How is the Regional Planning Strategy, a new tool in the planning and building act 2008, been implemented in Norwegian counties? To what degree is the regional planning strategy functioning according to the planning and building acts’ intentions?
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2016
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The new Planning and Building Act of Norway (PBA) from 2008, introduced a new tool in regional planning, named the Regional Planning Strategy (RPS) (PBA 2008). This paper aims at evaluating how this new tool is understood, interpreted and implemented as practices. The evaluation is conducted as a part of, but also as a supplementary research project to the comprehensive evaluation EVAPLAN2008 of the planning section of PBA. EVAPLAN2008 revolves around the extent to which PBA works in line with the intentions of local and regional planning. Planning legislation in Europe is constantly changing, ranging from adjustments to major amendments (Miljøverndepartementet 2007-2008). A common feature is a call for coherence and comprehensiveness enabled by strategic planning (Salet and Faludi 2000). Our RSP evaluation of the Norwegian adaption to this European trend will contribute to a broader understanding of how the concept of strategic planning is understood and implemented within different institutional contexts. We will draw lessons learned from relevant evaluations in European countries, and in particular from countries that have similar planning strategy provisions, such as Denmark (Sehested, Groth, and Caspersen 2008).
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Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south
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