Integrated Earth–Society Dynamics (ESD) research group

This is a heterogeneous group of researchers joining forces to better understand the natura-society evolution of Western Norway from deep geologic time through the Holocene and into the Anthropocene. We take advantage of the diverse knowledge and data accumulated through 200 years of museal activity, with links to other UiB departments. We dismantle disciplinary barriers to open new avenues for research by creating holistic, predictive models of how geological, biological, and sociocultural processes co-evolve and how they help us understand how society may develop into the future.