Gro Sandkjær Hansen, Jan Erling Klausen and Signy Irene Vabo PLUS - PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY Country report Norway Working Paper 2004:108 Title: PLUS - Participation, Leadership and Urban Sustainability Country report Norway Author: Gro Sandkjær Hansen, Jan Erling Klausen and Signy Irene Vabo Working Paper: 2004:108 ISSN: 0801-1702 ISBN: 82-7071-486-0 Project number: O-1939 Project name:: PLUS Financial supporter European Commission Head of project : Jan Erling Klausen Abstract: This is the report of Norwegian case studies of the PLUS (“Participation, Leadership and Urban Sustainability”) project funded by the European Commission under the 5th Frame-work Programme on Research and Development. The same format has been adopted in all nine country reports of this international project, and the research has responded to a common set of concepts and ideas about leadership and communities. The PLUS project examines how leadership and community involvement can combine to lead to better policies for cities. Summary: Norwegian and English Date: August 2004 Pages: 202 Publisher: Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research Gaustadalléen 21, Box 44, Blindern N-0313 OSLO Telephone (+47) 22 95 88 00 Telefax (+47) 22 60 77 74 E-mail:
[email protected] http://www.nibr.no Printed: Nordberg A.S. Org. nr. NO 970205284 MVA © NIBR 2004 1 Preface In the period 2002 - 2004, NIBR and the cities of Bergen and Oslo participated in the project “Participation, leadership and urban sustainability” – PLUS. Funded by the City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage key action 4 within the Framework 5 Research Programme of the European Community, the project proposal was initiated by members of the European Consortium for Urban Research (EURA), in which NIBR is among the founding members.