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?
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Even Tjørve; Kathleen M. C. Tjørve; Kelvin Owusu
- Source
- European Spatial Research and Policy, Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 115-129 (2022)
- Subject
- neoliberal planning
ski destination
second home
mountain resort
Social Sciences
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1231-1952
1896-1525
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.