Barriers and challenges to sustainable physical planning for mountain destinations and second-home developments in the mountain region of south-eastern Norway: the reign of governments or developers?

Even Tjørve; Kathleen M. C. Tjørve; Kelvin Owusu

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.07

Authors

Even Tjørve Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Organisation Science, P.O. Box 952, 2604 Lillehammer, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8822-2094
Kathleen M. C. Tjørve Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Organisation Science, P.O. Box 952, 2604 Lillehammer, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-838X
Kelvin Owusu Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Organisation Science, P.O. Box 952, 2604 Lillehammer, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-3694

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.07

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neoliberal planning, ski destination, second home, mountain resort

Abstract

The number of hotels in the mountains of south-eastern Norway has decreased over the last three decades, with a concurrent increase in the number of modern, privately-owned second homes. The growth of second-home villages and associated commercial activity has produced sustainability issues. The shift in the planning and development process from the local government to private developers has resulted in a piece-by-piece process with the loss of sight of long-term consequences. This short review discusses the causes of uncontrolled or poor planning of mountain regions; in particular, the neoliberal trend in physical planning and the problem of small local communities.

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