Department of Geography, University of Bergen Autumn term 2006 Printed: 22-Aug-06 S A S 8 G E O G R A P H Y Reading list The curriculum consists of two parts: (1) Reading list (compulsory part): c.650 pages (2) Term paper literature, chosen by the student her-/himself: c.200 pages --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. BOOKS WITH SEVERAL CHAPTERS A1. NORDEN GENERAL REFERENCES Bailly, A. & Fremont, A. (eds.) 2001. Europe and its States: a Geography, 47 66, 138 144. Paris: La documentation française, 208 pp. Pp. 47 50. Hansen & Jones a. The Nordic countries. 51 56. Hansen & Jones b. Denmark. 57 61. Hansen & Jones c. Finland. 62 66. Hansen & Jones d. Sweden. 138 140. Hansen a. Iceland. 141 144. Hansen & Jones e. Norway. (27 p.) Also available in French and German. Bernes, C. 1993. The Nordic Environment Present state, trends and threats. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers. Nord 1993:12, 211 pp. Pp. 10 19: The land we found " 20 35: The land we use. (26 p.) Available at Studia (limited!) Bernes, C. 1996. The Nordic Arctic Environment Unspoilt, Exploited, Polluted? Copenhagen: The Nordic Council of Ministers. Nord 1996:26, 240 pp. Pp. 8 22: Introduction + Earth, air, fire - and ice. " 38 54: Man in the Arctic. " 220 226: Protecting the Arctic Environment (39 p.) Available also in Norwegian Sømme, A. 1968. A Geography of Norden. Denmark - Finland - Iceland -Norway - Sweden. New Edition. Oslo: Cappelen. 343 pp. + App. Pp. 13 19: Isachsen: Norden. " 155 158: Smeds: Finland. (11 p.) German edition 1967: Die Nordischen Länder (Westermann). 1
Varjo, U. & Tietze, W. 1987. Norden Man and Environment. Berlin - Stuttgart: Gebrüder Borntraeger. 535 pp. Pp. 3 19: Jokipii: The historical shaping of the Nordic countries, " 332 337: Aikio: Raindeer herding in Norden. " 438 463: Olafsdóttir & Ingvarson: The population, settlement and economy of Iceland " 464 471: Kampp: The Faeroes. " 472 : Hisdal: Svalbard. Borders and areas. " 480 481: " : " Human activity. " 486 489, 497 498: Bronny & Butzin: Greenland (excerpts) " 499 509: Mead: The geographical regions of Norden. (51 p.) A2. NORDEN AND NORWAY MORE SPECIALIZED TOPICS Almås, R. (ed.) 2004. Norwegian Agricultural History. Trondheim: Tapir Academic Press, 365 pp. Pp. 80 99: Øye, I. Farming systems and rural society ca. 800 1350. (partly) Pp.: 330 357: Almås, R. From state-driven modernization to green liberalism. (partly) (48 p.) Available at Studia Brunt, B. 1997. Western Europe. A Social and Economic Geography. 2nd Edition. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. 448 pp. b Pp. 37 40: Denmark and Dairy Farming e " 75 78: Norway (Fishing) a " 90 94: Sweden and Norway (Forestry) c " 124 128: Hydroelectric Power in Scandinavia d " 366 370: Nordkalotten (23 p.) John, B. 1984. Scandinavia. A new geography. London and New York: Longmans. 365 pp. Ch. 16: Toward the fringe (250 258). " 17: The Northern Problem (259 271). (22 p.) Kiel, A.C. (ed.) 1993. Continuity and Change. Aspects of Contemporary Norway. Oslo: Scandinavian University Press. 266 pp. Ch. 9: Skotvedt: The Indigenous Peoples of Norway (163 174). " 10: Woon: Recent immigration to Norway (175 192). " 13: Hindar: Nature and Conservation of Natural Resources (221 231). (42 p.) Moen, A. 1999. National Atlas of Norway: Vegetation. Hønefoss: Norwegian Mapping Authority, 200 pp. Pp. 35 39: Vegetation history 85 98: Vegetation zones 123 130: Vegetation sections 155 163: Cultural landscape (39 p.) Available at Studia not in Norwegian any more. 2
B. NORDEN AND NORWAY: ARTICLES AND SINGLE BOOK CHAPTERS Benn, D.I. & Evans, D.J.A. 1998. Glacier systems 1-5. in: Glaciers and Glaciation, 4 38. Arnold, London. (35 p.) Eriksen, T.H. 1995a. Counterreactions. The "No to EU" and the FIS in the eye of the whirlwind of global modernity. http://folk.uio.no/geirthe/counterreactions.html (15 p.) Faugli, P.E. 1994. The Aurland catchment area - the watercourse and hydropower development. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 48 (1 2), 3 7. (5 p.) Fosso, E.J. 2003. Understanding young people s migration practices the significance of social spatialisation and identity production. Geografi i Bergen 257. Institutt for geografi, Universitetet i Bergen. http://ugle.svf.uib.no/svfweb1/publikasjoner/124.pdf (23 p.) Grønlund, I.L. 1994. Restructuring one-company towns: The Norwegian context and the case of Mo i Rana. European Urban and Regional Studies 1 (2), 161 168. Håland, A. & Faugli, P.E. 1994. The Aurland hydropower development - its impact on nature and the environment. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 48 (1 2), 81 84 (4 p.) Haaland, A., Christophersen, B. & Trebbi, M. 2000. Norway. In: Living on the North Atlantic, 41 63. (23 p.) Hall, P. 1992. Scandinavian city region planning. In: Hall, P. Urban and Regional Planning, 190 197. 3rd ed., London, New York: Routledge. Hammitt, W.E., Kaltenborn, B.P., Vistad, O.I., Emmelin, L. & Teigland, J. 1992. Common Access Tradition and Wilderness Management in Norway. A Paradox for Managers. Environmental Management 16 (2), 149 156. Hansen, J.C. 1978. The one-company town in Norway. Can we learn from the recent past in planning for the near future? Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 32, 97 110. (14 p.) Hansen, J.C. 2001b. The future of marginal regions as perceived by those who are expected to shape it. Geografi i Bergen 241. Institutt for geografi, Universitetet i Bergen. http://ugle.svf.uib.no/svfweb1/publikasjoner/188.pdf (26 p.) Holt-Jensen, A. 1985. Norway and the Sea. The shifting importance of marine resources through Norwegian history. GeoJournal 10 (4), 393 399. (7 p.) Jones, M. 1997 [1993]. Landscape as a resource and the problem of landscape values. Jan Brendalsmo, Michael Jones, Kenneth Olwig & Mats Widgren. Landskapet som historie, NIKU Temahefte 4, Norsk institutt for kulturminneforskning (1997), 17 23. Originally published in: Caroline Rusten & Halvor Wøien (eds.) The Politics of Environmental Conservation. Proceedings from a Workshop in Trondheim March 26, 1993, The University of Trondheim, Centre for Environment and Development (SMU), Report no. 6/93, 19-33. (7 p.) Jones, M. 2003. Resources and representations: sea and highlands as the two landscapes of northern Norway. Unwin, T. & Spek, T. (eds.) European Landscapes: from Mountain to Sea, 146 155. Proceedings of the 19th session of the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL) at London and Aberystwyth (UK) 10-17 September 2000. Huma Publishers, Tallinn. (10 p.) Kaltenborn, B.P. 1993. Outdoor recreation in Norway - some myths and issues. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 47 (1), 11 19. (9 p.) Langdalen, E. 1980. Second homes in Norway a controversial planning problem. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 34, 139 144. (6 p.) 3
Lindkvist, K.B. 2001. Governance and territorialty in Norwegian fisheries. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 55 (1), 9 16. http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/media/cmwgwvyyyr0he1lp8fvk/contributions/e/q/6 /9/eq6981hbaefhj5fv.pdf Orheim, O. 1989. A hundred years of Norwegian exploration of the polar regions. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 43, 123 127. (5 p.) Rikkinen, K. 1992. Åland. In: Rikkinen, K. A Geography of Finland, 135. Helsinki. (1 p.) Seim, A. 2002. Water power and landscape change in Norway. Jung, G. (ed.) Kulturlandschaftsgeschichte. Oldenburger Geoökologische Studien 5, 123 134. (12 p.) Seim, A. 2003. Land use conflicts by recreational pressure in Norway. In: Landscapes under the European Transformation, 135 151. Course material. University of Debrecen, Department of Landscape Protection and Environmental Geography. (17 p.) Sevatdal, H. & Grimstad, S. 2003. Norwegian commons: History, status and challenges. In: Berge, E. & Carlsson, L. (eds.) Commons: Old and New, 93 132. Proceedings from a workshop at the Centre for Advanced Study, Oslo, 11 13 March 2003. ISS rapport 70. Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU, Trondheim. http://www.svt.ntnu.no/iss/erling.berge/proceedings2003commonsoldandnew.pdf (40 p.) Sjøholt, P. 1996. The Norwegian North Sea petroleum industry. Development trends and impacts. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 50 (3 4), 225 242. (18 p.) Sjøholt, P. 1996. Foreign migrants to Norway:composition, integration or discrimination? In: Davies, R.J. (ed.) Contemporary City Structuring, 101 119. Society of South-African Geographers, Cape Town. (19 p.) Sømme, A. 1950. The Physical Background of Norwegian Agriculture. Geography 35, 141 154. (14 p.) --------------- (c.650 pages) Term paper: Literature chosen by the student (c.200 pages) ------------------------- (Total: c.850 pages) USEFUL WEB RESOURCES: Norden (by The Nordic Council of Ministers): http://www.norden.org, various publications in pdf-format http://www.norden.org/pub/sk/index.asp?lang=6 Norway (by the Royal Norwegian Department of Foreign Affairs): http://www.norway.info, especially categories Society & Policy and Facts and Figures PRACTICAL ADVICE: How to write a term paper? Day, R.A. 1998. How to write & publish a scientific paper. 5th ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 275 pp. 4
Other books good to know about: Fullerton, B. & Knowles, R. 1991. Scandinavia. London: Paul Chapman. 186 pp. Ch. 1 4, 6. (161 p.) Available at Studia (limited) somewhat old. Gläßer, E., Lindemann, R. & Venzke, J.-F. (eds.) 2003. Nordeuropa: Geographie, Geschichte, Wirtschaft, Politik. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt. (234 p.) So far available in German only. Kvamme, M., Kaland, P.E. & Brekke, N.G. 2004. Conservation and Management of North European Coastal Heathlands. Case study: The Heathland Centre, Lygra, Western Norway. The Heathguard project: Safeguarding the heathlands of Europe. European Heritage Laboratories/CULTURE2000 Programme of the European Union. Report. The Heathland Centre, Lygra. (68 p.) Useful in terms of vegetation and agriculture of Norway, and the excursion to the coast. 5