The research within the METRIK-Group is focusing on the following planning areas:

The purpose of the research is to improve knowledge about the interaction between the growth of society and its groundings. This knowledge will form the basis of planning in correlation with environment, energy, production and transport. The research in METRIK is levelled at cross-curricular issues and includes scientific, technological as well as social aspects related to development and utilisation of nature, resources, infrastructure and technology.

The research includes identification of environmental impact as well as none sustainable exploitation of resources such as formation of criterions and strategies in connection with sustainable formation of companies, sectors, areas and economies. It also includes analyses of inclination within the economic development and analyses of the policy, regulation and planning which controls the upgrading and transition to sustainable development. Finally the research includes democracy processes, participation and interests in the development of policy, regulation and planning.

The research Group METRIK consists of:

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