Human Geography and Sustainable Development
Human Geography explores interactions between humans, society, and the environment. We work in both natural and socio-cultural contexts, in cities and rural areas. Our research examines opportunities and challenges for sustainable development across a range of scales, from the local to the global.
Affiliation
About the research group
The Human Geography and Sustainable Development group conducts research and teaches on a range of pressing global challenges. We work in a diversity of geographical contexts, from the Global South to the region where the University of Bergen is situated in western Norway. Key research themes include: climate and energy transformation; political ecology; food production and food security; global development and inequality; green transformation, circular economy and industrial development; natural resource management; and urban and regional planning and place development.
Research Topics
Featured
Projects
Research projects
PhD Projects
Publications
2026
Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær; Hofstad, Hege; Haarstad, Håvard; Smas, Lukas (2026) (AcademicArticle)
Hofstad, Hege; Vedeld, Trond; Haarstad, HÃ¥vard (2026) (AcademicArticle)
2025
Scharnigg, Renée Margaritha; Haarstad, Håvard (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Haarstad, HÃ¥vard (2025) (Leserinnlegg)
Drengenes, Lene Lundøy; Haarstad, Håvard (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Annela, Anger-Kraavi,; Claire, Brisbois, Marie; Roberto, Cantoni,; Ioannis, Charalampidis,; Panagiotis, Fragkos,; Haarstad, HÃ¥vard (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Haarstad, HÃ¥vard (2025) (³¢Ã¦°ù±ð²ú´Ç°ì)
Brisbois, Marie Claire; Contreras, Gerardo A. Torres; Loe, Morten Ryen; Balest, Jessica; Smith, Adrian; Sareen, Siddharth (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Sareen, Siddharth; Danbolt, Bjørn Kristian; Aamaas, Borgar; Olsen, Cecilie Sachs; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Holmen, Heidi (2025) (Annet)
Derempouka, Efthymia; Skjold, Trygve; Haarstad, Håvard; Njå, Ove; Tvinnereim, Endre (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Shokrgozar, Shayan; Sareen, Siddharth (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Sareen, Siddharth; Shokrgozar, Shayan; McCarthy, James; Wolf, Steven Andrew (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Shokrgozar, Shayan; Naik, Ashish; Shrestha, Subina (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Geschewski, Hanna (2025) (AcademicChapter)
Shokrgozar, Shayan; Sareen, Siddharth (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Sareen, Siddharth (2025) (Kronikk)
Sareen, Siddharth; Meelen, Toon; Haarstad, HÃ¥vard; Biswas, Saurabh (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Rahmad, Yodefia; Hedenus, Fredrik; Jewell, Jessica; Vinichenko, Vadim (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Pala, Ozge Naz; Cetinkaya, Irem Daloglu; Yazar, Mahir (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Høegh-Krohn, Solveig Kristine Bortne; Haarstad, Håvard; Ytre-Arne, Brita (2025) (AcademicArticle)
Schrage, Jesse Benjamin; Shrestha, Subina (2025) (AcademicChapter)
Sharma, Sneha; Ittner, Irit; Khambule, Isaac Bheki; MingorrÃa, Sara; Geschewski, Hanna (2025) (AcademicChapter)
Ittner, Irit; Sharma, Sneha; Khambule, Isaac Bheki; Geschewski, Hanna (2025) (Vitenskapelig antologi/Konferanseserie)
Puig, D. (2025). Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 77(101591).
Puig, D. (2025). . Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 77(101569).
Puig, D., Adger, N. W., Barnett, J., Vanhala, L., & Boyd, E. (2025). Climatic Change, 178(1), 1-15.
Puig, D. (2025). . Climate and Development, 1–10.
Puig, D. (2025). , 149(1), 49-50.
2024
Puig, D. (2024). Case Studies in the Environment, 8(1): 2323147.
HÃ¥vard Haarstad; Jakob Olof Grandin; Ronya Reitan Solberg (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Grete Rusten (2024) (AcademicChapter)
Subina Shrestha; HÃ¥vard Haarstad; Rafael Rosales (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Edwige Enam Yawa Yekple; Ragnhild Overå; Knut Bjarne Hidle (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Subina Shrestha (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Jose Gilvan de Melo Junior (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Connor Joseph Cavanagh; Adrian Nel (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Edwige Enam Yawa Yekple; Ragnhild Overå; Austin Dziwornu Ablo (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Shayan Shokrgozar; Berenice Rachel Esther Girard (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Ida Andersson; Grete Rusten (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Shayan Shokrgozar; Devyn Helen Avhild Remme; Ryan Stock (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Mailys Louise Marie Rouille; Ragnhild Overå; Amy Atter (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Connor Joseph Cavanagh; Peadar Brehony (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Jesse Benjamin Schrage; HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicChapter)
Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Helene Tråsavik; Morten Ryen Loe; Katrina Starr Rose King; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Lola Nacke; Vadim Vinichenko; Aleh Cherp; Avi Jakhmola; Jessica Jewell (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Oluf Langhelle; Siddharth Sareen; Benjamin Ronald Silvester (2024) (AcademicChapter)
HÃ¥vard Haarstad; Hege Hofstad; Trond Vedeld; Lukas Smas; Einar Braathen; Marianne Millstein (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Berenice Rachel Esther Girard; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Tsimafei Kazlou; Aleh Cherp; Jessica Jewell (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Katherine Mahoney; Rita Lopes; Siddharth Sareen; João Pedro Gouveia (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Anders Riel Müller; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Berenice Rachel Esther Girard; Shayan Shokrgozar; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Amy Atter; Hayford Ofori; Paa T. Akonor; Anthonia Andoh-Odoom; Jonathan Ampah; Margaret Owusu; Frank Peget; Ragnhild Overå; Jeppe Kolding; Johannes Pucher; Marian Kjellevold (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen; Håvard Haarstad; Huiwen Gong; Gerald Aiken; Tomas Moe Skjølsvold; Benjamin Ronald Silvester; Jelena Popovic-Neuber; Mateusz Bartlomiej Stopa; Peter Mathias Lindkvist; Micol Pezzotta; Lea Marie Sasse; Shayan Shokrgozar; Bård Torvetjønn Haugland; Oluf Langhelle; Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Puig, D. (2025). Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 77(101591).
Puig, D. (2025). . Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 77(101569).
Puig, D., Adger, N. W., Barnett, J., Vanhala, L., & Boyd, E. (2025). Climatic Change, 178(1), 1-15.
Puig, D. (2025). . Climate and Development, 1–10.
Puig, D. (2025). , 149(1), 49-50.
2024
Puig, D. (2024). Case Studies in the Environment, 8(1): 2323147.
HÃ¥vard Haarstad; Jakob Olof Grandin; Ronya Reitan Solberg (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Grete Rusten (2024) (AcademicChapter)
Subina Shrestha; HÃ¥vard Haarstad; Rafael Rosales (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Edwige Enam Yawa Yekple; Ragnhild Overå; Knut Bjarne Hidle (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Subina Shrestha (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Jose Gilvan de Melo Junior (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Connor Joseph Cavanagh; Adrian Nel (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Edwige Enam Yawa Yekple; Ragnhild Overå; Austin Dziwornu Ablo (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Shayan Shokrgozar; Berenice Rachel Esther Girard (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Ida Andersson; Grete Rusten (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Shayan Shokrgozar; Devyn Helen Avhild Remme; Ryan Stock (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Mailys Louise Marie Rouille; Ragnhild Overå; Amy Atter (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Connor Joseph Cavanagh; Peadar Brehony (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Jesse Benjamin Schrage; HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicChapter)
Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Helene Tråsavik; Morten Ryen Loe; Katrina Starr Rose King; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Lola Nacke; Vadim Vinichenko; Aleh Cherp; Avi Jakhmola; Jessica Jewell (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Oluf Langhelle; Siddharth Sareen; Benjamin Ronald Silvester (2024) (AcademicChapter)
HÃ¥vard Haarstad; Hege Hofstad; Trond Vedeld; Lukas Smas; Einar Braathen; Marianne Millstein (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Berenice Rachel Esther Girard; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Tsimafei Kazlou; Aleh Cherp; Jessica Jewell (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Katherine Mahoney; Rita Lopes; Siddharth Sareen; João Pedro Gouveia (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Anders Riel Müller; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Berenice Rachel Esther Girard; Shayan Shokrgozar; Siddharth Sareen (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Amy Atter; Hayford Ofori; Paa T. Akonor; Anthonia Andoh-Odoom; Jonathan Ampah; Margaret Owusu; Frank Peget; Ragnhild Overå; Jeppe Kolding; Johannes Pucher; Marian Kjellevold (2024) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen; Håvard Haarstad; Huiwen Gong; Gerald Aiken; Tomas Moe Skjølsvold; Benjamin Ronald Silvester; Jelena Popovic-Neuber; Mateusz Bartlomiej Stopa; Peter Mathias Lindkvist; Micol Pezzotta; Lea Marie Sasse; Shayan Shokrgozar; Bård Torvetjønn Haugland; Oluf Langhelle; Tor Håkon Jackson Inderberg (2024) (AcademicArticle)
2023
Mahir Yazar (2023) (AcademicChapter)
Jesse Benjamin Schrage (2023) (AcademicArticle)
HÃ¥vard Haarstad,Rafael Rosales,Subina Shrestha (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Jose Gilvan de Melo Junior (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Jesse Benjamin Schrage,HÃ¥vard Haarstad,Knut Bjarne Hidle (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Jakob Olof Grandin (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar,HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Subina Shrestha,HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Devyn Helen Avhild Remme,James Jackson (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Randi Elisabeth Taxt (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Anne Karam,Shayan Shokrgozar (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar,Abigail York (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar,Irem Daloglu-Cetinkaya,Ece Baykal-Fide,HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Ingrid Foss Ballo,Kjetil Rommetveit (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Jevgeniy Bluwstein,Connor Joseph Cavanagh,Robert Fletcher (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar,Ece Baykal Fide,Irem Daloglu Cetinkaya (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Vadim Vinichenko,Marta Vetier,Jessica Jewell,Lola Nacke,Aleh Cherp (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar,Irem Daloglu Cetinkaya,Muzaffer Can Iban,Suleyman Sefa Bilgilioglu (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen,Jens Kaae Fisker,Shayan Shokrgozar,Thomas Michael Sattich (2023) (AcademicLiteratureReview)
HÃ¥vard Haarstad,Siddharth Sareen,Tarje Iversen Wanvik (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Vadim Vinichenko,Jessica Jewell,Johan Jacobsson,Aleh Cherp (2023) (AcademicArticle)
LuÃs Silva,Siddharth Sareen (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Stephen L. Bi,Nico Bauer,Jessica Jewell (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Emmanuel Raju,Chandni Singh,Hanna Geschewski (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Masahiro Suzuki,Jessica Jewell,Aleh Cherp (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Devyn Remme,Siddharth Sareen,HÃ¥vard Haarstad,Kjetil Rommetveit (2023) (AcademicChapter)
Ingmar Lippert,Siddharth Sareen (2023) (AcademicLiteratureReview)
Siddharth Sareen,Shayan Shokrgozar,Renée Margaritha Scharnigg,Berenice Rachel Esther Girard,Abigail Martin,Steven Andrew Wolf (2023) (AcademicChapter)
Siddharth Sareen,Alevgul Sorman,Ryan Stock,Katherine Mahoney,Berenice Rachel Esther Girard (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Ole Martin Lægreid,Aleh Cherp,Jessica Jewell (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Øystein Stavø Høvig,Inger Beate Pettersen,Adolph C. Neethling,Brandon Paschal,Randi Elisabeth Taxt (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Yaw Opoku Agyei-Mensah,Theophilus Annan,Ragnhild Overå,Amy Atter,Anne Hatløy,Peter Andersen,Kojo Odei Obiri,Richard Stephen Ansong,Mangappulige Don Bhagya Janananda,Matilda Steiner-Asiedu,Marian Kjellevold (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen,Adrian Smith,Sonja Gantioler,Jessica Balest,Marie Claire Brisbois,Silvia Tomasi,Benjamin Sovacool,Gerardo A. Torres Contreras,Nives Dellavalle,Nives DellaValle,HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2023) (AcademicArticle)
Mangappulige Don Bhagya Janananda,Richard Stephen Ansong,Anne Hatløy,Amy Atter,Hans Peter Andersen,Inger Aakre,Theophilus Annan,Frank Peget,Yaw Opoku Agyei-Mensah,Matilda Steiner-Asiedu,Marian Kjellevold (2023) (AcademicArticle)
2022
Kelvin Awoonor Williams;Ragnhild Overå (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Devyn Helen Avhild Remme;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicLiteratureReview)
Stina Ellevseth Oseland;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Rafael Rosales La Torraca;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås;Håvard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Jesse Benjamin Schrage;Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Hanna Kvamsås (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar;Lukas Hermwille;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Irem Daloğlu Çetinkaya;Mahir Yazar;Sultan Kılınç;Başak Güven (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar;Abigail York;Kelli L. Larson (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Abigail York;Mahir Yazar (2022) (AcademicChapter)
Jevgeniy Bluwstein;Connor Joseph Cavanagh (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar;Håvard Haarstad;Lene Lundøy Drengenes;Abigail York (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Mahir Yazar;Abigail York (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Hanna Geschewski;Mine Islar (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Tor A Benjaminsen;Connor Joseph Cavanagh (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Katinka Lund Wågsæther;Devyn Helen Avhild Remme;Håvard Haarstad;Siddharth Sareen (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;Jakob Olof Grandin;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Fabio Consalez;Molly Ahern;Peter Andersen;Marian Kjellevold (02.0) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;Shayan Shokrgozar (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Per Gunnar Røe;Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås;Håvard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Håvard Haarstad;Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås;Per Gunnar Røe;Kristian Tveiten (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Devyn Helen Avhild Remme;Siddharth Sareen;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (26.1) (AcademicArticle)
Ragnhild Overå;Amy Atter;Samuel Amponsah;Marian Kjellevold (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Randi Elisabeth Taxt;Inger Beate Pettersen;Øystein Stavø Høvig (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Efthymia Derempouka;Trygve Skjold;Ove Njå;Håvard Haarstad (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Randi Elisabeth Taxt;Douglas K.R. Robinson;Antoine Schoen;Arnt Fløysand (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;Devyn Helen Avhild Remme;Amber Joy Nordholm;Katinka Lund Wågsæther (2022) (AcademicArticle)
HÃ¥vard Haarstad;Siddharth Sareen;Jens Kandt;Lars Martel Antoine Coenen;Matthew Cook (2022) (AcademicArticle)
Luis Ramirez Camargo;Gabriel Castro;Katharina Gruber;Jessica Jewell;Michael Klingler;Olga Turkovska;Elisabeth Wetterlund;Johannes Schmidt (2022) (AcademicArticle)
2021
Stina Ellevseth Oseland (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Hanna Kvamsås (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Tarje Iversen Wanvik;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;Devyn Helen Avhild Remme;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Ina Marie Christiansen;Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2021) (AcademicLiteratureReview)
Ingrid Foss Ballo;Nora Sørensen Vaage (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Hanna Brauers;Isabell Braunger;Jessica Jewell (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;Devyn Helen Avhild Remme;Katinka Lund Wågsæther;Håvard Haarstad (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Vadim Vinichenko;Aleh Cherp;Jessica Jewell (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Elina Brutschin;Aleh Cherp;Jessica Jewell (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;Steven A. Wolf (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Sandeep Pai;Johannes Emmerling;Laurent Drouet;Hisham Zerriffi;Jessica Jewell (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Frank W. Geels;Siddharth Sareen;Andrew Hook;Benjamin K. Sovacool (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Kjetil Rommetveit;Ingrid Foss Ballo;Siddharth Sareen (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Paa T. Akonor;Amy Atter;Margaret Owusu;Jonathan Ampah;Anthonia Andoh-Odoom;Ragnhild Overå;Marian Kjellevold;Johannes Pucher;Jeppe Kolding (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Amber Joy Nordholm;Siddharth Sareen (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Benjamin K. Sovacool;Andrew Hook;Siddharth Sareen;Frank W. Geels (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Siddharth Sareen;Amber Joy Nordholm (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Aleh Cherp;Vadim Vinichenko;Jale Tosun;Joel A Gordon;Jessica Jewell (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Molly B. Ahern;Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted;Marian Kjellevold;Ragnhild Overå;Jogeir Toppe;Michele Doura;Edna Kalaluka;Bendula Wismen;Melisa Vargas;Nicole Franz (02.09.2021) (AcademicLiteratureReview)
Siddharth Sareen;Kenneth Bo Nielsen;Patrik Oskarsson;Devyn Helen Avhild Remme (2021) (AcademicArticle)
Doctoral theses
Shokrgozar, Shayan (2025)
Rafael Rosales (2024)
Jesse Schrage (2024)
Randi Taxt (2023)
Jakob Grandin (2022)
Hanna Kvamsås (2022)
Daniel Ruben Pinchasik (2022)
Stina Ellevseth Oseland (2022)
Helge Lea Tvedt (2021)
Kristin Edith Abrahamsen Kjærås (2021)
Svein Gunnar Sjøtun (2020)
Nina Holmelin (2020)
Rune Njøs (2018)
Madan Krishna Suwal (2018)
Dilli Prasad Poudel (2018)
Kuber Prasad Bhatta (2018)
Øystein Stavø Høvig (2018)
Tarje Iversen Wanvik (2017)
Yograj Gautam (2017)
Dean Kampanje Phiri (2016)
Austin Ablo (2016)
Festus Boamah (2015)
Erlend Eidsvik (2013)
Odd Ståle Eide (2013)
Heidi Bjønnes Larsen (2013)
Gro Marit Grimsrud (2012)
HÃ¥vard Haarstad (2009)
Elisabeth Meze-Hausken (2008)
Knut Hidle (2004)
Winfried Ellingsen (2003)
Master's theses
Norum, Ã…se Heber (2025)
Grankel, Cecilie Fjøsne (2025)
Brattespe, Margrete (2025)
Viddal, Helene Nesheim (2025)
Myrvang, Yvonne Alida (2025)
Myhr, Oskar (2025)
Murshad, Md Mehidi (2025)
Kjersti Sollund (2021)
People
Group manager
Connor Joseph Cavanagh Professor
Group members
Peter Andersen Associate Professor
Jose Gilvan de Melo Jr PhD Candidate
Ingrid Foss Ballo PhD Candidate
Knut Bjarne Hidle Professor
HÃ¥vard Haarstad Professor
Tsimafei Kazlou PhD Candidate
Professor
Daniel Puig Postdoktor
Devyn Helen Avhild Remme PhD Candidate
Grete Rusten Professor
Per Gunnar Utbø Sakseid PhD Candidate
Fridah Siyanga-Tembo PhD Candidate
Kjersti Sollund PhD Candidate
Odd Inge Steen Associated Professor
Mahir Yazar Postdoctoral Fellow
Edwige Yekple PhD Candidate