Curriculum vitae for Karl Georg Høyer

Education/Background

PhD (1999) in Social Sciences from Roskilde University in Denmark;
Thesis: ”Sustainable Mobility – the Concept and its Implications”

MSc Eng. (1969) from Heriot- Watt University, Edinburgh

Key research interests

Sustainability; Sustainable urban planning; Mobility and transport; Energy and the environment.   

Work experience

2005-

Professor and Research Director at Oslo University College

1991-2005

Head of Research, Department for Environmental and Social Research, Western Norway Research Institute (WNRI) 

1987-1991

Managing Director WNRI 

1985-1987

Research fellowship in energy planning, with connections to University of Lund 

1981-1985

Principal at Sogn og Fjordane University College

1978-1981

Associate Professor in environmental planning at Sogn og Fjordane University College

1974-1978

Research fellow at Oslo School of Architecture and Design

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Research projects

2004-2007

(Researcher / Project leader) "HyWays - Development and Evaluation of a Harmonised "European Hydrogen Energy Roadmap". An EU/ FP6 Integrated Project (33 partners). Project leader for the Norwegian contributions to the project

2002-2004

(Program leader) ”Conditions for Implementation of hydrogen-energy in transport systems”, a research strategic institute program under the Research Council of Norway

2002-2004

(Project leader) ”Governance in the Field of Biotechnology and Operationalising the Precautionary Principle”. For the Research Council of Norway's programme: ”Ethics, Society and Biotechnology” (Area: Culture and society) 

2001-2005

(Project leader) ”Local climate- and energy- planning”. For the research program ”SAMSTEMT” – Social Science Studies of Energy, Environment and Technology, under the Research Council of Norway (Area: Environment and development)

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Latest international publications

Holden, E., Høyer, K.G. (2001). Housing as basis for Sustainable Consumption. In International Journal of Sustainable Development, 4 (3): 48-59.

Høyer, K.G., Næss, P. (2001). The Ecological Traces of Growth. Economic growth, liberalisation, increased consumption – and sustainable urban development? In Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 2 (3): 177-192.

Høyer, K.G., Næss, P. (2001). Conference Tourism: a problem for the environment as well as for research? In Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 9 (6).

Høyer, K.G., Holden, E. (2003). Household Consumption and Ecological Footprints in Norway - Does Urban Form Matter? In Journal of Consumer Policy. 26 (3): 327-349.

Høyer, K.G., Aall, C. (2004). Tourism and Climate Change Adaptation. In Hall, M.C. and J. Highham (eds), Tourism, recreation, and climate change. Clevedon Buffalo: Channel View Publications.

Høyer, K.G., Aall, C. (2004). Sustainable Mobility and Sustainable Tourism. In: Hall, M.C. and J. Highham (eds.), Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change: International Perspectives.  London: Routledge.

Andersen, O., Lundli, H.E., Holden, E., Høyer, K.G. (2004). Transport Scenarios in a Company Strategy. Bus. Strat. Env.13: 43-61.

Høyer, K.G., Holden, E. (2005). The ecological footprints of fuels. In Transportation Research Part D , 10: 395-403.

See complete list of publications and lectures here

Participation in international research networks (after 1990)

2004-   

European network on ”Social conditions for implementation of hydrogen energy in transport”, network within the EU FP6 HyWays project

1999- 

European network on ”Sustainable Household Consumption”

1997- 

Nordic Transportpolitical Network

1991-

Nordic network on ”Urban Ecology” (under NBS)

1991-1992                       

European network on ”Urban Ecology” organised  by the regional UN-organisation ECE

1989-1997

Nordic network on ”Environment and Regional Planning and Policy”, under the Nordic research institute NordREFO/NordREGIO

Teaching/ supervision/ censorship (after 1990)

2003-2006             

Censor for MSc-studies (Transport and Logistics) at The Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, the NorwayTechnical University in Trondheim (NTNU)

1991-              

Superior scientific responsibility for the works of 8-10 researchers at the Department of Environmental and Social Research, Western Norway Research Institute. Includes development and supervising of long term qualification plans for each researcher, four of which have been PhD programs

1998-2005

Supervisor for 3 PhD. students at the Dept. of Environmental Social  research, one atNorwayTechnicalUniversity in Trondheim (Dr.ing.) and the other two in co-operation with University of Aalborg (PhD).  All three have achieved their doctorate degrees

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Honorary positions

2000-                     

Norwegian representative in the Scientific Council of the European Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)

2004-2008

Member of the ”Norwegian Biotechnology Board” under the Norwegian Government and the Ministry of Health

2003-2007

Member of the Municipality Board, Sogndal Municipality and member in the main Planning Committee ("Plan-og forvaltningsutval") in the same municipality

2004

Project leader of the Norwegian ”HyNor” project – the Hydrogen Road of Norway.A major implementation project on hydrogen energy in transport

2000

Norwegian representative in the North Sea Region Task Force on the EU-Interreg IIIB – programme

2001-2003

Member of the Municipality Board, Sogndal Municipality

1996-2004

Member of the ”Norwegian Biotechnology Board” under the Norwegian Government

1991-1995

Member of the program committee for the ”Rural Development Research Program” under Norway Research Council

1989-1990

Chairman of FOKUS, the organisation for regional research institutes in Norway

1985-1987

Member of the Council for Research on Societal Planning (RFSP) under Norway Research Council (NAVF), representing the researchers

1984-1987 

Member of the course committee for SAMPLAN, the Ministry of Environment post-education study on urban and regional planning

1979-1985

Member and Chairman for the College Committee Board at Sogn og Fjordane University College

1979-1981

Member of the Regional University College Committee Board in Sogn og Fjordane County, representing all scientific personnel