Ingrid Knutsdotter Koren

Ingrid Knutsdotter Koren serves as a PhD Research Fellow at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences within the Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences. She teaches MSc courses including Climate Change Adaptation in Spatial Planning (PL4-304) and Scientific Writing and Theory of Science (ME4-300), while supervising both MSc and BSc theses.

Her interdisciplinary research profile spans environmental planning, behavioral economics, and social sciences. Core focus areas include climate change adaptation strategies, sustainable peatlands management, and citizen engagement in spatial decision-making processes. She employs qualitative methodologies to examine stakeholder perceptions, discourse patterns, and knowledge co-production dynamics in environmental governance contexts. Her unique integration of Chinese language and cultural expertise provides distinctive perspective on international sustainability challenges.

Koren actively contributes to significant research initiatives including the REPEAT project (Rethinking Sustainable Land Use of Peatlands) and previously participated in the COMETS project (Collective Action Models for the Energy Transition and Social Innovation), which investigated citizen engagement in renewable energy transitions. Her self-described role as an academic "potato" reflects her versatile capacity to integrate diverse disciplinary perspectives across technology, natural sciences, and social domains.

Her teaching portfolio demonstrates strong commitment to developing next-generation spatial planners through advanced coursework on climate adaptation and scholarly communication. Current research supervision spans both undergraduate and graduate levels, emphasizing practical application of theoretical frameworks in real-world planning scenarios.