Research
My research focuses on the management of climate change and natural hazards in the society. I am interested in questions such as collaboration, power, learning and how new ideas can be turned into action.
My current research project focuses on food production and climate change in Sweden. I am interested in learning how farmers perceive the situation and what, according to them, can help or hinder them in producing food in the future.
Selected publications
Turesson, K., Pettersson, A., de Goër de Herve, M., Gustavsson, J., Haas, J., Koivisto, J., Karagiorgos, K. & Nyberg, L. (2024). The human dimension of vulnerability: A scoping review of the Nordic literature on factors for social vulnerability to climate risks. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol 100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104190.
Koivisto, J. (2023). From written assignments to climate challenges: Understanding transformations at different levels. In Jakobsson, N. & Vikström, C. (ed.). Bidrag från universitetspedagogisk konferens 2022. Centre for Teaching and Learning Report 2023:1, Karlstad University.
Karagiorgos, K., Kavallaris, N., Björnholm, R., Koivisto, J. & Fuchs, S. (2023). Evaluation of the Social Vulnerability Index (SVIS) in Sweden. Karlstad: Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB). ISBN: 978-91-7927-378-1.
Pettersson, A., Turesson, K., de Goër de Herve, M., Gustavsson, J., Koivisto, J., Karagiorgos, K., Haas, J., Nyberg, L. (2022). Studie av social sårbarhet för klimatrelaterade risker: Delstudie 1: Litteraturstudie om social sårbarhet i Norden. Karlstad: Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap (MSB). ISBN: 978-91-7927-275-3
Haas, J., Karagiorgos, K., Pettersson, A., de Goër de Herve, M., Gustavsson, J., Koivisto, J., Turesson, K., Nyberg, L. (2021). Social sårbarhet för klimatrelaterade hot. Delstudie 2: Generella och hotspecifika index för social sårbarhet i Sverige. Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap, MSB. ISBN: 978-91-7927-274-6.
Koivisto, J. (2020). Navigating in the Midst of Uncertainties: Challenges in disaster risk governance in Mozambique. Development Dissertation Brief 2020:9. EBA, The Expert Group for Aid Studies. Available at: https://eba.se/rapporter/navigating-in-the-midst-of-uncertainties-challenges-in-disaster-risk-governance-in-mozambique/12490/
Christenson, N., Koivisto, J., Persson, E., Hindersson, E., Gustafsson, K. and Pettersson, A. (2018) Riskville - A Game for Learning about Disaster Risks and Urban Planning. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 36(3), pp. 238-246.
Koivisto, J. (2018). Navigating in the Midst of Uncertainties: Challenges in disaster risk governance in Mozambique. (2018:39 Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary), Karlstad University, Karlstad. Available at: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-69145.
Koivisto, J. & Nohrstedt, D. (2017). A policymaking Perspective on Disaster Risk Reduction in Mozambique. Environmental Hazards, 16(3), 210-227.
Koivisto, J. (2014). A Stakeholder Analysis of the Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Subsystem in Mozambique. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 5(1), 38–58.