Øystein Aas

Øystein Aas is a Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) within the Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management. His research focuses on recreational fisheries management, wildlife tourism sustainability, and the socio-economic dimensions of natural resource conservation.

Key research areas include:

• Recreational fishing participation trends and policy implications
• Wildlife tourism impacts and visitor behavior analysis
• Hydropower environmental trade-offs and river management
• Outdoor recreation spatial planning and communication strategies

Recent work emphasizes Nordic angler behavior studies, birdwatching tourism ethics, and long-term monitoring of environmental impacts in protected areas. His articles frequently address conservation conflicts between resource use and biodiversity preservation.

Notable contributions include frameworks for assessing recreation specialization's role in tourism development and innovative methods for measuring environmental attitudes (the NINA Scale).