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Kerstin Westin
Research qualifications:
Docent
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kerstin.westin@umu.se
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Professor
at
Department of Geography
Section: Geography
Location
Samhällsvetarhuset, Plan 3
Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
2026
To own or share e-scooters?: Factors in ownership and sharing of e-scooters
Research in Transportation Business and Management (RTBM)
, Elsevier 2026, Vol. 64
Flores, Phil Justice; Jansson, Johan; Nilsson, Jonas; et al.
2024
Räcker elen i den gröna omställningen?: Fallet Norrbotten
Geografiska Notiser
, Geografilärarnas Riksförening 2024, Vol. 82, (2-3) : 42-49
Westin, Kerstin; Lindgren, Urban
2023
Forest subsidy distribution in five European countries
Forest Policy and Economics
, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 146
Haeler, Elena; Bolte, Andreas; Buchacher, Rafael; et al.
2023
The impact of Swedish forest owners’ values and objectives on management practices and forest policy accomplishment
Small-scale Forestry
, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 22, (3) : 435-456
Lidestav, Gun; Westin, Kerstin
2023
Forest values and application of different management activities among small-scale forest owners in five EU countries
Forest Policy and Economics
, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 146
Westin, Kerstin; Bolte, Andreas; Haeler, Elena; et al.
2023
Survey questionnaires: data collection for understanding management conditions
Monitoring biodiversity: combining environmental and social data
, London: Routledge 2023 : 247-260
Westin, Kerstin; Wood, Claire; Vilhar, Ursa; et al.
2022
Common preferences of European small-scale forest owners towards contract-based management
Forest Policy and Economics
, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 144
Juutinen, Artti; Haeler, Elena; Jandl, Robert; et al.
2021
Forest owners' preferences for contract-based management to enhance environmental values versus timber production
Forest Policy and Economics
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 132
Juutinen, Artti; Kurttila, Mikko; Pohjanmies, Tähti; et al.
2021
Communication campaigns to engage (non-traditional) forest owners: A European perspective
Forest Policy and Economics
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 133
Lieberherr, Eva; Deuffic, Philippe; Jandl, Robert; et al.
2020
Managing place and distance: Restructuring sales and work relations to meet urbanisation-related challenges in Swedish forestry
Forest Policy and Economics
, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 118
Andersson, Elias; Keskitalo, E. Carina H.; Westin, Kerstin
2020
Att flyga eller inte flyga?: En rapport om flygresor i Umeå kommun
TRUM-Rapport
Enlund, Desirée; Westin, Kerstin; Nordlund, Annika
2020
Understanding the multiple dynamics of the countryside - Examples from forest cases in northern Europe
Journal of Rural Studies
, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 78 : 59-64
Keskitalo, E. Carina H.; Lidestav, Gun; Westin, Kerstin; et al.
2020
Goal Framing as a Tool for Changing People's Car Travel Behavior in Sweden
Sustainability
, MDPI 2020, Vol. 12, (9)
Westin, Kerstin; Nordlund, Annika; Jansson, Johan; et al.
2019
European private forest owner typologies: a review of methods and use
Forest Policy and Economics
, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 99 : 21-31
Ficko, Andrej; Lidestav, Gun; Ní Dhubháin, A; et al.
2019
From pragmatism to meritocracy?: Views on in-house family ties on the Swedish labour market
Fennia
, Geographical Society of Finland 2019, Vol. 197, (2) : 268-279
Haugen, Katarina; Westin, Kerstin
2019
Vad talar för tåg på semesterresan?
TRUM Rapport
, December 2019
Jansson, Johan; Nilsson, Jonas; Nordlund, Annika; et al.
2019
Att resa med barn med funktionsnedsättning: En enkätundersökning om föräldrars upplevelser
Umeå: 2019
Landby, Emma; Westin, Kerstin
2019
Great expectations of studying abroad: exchange students from Umeå University, Sweden
Exploring the opportunities and challenges of international students
, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2019 : 99-124
Nilsson, Per A.; Westin, Kerstin; Müller, Dieter K.
2018
Place, kinship, and employment
Population, Space and Place
, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 24, (3)
Holm, Einar; Westin, Kerstin; Haugen, Katarina
2018
Acceptability of electric vehicle aimed measures: effects of norm activation, perceived justice and effectiveness
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 117 : 205-213
Nordlund, Annika; Jansson, Johan; Westin, Kerstin
2018
Tourism destination choice sets for families with wheelchair-bound children
Tourism Recreation Resarch
, Routledge 2018, Vol. 43, (1) : 26-38
Nyman, Emma; Westin, Kerstin; Carson, Doris
2018
Do trees make people more rooted?: Private forest owners’ migration behavior
Forest Policy and Economics
, Umeå: 2018, Vol. 94 : 11-20
Westin, Kerstin; Holm, Einar
2018
The importance of socio-demographic characteristics, geographic setting, and attitudes for adoption of electric vehicles in Sweden
Travel Behaviour & Society
, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 13 : 118-127
Westin, Kerstin; Jansson, Johan; Nordlund, Annika
2017
Examining drivers of sustainable consumption: the influence of norms and opinion leadership on electric vehicle adoption in Sweden
Journal of Cleaner Production
, Vol. 154 : 176-187
Jansson, Johan; Nordlund, Annika; Westin, Kerstin
2017
Interactions between forest owners and their forests
Globalisation and change in forest ownership and forest use: natural resource management in transition
, London: Palgrave Macmillan 2017 : 97-137
Lidestav, Gun; Thellbro, Camilla; Sandström, Per; et al.
2017
Stadsregioner som demos i Sverige?
Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift
, Lund: Fahlbeckska stiftelsen 2017, Vol. 119, (3) : 367-387
Lidström, Anders; Eklund, Niklas; Westin, Kerstin
2017
Forest Beliefs in an Urbanizing World: Views on and Usage of Forest Areas Among Persons with and Without a Migration Biography in Germany and Sweden
Society & Natural Resources
, Taylor & Francis 2017, Vol. 30, (2) : 160-176
Nordlund, Annika; Schenk, Tilman; Westin, Kerstin
2017
Individual forest owners in context
Globalisation and change in forest ownership and forest use: natural resource management in transition
, Ume: Palgrave Macmillan 2017 : 57-95
Westin, Kerstin; Eriksson, Louise; Gun, Lidestav; et al.
2016
Mobilitet och tillgänglighet – framtidens resande
TRUM-rapport
, 2016:1
Bern, Sofia; Jansson, Johan; Nordlund, Annika; et al.
2016
New forest owners: Change and continuity in the characteristics of Swedish non-industrial private forest owners (NIPF owners) 1990-2010
Small-scale Forestry
, Springer 2016, Vol. 15, (4) : 533-550
Haugen, Katarina; Karlsson, Svante; Westin, Kerstin
2016
'Not a Problem Until it Becomes a Problem': A Qualitative Study of Values and Risks of In-house Family Ties in Swedish Workplaces
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
, Vol. 6, (4) : 67-86
Haugen, Katarina; Westin, Kerstin
2016
New Transportation Technology: Norm Activation Processes and the Intention to Switch to an Electric/Hybrid Vehicle
Transport Research Arena TRA2016
, Elsevier 2016 : 2527-2536
Nordlund, Annika; Jansson, Johan; Westin, Kerstin
2016
Place attachment and mobility in city regions
Population, Space and Place
, Vol. 22, (8) : 722-735
Westin, Kerstin
2016
Släktband på arbetsplatsen: omfattning, erfarenheter och strategier
Kulturgeografisk Arbetsrapport
, 2016-05-25
Westin, Kerstin; Holm, Einar; Haugen, Katarina
2015
”Det är ju som vilken annan bil som helst”: röster om elbilar
TRUM-Rapport
, 2015:01
Bern, Sofia; Haugen, Katarina; Jansson, Johan; et al.
2015
A study of forest values and management attitudes in the general public in Germany and Sweden: does context matter?
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
, Routledge 2015, Vol. 58, (8) : 1412-1431
Eriksson, Louise; Nordlund, Annika; Schenk, Tilman; et al.
2015
Examining drivers of electric vehicle adoption: The influence of opinion leadership and ecological attitudes
EMAC 2015: Collaboration in research
, EMAC 2015 : 75-75
Jansson, Johan; Nordlund, Annika; Westin, Kerstin
2013
The general public´s support for forest policy in Sweden: a value belief approach
Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
, Abingdon: Routledge 2013, Vol. 56, (6) : 850-867
Eriksson, Louise; Nordlund, Annika; Westin, Kerstin
2013
Vad ska man ha ett land till?: Matchning av bosättning, arbete och produktion för tillväxt
Vinnova Rapport
, 2013:06
Holm, Einar; Karlsson, Svante; Strömgren, Magnus; et al.
2013
Contrasting arctic and mainstream Swedish descriptions of Northern Sweden: the view from established domestic research
Arctic
, Arctic Institute of North America 2013, Vol. 66, (3) : 351-365
Keskitalo, E Carina H; Malmberg, Gunnar; Westin, Kerstin; et al.
2013
Influence of values, beliefs, and age on intention to travel by a new railway line under construction in northern Sweden
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
, Elsevier 2013, Vol. 48 : 86-95
Nordlund, Annika; Westin, Kerstin
2013
Place attachment in growing city regions
2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Los Angeles, USA, April 9-13, 2013
Westin, Kerstin
2013
Commuting and place attachment in city regions
NECTAR 2013 International Conference: Abstracts book
: 50-50
Westin, Kerstin
2012
Beliefs about urban fringe forests among urban residents in Sweden
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
, Vol. 11, (3) : 321-328
Eriksson, Louise; Nordlund, Annika; Olsson, Olof; et al.
2012
Recreation in different forest settings: a scene preference study
Forests
, Vol. 3, (4) : 923-943
Eriksson, Louise; Nordlund, Annika; Olsson, Olof; et al.
2012
Proximity, accessibility and choice: a matter of taste or condition?
Papers in regional science (Print)
, Vol. 91, (1) : 65-84
Haugen, Katarina; Holm, Einar; Strömgren, Magnus; et al.
2012
Norrland: både enhetligt och delat
Ett delat Norrland: på väg mot regioner?
, Umeå: Statsvetenskapliga Institutionen, Umeå universitet 2012 : 217-222
Lidström, Anders; Westin, Kerstin
2012
Attitudes on intensive forestry: an investigation into perceptions of increased production requirements in Swedish forestry
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
, Taylor & Francis Group 2012, Vol. 27, (5) : 438-448
Lindkvist, Anna; Mineur, Eva; Nordlund, Annika; et al.
2012
New Infrastructure - Increased Accessibility?
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 9-13 April 2012, Los Angeles
Nordlund, Annika; Westin, Kerstin
2012
Hemma i Norrland: om identitet och samhörighet med andra
Ett delat Norrland: på väg mot regioner?
, Umeå: Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, Umeå universitet 2012 : 127-137
Westin, Kerstin
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Research projects
1 February 2017 until 31 December 2019
To change peoples daily travel
4 June 2013 until 31 December 2013
The Botnia Line - new tracks towards future travelling?
4 June 2013 until 15 May 2015
Perceived possibilities and barriers for the acceptance of different types of electric vehicles in Sweden
1 January 2009 until 31 December 2012
Democracy in Swedish city-regions: Local citizenship and political institutions
1 January 2007 until 30 June 2009
The Advantage of Near
1 January 2007 until 31 December 2011
The regionalization of Northern Sweden
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