Themes in our research
CRT's research focuses on regional and local development trends and conditions, often from a rural-peripheral perspective.
Over 30 years of research, a range of knowledge themes have emerged:
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- Business development in sectors of major importance for rural/peripheral areas: tourism, arts and crafts, agriculture, small business development and industry.
- The role of mobility and translocal connections in the development of places
Local and Regional Transitioning
We are inthe process of building a shared research field with a focus on green transitioning from a place-based perspective.
In particular, we focus on how “small places” are affected by and can influence “big changes”, such as the transition to renewable forms of energy, the development of sustainable forms of production and consumption, as well as new technologies and their societal contexts.
We place particular emphasis on the social and economic aspects of transition processes. For example, we explore the capacity of small municipalities to navigate and coordinate local transformation processes and the capacity of local businesses to create new green development paths. We also study how small communities can ensure inclusive civic processes as well as influence their own development in a field of large development actors.
Tourism
Tourism research has always been a key focus area at CRT. Over the years, we have built up knowledge in both tourism research itself, but also in related fields, such as economics, recreation, physical planning and local development.
Our tourism research is closely linked to CRT’s Data & Analysis work and our Tourism Model.
Ourknowledge within tourism covers:
- The tourism industry and its importance for business and local development
- Tourism economies and tourism labour markets
- Circular economy and the transformative potential of tourism
- Recreational and outdoor tourism and site development
- Coastal and marine-based tourism
Place-based development from a translocal perspective
Over theyears we have also worked with perspectives that illuminate and understandplaces as being characterized by their connections – both internal and externalconnections.
Ourresearch often has a policy perspective.
Ourresearch deals with, for example:
- Trans and multi-local population movements, part-time populations and their engagement in local areas
- Trans- and multi-local knowledge processes and how they are linked to place-based innovation conditions
- Life transitions amongst young adults - with a focus on mobility and education
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