| Current position | Professor of Coastal Management at Swansea Metropolitan University |
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| Courses | Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environment 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Coastal Geology. | |
| Current position | Instructor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Bifröst University, Iceland |
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| Courses | Coastal and Marine Politics and Policy 2010-2011 Coastal and Marine Politics and Policy 2009-2010 Climate Changes and Policy 2009-2010 Coastal and Marine Politics and Policy 2008-2009 |
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| Research | International politics, climate changes and security in northern areas, especially in terms of feminist theory and ideology. | |
| Current position | Law Adjunct - University of Akureyri |
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| Courses | On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2008-2009 |
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| Research | The Law of the Sea, Constitutional Law, Sources of Law, Legal Research and Critical Thinking, Introduction to Icelandic Law. Research projects: Military and security aspects of the law of the sea, fisheries on the high sea and Icelandic ocean policy. | |
| Current position | Senior Policy Advisor for NOAA/Office of National Marine Sanctuaries |
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| Courses | Underwater Heritage 2012-2013 Coastal and Marine Conservation: Marine Protected Areas 2012-2013 Coastal and Marine Conservation: Marine Protected Areas 2011-2012 Coastal Heritage Conservation and Management 2011-2012 Coastal and Marine Conservation 2010-2011 Coastal and Marine Conservation 2009-2010 Coastal and Marine Consercation 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Ocean wilderness, marine protected areas policy and management, maritime heritage of Western Arctic. |
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| Current position | Program Director, Coastal and Marine Management at the University Cetnre of theWestfjords. |
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| Courses | Environmental Certification Programs and Eco labelling Schemes 2011-2012 Iceland's Environment and Natural Resources 2011-2012 Climate changes and policy 2009-2010 |
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| Current position | Research Fellow at the Centre for Maritime Studies, National University of Singapore. |
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| Courses | Maritime Transport 2010-2011 Marine Transportation 2009-2010 |
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| Research | Maritime Transportation. | |
| Current position | Lecturer at The University of Akureyri, Iceland and scientist at the Marine Research Institute of Iceland. |
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| Courses | Fishing Technology 2012-2013 Fishing Technology 2011-2012 Fishing Technology 2010-2011 Introduction to Marine Technology 2009-2010 Introduction to Marine Technology 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Main research topics: Fishing gear performance, fish behaviour, innovation and development of fishing methods. |
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| Current position | Senior Researcher at Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Instituto Español de Oceanografía |
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| Courses | Evaluating Variation in Population and Communities 2008-2009 EIA and sustainability management systems 2008-2009 Applied Methodology 2009-2010 |
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| Research | Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology, Pollution, Research Support Services, Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology, Pollution, Research Support Services. | |
| Current position | Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada |
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| Courses | Economics and Policy 2012-2013 Economics and Policy 2011-2012 Economics of Coastal and Marine Environments 2010-2011 Economics of Coastal and Marine Environments 2009-2010 Economics of Coastal and Marine Environments 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Gabriela's research interests focus on three broad areas: 1) Knowledge based economy/society compared to information economy/society; 2) Sustainable development - beyond long-run economic growth and 3) Economics as a moral science. Current research: Knowledge, Values and Sustainable Development. |
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| Current position | Director of Vör Marine Research Center at Breiðafjörður. |
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| Courses | Coastal and marine ecology 2009-2010 Coastal and marine ecology 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Current research involves both theoretical issues and more applied questions concerning variation in natural populations, both in marine and freshwater environments. | |
| Current position | Environmental Scientist. |
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| Courses | Coastal and Marine Ecology 2012-2013 Coastal and Marine Ecology 2011-2012 Coastal and Marine Ecology 2010-2011 |
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| Research | The impact of environmental change on plants, ecology of invasive species, ecology of soil reclamation, environmental impact assessment, impact of road construction on fresh water fish, conservation biology. |
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| Current position | Planning and Environmental Consultant at Eik Planning Agency. |
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| Courses | Environmental Assessment (EIA & SEA) 2012-2013 Environmental Assessment (EIA & SEA) 2011-2012 Environmental Assessment (EIA and SEA) 2010-2011 Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainability Management Systems 2009-2010 Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainability Management Systems 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Planning and planning methods: Municipal-, local-, and regioanal planning with focus on wilderness and protected areas (http://www.teiknistofan.is/). Coastal and marine planning - pilot project, further info: http://www.fjordungssamband.is/fv/nytingaraaetlun/. |
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| Current position | PhD-candidate at the Universtity of Uppsala, Sweden, and a researcher at the Institute of sustainable development, University of Iceland. |
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| Courses | Human Ecology 2009-2010 Human Ecology 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Icelandic immigrants in North-America in the 19th and 20th centuries, with focus on their contact with the indigenous populations there; human-nature interaction in Icelandic coastal areas in a historical perspective, with focus on the rise and fall of the herring-fisheries in the 20th c.; traditional and modern land-use in the Icelandic highland, with focus on commons management; energy- and technology-transitions in a social and cultural perspective, with focus on energy- and fuel-transitions in Iceland in the 20th c. and in the future. | |
| Current position | Specialist at the Institute of Law - University of Iceland. |
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| Courses | On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2010-2011 On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2009-2010 On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Natural Resource Law with focus on the legal framework of Fisheries Policies. | |
| Current position | Senior Consultant, Environment Agency of Iceland |
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| Courses | Climate changes and policy 2009-2010 |
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| Current position | Legal Advisor at the Department for Legal and Administrative Affairs, the Environmental Agency of Iceland, Reykjavík. |
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| Courses | On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2010-2011 On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2009-2010 |
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| Current position | Project manager at the Department of Food Safety and Environment at Matís, Reykjavík. |
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| Courses | Pollution in the Coastal and Marine Environment 2010-2011 Chemistry and Contamination in the Coastal Zone 2009-2010 |
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| Current position | Natural Resource Management Consultant |
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| Courses | ICZM: Introduction and Theory 2012-2013 ICZM: Introduction and Theory 2011-2012 |
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| Current position | Executive Director of the Energy and Materials Research Group (EMRG), Simon Fraser University, Canada. |
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| Courses | Energy and Materials Management 2009-2010 Energy and Materials Management 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Energy and material flows, greenhouse gas issues including the current debate surrounding Canada's next steps for emissions reduction. | |
| Current position | Professor of Chemical Oceanography, University of Iceland. |
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| Courses | Chemistry and Contamination in the Coastal Zone 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Oceanography, chemical oceanography, environmental chemistry. | |
| Current position | Project Manager at the Registers Iceland. |
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| Courses | Geographical Information Systems 2010-2011 |
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| Research | Geographical Information Systems | |
| Current position | Manager of Sustainable Communities and Ecosystem programs for Environment Canada in Atlantic Canada |
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| Courses | ICZM: Practical Application and Challenges 2012-2013 ICZM: Practical Application and Challenges 2011-2012 Society and Natural Resources 2010-2011 Society and Natural Resources 2009-2010 Society and Natural Resources 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Policy, Law, Economics, Management , Pollution. | |
| Current position | Professor at the University of Washington (Seattle, Washington, USA). |
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| Courses | Tourism Policy and Planning in Coastal Areas 2011-2012 Tourism Policy and Planning in Coastal Areas 2011-2012 Tourism Policy and Planning in Coastal Areas 2010-2011 Tourism Policy and Planning in Coastal Areas 2009-2010 Tourism Policy and Planning in Coastal Areas 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Sustainable coastal tourism development, fishery-tourism interactions, and societal revitalization (including entrepreneurial innovation and diversification for small-scale businesses) in response to coastal zone poverty. | |
| Current position | Chief Education Officer at BIMCO (Baltic and International Maritime Council) from May 2011 onwards. |
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| Courses | Maritime Transport 2010-2011 |
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| Research | Maritime Transport. |
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| Current position | Professor, Swansea Metropolitan University, Wales. |
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| Courses | Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environment 2012-2013 Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environment 2011-2012 Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environment 2010-2011 Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environment 2009-2010 Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environment 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Professor Phillips researches coastal management from both physical and human geography perspectives. This includes coastal processes and morphological responses to climate change and sea level rise. His research developed for the first time empirical formulae to assess beach change in response to forcing agents (water level, wind and waves), establishing a quantitative relationship between seaward and landward limits of the active beach profile. | |
| Current position | Professor of urban and regional planning, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway. |
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| Courses | Planning of coastal and marine regions 2009-2010 Planning of coastal and marine regions 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Resource policy studies, risk analysis, planning evaluation. | |
| Current position | Professor of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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| Courses | Climate Changes and Policy 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Coastal landforms, natural hazards, sea level change, and the impacts of climate change in coastal environments. | |
| Current position | Aquaculture specialist at Matís (Icelandic Food Research) in Ísafjörður, Iceland. |
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| Courses | Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainability Management Systems 2009-2010 |
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| Current position | Associate Professor in the School of Planning at Dalhousie University. |
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| Courses | Principles of Planning 2012-2013 Planning of Coastal Regions 2012-2013 Planning of Coastal and Marine Regions 2011-2012 Planning of Coastal and Marine Regions 2010-2011 |
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| Research | Wetlands interpretation and management, watershed planning and management and climate change adaptation planning. | |
| Current position | Assistant Professor of Law - University of Iceland. |
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| Courses | Law of the Sea 2012-2013 On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2010-2011 On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2009-2010 On the Law of the Sea and the Environment 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Public International Law; Law of International Organisations; Law of the Sea; European Law; International Economic Law. |
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| Current position | Marine Conservation Coordinator for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society |
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| Courses | Integrated Coastal and Marine Management 2010-2011 Integrated Coastal and Marine Management 2009-2010 Integrated Coastal and Marine Management 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Integrated Coastal Management, with an emphasis on coastal policy, protected areas and artisanal fisheries. | |
| Current position | Head of the Department of Industrial Ecology at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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| Courses | Conflict Resolution in Resource Management 2010-2011 Conflict Resolution in Resource Management 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Industrial Ecology | |
| Current position | Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, USA. |
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| Courses | Conservation of Biodiversity in the Sea 2010-2011 Evaluating Sustainable Fisheries 2010-2011 Fisheries Management and Ecological Modeling 2009-2010 |
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| Research | Physiological ecology of fishes, in particular how physiology, behavior, and life history traits affect the interactions between fish populations and their respective fisheries. | |
| Current position | Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, USA. |
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| Courses | Evaluating Sustainable Fisheries 2010-2011 Conservation of Biodiversity in the Sea 2010-2011 Fisheries Management and Ecological Modeling 2009-2010 |
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| Research | Sea turtles, sharks, sturgeon, and U.S. west coast rockfish. | |
| Current position | PhD-candidate at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. |
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| Courses | Integrated Coastal and Marine Management 2009-2010 Applied Methodology 2009-2010 Integrated coastal and marine management 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Integrated Coastal Management. | |
| Current position | Professor at the University of Akureyri and a scientist at the Marine Research Institute of Iceland. |
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| Courses | Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environments 2010-2011 Physical Processes of Coastal and Marine Environment 2009-2010 |
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| Research | General oceanography of the seas around Iceland. The effect of oceanic conditions on biological resources. Climate variability and their effects. Ocean currents around Iceland and their variability. Oceanography of Icelandic fjords. | |
| Current position | Executive Secretary of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group of the Arctic Council |
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| Courses | Geographical Information Systems 2009-2010 Geographical Information Systems 2008-2009 |
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| Current position | Managing Director of Murr plc. and Biology teacher at Ísafjörður High School. |
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| Courses | Aquaculture 2008-2009 |
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| Research | Aquaculture | |
"I came to Ísafjörður to improve my Icelandic and I‘m very happy I did that. The Icelandic course has been fantastic! I learnt a lot and on top of that, Ísafjörður is a great little town with beautiful nature."
Nadine Weber, Germany, 3-Weeks Course in Icelandic and Culture 2010