Discourses regarding the sustainability and environmental considerations in physical planning of second homes in Norwegian mountain destinations: a comparison between governmental documents, research literature and the general media

Even Tjørve; Kathleen M. C. Tjørve

doi:10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.08

Authors

Even Tjørve Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Organisation Science, PO 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, PO Box 952, 2604 Lillehammer, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-838X

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https://doi.org/10.18778/1231-1952.29.2.08

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discourses, mountain resort, second-homes, spatial planning, sustainability

Abstract

The neoliberal trend in spatial planning seemingly causes the loss of control of spatial plans for destination developments in the mountain regions of southern Norway. The predominant local discourse, as seen in local newspapers and other media, was originally positive to the development of second homes. Changes in development plans have, as in the Skeikampen-destination case, incited strong counter-discourses based on concerns for pasture rights, nature values, and access, in addition to sustainability in general. These discourses create a perception of reality in stark contrast to the central- government discourse, as found in the plan and building act, and governmental documents.

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