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Overview

Bjørn P. Kaltenborn is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Norway. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on environmental and social sciences, particularly exploring intersections of ecology, policy, and societal dimensions.

The primary fields of study for Kaltenborn include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences

The subfields of study reflect a multidisciplinary approach, comprising:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Health Professions
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The main research topics addressed by Kaltenborn are:

  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Grete K. Hovelsrud
  • Olve Krange
  • Julia Olsen
  • John D. C. Linnell
  • Henry P. Huntington

Common publication venues where Kaltenborn has contributed multiple works are:

  • Environmental Management
  • Kart og plan
  • Biological Conservation
  • AMBIO
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kaltenborn illustrate the breadth of their research interests:

  • "The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe's Anthropocene", 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "Societal implications of a changing Arctic Ocean", 2021, AMBIO
  • ""Don't confuse me with facts"-how right wing populism affects trust in agencies advocating anthropogenic climate change as a reality", 2021, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • "Svalbard in transition: adaptation to cross-scale changes in Longyearbyen", 2020, The Polar Journal
  • "Sustainable Tourism in Svalbard: Balancing economic growth, sustainability, and environmental governance", 2021, Polar Record

Best Publications

  • Associations between environmental value orientations and landscape preferences

    Bjørn P. Kaltenborn;Tore Bjerke

  • Factors influencing conservation attitudes of local people in western Serengeti Tanzania

    Jafari R. Kideghesho;Eivin Røskaft;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn

  • Effects of sense of place on responses to environmental impacts

    Bjørn P Kaltenborn

  • Patterns of self-reported fear towards large carnivores among the Norwegian public

    Eivin Røskaft;Tore Bjerke;Bjørn Kaltenborn;John D.C Linnell

  • Human attitudes towards large carnivores in Norway

    Eivin Røskaft;Barbara Händel;Tore Bjerke;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn

  • The meaning of place: Attachments to Femundsmarka National Park, Norway, among tourists and locals

    Bjorn P. Kaltenborn;Daniel R. Williams

  • The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe’s Anthropocene

    John Durrus Linnell;Benjamin Cretois;Erlend Birkeland Nilsen;Christer Moe Rolandsen

  • Factors influencing the social acceptability of large carnivore behaviours

    Jo Kleiven;Tore Bjerke;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn

  • Nature of place attachment: A study among recreation homeowners in Southern Norway

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  • Terrain use by an expanding brown bear population in relation to age, recreational resorts and human settlements

    Christian Nellemann;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Ole-Gunnar Støen;Jonas Kindberg;Jon E. Swenson

  • Cool dudes in Norway: climate change denial among conservative Norwegian men

    Olve Krange;Bjørn Petter Kaltenborn;Martin Hultman

  • THE RELATIONSHIP OF ECOCENTRIC AND ANTHROPOCENTRIC MOTIVES TO ATTITUDES TOWARD LARGE CARNIVORES

    Tore Bjerke;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn

  • Animal Preferences and Acceptability of Wildlife Management Actions around Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Bjørn P. Kaltenborn;Tore Bjerke;Julius W. Nyahongo;Daniel R. Williams

  • Associations between Landscape Preferences and Place Attachment: a study in Røros, Southern Norway

    Bjørn P. Kaltenborn;Tore Bjerke

  • The Public Right of Access ' Some Challenges to Sustainable Tourism Development in Scandinavia

    Bjørn P. Kaltenborn;Hanne Haaland;Klas Sandell

  • Attitudes Toward Animals Among Norwegian Children and Adolescents: Species Preferences

    Tore Bjerke;Toril S. Ødegårdstuen;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn

  • Attitudes Toward Animals Among Norwegian Adolescents

    Tore Bjerke;Toril S. Ødegårdstuen;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn

  • The alternate home – motives of recreation home use

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  • The nature of hunting around the Western Corridor of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Bjørn P. Kaltenborn;Julius W. Nyahongo;K. Margrethe Tingstad

  • Concern about climate change, biodiversity loss, habitat degradation and landscape change: Embedded in different packages of environmental concern?

    Ketil Skogen;Håvard Helland;Bjørn Kaltenborn

  • Leisure places and modernity: the use and meaning of recreational cottages in Norway and the USA

    Daniel R. Williams;Bjorn P. Kaltenborn

  • Geo-Spatial Aspects of Acceptance of Illegal Hunting of Large Carnivores in Scandinavia

    Kristin E. Gangaas;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn;Harry P. Andreassen

  • Animal-Related Activities and Appreciation of Animals Among Children and Adolescents

    Tore Bjerke;Bjørn P. Kaltenborn;Toril S. Ødegårdstuen

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Joar Vittersø
Joar Vittersø University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Eivin Røskaft
Eivin Røskaft Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Daniel R. Williams
Daniel R. Williams US Forest Service
Anke Fischer
Anke Fischer Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Göran Ericsson
Göran Ericsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jerry J. Vaske
Jerry J. Vaske Colorado State University
William E. Hammitt
William E. Hammitt Clemson University
Erik Gómez-Baggethun
Erik Gómez-Baggethun Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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