Julia Olsen
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences
Areas of expertise
High North, Arctic, Tourism, Northeast Passage, Sustainable shipping, Sustainable development, Climate change
I am an Associate Professor in Environmental sociology. The primary research areas are socio-economic adaptation to multiple changes in the Arctic, ocean sustainability, marine litter, shipping and tourism development in the High North. I have a PhD in sociology where I examined impacts of increased shipping activities in the Barents region on local coastal communities and their adaptive capacity.
Program coordinator for Bachelor in Circumpolar and Nordic Studies;
Course coordinator for Bachelor's Thesis in Circumpolar Studies (NOM2000) and Nordic Societies (SA212S);
Other courses: Considering Sustainability (SAM5012) and Society, Climate change and Environment (SO216S)
Research Projects:
2023-2024 Building transdisciplinary bridges for sustainable Svalbard and Arctic development. Research Council of Norway.
2021- 2024 SHIFTPLASTICS. Shifting to sustainable circular value chains for handling plastics in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Research Council of Norway.
2020-2024 Face- it. The future of Arctic coastal ecosystems - Identifying transitions in fjord systems and adjacent coastal areas. EU, Horizon 2020.
2020-2024 Balancing Act. Sustainable Tourism in Svalbard. Research Council of Norway
2020-2024 Caring for Cruise. Sustainable Arctic Cruise communities: From practice to governance. Working package leader. Research Council of Norway
2023
Five social science intervention areas for ocean sustainability
initiatives 2023, npj Ocean Sustainability: Partelow, Stefan; Schluter, Achim; Ban, Natalie C.; Batterbury, Simon; Bavinck, Maarten; Bennett, Nathan J.
Cruise tourism destinations: Practices, consequences and the road to sustainability 2023, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management: Volum 30 Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Olsen, Julia; James, Laura
Coping with rapid and cascading changes in Svalbard: the case of nature-based tourism in Svalbard 2023, Frontiers in Human Dynamics: Volum 5 Dannevig, Halvor; Søreide, Janne; Sveinsdóttir, Anna G.; Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Rusdal, Tone
Effects of Arctic commercial shipping on environments and communities: context, governance, priorities 2023, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment: Volum 118 Huntington, Henry P.; Olsen, Julia; Zdor, Eduard; Zagorskiy, Andrey; Shin, Hyoung Chul; Romanenko, Olga
Managing Svalbard Tourism: Inconsistencies and Conflicts of Interest 2023, Arctic Review on Law and Politics: Volum 14 s. 86-106 Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Olsen, Julia; Nilsson, Annika E.; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Lebel, Julien
2022
From waste to market: Exploring markets, institutions, and innovation ecosystems for waste valorization 2022, Business Strategy and the Environment (BSE): Antunes Nogueira, Leticia; Lindeløv, Bjarne; Olsen, Julia
What would it take to establish a take-back scheme for fishing gear? Insights from a comparative analysis of fishing gear and beverage containers 2022, Journal of Industrial Ecology: Volum 26 s. 2020-2032 Antunes Nogueira, Leticia; Kringelum, Louise Brøns; Olsen, Julia; Jørgensen, Finn Arne; Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar
Barentsburg and Longyearbyen in times of socioeconomic transition: Residents' perceptions of community viability 2022, Polar Record: Volum 58 s. 1-14 Olsen, Julia; Vlakhov, Andrian; Wigger, Karin Andrea
2021
Island Communities’ Viability in the Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Arctic: The Role of Livelihoods and Social Capital 2021, Арктика и Север: Volum 42 s. 12-28 Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Wollan, Gjermund
Sustainable Tourism in Svalbard: Balancing economic growth, sustainability, and environmental governance 2021, Polar Record: Volum 57:e47 s. 1-7 Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Veland, Siri; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Olsen, Julia; Dannevig, Halvor
2020
Marine litter: Institutionalization of attitudes and practices among Fishers in Northern Norway 2020, Marine Policy: Volum 121 Olsen, Julia; Nogueira, Leticia Antunes; Normann, Anne Katrine Meinich; Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe
Climate Change and Norwegian Arctic Aquaculture: Perception, Relevance and Adaptation 2020, The Arctic Yearbook: s. 316-327 Sandersen, Håkan Torleif; Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Gjertsen, Arild
‘Road of life’: changing navigation seasons and the adaptation of island communities in the Russian Arctic 2020, Polar Geography: Volum 44 s. 1-19 Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare
Marine Tourism Development in the Arkhangelsk Region, Russian Arctic: Stakeholder’s Perspectives Arctic marine sustainability : arctic maritime businesses and the resilience of the marine environment 2020, Springer Nature: s. 365-389 Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Pashkevich, Albina; Bickford, Sonja; Maksimova, Tatiana
Increasing Shipping in the Arctic and Local Communities’ Engagement: A Case from Longyearbyen on Svalbard Arctic marine sustainability : arctic maritime businesses and the resilience of the marine environment 2020, Springer Nature: s. 305-331 Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter
Svalbard in transition: adaptation to cross-scale changes in Longyearbyen 2020, The Polar Journal: Volum 10 s. 420-442 Hovelsrud, Grete K.; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Olsen, Julia
Gender and Climate Change Research: Moving
Beyond Transformative Adaptation 2020, The Arctic Yearbook: s. 189-218 Romero-Nieva Santos, Pablo; Holm, Nikolai George Lewis; Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
2019
Community perspectives on the environmental impacts of Arctic shipping: case studies from Russia, Norway and Canada 2019, Cogent Social Sciences: Volum 5 Olsen, Julia; Carter, Natalie Ann; Dawson, Jackie
2018
Navigating Governance Systems & Management Practices for Pleasure Craft Tourism in the Arctic 2018, The Arctic Yearbook: s. 141-161 Têtu, Pierre-Louis; Dawson, Jackie; Olsen, Julia
Prepared and flexible: local adaptation strategies for avalanche risk 2018, Cogent Social Sciences: Volum 4 Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Karlsson, Marianne; Olsen, Julia
2014
Commercial Arctic shipping through the Northeast Passage: routes, resources, governance, technology, and infrastructure 2014, Polar Geography: Volum 37 s. 298-324 Buixadé Farré, Albert; Stephenson, Scott R.; Chen, Linling; Czub, Michael; Dai, Ying; Demchev, Denis
2013
Adaptive and transformative capacity Arctic Resilience Interim Report 2013, s. 73-93 Kofinas, Gary; Clark, Douglas; Hovelsrud, Grete K.; Alessa, Lillian; Amundsen, Helene; Berman, Matthew
2023
TOURISM GOVERNANCE IN SVALBARD AND GREENLAND– a comparative approach towards adaptive tourism governance in a rapidly changing Arctic 2023, Ren, Carina; Sveinsdóttir, Anna G.; Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Bjørst, Lill Rastad; Dannevig, Halvor
Building transdisciplinary bridges for sustainable Svalbard and Arctic development 2023, Olsen, Julia; Meyer, Alexandra; Iversen, Lisbeth; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Schildberg, Ulrich; Bjørnsen, Ragnhild Holmen
Svalbard Tourism Management and Policy Gaps 2023, High North News: Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Olsen, Julia
Kan Bodø bli en bærekraftig cruise-destinasjon? 2023, Avisa Nordland: Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Olsen, Julia; Wigger, Karin Andrea
Co-learning with cruise communities: from practice to governance 2023, Olsen, Julia; Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Ren, Carina; Persson-Fischier, Ulrika
Natur, folk og cruise: Velkommen til dialog om Lofotens framtid som cruisedestinasjon 2023, Lofotposten.no: Wigger, Karin Andrea; Olsen, Julia
´Cruise Trouble´. How to sustainably develop Arctic cruise tourism? 2023, Ren, Carina; Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Olsen, Julia; Wigger, Karin Andrea; James, Laura
Samfunnsdialog om bærekraftig cruise: inspirasjon og læring for Lofoten 2023, Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Olsen, Julia
Bærekraftig cruiseturisme i nord Norge: Lofoten, Alta og Honningsvåg 2023, Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Olsen, Julia
Environmental Governance in the Arctic 2023, Olsen, Julia
2022
Tipping forward: pathways of collective entrepreneurship for sustainable communities 2022, Antunes Nogueira, Leticia; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Olsen, Julia
Practicing sustainability in cruise tourism destinations: a critical understanding and research agenda 2022, Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Olsen, Julia
The Arctic Ocean in the Ocean Decade 2022, Olsen, Julia
"Moving Beyond the Rhetoric: Co production of circular sustainable service model value chain(s) for plastic use in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sectors". 2022, Palmer-Abbs, Megan; Deshpande, Paritosh; Olsen, Julia
The Arctic Ocean in the Ocean Decade 2022, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Makroplast fra fiskeri og havbruk: kunnskapsstatus, forebyggende tiltak og kunnskapsbehov 2022, Höjman, Carl; Fabres, Joan; Johnsen, Hilde Rødås; Sklet, Snorre; Olsen, Julia; Nogueira, Leticia Antunes
2021
Samordning av lokale og turistrelaterte transportbehov 2021, Olsen, Julia; Antonsen, Karin Marie; Lebel, Julien; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Hoarau-Heemstra, Hindertje; Nenasheva, Marina
Knowledge needs in sea ice forecasting for navigation in Svalbard and the High Arctic 2021, Veland, Siri; Wagner, Penelope Mae; Bailey, David; Everett, Alistair; Goldstein, Michael; Hermann, Roberto Rivas
Cruise tourism development in the Arkhangelsk region, Russian Arctic: Stakeholder perspectives
2021, Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Pashkevich, Albina
Barentsburg and Longyearbyen in times of socioeconomic transition 2021, Olsen, Julia; Vlakhov, Andrian; Wigger, Karin Andrea
Northwest Russia: Rural Villages are Becoming a New Tourist Attraction 2021, High North News: Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Mer kunnskap - om, for og i nordområdene! 2021, nordnorskdebatt.no: Olsen, Bjørn; Holand, Astrid Marie; Halås, Catrine Torbjørnsen; Olsen, Julia
Climate change adaptation studies and the Russian context
2021, Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina
«Ny by ny flyplass» er mye mer enn et byggeprosjekt 2021, Avisa Nordland: Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar; Fagertun, Thoralf; Nogueira, Leticia Antunes; Olsen, Julia; Temesgen, Amsale Kassahun
Assessing sustainability and adaptive capacity in Arctic tourism 2021, Dannevig, Halvor; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Rusdal, Tone; Dale, Ragnhild Freng; Olsen, Julia
2020
Forsker på marin forsøpling 2020, Olsen, Julia
Forberedt og fleksibel 2020, Ottar: Volum 1 Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Karlsson, Marianne; Olsen, Julia
2019
Marine littering in the Barents area: fishers’ attitude 2019, Olsen, Julia; Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar; Nogueira, Leticia Antunes; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe; Normann, Anne Katrine
Marine littering in the Barents area: fishers’ attitude and practices 2019, Olsen, Julia; Nogueira, Leticia Antunes; Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar; Normann, Anne Katrine; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe
Increased shipping in Svalbard waters: local impacts and adaptive responses 2019, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter
Изменения в Арктике и социально-экономическая адаптация на местном уровне 2019, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Hva skjer med Svalbard når klimaet endres? 2019, Olsen, Julia
New knowledge for reduction and utilization of marine waste from fisheries (RE-D-USE) 2019, Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar; Olsen, Julia; Haarr, Marthe Larsen; Havas, Vilma; Normann, Anne Katrine; Ivanova, Ludmila
Impact of increased ship traffic in Svalbard 2019, Olsen, Julia
Lokalsamfunn er en viktig aktør i Nordområdene 2019, Avisa Nordland: s. 3-3 Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Arctic communities perceive differently the impact of shipping on their environments 2019, High North News: Olsen, Julia; Carter, Natalie Ann; Dawson, Jackie; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
2018
Die Massen drängen bis in die Arktis 2018, Olsen, Julia
Lokalsamfunn og endring 2018, Olsen, Julia
Shipping in the Barents area:Local impacts and adaptive capacity 2018, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter; Nenasheva, Marina
Prepared and flexible: Local adaptation strategies for avalanche risk
2018, Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Olsen, Julia; Karlsson, Marianne
2017
Når Longyearbyen tilpasser seg økende skipstrafikk 2017, Svalbardposten: s. 16-17 Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
When Longyearbyen Adapts to Increasing Ship Traffic 2017, High North News: Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Local adaptive capacity of Solovetsky community in the context of increasing shipping activities
2017, Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina
Hva gjør økende skipstrafikk med Svalbard? 2017, Olsen, Julia
Consequences of increasing shipping in the Barents region on local adaptive capacity 2017, Olsen, Julia; Nenasheva, Marina
Prevention measures. Waste mangement in harbors and education 2017, Olsen, Julia; Vangelsten, Bjørn Vidar
Local adaptive capacity for avalanche risk and infrastructure disruption in Troms, Northern Norway
2017, Karlsson, Marianne; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Olsen, Julia
Økende skipstrafikk i Nord 2017, Olsen, Julia
Climate change and primary industries in Northern Norway 2017, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Impact analysis and consequences of change AMAP 2017 Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Barents Area
2017, s. 127-166 Turunen, Minna; Degteva, Anna; Tuulentie, Seija; Bourmistrov, Anatoli; Corell, Robert; Dunlea, Edward
2016
Aquaculture and Climate change: Mitigation, adaptation and innovation in industry and management. 2016, Gjertsen, Arild; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe; Olsen, Julia; Rebours, Celine
Avalanche risk and infrastructure disruption in Troms County, Northern Norway 2016, Karlsson, Marianne; Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Skipstrafikken i Arktis 2016, Olsen, Julia
Cruise tourism activities in the Barents Region: local communities’ perspectives and governance 2016, Olsen, Julia; Wigger, Karin Andrea; Bystrowska, Marta
Avalanche Risk in Norwegian communities: risk perceptions and boundaries of local adaptive capacity 2016, Karlsson, Marianne; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Olsen, Julia
Adapting to avalanche risks and road closure: a case from Northern Norway. 2016, Karlsson, Marianne; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Olsen, Julia
Climate change and primary industries in Northern Norway: aquaculture and agriculture 2016, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K.
Adaptive capacity, avalanche risks and infrastructure disruption: Local experiences and responses in Troms County, Northern Norway 2016, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Karlsson, Marianne
Trangt om plassen 2016, Avisa Nordland: s. 3-3 Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe
2015
Hvor kommer maten vår fra om 10 år? Klimaendringer, fisk og landbruk. Hva finnes av gourmetmat i naturen? 2015, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe
Klimaendringer, tilpasningsstrategier og innovasjon i oppdrettsnæringen 2015, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe; Gjertsen, Arild
Bruk og vern i Nordland. 2015, Volum 2015 Gjertsen, Arild; Magnussen, Tone; Bay-Larsen, Ingrid Agathe; Fabritius, Merete Kvamme; Antonsen, Karin Marie; Olsen, Julia
Chapter 11. "Community Viability and Adaptation", in Larsen, Fondail (eds): Arctic Human Development Report. Regional Processes and Global Linkages. 2015, Rasmussen, Rasmus Ole; Hovelsrud , Grete K. ; Gearheard, Shari; Amundsen, Helene; Dale, Brigt; Hansen, Klaus Georg
2014
1st Science-Industry Platform on Expedition Cruise Tourism in Svalbard 2014, Lamers, Machiel; Lang, Ilja; Jørgensen, Frigg; Hovelsrud, Grete K.; Olsen, Julia
Is Climate Change Adaptation Gendered? 2014, Olsen, Julia; Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Lovecraft, Amy
Adapting to mitigation policies: The case of farming in Northern Norway 2014, Hovelsrud, Grete Kaare; Aall, Carlo; Olsen, Julia
Må forske for nye skipsrute 2014, Avisa Nordland: Olsen, Julia; Myksvoll, Mari Skuggedal; Solski, Jan Jakub