• A peaceful place in the city—A qualitative study of restorative components of the cemetery 

      Nordh, Helena; Evensen, Katinka Horgen; Skår, Margrete (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Cemeteries in Scandinavia are culturally and historically valuable places. In addition, they represent wellmaintained green spaces in the urban fabric. The combination of nature, culture, and history makes cemeteries ...
    • Afforestation of a pasture in Norway did not result in higher soil carbon, 50 years after planting 

      Strand, Line Tau; Fjellstad, Wendy Jane; Jackson-Blake, Leah Amber; de Wit, Heleen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Afforestation of marginal cultivated land is an internationally approved climate mitigation strategy, however, with uncertain implications for soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. We examined the effect of forest planting ...
    • Built environment, urban vitality and social cohesion: Do vibrant neighborhoods foster strong communities? 

      Mouratidis, Konstantinos; Poortinga, Wouter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Urban vitality and social cohesion both provide multiple benefits in cities. While it has been argued that urban vitality – the liveliness of cities – may strengthen social cohesion, this has not been sufficiently examined ...
    • Everyday use of urban cemeteries: a Norwegian case study 

      Evensen, Katinka Horgen; Nordh, Helena; Skår, Margrete (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The cemetery lay-out is set to meet the need for burying, but Scandinavian cemeteries are often wellmaintained green spaces that could be potentially attractive areas for recreation. Shortage of urban green space and ...
    • High resolution prediction maps of solitary bee diversity can guide conservation measures 

      Sydenham, Markus A. K.; Venter, Zander; Eldegard, Katrine; Moe, Stein Ragnar; Steinert, Mari; Staverløkk, Arnstein; Dahle, Sondre; Skoog, Daniel Ingvar Jeuderan; Hanevik, Kaj-Andreas; Skrindo, Astrid Brekke; Rusch, Graciela (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Wild bees are key ecosystem components making their decline a cause for concern. An effective measure to increase wild bee diversity is to enhance plant diversity. However, the effect on bee diversity of augmenting plant ...
    • Priority maps for pollinator habitat enhancement schemes in semi-natural grasslands 

      Sydenham, Markus A. K.; Eldegard, Katrine; Venter, Zander; Evju, Marianne; Åström, Jens; Rusch, Graciela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Conserving semi-natural grasslands, a threatened habitat type in European landscapes, is increasingly recognized as a measure to conserve pollinators. Our aim was to test if (a) prediction maps of solitary bee species ...
    • Urban resilience through green infrastructure: A framework for policy analysis applied to Madrid, Spain 

      Suárez, Marta; Rieiro-Díaz, Amaya M.; Alba, David; Langemeyer, Johannes; Gomez-Baggethun, Erik; Ametzaga-Arregi, Ibone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Urban resilience and how to assess it have become main policy objectives in the face of accelerated climate and other global environmental change. We develop a conceptual framework and an assessment tool to analyse how ...