Lisbeth Iversen

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2026). Cultural entrepreneurship, mobilisation and co-creation for a regenerative city centre development and visitor management. Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. ISSN 0264-2751. 174. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2026.107022. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Guribye, Eugene; Heimburg, Dina von; Jensen, Jens Peter; Iversen, Lisbeth; Jacobsen, Frode F. & Sivertsen, Håkon [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2026). From Ladders to Mobiles: Towards a Situated Understanding of Co-creation. I Andersen, Linda Lundgaard; Enjolras, Bernard; Nieminen, Ari & Vamstad, Johan (Red.), The Collaborative Turn in the Nordic Welfare States: Critical Perspectives on Co-production in Policies, Civil Society, and Institutional Changes. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783032080011. s. 349–376. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-08001-1_14. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  There has been considerable focus in both research and handbooks on identifying steps in co-creation processes, distinguishing between levels of citizen participation, and establishing democratic principles for participation. We argue that co-creation projects have the character of dynamic, disorderly processes, which warrants an organic and situated approach. We build on qualitative studies in seven Norwegian and Danish municipalities and employ the metaphor of mobiles, as kinetic structures suspended in the air that move in unpredictable ways depending on the interaction between the various parts, in contrast to efforts to streamline the co-creation process. We describe measures to adjust the course and balance of co-creation projects and conclude that the emergent nature of co-creation projects makes reflection and improvisation equally as necessary as the ability to plan ahead.

• Olsen, Julia; Meyer, Alexandra; Iversen, Lisbeth; Schildberg, Ulrich; Bjørnsen, Ragnhild Holmen & Hovelsrud, Grete K. [Vis alle 19 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Building transdisciplinary bridges and learning from the Svalbard context. The Polar Journal. ISSN 2154-896X. 15(2), s. 299–323. doi: 10.1080/2154896x.2025.2569950. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper explores the challenges and key enablers of transdisciplinary research in the specific context of Svalbard, offering methodological perspectives and recommendations. The interconnected climatic and socioeconomic changes in Svalbard call for collaboration across disciplines, as well as societal stakeholders. Such integrative research collaboration is conceptualised as a transdisciplinary approach. This approach emphasises a need for continuous and holistic knowledge co-production and relevant data-sharing across sectors, ensuring a robust foundation for informed decision-making and development strategies. However, navigating transdisciplinarity can be complex, as research often aligns with traditional disciplinary structures. This paper emerged from a collaborative exchange on how to carry out transdisciplinary research in Svalbard, a process that proved productive for transdisciplinary knowledge production. It incorporates insights from two workshops where both researchers from diverse disciplines and non-academic stakeholders actively contributed to discussions and the development of this article. Acknowledging the dynamic nature of transdisciplinary research, we present the themes that emerged from our workshops, categorised as challenges, opportunities, and best practices. These themes are then discussed in light of the democratic and pragmatic principles that underpin transdisciplinary research. We conclude the study by offering recommendations aimed at fostering further co-creation across disciplines and stakeholders from a transdisciplinary perspective.

• Fuller, Jessica Leyla; Bjørkan, Maiken; Iversen, Lisbeth; Aarflot, Johanna Myrseth & Dankel, Dorothy Jane (2025). Ethical approaches for engaging extended peer communities: Insight into responsible workshopping with citizens. Futures: The journal of policy, planning and futures studies. ISSN 0016-3287. 166. doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2025.103546. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the most ambitious and encompassing global framework for ecological, economic, and social sustainability for our planet to date. However, the relevance of the global goals to local actions remains elusive and opaque, which presents a real risk that society will be unable to adapt to growing environmental risks, such as climate change. Thus emerges the need for a responsible and ethical SDG localization process. We use a normative approach to engage a local extended peer community, which took the form of an interactive, day-long workshop. This paper describes how the T.R.U.S.T ethos of post-normal science is used to co-design and implement the workshop, which is then reviewed as a heuristic inquiry using the Three Spheres of Transformation framework for sustainability. The result of this workshop is a realization of the extended peer community that the interconnectedness of personal values, community values, and the SDGs can set a more coherent path for local collaboration across sectors. As such, this mode of using the T.R.U.S.T ethos of PNS and Three Spheres of Transformation frameworks in the SDG localization process represents an ethical approach in post-normal science.

• Kragh, Gitte; Poulsen, Michael K.; Iversen, Lisbeth; Cheeseman, Ted & Danielsen, Finn (2023). Mobilizing collective intelligence for adapting to climate change in the Arctic. I Boucher, Stephen; Hallin, Carina Antonia & Paulson, Lex (Red.), The Routledge Handbook of Collective Intelligence for Democracy and Governance. Routledge. ISSN 9781003215929. s. 456–465. doi: 10.4324/9781003215929-45. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2023). A Collective Imagination of the Future of Svalbard Communities. I Albert, Mathias; Brode-Roger, Dina & Iversen, Lisbeth (Red.), Svalbard Imaginaries : The Making of an Arctic Archipelago. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783031438400. s. 213–236. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Dankel, Dorothy Jane; Boonstra, Wiebren J.; Bjørkan, Maiken; Fuller, Jessica Leyla; Iversen, Lisbeth & Schütz, Sigrid Eskeland [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2022). Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals for Marine and Coastal Management in Norway: A Venture Overdue. I Misiune, Ieva; Depellegrin, Daniel & Vigl, Lukas Egarter (Red.), Human-Nature Interactions. Springer Nature. ISSN 9783031019807. s. 343–359. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-01980-7_27. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Meeting global challenges requires regional and local alignment of institutional and business practices. The purpose of our work is to understand, using qualitative systems analysis, how the Sustainable Development Goals can be achieved through local, cross-sectoral solutions. In this chapter, we start by reviewing the status quo of marine and coastal management in Norway and contrast with the United Nations’ expectations for localization of the Sustainable Development Goals. One key finding is that despite vast knowledge on ocean and coastal use and management, Norway has very few examples of actual localization of the Sustainable Development Goals. We present a case study from Andøy Municipality where we use Social-Ecological Systems mapping to spawn awareness and spur local businesses to harness relevant sustainability targets at the local level.

• Bremer, Scott; Bremer, Anne; Iversen, Lisbeth; Soares, Marta Bruno & Sluijs, Jeroen P van der (2022). Recognising the social functions of climate services in Bergen, Norway. Climate Services. 27. doi: 10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100305. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Climate services’ main function has been to provide technical scientific evidence for decision-making in formal institutions. This article makes a case for recognising the diverse functions and meanings of climate services across the spectrum of institutions constituting climate governance. The article reports on research that identified climate services needs for building resilience in Bergen city (Norway) through a collaborative back-casting workshop with actors variously engaged in climate governance. Participants’ discussions raised four key observations on climate services. First, they saw the potential for using climate information in a diverse set of formal and informal institutions. Second, they considered how to adapt information to these diverse settings. Third, they looked at how information could enhance existing initiatives, rather than demanding ‘new’ products. And fourth, participants’ proposed climate services highlighted their diverse functions, and led the authors to suggest classifying services according to their principal functions. The article finishes by proposing a field of ‘social climate services’ that configures relationships between scientists and social actors, built on technologies of humility, for enriching the ongoing culturally and politically charged debates and practices around climatic change in informal institutional settings. Social climate services function can include enabling people to voice their concerns, learn, critically reflect on changes to culture and identity, build social networks, and try out new practices.

• Heimburg, Dina von; Guribye, Eugene & Iversen, Lisbeth (2021). Reorientering av velferd gjennom samskapende aksjonsforskning. I Heimburg, Dina von & Ness, Ottar (Red.), Aksjonsforskning: samskapt kunnskap som endrer liv og samfunn. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245032635. s. 35–63. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Eicken, Hajo; Danielsen, Finn; Sam, Josephine-Mary; Fidel, Maryann; Johnson, Noor & Poulsen, Michael K. [Vis alle 11 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2021). Connecting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches in Environmental Observing. BioScience. ISSN 0006-3568. 71(5), s. 467–483. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biab018. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observations to inform planning and decision-making. Reviewing literature from 124 programs across the globe and analyzing survey data for 30 Arctic community-based monitoring programs, we compare top-down, large-scale program driven approaches with bottom-up approaches initiated and steered at the community level. Connecting these two approaches and linking to Indigenous and local knowledge yields benefits including improved information products and enhanced observing program efficiency and sustainability. We identify core principles central to such improved links: matching observing program aims, scales, and ability to act on information; matching observing program and community priorities; fostering compatibility in observing methodology and data management; respect of Indigenous intellectual property rights and the implementation of free, prior, and informed consent; creating sufficient organizational support structures; and ensuring sustained community members’ commitment. Interventions to overcome challenges in adhering to these principles are discussed.

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• Albert, Mathias; Brode-Roger, Dina & Iversen, Lisbeth (2023). Svalbard Imaginaries : The Making of an Arctic Archipelago. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783031438400. 299 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Danielsen, Finn; Iversen, Lisbeth & Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Community-based monitoring in the Arctic. University of Alaska Press. ISBN 9781602234284. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Arctic people live in and observe the Arctic environment year-round. Intimate knowledge of the environment and environmental changes is fundamental to the survival of these people who frequently depend on natural resources for their livelihood. This book presents a review of the capabilities, good practices, opportunities and barriers of community-based environmental monitoring programs in the Arctic, with a focus on decision-making for resource management. The review builds upon previous work that contributed to the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON, Task #9; Johnson et al. 2016). We first identified 170 community-based monitoring programs in the Arctic from the peer-reviewed literature, and from searching the internet. We then chose 30 programs that reflected the widest possible set of situations and issues for a more in-depth analysis. We reviewed the scientific literature, and discussed experiences at workshops with practitioners and community members engaged in monitoring programs in Nuuk, Fairbanks, Québec, Longyearbyen, and the Russian districts of Komi Izhma, Zhigansk and Olenek between 2017 and 2019. The key findings are summarized below. Capabilities. There is a long history of involving community members of all ages in monitoring the Arctic. Programs involve various organizations, including: community groups, all levels of government, universities, schools and the private sector. Programs monitor biological attributes, abiotic phenomena and socio-cultural attributes, often within the same framework. The observing domains that receive the greatest attention are ”land/cryosphere” and ”ocean/sea-ice”. By their nature, community-based monitoring programs tend to focus on those issues of greatest concern to local stakeholders, thus outcomes from such observing programs have considerable potential to influence on-the-ground management activities. The programs complement scientist-executed monitoring by utilizing different methodologies, engaging the experience of Indigenous knowledge holders and other long-term residents who have significant knowledge of the environment. Many of these community monitoring programs also complement existing research observations by providing an increase in sample size or density, area and time. Most Arctic community-based monitoring programs make observations between 61-70°N. They cover all the Arctic biomes with the exception of ice desert. Data are typically collected throughout the year. The majority of the programs involve Indigenous knowledge. Some programs inform decisions at local, regional and national levels, particularly when there are connections to agencies that respect the rights of resource-dependent communities to shape decision-making. These programs often provide insight into processes and changes not captured in agency or research-driven monitoring programs. Thus, community based monitoring programs can contribute to better informed decisions, or better documented processes within the key economic sectors in the Arctic: - Fisheries, - Forestry, - Herding, - Hunting, - Mineral and hydrocarbon extraction, - Shipping, and - Tourism. Methods originating from both the natural and social sciences are often used, but increasingly, methods that draw on Indigenous knowledge are used in program design. New technologies enable the programs to collect data and communicate findings with greater certainty than ever before. Some programs have made their data publicly available, but few have links to data discovery portals or global repositories. The community monitoring programs have the potential to contribute to monitoring progress in relation to ten international environmental agreements that have particular relevance to the Arctic. They could also contribute to achieving 16 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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• Diedrich, Lisa Babette; Kahn, Andrea; Helgason, Vignir Freyr; Valentini, Daniel; Wirdelöv, Johan & Andreasson, Dennis [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2024). Designing Critical Conversation Tools to Foster ID/TD Mindsets: Young Researchers Reflecting on How Criticality Broadens and Strengthens ID/TD Education. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2022). Citizen participation and co-creation - "With a Heart for Arendal". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2022). Med hjerte for Arendal: Hvordan bygge en samskapingsplattform? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2022). Balanse mellom mål og strategier og 1000 nyttige innspill. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2021). Localizing and downscaling of the UN SDGs in Arendal -through co-creation and inclusion Part of webinar: Planning for equal rights: integrating gender and youth perspectives in SDG work (SDG5, SDG 10) NORDREGIO-Taking the 2030 Agenda to the local level: How to reach the goals and measure success in municipalities and regions? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  https://www.norden.org/en/event/planning-equal-rights-integrating-gender-and-youth-perspectives-sdg-work-sdg5-sdg-10 Planning for equal rights: integrating gender and youth perspectives in SDG work (SDG5, SDG 10) 'Taking the 2030 Agenda to the local level: How to reach the goals and measure success in municipalities and regions?' - a Nordic knowledge-exchange webinar series from December 2020 through February 2021. A series made for you, working with sustainability issues and SDGs in Nordic municipalities or regions – building on last year’s conference on the topic. This time, on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers, we invite you to six thematic sessions. Learn and share your experiences – good and bad – on implementing and monitoring select SDGs: from climate and gender to housing and procurement. Our virtual meeting rooms will be open for discussions and networking. 13 January: Planning for equal rights: integrating gender and youth perspectives in SDG work (SDG5, SDG 10) This webinar will discuss how the Nordics are viewed as global champions when it comes to gender equality and equal rights, but, in reality, there are things that remain to be done. Sexual harassment, gender-based violence, honour culture, segregated labour markets, gaps in income and health, youth not participating in the decision-making process, and many other issues still need attention and sustainable solutions. Join our webinar on 13 January 2021, 13:00 CET and meet three cities that are frontrunners when it comes to integrating gender and youth perspectives in their work - to achieve equality and reach the SDG targets: Arendal NO, Umeå SE, and Kópavogur IS. We will also hear from NIKK about the upcoming call for the Nordic gender fund and we will meet Österbotten region, leaders in gender equality in Finland. Lisbeth Iversens presentation was part of the January 13 2021 webinar. Lisbeth was talking about Innovation and resource-based developmen, for and with citizens  -to make Arendal an even better place to live for everybody! Creating engagement through a penta helix-approach. Co-creation, placemaking, inclusion, experimentation and capacity-building are important approaches as well methods based on Serving Leadership and Asset Based Community Development( ABCD-approach) Are we looking for challenges or possibilities? Mobilization of people and cultural resources through a holistic and proximal approach, for a sustainable and place-led development, is the point of departure… Some advices on the long road .... Share responsibility and power ( 4 out of 8 people in the steering committe of the Societal Plan were chosen from civil society) Holistic approach, co-creation and broad participation must be addressed Search for people and groups that do not come to public meetings…listen to the «silent voices», search for « the invisible»….. Local and global perspective:UN SDGs give room for a new kind of belonging: More people feel they have something to contribute with, and belong to Link top-down and buttom-up initiatives, and work in between social and digital meeting places and information infrastructure. Take time-build trust-be relevant and concrete Recording from Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbo5uevLFM

• Guribye, Eugene & Iversen, Lisbeth (2021). Aksjonsforskning som metode for reorientering av velferdssamfunnet. I Heimburg, Dina von & Ness, Ottar (Red.), Aksjonsforskning: samskapt kunnskap som endrer liv og samfunn. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245032635. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2021). Med hjerte for Arendal og Det urbane grendehuset - Folkeverkstedet i Arendal. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Zhang, Judan Jasmine; Sokolickova, Zdenka; Meyer, Alexandra; Ødegaard, Cecilie Vindal; Ferguson, Laura & Iversen, Lisbeth [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2021). (Un)inhabiting Svalbard: Stories of makings from a transient place in the High Arctic. Translocal. ISSN 2184-1519. Translocal – contemporary local and urban cultures(#5). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Svalbard archipelago, as well as the Arctic in general, have long been portrayed as pristine nature, harsh and hostile environment, an uninhabitable space for human beings. In reality the Arctic is home to four million people whose everyday lives have been fast-changing and have been impacted by not only the physical changes but also other broader discourses such as geopolitics, scientific research, sustainability and not to forget global crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic. All these myths, representations, and entangled histories and realities lead to the following questions: How have some places, not others, come to be inhabited? What makes a place inhabitable, and for whom? Who has the right to define that? And how do we view different approaches of inhabiting on different scales? Drawing on both conceptual and empirical materials, this article is a joint effort of us as a group of social scientists who are conducting or have conducted research on Svalbard.1 By telling stories from our respective experiences and backgrounds, we wish to illustrate a more nuanced picture of how economic, geopolitical, scientific, sociocultural, and environmental concerns are always interconnected, and more importantly, how different forms of (in)voluntary inhabiting and uninhabiting in Svalbard, in particular in Longyearbyen and Svea, an possibly lead to or have led to various makings and becomings.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Holistic planning,integrity and proximity in sustainable development of places and urban areas. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  REVITALIZING CITIES THROUGH PLACEMAKING - Symposium 24.01.2020 The Symposium, convened through the IUDD Master Programme on 24.01.2020 presents different approaches and collaborative processes of placemaking by which communities shape their public realm to create shared value, providing beneficial outcomes around social inclusion, economic development, and participatory Democracy. One day before (23.1.2020 at 17:00) the DAAD-Visiting Professor for Placemaking, Meg Walker (PPS, and Pratt Institute Brooklyn) is presenting results of the Placemaking Lab at Gera City hall. The program: https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/architecture-and-urbanism/institutes/bauhaus-ifex-english/iudd-programme/iudd-lectures-talks/the-future-of-places-lab/ Lisbeth Iversen wae presenting during session 1. Abstract of Lisbeth Iversens presentation: Title: Holistic planning, integrity and proximity in sustainable development of places and urban areas. Lisbeth Iversen is combining a holistic perspective, and proximity, in a penta helix co-creation context. She uses an institutional perspective to analyze how the municipal planning system is shaping and framing the interaction between different actors and groups in the processes, addressing both research-based, professional knowledge, and different types of local knowledge. Important is also a resource-based analytical perspective, ABCD, combining a traditional top-down perspective with a bottom-up approach. Through action research, she is analyzing the mobilization of people and cultural resources in planning and development projects, through a placemaking and peacemaking approach, looking at place- and community leadership and management, place-communication and place-innovation. How to organize (design), position (empower) and work with inclusion of a broad variety of actors, and which methods to use to succeed in the processes and get sustainable results, are important topics. Linking and bridging social capital, trust-building, facilitation-, translation- and negotiation capacity, have also been addressed, together with topics like relational welfare, cohesion, democracy and co-creation. Connecting people and communities through social and digital meeting places, through various activities, experiements and creativity, are parts of the approach for a democratic and just planning and development. In addition she is addressing the downscaling of the SDGs, looking out for too narrow and excluding place-identities and stimulating broader multicultural narratives of possibilites, including dreams and visions for the future of the common " Municipal Room", or the “Demos-space” we should share. Emphasizing the three dimensions of sustainability, she is also adding on a fourth sustainability dimension, democracy, with a special focus on people and groups that are not often participating in planning processes; youth, elderly and refugees. The goal is to ensure a more democratic, just, inclusive and holistic urban development, and to identify added value from involving processes, contribute to scientific social science and new theories about the understanding of the inclusive city, and sustainable and enjoyable urban life. Key words: Sustainable and holistic planning and development, democracy, top-down and buttom up, mobilization, negotiation, co-creation, social capital, placemaking and peacemaking.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Deltagelse,samskaping og innovasjon for bærekraftig by- og stedsutvikling. Del av webinar Folk om Longyearbyen som fysisk ramme under Arctic Innovation Week 2020: https://arcticinnovationweek.no/events/folk-om-longyearbyen-som-fysisk-ramme/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Samarbeid med LPO Arkitekter: Folk om Longyearbyen som fysisk ramme. Tidlig våren 2020 startet initiativet, representert av Dina Brode-Roger, Alexandra Meyer og Zdenka Sokolickova, et fruktbart samarbeid med LPO Arkitekter, et lokalt privat arkitektstudio som tar samfunnsansvar og samfunnsarbeider seriøst. I mai og juni ble det organisert ni fokusgrupper med Longyearbyen-innbyggere hvor deres synspunkter, bekymringer og ønsker knyttet til byutvikling og byens nåværende og fremtidige identitet ble diskutert. Fokusgruppene var en del av LPOs prosjekt Rett Plass Rett Form, finansiert av DOGA (Design og arkitektur Norge), og resultatene vil videreformidles og brukes av relevante interessenter når de bestemmer samfunnets behov. I oktober 2020 ble resultatene presentert for planleggingsenheten i Longyearbyen (Lokalstyre og Sysselmannen) og Visit Svalbard. Et online webinar ble arrangert under Arctic Innovation Week 2020, 21. oktober, sammen med LPO arkitekter i Longyearbyen. De første funnene fra vårt samarbeidende fokusgruppeprosjekt ble presentert. Lisbeth Iversen (NERSC / INTAROS) gav en introduksjon der hun la vekt på viktigheten av deltakelse i innovativ og bærekraftig stedutvikling. Tittelen på innlegget: Deltagelse,samskaping og innovasjon for bærekraftig by- og stedsutvikling. Ytterligere presentasjoner er planlagt til 2021. Lenke til Facebookevent: https://arcticinnovationweek.no/events/folk-om-longyearbyen-som-fysisk-ramme/ Link til opptak av webinar på norsk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ax5o0Xc8VcUiLl5kmBT4GtNyH_vKvygZ/view

• Guribye, Eugene & Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Kommune 3.0 i praksis. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Folketråkk for grønn mobilitet Krøgenes-Vindholmen. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Asset based community development-Examples from Arendal-Norway Part of Plenary session during Nordregio Forum webinar on 'Inclusive towns and cities' Discussion on Measures, policies and planning for inclusive towns and cities! Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Recording from the Nordregio Forum November 18 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zy6XqFluXY

• Guribye, Eugene & Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Erfaring med Samskaping i Arendal-Kommune 3.0 i praksis og Samskaping i praksis: erfaringer fra nettverket "Med Hjerte For Arendal". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Social Sciences and beyond in the Arctic By members of the Svalbard Social Science Initiative: Sam Saville, Dina BrodeRoger, Mathias Albert, Laura Ferguson, Cecilie Vindal Ødegaard, Zdenka Sokolíčková, Lisbeth Iversen, Eva La Cour, Alexandra Meyer, and Patrizia Duda. Ecomagazine.com. ECO(SI), s. 126–127. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2019). Knowledge based planning, development and monitoring in the Arctic. Linking top-down with buttom-up approaches. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Knowledge based planning, development and monitoring in the Arctic. Linking top-down with buttom-up approaches. Author/ Presenter: Lisbeth Iversen, NERSC-INTAROS WP4, Public Sector PhD-candidate AHO Keywords: Community-based monitoring, co-management, Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), Linking top down and buttom up approaches / knowledge, Arctic Safety and risks involves people and local communities, especially in areas that are inhabited. This is also true for the Arctic region, where both indigenous people, and other settlements and communities are challenged by climate change and increased risks due to more frequent extreme weather conditions and natural disasters .Effective responses to rapid environmental change rely on observing systems to inform planning and decision-making. Building on experience from Arctic community-based monitoring programs, comparing top-down, (non-) governmental program driven approaches with bottom-up approaches initiated and steered at the community level, connecting these two approaches, and linking to Indigenous and local knowledge can yield substantial benefits from local- to global scale observing programs. This presentation is sharing some of the experience and approaches from the INTAROS project ( Integrated Arctic Observing Systems-Horizon 2020)- where we are stating as one of the main objectives that knowledge-based planning of the future is required. This is crucial in order to strengthen the societal and economic role of the Arctic region, and to support the EU strategy for the Arctic and related maritime and environmental policies. Safety and risks are part of this picture. In the INTAROS project, Workpackage 4, one of the overall goals is to enhance community-based observing programs by further developing the capacity of scientists and community members, addressing participatory research and capacity-building, improve the cost-effectiveness of data collection in support of economic and societal activities, and contribute to enhance the livelihoods of the indigenous and local communities. In Svalbard, almost 25% of the areas are protected as national parks, where the precautionary principle is the main monitoring approach. The INTAROS WP 4 partners have been approaching safety, monitoring and development issuses by combining community based monitoring, scientific and local knowledge, through a survey and analysis of existing community-based observing programs, working to advance tools for cross-fertilizing indigenous and local knowledge with scientific knowledge, pilot community-based observing to support decision-making processes, and to develop a model of how community-based observing can cross-fertilize w/ scientist-executed observing and demonstrate use of the model. In addition to my research in INTAROS, through my work as a public sector PhD candidate, I look at how local communities can contribute to a mobilization of people and resources to achieve a sustainable development, combined with the monitoring perspectives. Through the analytical perspectives of linking and bridging social capital, placemaking, participation and democracy in planning and development, and through an Asset Based Community Development( ABCD) approach, I argue there is a need for co-creation, broad knowledge, and a facilitation of these processes in order to reach the UN sustainability goals, and to secure a safe and holistic management and development.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2019). Mobilization of people and cultural resources for a sustainable, democratic and knowledge-based development. -Downscaling of the UN SDGs; balancing social, economic, environmental and democratic sustainability, through placemaking, peacemaking and co-creation. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The presentation by Lisbeth Iversen was given under Session 15: Cities in Transit(ion): Displacement and Placemaking. Hosted by: • Marianne Skjulhaug, Head of Institute at the Institute of Urbanism and Landscape, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) • Morgan Ip, Researcher and PhD Candidate at the Institute of Urbanism and Landscape, AHO (Morgan.Alexander.Ip@aho.no) This session examined the following questions on how migration and displacement inform and shape our cities: • How does urban infrastructure, architecture, and public space contribute in creating diverse, tolerant, and inclusive neighborhoods? • How can we plan and facilitate for diversity and social sustainability in our communities? • How can urban planning and development contribute to the creation of safe places that may lead to interaction, integration, and cultural exchanges benefiting both new arrivals and their host communities? • How can we change the common narrative of fear into one of opportunity, highlighting potential for urban development? The presentation by Lisbeth Iversen -submitted abstract: TITLE: Mobilization of people and cultural resources for a sustainable, democratic and knowledge-based development. -Downscaling of the UN SDGs; balancing social, economic, environmental and democratic sustainability, through placemaking, peacemaking and co-creation. Abstract This article in process is looking at the development of the overall municipal societal plan in Arendal , Norway. I am combining a holistic perspective, and proximity, in a penta helix context. I use an institutional perspective to analyze how the municipal planning system is shaping and framing the interaction between different actors and groups in the process, addressing both research-based, professional knowledge, and different types of local knowledge. In addition I use a resource-based analytical perspective, ABCD, combining a traditional top-down perspective with a bottom-up approach, and through action research I analyze the mobilization of people and cultural resources, through a placemaking and peacemaking approach, looking at the place- and community leadership and management, place communication and innovation. Important topics in the actions have been: how to organize (design), position (empower), methods to use to succeed in the processes. Linking and bridging social capital, trust-building, facilitation-, translation- and negotiation capacity, have also been addressed, together with topics like relational welfare, cohesion, democracy and co-creation. I combine a methodolocical approach of a case study, document analysis and interviews with the actions of connecting people and communities through social and digital meeting places, through various activities, experiements and creativity. The process has been addressing the downscaling of the SDGs, narrow place-identities and broader multicultural narratives of possibilites, including dreams and visions for the future of the common " Municipal Room", or the “Demos-space”, of Arendal. Emphasizing the three dimensions of sustainability, I am also adding on a fourth sustainability dimension, democracy, with a special focus on people and groups that are not often participating in planning processes; youth, elderly and refugees. The goal is to ensure a more democratic, just, inclusive and holistic urban development, made possible through better practice and place leadership, increased knowledge, to identify added value from involving processes and contribute to scientific social science and new theories about the understanding of the city, and urban life. Key words: Sustainable development, democracy, top-down and buttom up, mobilization, negotiation, co-creation, social capital, placemaking and peacemaking.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2019). Samskaping og placemaking. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sandven, Stein; Iversen, Lisbeth; Hamre, Torill & Stallemo, Astrid (2024). CAPARDUS – Capacity-building in Arctic standardization development Final report on the Svalbard case study 2020-2023. Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This report describes the work performed in the Svalbard case study as part of the H2020 CAPARDUS project from 2020 to 2023.

• Sandven, Stein; Sagen, Hanne; Pirazzini, Roberta; Beszczynska-Möller, Agnieszka; Danielsen, Finn & Goncalves, David [Vis alle 15 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2022). Deliverable 1.11 Final synthesis report. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sandven, Stein; Sagen, Hanne; Hamre, Torill; Buch, Erik; Pirazzini, Roberta & Gustavsson, David [Vis alle 43 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2022). Deliverable 1.10 Roadmap for a sustainable Arctic Observing System. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The INTAROS Roadmap describes the way forward to improve and sustain the observing capacity in the Arctic. The Roadmap addresses the full data delivery chain from observing sensors to data repositories with focus on in situ observations. The document describes key factors determining how well an observing system can function in the Arctic, involving technological advances, infrastructure and data networks. Furthermore, the document emphasize the importance of cross disciplinary collaboration and stakeholder engagement as part of the data delivery chain. The development of in situ observing systems in the Arctic, especially ocean-based observations in the ice-covered regions, depends heavily on mature technology, transport infrastructures and logistical services allowing personnel to access the areas. Deployment and operation of observing platforms require use of icebreakers, aircraft, manned ice stations and automated systems that can operate year-round Based on the experience and knowledge of the INTAROS consortium, the following recommendations are formulated: The importance of in situ observations must be promoted as the backbone for building knowledge about climate and environmental change in the Arctic, at the same level as satellite observations and modelling systems The funding mechanisms for in situ observing systems need to be strengthened and coordinated between programmes, projects and institutions involved in Arctic observation, including local communities The Joint Statement of Ministers (ASM 2021), signed by 25 countries and six Indigenous Peoples organizations, states that they agree to strengthen cooperation on implementing Arctic observing and data sharing, implying that they need to allocate resources for in situ measurements contributing to the observing systems. Technology development for more robust and reliable in situ observing systems is needed. Here, major industry actors can play a role by investing in platforms and sensors that can operate autonomously in the Arctic The data delivery chain from in situ observing systems must be operationalised for each of the discipline-oriented systems in order to facilitate data sharing. This requires collaboration between the research communities, data services and other actors involved in the delivery chain. Collaboration can be enhanced by setting up mediators who can communicate between the actors Observing systems must be adapted to evolving priorities, requirements, and technological developments. This requires regular dialogue with researchers, stakeholders in private and public sector, researchers, service providers, local communities and Indigenous rightholders in the Arctic. Competence building need to be strengthened in observing methods, technologies, and procedures across gender and generations. The INTAROS roadmap builds on the experience and knowledge from the INTAROS consortium comprising more than 300 scientists from 49 institutions in Europe, Asia, and North America. In addition the document builds on discussions with representatives of Indigenous and local communities, private and public stakeholders, scientists and service providers at more than 50 workshops organised by the INTAROS project.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2022). SSSI-NERSC Workshop Report: Svalbard in a local and global perspective. Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2022). Report from Interdisiplinary Workshop SSSI, NERSC and partners. Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Buch, Erik; Fernandez, Vicente; Meeren, Gro Ingleid van der; Sørensen, Mathilde Bøttger; Sandven, Stein & Beszczynska-Möller, Agnieszka [Vis alle 18 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2021). Deliverable 1.7 Report on stakeholder interaction in year 4 and 5. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In the light of the COVID-19 restrictions on working and meeting conditions the INTAROS Stakeholder Task Team decided to concentrate stakeholder activities during the last two years of the project on: • Dialog meetings with relevant European Research Infrastructures • A survey among sensor and instrument manufacturers. • Meeting with representatives of national managing authorities. • Attending relevant virtual conferences, webinars and networking events wherever possible. Successful dialog meetings were performed with 12 European Research Infrastructures revealing a good insight in their Arctic engagement, strategies and priorities for in situ observation, data management, focus on best practices, technology development, cooperation and coordination among themselves, funding situation and willingness to engage in future Arctic Observing System. More than 100 sensor and instrument manufacturers were invited to respond to a web-based technology survey – disappointingly only 16 companies responded. The survey showed that there is a group of sensor and instrument manufacturers that have experience, capability and interest in participating in innovation of new technology in the harsh Arctic environment. The marine and maritime management authorities expressed great interest in gaining environmental data from the Arctic region. Especially time series and trends are of importance, but also data in support of reliable ecosystem modelling was highlighted. The INTAROS achievements have been broadly promoted by the consortium members at conferences, workshops, webinars etc. primarily via virtual technology whereby the personal contact and networking has been lost. Some relevant events have been postponed or cancelled, so the outreach activity has not been so high as in the early part of the project. Preview Files (3.2 MB) Name Size D1.7 Stakeholder activities year 4-5-Final-sub-31May2021.pdf md5:075178bab7a9e0247f427e92f94cb598 3.2 MB Citations 0 Show only: literature (0) dataset (0) software (0) unknown (0) Citations to this version 14 13 views downloads See more details... Indexed in Publication date: May 31, 2021 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7214834 Keyword(s): Arctic INTAROS Observing Systems Ocean Observing Systems Stakeholder Requirement Research Infrastructure Technology Management Grants: European Commission:

• Danielsen, Finn; Iversen, Lisbeth; Johnson, Noor; Lee, Olivia; Eicken, Hajo & Enghoff, Martin [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2021). Deliverable 7.14 Proceedings from community-based monitoring and citizen science workshopsin the Arctic 2017-2021. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  One of the aims of INTAROS is to build additional capacity within Indigenous and civil society organizations, government agencies and scientists on community-based and citizen science observing in the Arctic. There is no single ‘right’ way of undertaking community-based observing. The approach will vary and what is suitable to ensure effective monitoring will change from one place to the next although there are a number of features which, in many cases, will be shared. One of the most effective ways to build capacity in community-based observing is through bringing people together and enabling the participants to share their experiences related to community-based observing, discussing and agreeing on what works, when and why. Over the course of the INTAROS project, from Dec. 2016 to May 2021, the project has organized or co-organized 40 workshops, dialogue meetings, seminars and other events on community-based monitoring (CBM) in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic. The events have been attended by at least 600 people, including representatives from five Arctic Indigenous Peoples (Inuit, Sami, Evenk, Gwi ́chin and Komi Izhma), and citizens of all eight Arctic nations. It is noteworthy that there have been some 200 youth among the participants, mostly from Arctic Russia. The events have contributed to >400pages of proceedings, technical reports and publications on community-based observing in the Arctic. Summaries of the discussions at most of these events have already been widely circulated. In this document, we highlight 12 of the events on community-based observing, including seven workshops, one international conference side-event, three online meetings,and one in-service training course. These events were held in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Germany, Russia, and online during Covid-19. In many discussion sessions at the events, participants were concerned about how to connect CBM programs with top-down observing approaches and associated management decision-making processes. In the last part of this document, we therefore discuss the challenges and opportunities for connecting CBM programs with top-down observing approaches and associated management decision-making processes, drawing on a review by Hajo Eicken and colleagues (2021). Connecting CBM programs and top-down observing approaches can lead to improved information products and enhanced efficiency and sustainability of observing programs (Eicken et al. 2021). It can also promote stronger linkages between CBM programs and natural resource management decision-making processes. Core principles central to such linkages are: 1) matching observing program aims, scales, and ability to act on information; 2) matching observing program and community priorities; 3) fostering compatibility in observing methodology and data management; 4) respect for Indigenous intellectual property rights and the implementation of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent; 5) creating sufficient organizational support structures and ensuring that CBM programs link with decision-making processes on natural resource management; and 6) ensuring sustained community members’ commitment. In the document, we present and discuss suitable interventions to overcome challenges in adhering to these six principles.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). The Svalbard Social Science Initiative, SSSI- a side-meeting to the Svalbard Science Conference 2019. Workshop Report. http://www.intaros.eu/news/recent-news/svalbard-social-science-initiative-report-from-side-meeting-and-workshop-november-2019/. INTAROS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Svalbard Social Science Initiative (SSSI) was launched in 2019 for social science research in Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Several researchers studying the human dimensions of the dynamic changes currently underway in Svalbard decided to create SSSI. Lisbeth Iversen from NERSC and the INTAROS project took part in this initiative. The aim of the network is to create linkages among social scientists working with issues related to Svalbard, establish a platform for coordinating research activities and to facilitate the communication with local communities and other scientists. The SSSI was granted funding from Svalbard Science Forum (SSF) to host a side-meeting and workshop to the Svalbard Science Conference, on November 4 2019. This initiative could stimulate increased scientific cooperation and coordination within Svalbard research, and support SSF priorities, improve international cooperation and increas coordination of activities and logistics. The SSSI workshop was also supported by Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC). The side- meeting was lead by Lisbeth Iversen, NERSC, and each workshop session was lead by different members of the SSSI. Improvement of international cooperation: In this side-meeting to the SCC and SSSI brought together people from the local communities in Svalbard with social science and humanities researchers focused on Svalbard, so that together they could look at the past, present and future of living on Svalbard and present current research projects that focus on the human dimensions of the dynamic changes underway there. Members of SSSI, and invited speakers, represented different scientific disciplines of relevance to Svalbard science and the strategic objectives of SSF. Members of the SSSI come from multiple institutions in Norway and Europe, and more than two thirds represent early career scientists. This improves the international collaboration for research and important outcomes for the local community at Svalbard, and for SCF. Several of the members of the SSSI have been invited to take part in, and co-host, workshops held by INTAROS. Possibilities for further collaboration across institutions and projects will be addressed in the SSSI December workshop in Longyearbyen 2020. Funding for this upcoming workshop is granted by Svalbard Strategic Grant, SSG, with 250.000 NOK. The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) has among other actors agreed to collaborate and take part in this workshop and future work, together with all the local actors and researchers. Citation: Iversen, L., Ferguson,L., Meyer,A., Sokolíčková, Z., Brode-Roger, D., Vindal Ødegaard, C.G., Kelman, I., Kotoskova, E., Young-Sook Lee, Vlakhov, A., La Cour, E. Affiliation: Lisbeth Iversen, Nansen Environment and Remote Sensing Centre (NERSC) and AHO Laura Ferguson, Queen's University Belfast Alexandra Meyer, University of Vienna Zdenka Sokolíčková, UiO Dina Brode-Roger, KU Leuven Cecilie Vindal Ødegaard, UiB Ilan Kelman, UCL, London Eva Kotoskova, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Young-Sook Lee, UiT Andrian Vlakhov, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia Eva la Cour PhD, Gothenburg University, SE Funded by Svalbard Science Forum and supported by NERSC Read the report here:http://www.intaros.eu/media/1662/report-sssi-side-meeting-workshop-november-4-2019.pdf

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Sentrumsinnspill-Innbyggerstemmer om Arendal Sentrum 2015-2020. Lisbeth Iversen PhD nettside. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Folketråkk for grønn mobilitet og sosial bærekraft Krøgenes sluttrapport. Arendal Kommune. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Methods and tools for citizen participation and co-creation. Lisbeth Iversen PhD nettside. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Danielsen, Finn; Enghoff, Martin; Poulsen, Michael K.; Iversen, Lisbeth; Voss, Peter & Dahl-Jensen, Trine [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2020). Deliverable 6.6 Results of local community studies. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Danielsen, Finn; Poulsen, Michael; Iversen, Lisbeth; Enghoff, Martin; Jeddi, Zeinab & Sørensen, Mathilde Bøttger [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2020). Deliverable 4.3 Lessons learned on community-based observing parameters. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In the Arctic, it is a priority of governments and Indigenous peoples’ organizations to increase the spatial and temporal coverage of environmental observations. One solution is to enhance community-based and citizen science observations. We piloted a series of people-based observing activities in Disko Bay, Greenland, and in Svalbard. Our aims were to examine the feasibility of specific community-based and citizen science observing and networking activities and, at the same time, to assess their potential for wider use. We assessed the observing activities against six criteria: (1) the cost, (2) the need for expertise, (3) the ability to detect trends, (4) the ability to support decision-making, (5) the potential for enhancing local stakeholder capacity, and (6) the capacity to inform international monitoring. The results of our tests are presented and discussed in this report. The key findings are summarized below. In Disko Bay, fishing and hunting are the most important livelihoods whereas, in Svalbard, it is tourism and science. In both areas, the susceptibility to natural disasters is increasing, and landslides and earthquakes have recently led to loss of lives. Through dialogue with civil society organizations, research institutions and the local authorities, we identified five community-based and citizen science observing and networking activities which we co-facilitated with many partners in Disko Bay and Svalbard between 2016 and 2019: − Garage-type geophone devices to observe natural hazard events − Expedition cruise operator-based observing − Focus group discussions with fishermen and hunters − Interviews and workshop dialogues to inform urban development − Linking social science climate research with the needs of the decision-makers.

• Danielsen, Finn; Poulsen, Michael K.; Enghoff, Martin & Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Deliverable 4.4 Community-based observations from two focal communities. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Community-based and citizen science observations in the Arctic do not only have the potential to inform management decisions at local or provincial and national levels. The observations can also shed light on changes in the environment on a national and even international scale. This will, however, often require that the community-based and citizen science observations are connected with scientist-based datasets. This document contains the description of a model for connecting community-based and citizen science knowledge systems with scientist-based knowledge systems, and of the effort done in INTAROS to make selected Arctic community-based and citizen science data collections connected with the INTAROS data catalogue. The model for connecting community-based and citizen science knowledge systems with scientist-based knowledge systems is based on collaborative work with multiple partners, led by Dr Maria Tengö, Stockholm Resilience Centre. The model is primarily for use in situations where management decisions about a specific area or specific natural resources require establishment of a knowledge base. The model depicts graphically the notion of ‘science and other knowledge’ being worked together to build a more comprehensive knowledge base than could be achieved by any one knowledge system alone (Tengö et al. 2014, 2017, and in review). This “Multiple Evidence Base” model positions Indigenous and Local (ILK) and scientific knowledge systems as different manifestations of valid and useful knowledge that generates complementary evidence for sustainable use of land and resources. We demonstrate the use of the model on the case of coastal fisheries management in Disko Bay, Greenland. The model cannot directly be used for connecting data collections from community-based, citizen science and scientific knowledge systems, but it provides a good background for later applying specific examples of cross-weaving of knowledge. The INTAROS has established a data catalogue (https://catalog-intaros.nersc.no/). The data catalogue comprises brief descriptions of the data collections (meta-data) and links to each dataset. In less than two years, the data catalogue has become an internationally recognized data catalogue for the Arctic environment. As of November 2020, this data catalogue comprises more than 100 data collections. We entered meta-data on a total of 15 Arctic community-based monitoring and citizen science data collections into the data catalogue. Seven of the data collections comprised data from Disko Bay and five from Svalbard. In this report, we describe each of the data collections, the tags and the parameter names used, the links to the datasets, and the potential uses of the data.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Together people make a difference. UBC Bulletin Spring 2020. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  his case from Arendal is written by Lisbeth Iversen, Public Sector PhD candidate at AHO, Norway. It is a part of the UBC Bulletin Spring 2020-Livable cities for residents from all age groups. Arendal has been involved in the planning process for sustainable future development and value creation. Initiatives have been raised both by the municipality and the inhabitants. The collaboration builds on a penta-helix model developed through the network “With a Heart For Arendal”, (MHFA) (Guribye,2017). This started as a national pilot project in 2012,to develop a new welfare model and methods of co-creation and inclusion, connecting public sector and society. More than 100 organisations, the municipality, research, businessand cultural actors are partners. Holistic approach: Arendal works through “Asset Based Community Development” (ABCD), peacemaking and co-creation approaches. The city wants to be both “local and global”, “social and digital”,by combining a holistic and proximal approach. A combinationof digital ( Digital public meeting) and social meeting places were established to enhance and increase public participation and co-creation in the overall municipal societal plan, based on the UN sustainability goals, with a specific emphasis social sustainability. Trust-building, ownership and broad and inclusive models for place-leadership, place- management and place-innovation were addressed.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Green mobility and social sustainability in the Krøgenes area in Arendal, Norway in Union of Baltic City Bulletin Autumn 2020-Smart Development. UBC Bulletin Autumn 2020. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  In 2019, Arendal municipality was granted financial support from the Klimasats fund ( Climate action) from the Norwegian Environment Agency to make a feasibility study on green mobility and social sustainability in the Krøgenes-Vindholmen area in Arendal, Norway. This was an alternative to a more traditional public area-planning process. The plan to develop Krøgenes suburban area and the closely related area of "Bryggebyen/Vindholmen" that was recently regulated from industry to a residential area, is anchored in the Area and transport plan for the Arendal region. Co-creation connected to development projects is building on the civil society strategy-Co-creation in Arendal, and the societal part of the overall municipal plan, which is based on the UN sustainability goals. The Innovation strategy and Business policy action plan 2017-2023 are also giving guidelines for a smart, inclusive and innovative approach. The project is a pilot in the network «Short-travelled quality» hosted by the organization of municipalities in Norway, KS. The PÅDRIV/ Front Runner-method tested out in Hovinbyen, Oslo, has been chosen as the overarching approach for the project. The UN sustainability goals are connected with site-specific development goals. In the Front runner- initiative, «top-down» and «bottom-up» approaches are combined in order to connect and coordinate actors, methods, needs and wishes, and to secure implementation-power in the project. The report on the case from Arendal can be read on page 14-15 here: https://issuu.com/unionofthebalticcities/docs/ubc_bulletin_autumn_2020

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Case: From planning intentions to place-led innovations and place leadership: A stakeholder collaboration perspective in Arendal, Norway by Lisbeth Iversen This is a case in the Nordic Placemaking Handbook: Placemaking in the Nordics-a guide to co-creating safe and attractive public spaces in the Nordic Region. Future Place Leadership. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Handbook on Nordic Placemaking. How do you turn a place from somewhere you can’t wait to go through – to somewhere you never want to leave? How can we co-create safe and attractive public spaces in the Nordic region? This is what placemaking is all about.Placemaking in the Nordics – a co-creation and innovation project To understand how placemaking could be applied in the Nordics, we launched the Placemaking in the Nordics project. A co-creation project initiated by Future Place Leadership, LINK arkitektur, and Stiftelsen Tryggare Sverige, we together with a total of 70 participants representing 18 municipalities, regions, property owners, construction companies and associations across the Nordics explored challenges, success factor, ongoing placemaking projects and best practices, and systematically compiled a toolkit, and guidelines for Nordic cities and regions. This handbook is a practical guide with the objective to help placemakers get started, mobilise, and manage efforts in the longer term. It presents insights, experiences, and methods uncovered during the Placemaking in the Nordics project. It is meant to empower cities, communities and local actors to create more attractive and safer public spaces – to the benefit of citizens, companies, the local economy and tourists. Lisbeth Iversen has taken part in the co-creation in the launch of the Nordic Placemaking network, and the co-creation of this handbook, both with a contribution from her PhD work in Arendal, and through workshops and proofreading of the handbook. Link to the Handbook here: https://futureplaceleadership.com/toolboxes/placemaking-in-the-nordics/

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2020). Pådriv Krøgenes-Vindholmen Bakgrunnsinformasjon og Handlingsprogram 2020-2021. Med Hjerte For Arendal-Arendal Kommune. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2019). Verktøykasse for innbyggermedvirkning. Arendal Kommune. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth; Iversen, Lisbeth; Poulsen, Michael Køie & Danielsen, Finn (2019). Report from workshop-Cruise Expedition Monitoring Workshop and Dialogue-Seminar Longyearbyen March 2019 report-aeco-workshop-longyearbyen-march-7-8-2019-v4-2. NERSC-INTAROS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth (2019). Samskaping i Arendal https://issuu.com/arendalkommune/docs/samskaping_i_arendal-rapport_til_fy_5d6e9a0312207a. Arendal Kommune. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sandven, Stein; Hamre, Torill; Sagen, Hanne; Storheim, Espen & Iversen, Lisbeth (2019). UAK 2018: Research School in Svalbard. Nansen Senter for Miljø og Fjernmåling. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The research school was organised by the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center under the project Useful Arctic Knowledge: partnership for research and education (UAK) funded by the INTPART programme 2018-2020 funded by the Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education. The project, which includes partners from Norway, USA and Canada, brings together leading researchers, educators and young scientists working on selected Arctic science topics. The lecture presentations and other material form the research school are available at the project website: https://uak.ucalgary.ca/svalbard-research-school/

• Buch, Erik; Sandven, Stein; Danielsen, Finn; Iversen, Lisbeth; Poulsen, Mikael Køie & Ottersen, Geir (2019). Deliverable 1.5 Report on stakeholder interaction in year 2 and 3. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  An overview of information, products and services requested by users representing primarily the private commercial sector has been collected via INTAROS user survey supplemented with results from similar surveys performed by other projects and organisations together with information obtained by INTAROS consortium members in dialog with relevant user at meetings, workshops and conferences. Most important products: • Pre-operational phase o Model projections on the long-term (years) development o Risk assessment associated with safe navigation, deployment and recovery of gear, seabed mining, hydrocarbon extraction etc o Statistics and analysis based on existing data • Operational Phase o Operational Services – real-time observations and/or short-term forecasts (5-10 days) o Ship routing o Risk assessment Information on sea Ice (concentration, ice edge, drift thickness) and iceberg are central in the required product portfolio; but the surveys additionally revealed requests for meteorological parameters (pressure, wind, temperature, visibility, precipitation, humidity, icing) and oceanographic parameters (temperature, currents and waves, salinity, oxygen and chlorophyll). The users have very strong demands to resolution in space and time, quality and timeliness of the products they receive: • a horizontal resolution of down to 100 m especially for special ice products was articulated. • Updating frequency for the information are generally requested to be less than one day preferably down to a few hours. • Quality shall regularly be documented and the inclusion of uncertainty information as an integral part of the product is desirable • For operational services it is important that every product update is available in near real-time. For other types of products up to a few days are regarded as timely delivery. • For model forecast the most important forecasting period is the next 2-3 days for operational purposes, while longer forecasting periods 7-10 days are valuable for more long-term planning purposes. Due to the limited communication facilities in the Arctic region the delivery of the requested products represents a special challenge. This overview is a valuable tool for service providers to plan the production line. The required resolution in time and space indicates that satellite observations and model simulations will be key components in the product generation. In situ observations are however indispensable for such a production line to secure the quality of products generated based on satellite observations and numerical models, but do also serve as a valuable source of information for product generation in itself. The design and establishment of a fit-for-purpose sustained Arctic Observation System is therefore of utmost importance

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2018). Veiviser-etablere bedrift i Arendal Sentrum https://issuu.com/arendalkommune/docs/etablering_bedrift_veiviser_arendal. Arendal Kommune. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth; Johnson, Noor & Iversen, Lisbeth (2018). INTAROS Community-Based Monitoring Experience Exchange Workshop Citations: Johnson, Noor, Maryann Fidel, Finn Danielsen, Lisbeth Iversen, Michael Køie Poulsen, Donna Hauser, Peter Pulsifer. NERSC-INTAROS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Danielsen, Finn; Fidel, Maryann; Johnson, Noor; Poulsen, Michael; Eicken, Hajo & Alba, Ania [Vis alle 12 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2018). Deliverable 4.1 Community based monitoring programmes in the Arctic: Capabilities, good practice and challenges. INTAROS Project. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Arctic people live in and observe the Arctic environment year-round. Intimate knowledge of the environment and environmental changes is fundamental to the survival of these people who frequently depend on natural resources for their livelihood. This report presents a review of the capabilities, good practices, opportunities and barriers of community-based environment monitoring programmes in the Arctic, with a focus on decision-making for resource management. The review builds upon previous work that contributed to the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON, Task #9; Johnson et al. 2016). We first identified 170 community-based monitoring programmes in the Arctic from the peer-reviewed literature and from searching the internet. Then we chose 30 programmes that reflect the widest possible set of situations and issues for more in-depth analysis. We reviewed the scientific literature and discussed experiences at workshops with practitioners and community members engaged in monitoring programmes in Nuuk in 2016 and in Fairbanks, Quebec and the Russian communities of Komi and Zhigansk in 2017.

• Iversen, Lisbeth (2018). Veiviser - etablere bedrift i Arendal sentrum Veiviser for deg som ønsker å etablere bedrift i Arendals historiske bysentrum. Arendal kommune. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth & al, Maryann Fidel et (2017). Report from Community Based Monitoring Workshop in Fairbanks, Alaska May 2017. NERSC-INTAROS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Iversen, Lisbeth; Iversen, Lisbeth & Danielsen, Finn (2016). Community based monitoring programmes in the Arctic: Capabilities, good practice and challenges. Citations: Danielsen, Finn, Maryann Fidel, Noor Johnson, Michael K. Poulsen, Hajo Eicken, Ania Alba, Simone G. Hansen, Lisbeth Iversen, Martin Enghoff, Olivia Lee, Peter L. Pulsifer and Peter Thorne. With contributions from Nette Levermann, Rodion Sulyandziga, Katie Spellman and Nikita Vronski. NERSC-INTAROS. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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