About the project
Environmentally friendly urban and suburban development assumes that new construction mainly occurs through densification, especially as nodal development. This means that municipalities prioritise building houses and workplaces in city centres and near strategic public transportation hubs. Municipalities choose to concentrate development in some usually central areas, which have good access to public transport, bike paths, etc., and prioritize these areas when facilitating more climate-friendly solutions with further development of public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle paths, charging stations, etc.
In a project for Include – Research Centre for Socially Inclusive Energy Transition, we examine the effects of nodal development for residents in the municipality living in more peripheral areas.
- What viewpoints do residents in such areas have on the development in often rapidly growing urban areas?
- How does the municipality's work function to facilitate participation in planning in terms of mapping this?
- How can the municipality's work for such facilitation be further developed?
Ullensaker and Lillestrøm municipalities are partners in the project
The project involves several user partners, including Ullensaker Municipality and Lillestrøm Municipality, both characterized by rapidly growing cities with strong development pressure, but also with a large proportion of residents living outside the city centre.
The project aims to contribute knowledge about the social effects of transitioning to a low-emission society. This will provide decision-makers in municipalities with better decision-making grounds. Additionally, we hope to contribute to the development of better participation schemes. This can also provide a better basis for creating acceptance for implemented changes.
Publications and presentations
See project leader Sigrid Stokstad's presentation at the webinar "Transition in the outskirts of cities" (April 2023):
- Transition in the outskirts of cities. (in Norwegian)
In our series "Results and recommendations":
- 01/2023 – Who decides where the bus goes? (in Norwegian)
- 09/2022 – It's easier to talk about climate in the city than in the countryside – a study of elected officials' perceptions. (in Norwegian)
- 03/2021 – The role of the rural periphery in urban development processes in Lillestrøm and Ullensaker municipality. (in Norwegian)
Reports from Include's summer studies:
- Baru, Florina: Who decides where the bus goes? (in Norwegian)
- Hovden, Anne Sofie: It's easier to talk about climate in the city than in the countryside – a study of elected officials' perceptions. (in Norwegian)
- Enger, Johanne Heen: The role of rural periphery in urban development processes in Lillestrøm and Ullensaker municipality. (in Norwegian)
Master's theses:
- Aune, Tora Elise Mårtensson (2023): With effect? The participation requirement in the Planning and Building Act § 5-1 (in Norwegian)
- Hovden, Anne Sofie (2023): "And good lives mean we have good climate and environmental policies" A discourse analysis of climate policy and measures in Ullensaker and Lillestrøm. (in Norwegian)
Duration
The project started at the end of 2020 and will last until the end of 2024.