focusing on decision-making processes that aim to promote biodiversity-positive outcomes It seeks to provide insights into the practical application of t…
What does coexistence mean? Insight from place‐based trajectories of pastoralists and bears encounters in the Pyrenees
The recovery of large carnivores in Europe raises issues related to sharing landscape with humans. Beyond technical solutions, it is widely recognized that social factors also contribute to shaping coexistence. In this context, scholars increasingly stress the need to adopt place‐based approaches by analysing how humans and wildlife interact and co‐adapt in specific landscapes. In the burgeoning field of ‘more‐than‐human’ geography, both humans a…
The beast from the east: Preparing for cross-border wild boars in Norway
After the battle: Emergent norms and the silencing of dissent in a Norwegian wind power community
In the small municipality of Åfjord on the Norwegian coast, home to one of Europe's largest onshore wind power installations, we observed a shift in critical attitudes towards a specific wind power development plan. Initially considered legitimate standpoints within an ongoing debate over land use, these viewpoints transformed into silenced opinions, or acquiescence, as the project progressed from the planning stage to fully operational wind powe…
Back to nature: Norwegians sustain increased recreational use of urban green space months after the Covid-19 outbreak
In Oslo, as elsewhere, the COVID-19 outbreak and the following lockdown measures during spring 2020 led to increased use of urban green infrastructure. Whether this has led to more durable changes in recreation patterns remains an open question. We used mobile tracking data from 53,000 STRAVA users to explore the longevity of increases in recreational activity. We compared 2020 activity levels relative to a weather benchmark (i.e. baseline), defi…
Urban nature in a time of crisis: Recreational use of green space increases during the Covid-19 outbreak in Oslo, Norway
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to human mobility patterns and working environments. We aimed to explore how social distancing measures affected recreational use of urban green space during the partial lockdown in Oslo, Norway. Mobile tracking data from thousands of recreationists were used to analyze high resolution spatio-temporal changes in activity. We estimated that outdoor recreational ac…
Understanding People's Ideas on Natural Resource Management: Research on Social Representations of Nature
Ongoing fragmentation between social groups on the appropriate targets and relevant actors for nature conservation signals the need for further advancements in theorizing about the human-nature interaction. Through a focus on the complexity of social thought and confrontations between social groups, the theory of social representations may provide a useful addition to conventional approaches. However, environmental issues have so far not been amo…
Social representations of the wolf
Restoring species to their former range has become a major goal in official environmental policy. Under strict protection, the expansion of a new wolf population has been taking place on the Scandinavian Peninsula since the late 1980s, leading to much controvery in rural areas. Most research on conflicts concerning wolves has taken antagonistic attitudes as a point of departure. In this article we question such an approach. Taking social represen…
Social representations of the wolf
Restoring species to their former range has become a major goal in official environmental policy. Under strict protection, the expansion of a new wolf population has been taking place on the Scandinavian Peninsula since the late 1980s, leading to much controvery in rural areas. Most research on conflicts concerning wolves has taken antagonistic attitudes as a point of departure. In this article we question such an approach. Taking social represen…
Understanding People's Ideas on Natural Resource Management: Research on Social Representations of Nature
Ongoing fragmentation between social groups on the appropriate targets and relevant actors for nature conservation signals the need for further advancements in theorizing about the human-nature interaction. Through a focus on the complexity of social thought and confrontations between social groups, the theory of social representations may provide a useful addition to conventional approaches. However, environmental issues have so far not been amo…
Social representations of the wolf
Restoring species to their former range has become a major goal in official environmental policy. Under strict protection, the expansion of a new wolf population has been taking place on the Scandinavian Peninsula since the late 1980s, leading to much controvery in rural areas. Most research on conflicts concerning wolves has taken antagonistic attitudes as a point of departure. In this article we question such an approach. Taking social represen…
Understanding People's Ideas on Natural Resource Management: Research on Social Representations of Nature
Ongoing fragmentation between social groups on the appropriate targets and relevant actors for nature conservation signals the need for further advancements in theorizing about the human-nature interaction. Through a focus on the complexity of social thought and confrontations between social groups, the theory of social representations may provide a useful addition to conventional approaches. However, environmental issues have so far not been amo…
Urban nature in a time of crisis: Recreational use of green space increases during the Covid-19 outbreak in Oslo, Norway
The global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it significant changes to human mobility patterns and working environments. We aimed to explore how social distancing measures affected recreational use of urban green space during the partial lockdown in Oslo, Norway. Mobile tracking data from thousands of recreationists were used to analyze high resolution spatio-temporal changes in activity. We estimated that outdoor recreational ac…
Back to nature: Norwegians sustain increased recreational use of urban green space months after the Covid-19 outbreak
In Oslo, as elsewhere, the COVID-19 outbreak and the following lockdown measures during spring 2020 led to increased use of urban green infrastructure. Whether this has led to more durable changes in recreation patterns remains an open question. We used mobile tracking data from 53,000 STRAVA users to explore the longevity of increases in recreational activity. We compared 2020 activity levels relative to a weather benchmark (i.e. baseline), defi…
After the battle: Emergent norms and the silencing of dissent in a Norwegian wind power community
In the small municipality of Åfjord on the Norwegian coast, home to one of Europe's largest onshore wind power installations, we observed a shift in critical attitudes towards a specific wind power development plan. Initially considered legitimate standpoints within an ongoing debate over land use, these viewpoints transformed into silenced opinions, or acquiescence, as the project progressed from the planning stage to fully operational wind powe…
What does coexistence mean? Insight from place‐based trajectories of pastoralists and bears encounters in the Pyrenees
The recovery of large carnivores in Europe raises issues related to sharing landscape with humans. Beyond technical solutions, it is widely recognized that social factors also contribute to shaping coexistence. In this context, scholars increasingly stress the need to adopt place‐based approaches by analysing how humans and wildlife interact and co‐adapt in specific landscapes. In the burgeoning field of ‘more‐than‐human’ geography, both humans a…
The beast from the east: Preparing for cross-border wild boars in Norway
Exploring the Practical Application of Leverage Points Framework for Transformative Interventions for Biodiversity: Case Study Leaders’ Perspectives on Integrating Diverse Viewpoints, Flexibility and …
The leverage points framework identifies strategic points within complex systems where small shifts can lead to significant changes. This research paper explores the utilisation of the leverage points framework within the context of sustainability and transformative change research, specifically focusing on decision-making processes that aim to promote biodiversity-positive outcomes It seeks to provide insights into the practical application of t…
Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Norwegian (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (2 works) · Pandemic (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Recreation (2 works)