Anna G. Sveinsdottir
RESEARCHER II, ASSOCIATE POSITION
Contact
Mobile: 948 76 300
Email: asv@nforsk.no
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Social geographer with broad international experience and a strong research profile within sustainability, energy transition and natural resource management.
Subject area and key competences
Anna is a human geographer specializing in sustainability, energy transition, natural resource management and tourism. She has broad experience in international research projects and project management, including work on critical minerals, Arctic communities and equitable energy transitions.
Research interests and methods
She researches the social and environmental dimensions of resource extraction, tourism and energy transition. Anna uses qualitative methods such as interviews, fieldwork and participatory processes, and has experience with scenario workshops and collaborative research.
Education and work experience
Ph.D. in Geography and Environment, University of Denver (2019)
M.Phil. in Development Studies, University of Oslo (2014)
B.Sc. in Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Iceland (2012)
She has been a senior researcher at Nordland Research Institute (2021–2025), postdoctoral fellow in the USA, and is now a researcher at RURALIS, while maintaining an adjunct position at Nordland Research Institute .
Communication and social contribution
Anna has participated in planning research schools, been an examiner at the University of Oslo, and contributed to international professional networks. She has given lectures and written reports on sustainable visitor management, energy transition, and corporate social responsibility in mining.
Publications and projects
She has published in Geoforum , Energy Research & Social Science , Tourism Geographies and Polar Geography . She leads the project “Urgency and pressures in critical mineral extraction – Potentials and pitfalls for just mining in Norway” (NFR) and has participated in EU Horizon 2020 projects such as FACE-IT and TIPPING+.
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