School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Joan Nymand Larsen

Professor
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Location

  • Borgir rannsóknarhús

Office hours

By appointment

Specialisation

Economics Arctic Studies Economic Development Sustainable Development Arctic Human Development Arctic Social Indicators Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in the North Living Conditions and Quality of Life in the North Arctic Monitoring Systems

General information

Courses

LOK2790170
MA project
HAG0176090
Economic Analysis
HAG0276100
Development Economics
DEA0174210
Development Economics in the Arctic and Arctic Economies

Education

2002
University of Manitoba, Ph.D. Economics
1994
University of Manitoba, MA Economics
1990
University of Manitoba, BA Economics

Career

2016
University of Akureyri, Professor
2002
Stefansson Arctic Institute, Senior Scientist and Research Director
2004 - 2016
University of Akureyri, Assistant professor
1999 - 2002
Manitoba Teachers Society, Economic Analyst
1996 - 2002
University of Manitoba, Lecturer

Research

2021
Thawing Permafrost in Arctic Coastal Communities: A Framework for Studying Risks from Climate Change
2021
Energy resources and electricity generation in Arctic areas
2020
Dependence on electricity among the inhabitants of the rural western Arctic
2020
Sustainable Economies in the Arctic
2020
Making Regional Sense of Global Sustainable Development Indicators for the Arctic
2019
The Economy of the Arctic
2019
Towards improved participatory scenario methodologies in the Arctic
2019
Nunataryuk field visit to Ilulissat and Qeqertarsuaq in Disco Bay, Greenland
2018
Arctic Marine Resource Governance and Development
2017
Norwegian Polar Research. An Evaluation
2017
Arctic Youth and Sustainable Futures
2016
Polar Economics: Expectations and real economic futures
2016
Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone: Past, present, and future
2016
Arctic Human Development
2016
CACCON and Partner Knowledge Networks: Arctic Coastal Engagement Network of Future Earth Coasts
2015
A Decade of Accelerating Change in the Arctic.
2015
Arctic Social Indicators
2015
Nordic Countries. Economic, Political and Social Issues
2015
Nordic countries. Economic, Political and Social Issues
2015
Paths to the New arctic
2015
The Arctic Economy in a Global Context
2015
The Arctic Human Development Report II: A Contribution to Arctic Policy Shaping
2015
The New Arctic
2014
Polar regions
2014
The State of Human Development in the Arctic: Major Findings and Emerging Issues.
2014
Technical Summary. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.
2014
Summary for policymakers. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
2014
Circumpolar Perspectives in Global Dialogue
2014
Measuring Change in Human Development in the Arctic
2014
Marine Invasive Species: Issues and Challenges in Resource Governance and Monitoring of Societal Impacts
2014
Conclusion: Measuring Change in Human Development in the Arctic
2014
Arctic Human Development Report
2012
Global Change, Northern Transformations, and a Changing Socio-Economic Landscape
2010
Northern Economies in a Time of Change
2010
Arctic Social Indicators
2010
Climate change, natural resource dependency, and supply shocks: The case of Greenland
2010
Economies and Business in the Arctic Region
2009
Future Challenges in the Arctic
2009
Arctic Monitoring Systems
2007
A Science Plan for the Arctic Social Sciences
2007
Human Development in the Arctic
2007
Northern Economy
2007
Ressourcer, Handel, og op og nedture i det vestnordiske
2007
Samfund under pres
2004
Arctic Human Development Report 2004
2004
External Dependency in Greenland: Implications for growth and Instability
2004
Trade Dependency and Export-led Growth in an Arctic Economy
Arctic Social Indicators (ASI)