Annual Report 2007 Contents

Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research 3

Waiting for a New Research Institute Policy… 4

Statement of the Board 2007 7

Annual Accounts 2007 8

Research at NIBR in 2007 10

The Research Departments 12

Strategic Institute Programmes 14

Multidisciplinary Research 16

International Activity 18

Information and Dissemination 20

NIBR Publications 22

External Publications 23

Conferences 26

Projects 31

Edited by: The Resource Department of NIBR

Graphic design: Melkeveien designkontor

Photos: Paul Sutter

Translation: Chris Saunders

Oslo 2008 Norwegian Institute for Research activities Urban and Regional Research NIBR’s core competence is in urban and regional ­research. This is a wide inter- and multidisciplinary Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research field of social science research, encompassing i.a.: (NIBR) is an independent social science research centre • analyses of social conditions and societal changes whose mission is to develop and publish research-based in urban and rural areas, and across regions, sectors insights for the benefit of decision-makers in public and and levels; private institutions as well as for the general public. • analyses of regional development and innovation, housing and city planning and management, and the NIBR’s vision is to further develop urban and regional development of democracy and welfare within and research as an inter- and multidisciplinary field of study across local communities; with a global perspective, thereby strengthening the • territorial analyses of society, coupled with studies institute’s position as one of the foremost Norwegian of sustainable development and leading European environments for urban and regional research. The research activities at NIBR are organised in four departments: Organisation • Department for International Studies in Development, NIBR has sixty-five researchers who span the social Transition and Migration sciences and planning disciplines: sociology, political • Department for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies science, economy, demography, anthropology, geography, • Department for Housing and Environmental Planning architecture, engineering and land-use planning. 40% Research of NIBR’s researchers have academic qualifications equi- • Department for Welfare, Democracy and Governance valent to PhD-level or higher. Research

NIBR is a private foundation. Most of its income is NIBR’s international relations are extensive, and ­derived from national and international commissions. our international commitments are growing steadily A smaller amount comes in the shape of an annual year on year. NIBR works with partners in each of basic allocation from The Research Council of Norway the Nordic countries and the rest of Europe. NIBR’s and goes to the development of strategic programmes commitment to developmental research and research and competence-building. The institute’s annual partnerships has resulted in institutional and research turnover is approx. NOK 65 million. partnerships with several university and research centres in Asia, Africa, Eastern and Central Europe. Clients NIBR offers action-oriented, decision-support research As one of Norway’s environmental research establish- and analyses for clients in the public and private sectors ments, NIBR uses its expertise in the social sciences to and competes for research contracts in Norway and promote an integrated, knowledge-based approach to abroad. environmental challenges and issues associated with economic growth. NIBR is a member of the Environ- NIBR’s major clients are The Research Council of mental Alliance, a group of leading Norwegian environ- ­Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Norwegian mental research establishments. NIBR is also a partner Agency for International Development Co-operation in the Oslo Centre for Interdisciplinary Environmental (Norad), Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Lo- and Social Research (CIENS), a collaborative research cal Government and Regional Development, Ministry partnership of independent research establishments and of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Children and the University of Oslo. The centre is based on shared Family Affairs and the local government sector. scientific strategies and research programmes; partners work together on research and information and reside in the same environmentally friendly building in the Research Park at Blindern in Oslo.

Annual Report 2007 3 Waiting for a New Research Institute Policy...

Despite high productivity in 2007, a stable, robust economy continues to prove elusive for NIBR. One of the main reasons lies in the obscurity of the regulatory and policy environment­ under which independent institutes must operate and an unfair, government-regulated competitive environment. There is an acute need for an integrated, predictable­ policy for the non-university institute sector.

NIBR celebrated its fortieth anniversary in 2007. The of administrative costs, percentage of operating costs Annual Report illustrates the breadth of NIBR’s scien- in terms of premises and fixed assets, and capital costs, tific output in the jubilee year. Our bids for new com- depreciation and amortization costs and capital wear). missions were largely successful, with 190 commissio- And as set out in the rules and directives, we are not ned projects at various stages of completion last year. allowed to take any part of the annual basic allocation The funding from the Research Council of ­Norway to subsidise commissions. It is largely the basic grant – increased. More than 100 independent ­scientific about 10 per cent of our turnover – which funds our works were published as articles, monographs, books, purely academic ambitions. In addition, the basic grant working papers and editions of our in-house series. must compensate funding shortfalls from EU projects We published two numbers of Regional Trends in a (like the 7th Framework Programme, ERDF-funded new edition. The results of NIBR’s research were given commitments with national co-funding) and other wider publicity in 150 papers and lectures, and we ­international commissions (i.a. World Bank) whose collected more than 800 media items featuring NIBR hourly rates are simply too low. We are compelled at during the year. We recruited many new staff in 2007, ­times to agree rates at about half our normal hourly rate. important to staff renewal. Nevertheless, the end-of- year balance shows a significant operating deficit. Now similar regulatory and financial constraints The most important factor here was the unanticipated ­provide a level playing field in competitive terms, increase in reported pension liabilities. and here we compete with other institutions and ­Norwegian and Nordic consultancies in a reasonably The Institute can handle these economic problems in fair marketplace. The funding situation of institutes the short term. But there is cause for concern over the classified as administrative bodies with special powers longer term not for NIBR’s professional standards or is frequently of an entirely different order. In addition academic production, but the wider regulatory envi- to this, certain essential costs are usually not included ronment – constraints we share with most members of in those institutions’ financial reports (office rent, the Norwegian non-university institute sector. Many ­pension liabilities). autonomous institutes like us are finding it difficult to maintain a robust, stable economy even in a situation We compete with universities and colleges for ­Research of high productivity levels. The problems stem from Council funding, and increasingly across a wider range two circumstances. of commissions. These bodies often use partial price estimates and seek to offset only supplementary costs • Government policy has skewed competitiveness in – sometimes only wage and social costs – never the the domestic and international contract market – costs of capital wear or depreciation because items like which accounts for 80-90 per cent of our financial these are not required under the accounting principles platform; for the public sector. Competition is further skewed • Neither we, nor the authorities or other funding bo- because the legislation provides for using the annual dies know whether to classify the research institutes basic allocation to subsidise fundamental research if the as players in the private market or as academic insti- university or college considers the project of sufficient tutions with important social responsibilities. interest.

Some examples might help to illustrate the situation. Are research institutes social institutions or private We calculate hourly rates in the same way as consultan- ­firms? Some institutes, selected apparently on a random cies do – all items of expense are included (direct wage, basis, were required last year to file a tax return so that social expenses, pension fund contribution, percentage the authorities could levy a capital tax. NIBR was one

4 NIBR of them, and we duly filed our tax return for the years 2004-6. As yet we have not received a tax bill. Capital taxation of research establishments is being discontinued in 2008, however, under a legislative amendment of December 2007. At the same time, the SINTEF verdict paves the way for the income of establishments designed to make a profit to be taxed; research institutes registered as foundations will consequently be treated as private sector limited companies in respect of taxation. This tax liability was later confirmed by the Minister of Finance in a letter to Parliament.

We often encounter both competitors and partners in Europe that operate as purely public establishments or institutions whose basic funding amounts to 50-80 per cent of their revenue, and which they are allowed to use to part-finance contract projects. When NIFU Jørn Rangnes STEP (Norwegian Institute for Studies in Innovation, Director General Research and Education) carried out a comparison of the financing structures of institutes in various Euro- pean ­countries, many of them, it was found, were far The last white paper on research (St.meld.nr.20 less transparent than comparable places in Norway. (2004-2005) Vilje til forskning), attempted several Further, “estimates of public allocations to research ­rudimentary analyses of the regulatory environment institutes show that Norwegian institutes receive a such as the impact of the shrinking annual basic smaller proportion of public allocations than institutes ­allowance on competence building and competitive- in Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany”. ness, and the competitiveness of Norwegian institutions And to the Norwegian principle that forbids use of the relative to foreign. The problem, however, is the failure basic funding to underwrite commissions, the 2004 to get beyond these partial analyses. As a result, neither report concludes dryly, “To the best of our knowledge, the white paper nor other initiatives – such as the other countries do not impose similarly harsh restric- ­Research Council’s report on a new financing system tions in this area”. for the non-university institute sector – are translated into political and economic action. The government is What is nurtured is the client-supplier relationship about to re-examine the new funding system, but what­ between the research institutes and important clients ever the outcome, adjusting indicators and changing like government departments and directorates. In- the weighting will simply not come close to solving the formal flows of information may in many situations fundamental problems of the sector. be considered in breach of the tender regulations. The contracts put in front of us usually concern the Committee members from two of the then opposition ­purchase of consultancy services to which is appended parties appended a clearly worded annotation to the words to the effect that the “client” retains ownership research white paper. rights to the material generated by the project, and determines the extent to which information shall be “The committee members from the Socialist Left Party made known. This breaks with the research principle and Centre Party are of the opinion that an increasingly of public access to research findings. The service- production-­related mode of financing with ever sharper ­procurement mentality of the government determines ­competition in the research sector is a route these parties the budgetary constraints of each individual project, would caution against. This may damage permanency with little time for fundamental research or scholarly and thereby the institutions, rather than strengthen dissemination. In the longer term, it could undermine them. It would be preferable, according to these members, the ability of the institutes to deliver what the clients to aim for a basic funding ratio of around a third for the want, i.e., research-based, practical information, gene- non-university institute sector.” rated by state-of-the-art theory and method.

Annual Report 2007 5 The same members proposed a resolution.“Parliament requests the Government to return with a revised finan- cing arrangement that ensures stability over the longer term for Norwegian research institutes.” That was back in spring 2005. We are now half way through 2008, and the parties of the members who tabled the resolution have been in power for two and a half years.

In early 2008, the Stjernø Commission recommen- ded in their report a renewal of the higher education structure (NOU 2008:3). The non-university insti- tute sector was not discussed in the report, nor in the NIBR’s Board 2007 Commission’s mandate. The subject was broached, however, and in the chapter on the future institution Chair structure the commission writes: Director General Halvor S. Karlsen City of Stavanger “It is not the Commission’s business to discuss the non-univer- Vice-Chair sity institute sector in Norway in general nor its funding and Senior Counsellor Inger Stray Lien organisation. There is evidence of declining differentiation University of Oslo between the roles of the institutes, universities and university Member colleges within the research system, which could suggest the County Executive Harald K. Horne need for a closer investigation of the balance between the two Akershus County sectors [...] One should avoid taking steps to align the institute Member and the university sectors more closely in the absence of a Deputy Director General Petter Knutzen ­thorough analysis, and it would be advisable to wait until a Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development new structure for the university sector is in place.” Member Little more than this is said about the non-university Assistant Professor Marit Reitan institute sector, but the idea is important enough. NTNU ­Aligning the institute sector with institutions of higher Member education is, of course, important. But we cannot wait Researcher Einar Braathen until every question connected with the higher educa- NIBR tion structure has been answered before the institute Member sector’s regulatory environment and roles are analysed Researcher Knut Bjørn Stokke in detail. There is an urgent need to assemble a cohe- NIBR rent policy for the institute sector forthwith. Deputy Member Researcher Per Medby Given the prevailing conditions, there is reason to (Einar Braathen, NIBR) ­expect significant, non-controlled structural changes in the institute sector in the next five to ten years. ­ Deputy Member The ­question is whether the Government wants to Researcher Marte Winsvold influence changes to the knowledge-generating sector (Knut Bjørn Stokke, NIBR) in practice, or prefers an uncontrolled “shake-out”, the The Research Council of Norway appoints outcome of which is not necessarily the survival of the Board of NIBR on the basis of proposals from the fittest or most important scientific centres. I am Ministry of the Environment (2) rash enough to keep on hoping that the Government Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (1) Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (1) will eventually set out a clear-sighted, coherent policy The Research Council of Norway (1) for the non-university sector founded on a practical Two members are elected by NIBR’s staff. understanding of the sector’s role and working condi- tions. But the time is running out.

Jørn Rangnes Director General

6 NIBR Statement of the Board 2007

The institute External environment NIBR is a national centre of applied research in the field Work at NIBR has no harmful effect on the external of local and regional government and environment. The ­environment. institute works internationally with issues related to the environment and development. NIBR’s headquarters are The following points are considered of importance in Oslo. when assessing NIBR’s financial status and performance Status, performance and continued activity NIBR’s distributable equity fell to NOK 16.3 m as a As of ultimo 2007, NIBR has sufficient basis in its project consequence of the negative economic performance in portfolio, human resources and financial standing to 2007. Liquidity fluctuated widely across the year. NIBR’s continue to work and grow. Nevertheless, the board can- tangible fixed assets are largely tied up in investments in not dismiss the fact that the institute has found it difficult own property, cf. annual accounts, n. 12. since the beginning of the century to achieve a stable, positive operating balance. This gives us cause for some No provision has been made in the 2007 balance sheet concern. There was a satisfactory inflow of contracts in for possible tax liabilities. Pensions charged against income 2007, though with some variation across the various re- in addition to contributions to the Norwegian Public Ser- search groups. The institute’s balance for 2007 is negative, vice Pension Fund (Statens Pensjonskasse) grew by NOK NOK 4,661,285, of which NOK 3,364,817 accrued due 3,364,817 in 2007, and pension liabilities were estimated to an extraordinary outlay on pension liabilities created by as of 31 December 2007 to be NOK 4.43 m. Liabilities are changes in the economic and demographic variables inclu- estimated on the basis of actuarial principles and should ded in the pensions formulas. be seen in relation to a simulated management of pension assets, that is, as if the assets were invested in long-term go- Insofar as the tax authorities consider NIBR as a taxable vernment bonds. There has been an insurance-based shortfall entity, the institute has filed tax returns for the years in the pension scheme since 2002; as of 31 December 2006, 2004-06. The board is contesting the authorities’ interpre- the shortfall was c. NOK 2.8 m. NIBR signed an agreement tation, and engaged legal counsel in 2006. NIBR has yet to with the Norwegian Public Service Pensions Fund in 2004 receive the authorities’ tax assessment for these years, but to regulate the reimbursement of the shortfall over a fifteen- will file a tax return for 2007, nonetheless. year period, beginning January 1 2004.

The financial statement is submitted under the assumption In 2005 and 2006, NOK 8,828,063 was invested in the of continued activity. Miljøforskningssenteret / CIENS eiendom ks/as. The figure is essentially an investment in the office space NIBR Working environment now occupies. During the construction period, CIENS A Work Environment Committee of six persons including eiendom created significant added value for Miljøforsk- the Director General is in place. The committee convened ningssenteret as. NIBR’s share of this added value was four times in 2007 and is overseeing the Institute’s internal recorded as income in the 2006 balance sheet. control system with the annual review of the action plan. Sick leave in 2007 was 4.3 per cent. No work-related injuries Investments in tangible fixed assets amounted to NOK or accidents were reported in 2007. 1,003,368 in 2007, mainly in the form of computing equipment and furnishing for NIBR’s new offices. Depre- Equality ciation and amortisation expenses were NOK 830,368. NIBR has worked over several years to encourage and pro- Technological progress will, it is assumed, require signifi- mote good working conditions for both male and female cant investments in the years ahead. staff. Female staff members were responsible for 46.9 per cent of labour productivity at NIBR in 2007. The propor- NIBR’s prospects remain favourable. tion of females in executive management positions was Annual loss of NOK 4,661,285 is subtracted from equity. 42.8 per cent in 2007, a ratio of 3:7.

Oslo, 17 June 2008 Members of the Board of Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research Inger Stray Lien Petter Knutzen Harald K. Horne Marit Reitan Matz Sandman Einar Braathen Knut Bjørn Stokke Jørn Rangnes Director General

Annual Report 2007 7 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2007. Excerpts All figures in NOK 1 000

OPERATING INCOME 2007 2006 Income from commisioned projects 25 346 31 575 Founding of research programmes 17 998 14 263 Annual basic allocations 19 444 11 567 National tasks 1 230 1 230 Sale of publications 192 198 Other operating income 1 003 505

TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 65 212 59 338

OPERATING EXPENSES Salary, wages and social security expenses 47 384 42 162 Expenses directly related to projects 12 285 8 998 Expenses relating to premises 5 082 3 088 Depreciation 830 526 Expenses related to information 1 028 487 Other operating expences 3 406 2 577

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 70 016 57 838

OPERATING PROFIT (4 804) 1 500

Profits financial items 142 2 441

NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR (4 661) 3 941

BALANCE SHEET as of 31.12.2007

ASSETS 2007 2006 Fixed assets 15 005 13 227 Current assets 33 321 33 138

TOTAL ASSETS 48 326 46 365

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Issued equity 5 000 5 000 Accumulated equity 16 372 21 034 Pension liabilities 4 426 1 061 Current liabilities 22 528 19 270

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 48 326 46 365

8 FORMAL COMPETENCE 2005 2006 2007 Total number of staff 68 75 72 Research staff 56 63 60 Research/person-years 52,8 56,4 58,3 Research staff, PhD qualifications 19 34 % 23 37 % 22 37 % Research staff, grade 1 10 18 % 13 21 % 14 23 %

PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 2005 2006 2007 Articles in academic journals with referee / 14 0,22 12 0,19 26 0,43 per researcher Articles in other professional journals / 14 0,22 10 0,16 17 0,28 per researcher Books and anthologies 37 32 18 Cronicles and reviews 29 26 27 NIBR Reports 18 19 25 NIBR Working Papers 39 38 17 Papers prepared for academic conferences 58 45 38 and seminars

Revenues by source (all figures in NOK 1 000) 2005 2006 2007 Annual basic allocation from the Research 6 383 12 % 6 286 11 % 6 300 10 % Council of Norway (NFR) Strategic Institute Programmes from NFR 4 572 9 % 5 281 9 % 13 241 20 % Research programs from NFR 13 264 25 % 9 314 16 % 14 210 22 % Ministries and other government bodies 19 010 36 % 22 409 38 % 15 497 24 % Counties and municipalities 3 122 6 % 3 988 7 % 3 216 5 % International funding 5 778 11 % 4 578 8 % 4 259 7 % Private sources and other operating revenues 1 065 2 % 591 1 % 483 0 %

2005 2006 2007 Total revenue 54 584 59 338 65 212 Revenue per researcher 1 034 1 048 1 087 Basic allocation per researcher 196 184 324

Annual Report 2007 9 Research at NIBR in 2007

Health provided by Norwegian organisations to define the Much of NIBR’s portfolio is dedicated to studies of pace and shape of projects and programmes. health services and health policies. It is an important area of research for all of the four research depart- We were also interested in how NGOs work with ments, which work closely together within NIBR and women, minorities and especially vulnerable groups. with other national and international research centres. Expertise on work with groups the government neither prioritises nor reaches is often considered the forte Research concentrates on 1) policy-making, 2) organi­ of the NGOs. And this indeed, according to our sation, management and coordination of policy findings, is precisely what they tend to do. between levels and sectors, and 3) health policy enact- ment. Many of the projects are evaluations of govern- Quality of the built environment ment policy implemented at lower government levels NIBR has been studying the quality of our neighbour­ and of various local and international trials, measures hoods along with the processes underlying the obser­ and reforms. vable results for a long time. Taking as our starting point the policy of high density housing, we completed Health research caters to a range of clients, including several studies in 2007 of the quality of new housing local councils, directorates, government departments, developments in some selected cities. Many of the hou- The Research Council of Norway and the EU. NIBR sing projects investigated were characterised by small, has drawn up a strategic institute programme with the poorly designed outdoor spaces, diminutive floor spa- theme “public health”. The aim is to build specialist ces, often accompanied by poor sunlight and daylight ­research competence on the design and impact of possibilities – despite the emphasis in local council multi-sectoral preventative health programmes. policy documents on quality of the built environment and immediate surroundings. Non-governmental organisations NIBR’s International Department studies the perfor- We also studied universal design in old and new mance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as develop­ment projects. Universal design is a priority vehicles of development assistance. We are concerned area, but has proved difficult to implement in housing with how NGOs interact with local authorities and developments, public buildings and public outdoor ensure the active involvement of recipients and mem- areas. We carried out cost-benefit assessments and bers in planning, decision making and execution. studied the construc-tion processes and developers’ evaluations. We looked at local council policy docu- Over the past year we have completed several studies ments and decision making in connection with new of NGOs in light of the government’s development developments, and at how improvements could be cooperation targets. In this connection we looked made at all junctures of the process. at the impact of separate projects, and analysed the contribution of Norwegian NGOs to policy targets in We began a developmental assignment in which we recipient countries. We assessed Norwegian NGOs’ map qualities and characteristics of the housing stock promotion of key political and social processes in the in light of a distribution perspective. In 2007 we took recipient countries. Whether their input is relevant or further steps in this project by mapping the housing not tends to be decided by the success of the Norwe- stock in the Grorud Valley. gian organisations and their partners in gaining key positions in these processes. Urban regions, competence bases and innovation policy Relations between Norwegian and foreign organisa- Economic globalisation and emergence of the know- tions was the starting point of some of these studies. ledge economy increase regional exposure to competi- We explored what Norwegian organisations bring to tion. The regions respond by attempting to formulate the partnerships, how the partnerships are configured an innovation policy that strengthens growth capacity and what can be done to ensure that they continue and attractiveness. Conditions have so far stimulated after the Norwegian organisations leave the scene. The innovation and consumer-related growth, particularly partnership’s dissolution must be planned in advance in major cities, often described as attractive and crea- by the organisation. Partners in the recipient countries tive knowledge economy growth centres. In a country frequently expressed gratitude for the opportunity like Norway, with its special economic and habitation

10 NIBR structure, these changes present great challenges when industry and urban outdoor leisure and environmental it comes to achieving policy targets such as increased interests. Each of the latter is a minority with little le- regional value creation in all parts of the country and verage to affect the local management of conservation balanced inter-regional growth. In addressing these areas. NIBR’s evaluation recognises a need for manage- challenges, it is often said, what one needs is an aggres- ment arrangements that give minority interests a real sive regional innovation policy able to adapt to the say in the management of conservation areas. particularities of the various regions, particularly the many small and medium sized urban regions with their Regional and social impact of climate own speciality and opportunity structure in different change parts of the country. The strategic institute programme on the social impact of climate change ended in 2007 with the publication Urban Regions, Competence Bases and Innovation Policy of the national survey of climate change actions and at- (2006-09) is a Norwegian Research Council funded titudes in Norwegian municipalities. Local authorities in project (under the Demosreg Programme), the aim of Norway have done little to put in place measures, nor which is to learn more about the particular features have many of them drafted a climate action plan. This and advantages of small, medium-sized and large urban in part can be explained by the lack of clear government regions in terms of innovation and economic growth. guidelines. At the same time, two thirds of the mayors Which factors accelerate/slow down innovation and have revised their opinion on the climate change issue job creation in the different regions? How should over the past five years, and increasingly believe climate policy be designed to accommodate different regional change is a reality. The same proportion believe Norway conditions while at the same time facilitating national should do more to reduce climate gas emissions. regional development policy goals? The project is still in the analytical phase, but various publications In the sub-project Climate and Justice we explored will appear in 2008-09 discussing these issues and the ­attitudes of Norwegian and Chinese students towards project’s provisional findings and results. NIBR is environmental protection. The Chinese students working together with Agder University College and ­displayed a strong will to protect the environment and NIFU STEP (Norwegian Institute for Studies in Inno- wanted China to act to reduce climate gas emissions. vation, Research and Education), and an international ­Developed countries, they believed, had a responsi­ group of experts and leading researchers in the field. bility to help developing countries economically to prepare for a changed climate. Local management of large protected areas Several local councils were involved in a local manage- ment trial of large, newly established protected areas. The aim was to galvanise local support for conservation and achieve a better balance between use and conser- vation of natural resources. NIBR was in charge of the evaluation of local management of the Blåfjella – Skjæ- kerfjella National Park and Setesdal Vesthei – Ryfylke- heiane protected landscape. Local management ac- centuates economic growth and political involvement in management. The evaluations did not find evidence of increased support for conservation in the two areas. The municipalities tend to place fewer constraints on motor vehicles in protected areas and on minor de- velopments than central environmental authorities like to see. Most of the dispensation applications related to minor interventions and presented no particular problem. It is the small number of difficult projects that give rise to controversy. The perennial opponents are on the one side advocates of resource use, and on the other the wild reindeer industry, Sami reindeer

Annual Report 2007 11 NIBR’s Research Departments

Department for Housing and Environmental lights of 2007 include the work we did to develop and test Planning Research methods of socio-cultural place analysis which link place development and economic growth. We tested the method in various housing projects in the Grorud Valley in Oslo. Another important theme for the department is sustainable urban development. The department is a member of several national and international networks.

In 2007, the department hosted the 8th Nordic Environ- mental Social Research Conference (NESS), and a Nordic seminar on Nordic Cooperation in Housing Research (NSBB).

Dr. ing. Berit Nordahl is Research Director. The department’s activities relate to studies of the Norwegian planning system and include the Centre for Planning and Department for Welfare, Democracy and ­Environmental Impact Assessment. Central themes include Governance Research studies of the Planning and Building Act as a policy instru- ment, and planning processes as a means of developement. The municipality as a player and arena of social development is an important thread running through in our ­research. The ­department pursues studies in three core areas.

Environmental Planning Research Over time, the department has built up a solid repertory of expertise in planning processes and the Planning and Building Act as a planning and policy instrument. This includes the development of methods, evaluation of planning as a policy vehicle, and challenges related to decision making processes, participation and democracy. The department also conducts The department’s core competence stems from knowledge analyses of land and resource management and nature-based of the public sector’s organisation, and how the latter im- business development, and explores relations between land pinges on political participation, governance, policy making use, outdoor recreation and public health. and ­division of responsibilities and tasks. The department pursues these themes within a number of policy areas, parti- Housing research cularly in the health and welfare, environment, housing and Within housing research we study performance in the education sector. ­housing and property market, and the impact of housing policy on the social and economic integration of vulnerable The department addresses the academic challenges associated groups. We conduct studies of housing policy mechanisms with studying politics, political processes and political debates. and evaluations and studies of the small, but important rental­ What we aim for is to align political issues with scientific sector in Norwegian municipalities. We analyse housing­ po- perspectives so that research findings enhance both practical licy instruments, focusing in 2007 in particular on economic knowledge and scientific understanding. The department’s support arrangements. We explore housing standards and research projects cover all stages of policy making­ and policy policy goals relating to matters such as densification, universal enactment and include empirical and normative analyses. One design and environmental building standards. We are also area of particular importance concerns democratic challenges engaged in studies of sustainable housing and the connection to the political systems. We look at problems connected with between life style and housing consumption. different levels of government and apply both qualitative and quantitative analytical methods. Urban development and place research The department also works in the area of urban and semi- Research focuses largely on issues associated with the organi- ­urban development. Place studies at NIBR explore the social, sation of the public sector and how it affects in particular cultural and economic environment in small communities, • Political participation small towns and peripheral zones around major cities. High- • Governance

12 • Policy making Department for Socioeconomic • Division of responsibilities and tasks in the public sector and Territorial Studies

Dr. polit. Hilde Lorentzen is Research Director.

Department for International Studies in Development, Transition and Migration

The department carries out research and prepares reports for clients in Norway and abroad. Studies tend to concentrate on regions and the dynamics of regional growth and development. Regional development entails an interplay of political action and factors of an economic, social, demographic and environmental nature in a territorial perspective, including innovation and The department studies politics and forms of government learning within and between enterprises. International activity in several countries in Africa, South and South-East Asia, includes analyses of social­ and territorial relations and develop- Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Latin America. mental features in Europe­ and in other regions of the world. We are particularly interested in the impact of reforms and measures targeting individuals and households at the The department also performs evaluations, perspective ana- regional and local level. Many projects are micro-studies, lyses and impact assessments of the territorial effects of social often comparative, and usually involve a multi-disciplinary change and policies at various levels. We study welfare-rela- team. The department’s researchers are highly experienced ted sectors, the economy of regional and local government, in the study and evaluation of various forms of develop- dispositions and economic aspects of the housing sector and ment cooperation and collaborative projects between housing market. We investigate the welfare and social policy Norwegian and foreign institutions and organisations. field, often with a focus on living conditions, housing stan- We work frequently with ­foreign centres of expertise on dards and political interventions for the eldest segment of joint commissions. the population and the permanently infirm.

Research is closely aligned to activities in the other depart- Further studies highlight relations between nature and society. ments at NIBR. The department’s knowledge of particular The leading concern here is the local and regional implications countries and core expertise link up with the specialist of climate change and relevant political strategies. ­competence of the other research departments. In recent years the department’s project portfolio has included the following main research areas: The department has the following core research areas: • Business, network and innovation analyses • Decentralisation, government reforms and institutional • Analyses of national and regional economies and territorial analyses effect studies • Research on civil society • Territories – integrated perspectives on regional development • Poverty and vulnerable groups, marginalisation and • Welfare sectors, economy of the public sector and local ­exclusion mechanisms, gender and equality government finances • Distribution and social policy, regional policy and urban • Demographic and socio-demographic studies development • Evaluations of regional policy and political cooperation • Management of natural resources at the regional level • Conflicts • Living conditions of different segments of the population and associated challenges Dr. polit. Arne Tesli was Research Director. • Service, centre and place analyses • Living conditions and challenges affecting various segments of the population

Cand.sociol. Olaf Foss is Research Director.

Annual Report 2007 13 Strategic Institute Programmes

Funded over the annual basic allocation, the strategic ledge is incorporated in plans following a tightening of institute programmes are an important part of NIBR’s regulations on transparency. Ethical and political dilem- efforts to underpin academic excellence and develop mas encountered in preventative work in a historical our international profile within the institute’s priority perspective are also a field of study. areas. Activities include theoretical and empirical studies while research findings are subject to detailed Senior Researcher Guri Mette Vestby leads the programme. analysis and published as scientific articles. One of the main objectives of the institute programmes is to foster Foresight for Regional Planning and staff development and researcher training, especially in Sustainable Regional Development the field of PhD projects which generally take place in The strategic institute programmeForesight for Regional connection with comprehensive commissions. There Planning and Sustainable Regional Development started is an emphasis on developing research networks and in 2006 and is due to end in 2010. The aim is to under- strengthening domestic and international research stand better the challenges and opportunities inherent in partnerships. the foresight methodology at the regional level and con- solidate NIBR’s position as a national centre of relevance Regional and Local Effects of, and to potential clients. “Foresight” stands for forward- Adaptation to, Climate Change looking processes based on broad participation and a The programme ended in 2007. Work in the final two combination of scenario building and coordination. years focused on four projects. • Trade in greenhouse gas emissions credits under the NIBR and the Research Council of Norway arranged Kyoto Protocol: Local and regional implications. The a conference on foresight in 2007. Attended by about project sought to improve knowledge and understan- 120 participants, mainly from county councils, the ding of the trading scheme in practice, the trade in research and education sector and central government, emission credits and the political processes emerging the programme included group work and presen- in response to the trading scheme. tations by experts from PREST at the Manchester • Municipal action on climate change explored and ana- ­Business School, among others. lysed ongoing and planned action aimed at stemming greenhouse gas emissions and coping with projected Senior Researcher Jan Erling Klausen leads the programme. changes. • Economic impacts of extreme weather – flood damage Strategic Block Grant from Ministry of Local studies in the aftermath of extensive flooding in Government and Regional Development Nord-Trøndelag, autumn 2005. NIBR receives a strategic block grant from the ­Ministry • Climate change and social justice looked at attitudes of Local Government and Regional Development that of young adults in Norway and China to procedural goes to funding competence building in the develop- and distributive justice in connection with action on ment of economic models and databases at the regional climate. level, municipal organisation data, housing research, ­migration analyses and research dissemination. The Senior Researcher Geir Orderud leads the programme. grant is also earmarked for knowledge exchange and ­scientific dialogue between NIBR and the Ministry. Public Health The programme began in late 2006. The programme brings together researchers fromwelfare, ­ planning and governance studies. The programme star- In 2007, the development programme for housing ted in 2006 and will end in 2010. The main question ­research concentrated on 1) the role of local government concerns the ability of the planning system to promote/ in housing policy, 2) migration and housing policy chal- obstruct somatic and mental health in the population lenges, 3) information on housing markets and relations as a whole and in specific groups. Special projects are between market and authorities, and 4) new housing currently investigating the organisation of public health developments: planning, standards and cost allocation. services by local authorities and evaluating public health NIBR is conducting studies within each of these areas, in planning and planning processes. We are also studying and the programme has given us an opportunity to de- the environment and sustainability as aspects of public velop a thematic platform at the end of each project and health planning and how health and social sector know- to widen the international focus of our housing research.

14 NIBR Joint Institute Programmes with members NIKU is lead partner on the programme Cultural of the Environmental Alliance ­Monuments and Cultural Environments along the NINA (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research) ­Coast and Integrated Coastal Management. NIBR, heads Nature 2020+, a strategic institute programme NINA and Bioforsk are project partners. The pro- between NIBR, NIKU (Norwegian Institute for Cul- gramme aims to generate knowledge and facilitate tural Heritage Research), CICERO (Centre for Inter- understanding of cultural monuments and cultural national Climate and Environmental Research), NIVA milieu as elements of integrated coastal management. (Norwegian Institute for Water Research) and NILU Knowledge in this area is fragmentary and totally (Norwegian Institute for Air Research). The programme inadequate as a practical planning tool and decision performs scenario-based foresight studies for biological making background. An important part of the pro- and socio-cultural components in connection with the gramme is the study of local knowledge and opinions entire Glomma watershed area. A scenario/foresight of the importance of cultural monuments and cultural approach highlights specific change factors and how milieu, and how planning and decision making autho- they could affect different ecosystems. In addition to rities manage to balance various interests. ecological conditions, the programme will look at social, cultural and political factors and their overall implica- Researcher Ragnhild Skogheim is NIBR’s project leader tions for the Glomma watershed area. The programme for the programme. commenced in 2006 and continues until 2010.

Researcher Kjell Harvold represents NIBR on the programme’s steering committee.

The strategic institute programmeAdapting to Extreme Weather in Municipalities brings together the natural and social sciences under a research programme on the impact of extreme weather events on the environ- ment and local communities and what local councils are ­doing in preparation. On the basis of data, we will work out procedures for systematising municipal ­efforts. This joint project involves CICERO, NIBR, NIVA, Bioforsk, NIKU, NILU and NINA. CICERO is lead project partner.

Senior Researcher Geir Orderud represents NIBR on the programme’s steering committee.

NIBR is partnering NINA and NIKU on the strategic institute programme Changing Patterns of Outdoor Recreation. NINA is programme coordinator while NIBR is responsible for the sub-project Outdoor Recreation and Land Management, which focuses on peri-urban outdoor recreation, especially in coastal areas, peri-urban woodlands and continuous corridors. We show how the public use these areas and the abi- lity of different mechanisms to preserve the areas for ­public recreation. Kristiansand and Bodø were chosen as case-study municipalities, and the programme’s ­results will be published in 2008

Researcher Knut Bjørn Stokke leads the sub-project and represents NIBR on the programme’s steering committee.

Annual Report 2007 15 Interdepartmental Programmes

Interdepartmental programmes at NIBR are strategic • Place identity and image building undertakings involving more than one research depart- • Process analysis of place development ment. They organise and promote competence build- • Habitation, migration and sense of belonging ing in areas defined by the implicated departments. • Place and economic development Work under the interdepartmental programmes • Place as physical environment strengthens and profiles NIBR as a centre of excellence in these areas. In 2007, the institute had four interde- Programme coordinator is Senior Researcher Guri Mette partmental programmes in operation: Vestby. • Migration and integration research • Place Research Governance • Governance This programme seeks to strengthen NIBR’s place as • Comparative Territorial Research in the European/ a leading national centre of governance research. Both OECD area within a Norwegian and a European setting, policy coordination by network governance is increasingly Migration and Integration Research (MIR) emphasised where hierarchical government by public Migration and integration studies (MIR) is a multi- institutions was the conventional approach. Public disciplinary field involving more than fifteen researchers authorities are not necessarily playing a less significant and several research projects at NIBR. Migration and role, but they are assuming new ones, acting increa- integration processes are of increasing importance in singly as initiators, coordinators and members of several areas of society. The priority area offers an oppor- networks. Generally referred to as a movement from tunity to consolidate expertise at NIBR on international government to governance, there is a growing need for migration processes, and integration of immigrants and studies of changing forms of social governance and their descendants in Norwegian society. Researchers coordination. In the business community and private represent a wide diversity of experience and disciplines, sector new network and partnership-based forms of including anthropology, sociology, political science, coordination are emerging, as interest in ‘corporative economy and planning. Work focuses in particular on governance’ grows. The study of governance involves • Transnational networks, migration and relations several areas of the social sciences, including legiti- ­between sender and receiver countries macy, democratic participation, social efficiency and • Demographic developments and regional differences political control. The programme allows researchers to • Integration and segregation, particularly in the study governance across disciplines, departments and ­housing market empirical fields of interest. • Public and private services and actions – issues ­concerning discrimination and rights NIBR’s governance research covers a wide range of • Changes in Norwegian society resulting from immi- policy areas, but can be situated within the following gration and greater ethnic and cultural complexity main themes: • Local democracy and governmental challenges The programme is led by a core group consisting of Nora • Multilevel governance Gotaas (coordinator), Susanne Søholt, Arne Tesli and • Promoting democracy in the South and East Aadne Aasland. – governmental challenges • Regional development and governmental challenges Place Research Applied research promoting an integrated approach to The programme is coordinated by Researcher Gro place and economic development underlies the various Sandkjær Hanssen. place research projects in which NIBR is involved on the place research front. These studies explore issues related to local place identity, reputation and image as well. Efforts are directed at developing methodologies and refining analytical tools. A guide to socio-cultural place analysis has been drafted. NIBR’s commissions for local and regional authorities frequently touch on one or more of the main modules of place research:

16 NIBR Comparative Territorial Research in the European/OECD area The purpose of this interdepartmental programme is to promote studies of territorial and developmental patterns in Europe and the OECD area, while securing a lead position for NIBR in comparative territorial ­research. The rate of globalisation, integration inEurope ­ and, not least, EU expansion in Eastern and Central Europe, makes it even more urgent to study European processes of change and Norway’s role in Europe.­ Stu- dies under the programme include territorial impacts of social change in various areas and the effect­ of sector policies. Central programme themes are • Territorial potential for growth and territorial ­imbalance – competitiveness and cohesion • Knowledge economy and regional assets – the appeal of cities and regions • Sustainable regional development • Development of rural and territorial indicators and analyses

The programme is coordinated by Senior Researcher Ove Langeland.

Annual Report 2007 17 International Activity

NIBR enjoys relations with many organisations and bo- The partnership agreement with Norad has been a dies, and its international connections and commissions mainstay of NIBR’s international research port­folio since have grown steadily in recent years. NIBR has partners 1994. It was replaced in 2005 by a three-year framework in each of the Nordic countries and in several European agreement. In addition to projects under­ the agreement, countries. NIBR’s commitment to development research NIBR was involved in several comprehensive­ projects and research collaboration has resulted in collaborative funded by Norad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, various ventures with several universities and research centres in embassies and The ResearchCouncil ­ of Norway. Asia, Africa, Eastern and Central Europe. Civil Society When carrying out concrete projects, we build on a NIBR was involved in several evaluations and research combination of country-specific knowledge, multi- commissions looking at various aspects of NGOs’ work disciplinary social science and intimate knowledge of in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The projects Norwegian conditions. Many projects are conducted entailed studies of NGOs as development cooperation in the field - at the local level as contextualised micro- policy vehicles and the results of channelling Norwegian studies. In countries where we are running multi-year aid through NGOs with regard to recipients, organi- projects, we work closely with local research centres. sations and institutions in partner countries. The follo- Essential components of NIBR’s international work wing projects are completed: are reciprocal knowledge exchange, competence and • Review of aid to South America channelled through institution building. Norwegian NGOs • Evaluation of development cooperation between NIBR’s international research commitment covers the Norwegian NGOs in Guatemala following areas: • Organisational review of FOKUS, an umbrella • Economic and demographic processes at the regional organisation for Norwegian organisations working level and regional impact of public policy and socio- to encourage women to get organised and projects economic change aimed at women • Regional inequality, migration, housing and urban • Collaboration between foreign aid organisations and development and ethnic relations Sri Lankan institutions providing assistance in the • Poverty and vulnerable groups, marginalisation and aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami exclusion processes, gender and equality, conflict • Out-phasing strategies for international projects • Decentralisation, government reforms and institu­ of the Royal Norwegian Society for Rural tional analysis Development (Norges Vel) • Civil society, relations between public institutions • Collaboration with CARE on formulating a strategy and civil society for their work with women • Socio-economic growth and change, distribution • Evaluation of the indigenous people’s organisation and social policy AEPDI in Guatemala • Relations between environmental protection, natural • Evaluation of the Norwegian-Russian project resource management, social change and the climate ­supported via the Barents Secretariat 2002-06 • ‘The Nordic Model’ – international dialogue and research collaboration on socio-economic measures Decentralisation, Government Reforms and and mechanisms Institutional Analysis The point of departure of these studies is the manner NIBR’s research staff possesses wide-ranging knowledge in which new measures and reforms are enacted by of regions and countries, including national and local institutions, and the effect on • EU and the OECD area performance of institutional factors: • Western Balkan states • Collaborative research venture with the Hanoi • Central Europe and the Baltic states ­University of Education on the role of local govern- • Russia ment in poverty alleviation and resource manage- • Eastern and Southern Africa ment in coastal communities in Vietnam • Horn of Africa and Middle East • Collaborative research venture with the Centre for • Latin America International Health Studies, University of Bergen • South, South-East and East Asia on implementation of effective local HIV/AIDS programmes. The project is being conducted in

18 NIBR ­collaboration with the University of Dar es Salaam, NIBR strengthened connections with various research Tanzania, and University of Malawi. communities in Latin America during 2007 as a result • System of government, natural resource management of research and evaluation activity. In 2007, NIBR com- and the environment: a review of the Norwegian pleted a pilot project aimed at developing collaborative ­environment programme in Tanzania relations with research centres in Thailand on issues • Evaluation of inter-municipal collaboration between concerning regional development and consolidation Kristiansand City Council and Walvis Bay (Namibia) of decentralised government. NIBR is developing a – for the Norwegian Association of Local Authorities partnership with the Governance Institutions Network • Evaluation of Russian-Norwegian healthcare and International (GINI), Islamabad and National Institute social work collaboration, 2002-06, for the Ministry­ of Public Administration (NIPA), Pakistan. of Health and Care Services • Informal relations and corruption in post-conflict Our collaboration with the China Institute for Reform states in the Western Balkan, in collaboration with and Development (CIRD) progressed further in 2007. Argument (Serbia), Pro Media (Macedonia) and In December 2007, NIBR and CIRD arranged a com- Prism Research (Bosnia-Herzegovina) prehensive conference on China’s Comprehensive Rural • (Re-)integration of the Ukraine in Europe, in Reform in the New Stage. NIBR is working together with ­collaboration with Universität Wien the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and OECD on a project to establish regional classification Poverty and Vulnerable Groups, systems and regional indicators in China. As a partner in Marginalisation and Exclusion Processes the Oslo Centre for Interdisciplinary and Environmental These studies address marginalised and excluded groups and Social Research (CIENS), NIBR helped found the and analyse the causes of poverty and exclusion and how SINO-Norwegian Centre for Interdisciplinary Environ- various measures such as land reform, access to informa- mental Research (SINCIERE) with the University of tion technology and housing can promote inclusion: Oslo and Chinese Academy of Science. • Success criteria for redistribution of land in South Africa, in collaboration with University of Kwazulu Natal NIBR completed a study on behalf of the Arriyadh • ICT and poverty: a local approach, conducted in Development Authority in close cooperation with the collaboration with University of Kwazulu Natal King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study • Land reforms, trust and traditional rights in Malawi, focuses on demographic trends, migration, unemploy- joint project with Bunda College, University of Malawi ment and poverty. • Social exclusion and nation building in Nepal, in collaboration with the Centre for Nepal and Asian NIBR is an active contributor to the European re- Studies, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu search project ESPON (2002-06, 2007-13), com- • Critical housing areas in cities. A comparative study prising now a total of 31 European nations. NIBR of Portugal and Norway is a partner in several joint projects, co-host of large • Friends and Enemies, a study of the conflict in international seminars, and national ESPON represen- Somalia, in collaboration with the University of tative in Norway. The institute has, moreover, been a Mogadishu and University of Bath contributor (since 1992) to OECD work on territorial indicators and regional analysis, including peer reviews Under these different areas, NIBR addresses issues and benchmarking in the regional policy field through affectingwomen and equality, the environment and membership of the OECD Working Party on Territo- countries in conflict in the present or at war recently. rial Indicators and its predecessor, the OECD Steering Conditions for and rights of ethnic minorities is Group on Rural Indicators. NIBR is also involved in another field in which NIBR increased its inter- projects under the Sixth EU Framework Programme. departmental commitment in 2007. In addition to these research projects, NIBR conducted several evalu- NIBR is a member of the European Association ations and participated in capacity building program- of ­Development Research and Training Institutes mes, particularly in connection with environmental (EADI) and one of the executive members of EADI’s impact assessments. Working Group on Urban Governance.

NIBR’s international commitment in the healthcare NIBR is also party to a network dedicated to migra- sector grew significantly in 2007, both in terms of tion studies in the Baltic Sea region in collaboration research and evaluations. NIBR’s focus here is on with Fafo Institute for Applied Social Science and ­institutional challenges arising from HIV/AIDS as the Centre for Migration Research, Poland. NIBR an international priority area. researchers also participate in a HIV/AIDS network focusing on North-West Russia.

Annual Report 2007 19 Information and Dissemination

NIBR is under a statutory responsibility to present national and national conferences in 2007, gave 103 research findings in a comprehensible and useful lectures and presentations at other Norwegian and ­manner. The researchers participate in public debates international seminars and conferences. insofar as they pertain to the institute’s research. NIBR seeks to balance information directed at the general NIBR hosts and co-hosts conferences and seminars as public, clients, the media and users, and national and well. NIBR organised alone or jointly the following international journals. ­arrangements in 2007: • China’s Comprehensive Rural Reform in the Information is the responsibility of NIBR’s resource New Stage department, of which NIBR’s library is a part. • Borderless: Housing and urban development in the Nordic countries Reports, Articles and other Publications • Regional Foresight Conference. New mechanisms Most research projects are reported in one or more for strategy processes of NIBR’s own publications. In 2007, 22 reports, 17 • The 8th Nordic Environmental Social Science working papers and 4 joint reports were published. ­Research Conference (8th NESS) Reports and joint reports are issued in print, but the • Local Authority Planning in Change working papers are published electronically, and can be accessed from our homepage. While NIBR reports Open research seminars: and joint reports have summaries in English and • Bill Miller: Multicultural Nationalism – A Scottish Norwegian, working papers come with a summary Perspective in Norwegian only. • Marina Kurkchiyan: Can Corporate Social Responsibility replace Law at the Supply End? In addition to NIBR’s in-house publications, scientific staff published widely: 18 articles appeared in peer Academic Meetings reviewed journals and 22 in other professional journals, Academic Forum is a seminar for informed debate compendia and digests. Staff members wrote/edited on topical issues of concern to research at NIBR. 10 books or project reports in other formats, they con- tributed to 8 anthologies and 3 scientific monographs. Four seminars were held in 2007: Twenty-seven feature articles appeared in periodicals • The regions: What should they do, and how many and dailies, together with book reviews, opinions etc. should there be? • Transfer and Adaptation of the Nordic Model to Information on pending reports is sent to relevant ­Developing Countries contact persons. Every year the institute updates its • Strategies against homelessness. From government thematically organised publications list which goes to governance back several years. It is published at www.nibr.no (click • Low density housing in an age of centralisation and on Publisering). A printed version can be ordered from urbanisation the institute. 2007 saw the institute reach 40, an event that was Regional Trends ­marked with a special arrangement. The papers read NIBR publishes Regional Trends, a journal dedicated dealt with: to regional research. In 2007, a peer review system was • Urban and Regional Research – NIBRs contribution in established for the journal. Publications are supported the future. Anne Kjersti Fahlvik, Executive Director economically by the Ministry of Local Government for the Division for Strategic Priorities, The Research and Regional Development. Regional Trends appeared Council of Norway twice in 2007. Copies are also available at www.nibr. • Government without borders. Professor Eva Sørensen,­ no, complete or as separate articles. Centre for Democratic Network Governance,­ University of Roskilde Academic Conferences • Global perspectives on the environment and growth. National and international conferences provide a Professor Katarina Eckerberg, Deputy Director, unique opportunity to publicise research results and Stockholm Environment Institute analyses. NIBR’s scientific staff read 38 papers at inter-

20 NIBR • Norway 1967–2007. 40 years on the move. Contact information: ­Researcher Kjetil Sørlie, NIBR Chief Librarian: • NIBR 1967–2007.­ Has the institute made a difference? Inger-Helene Wang Andresen, Senior Lecturer Paul Olav Berg, Bodø Graduate [email protected] School of Business, Nordland Research Institute Information consultant: Berit Willumsen, NIBR’s Library [email protected] NIBR has a well-stocked library of literature pertai- To order/subscribe to NIBR ning to activities at the institute. At the last count publications: there were 23,000 volumes, and the library subscribed Carolina Bjørn, to 180 periodicals and twelve newspapers. [email protected]

A large and important part of the library’s work is to facilitate searches in databases of electronic journals, newspapers and other sources of information on the Internet. The library is party to the Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority’s consortia agreements on access to ISI Web of Science and the whole-text base Atekst for Norwegian newspapers.

In addition to conventional lending services, the ­library provides copies of articles, generally for staff at NIBR, sometimes for others. Many of the latter are college and university students visiting the library in person to make use of its resources.

Annual Report 2007 21 Klausen, Jan Erling and Sigrid Skålnes NIBR Working Papers NIBR Publications County government management of differentiated task portfolios Balberg, Inger and Hege Hofstad (eds) Most NIBR Reports and Working Papers are NIBR Report 2007:16 The Legitimacy and Global Environment published in Norwegian, but NIBR Reports have Papers from the 8th Nordic Environmental summaries in English. Kristofersen, Lars B. Social Research Conference June 2007 Accessibility and Collaboration: more flexible Workshop 6. NIBR Reports health and social services? Working Paper 2007:116 National Mental Health Program, Child and Barlindhaug, Rolf and Per Medby Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Welfare Balberg, Inger and Hege Hofstad (eds) Subsidy model within the framework of the NIBR Report 2007:13 Environmental Governance and Policy housing grant Implementation An evaluation of the revised model Næss, Petter Papers from the 8th Nordic Environmental NIBR Report 2007:7 Residential Location and Travel in Hangzhou Social Research Conference June 2007 Metropolitan Area Workshop 5. Bjørnsen, Hild-Marte and Steinar Johansen NIBR Report 2007:1 Working Paper 2007:115 Svalbard: Society and industrial affairs 2007 NIBR Report 2007:23 Schmidt, Lene Balberg, Inger and Hege Hofstad (eds) Too Dense? Internationalisation of the Environment: Brattbakk, Ingar Densification, planning and housing standards The Local Perspective Rent Control in new urban housing Papers from the 8th Nordic Environmental – Status prior to the repeal of the Rent NIBR Report 2007:12 Social Research Conference June 2007 Regulation Act in 2010 Workshop 4. NIBR Report 2007:21 Schmidt, Lene, Jon Guttu and Frants Working Paper 2007:114 Gundersen Feiring, Marte and Marit Helgesen A Multifaceted Community in an Arctic climate Balberg, Inger and Hege Hofstad (eds) Career guidance in Nordland A study of place and business development in Urban Sustainability and Sustainable Mobility An evaluation of a pilot scheme Vardø Papers from the 8th Nordic Environmental NIBR Report 2007:17 NIBR Report 2007:3 Social Research Conference June 2007 Workshop 2 and 3. Harvold, Kjell, Hege Hofstad, Kjetil Sørlie and Skogheim, Ragnhild, Sigrid Skålnes and Working Paper 2007:113 Erling Vindenes Marit Ekne Ruud Low density housing in centralising age The Norwegian Cultural Heritage Fund Balberg, Inger and Hege Hofstad (eds) NIBR Report 2007:22 – An evaluation Authority, Responsibility and Justice in NIBR Report 2007:6 Environmental Politics Haug, Marit Papers from the 8th Nordic Environmental The Tsunami Aid Delivery System and Stigen, Inger Marie and Gro Sandkjær Hanssen Social Research Conference June 2007 Humanitarian Principles Unified Country Administration – A Columbi Workshop 1. A view from five districts in Sri Lanka egg? Working Paper 2007:112 NIBR Report 2007:5 Evaluation of Unified County Trials in Møre and Romsdal and Hedmark Berglund, Frode Helgesen, Marit and Marte Feiring NIBR Report 2007:19 Does individual compensation cause social Partners in Career Guidance inequality? A study of three counties Sverdrup, Sidsel, Trine M. Myrvold and NIBR Working Paper 2007:117 NIBR Report 2007:18 Lars B. Kristofersen User participation in psychic health care: Berglund, Frode Holm, Arne and Siri Nørve Ideals and realities Local elections Homeless in small and medium sized NIBR Report 2007:2 – participation and representation municipalities NIBR Working Paper 2007:109 Strategies to prevent and combat Søholt, Susanne homelessness Through the eye of the needle Bjørnsen, Hild-Marte and Steinar Johansen NIBR Report 2007:8 – a comparative analysis of housing strategies Social and economic analysis of Longyearbyen among Pakistani, Tamil and Somali households Discussion of methodology and data Holm-Hansen, Jørn, Thomas Haaland and in Oslo (1970–2003) NIBR Working Paper 2007:106 Trine M. Myrvold NIBR Report 2007:11 Multi-cultural child welfare Brevik, Ivar A review of the research literature Vestby, Guri Mette, Martin Hanssen and Aud Care of the elderly in Oslo NIBR Report 2007:10 Tennøy Services and need coverage Universal Design in New Housing Projects Comparative analysis of the Norwegian Board Holm-Hansen, Jørn, Aadne Aasland and The experiences of the construction industry of Health 2003 survey Larisa S. Malik NIBR Report 2007:14 NIBR Working Paper 2007:111 Health and Social Affairs in Norway and Russia The cooperation evaluated Østerby, Steinar Foss, Olaf, Frants Gundersen, Dag Juvkam, NIBR Report 2007:20 Local authorities’ administration of Per Medby, Kjetil Sørlie and Vidar Vanberg Government housing allowance – from the case Vestfold today Johnstad, Tom officers’ point of view – status and trends Arena Light Metal NIBR Report 2007:4 NIBR Working Paper 2007:101 – An Evaluation NIBR Report 2007:9

22 NIBR Heløe, Leif Arne and Tore Hansen Hovik, Sissel and Knut Bjørn Stokke County Governor’s office undergoing External Publications Network Governance and Policy Integration restructuring? – the Case of Regional Coastal Zone in Norway NIBR Working Paper 2007:118 European Planning Studies, 2007, 15(7): 927-944 Articles in journals with referee ISSN 0965-4313 Harvold, Kjell Highway 2’s importance to the Glåmdal region Berglund, Frode Hovik, Sissel and Knut Bjørn Stokke NIBR Working Paper 2007:110 Rekruttering av unge folkevalgte til Balancing Aquaculture with Other Coastal lokalpolitikken Interests: A Study of Regional Planning as Saglie, Inger-Lise, Arvid Strand and Lene Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning, 2007, 7(1): 3-26 a Tool for ICZM in Norway Schmidt ISSN 7759-0809 Ocean & Coastal Management, 2007, 50: Urban and dwelling qualities in market-driven 887-904. ISSN 0964-5691 high density policy Carlsen, Fredrik og Bjørg Langset Report from a feasibility study Betydningen av registrert kriminalitet, Langeland, Ove NIBR Working Paper 2007:105 innvandrere, asylsøkere og partipolitiske Financing Innovation: The Role of Norwegian sympatier for befolkningens frykt for kriminalitet Venture Capitalists in Financing Knowledge- Stokke, Knut Bjørn and Ragnhild Skogheim Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift, 2007, 23(4): intensive Enterprises Coastal cultural monuments and cultural 355-370. ISSN 0801-1745 European Planning Studies, 2007, 15(9): environments in Nøtterøy 1143-1161. ISSN 0965-4313 A study of planning and local opinion Grødeland, Åse Berit NIBR Working Paper 2007:108 «Red Mobs», «Yuppies» and «Lamb Heads»: Onsager, Knut, Arne Isaksen, Morten Fraas Informal Networks and Politics in the Czech and Tom Johnstad Sæther, Bjørnar and Frants Gundersen Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania Technology Cities in Norway: Innovating in Food processing industry and food regions in Europe-Asia Studies, 2007, 59(2): 217-252 Glocal Networks Inner Scandinavia ISSN 0966-8136 European Planning Studies, 2007, 15(4): NIBR Working Paper 2007:103 549-566. ISSN 0965-4313 Hansen, Stig Jarle and Mark Bradbury Tennøy, Aud Somaliland: A new Democracy in the Orderud, Geir Inge Use of peri-urban recreation areas in Horn of Africa? Is trust a driver for territorially embedded Kristiansand Review of African Political Economy, 2007, industrial systems? A case study of the NIBR Working Paper 2007:104 34(113): 461-476. ISSN 0305-6244 home-building industry of Norway Geografiska Annaler Series B: Human Vestby, Guri Mette and Kjetil Sørlie Hansen, Tore and Inger Marie Stigen Geography, 2007, 89(4): 341-359 Hadeland as a settlement region The Growing Regional Administration: From ISSN 0435-3684 Habitation, migration, training and jobs among Federalist Principles to Single-Issue Clubs people in the forties Regional & Federal Studies, 2007, 17(2): 235-251 Skjørten, Kristin and Rolf Barlindhaug NIBR Working Paper 2007:107 ISSN 1359-7566 The Involvement of Children in Decisions about Shared Residence Joint Reports 2007 Hansen, Tore, Gro Sandkjær Hanssen International Journal of Law, Policy and the og Inger Marie Stigen Family, 2007, 21(3): 373-385. ISSN 1360-9939 Den regionale staten Brevik, Ivar and Karin Høyland Nordiske Organisasjonsstudier, 2007, 9(1): 55-76 Sæter, Oddrun and Marit Ekne Ruud Intellectual disability, housing and ISSN 1501-8237 The Politics of Signs and Space: service ten years after the Norwegian On Commodification of Culture and deinstitutionalisation reform Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær Socio-spatial Changes Joint Report NIBR/SINTEF 2007 ICT in Norwegian Local Government Nordisk Kulturpolitisk Tidskrift, 2007, 10(2): – Empowering the Politicians? 113-137. ISSN 1403-3216 Holm, Arne Local Government Studies, 2007, 33(3): 355-382 Local councils’ housing policy as a focal point ISSN 0300-3930 Winsvold, Marte for various interests Municipal Websites in the Local Public Debate: A study of players, arenas and power in Harvold, Kjell Supplying Facts or setting Agenda? municipal housing policy Om utopien Nordicom Review, 2007, 28(2): 7-23 Joint Report NIBR/SINTEF Building and Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift, 2007, 23(1): ISSN 1403-1108 Infrastructure/NOVA 2007 78-85. ISSN 0801-1745

Medby, Per, Jon Christophersen, Karine Heløe, Leif Arne Scientific articles Denizou and Hege Edvardsen Om hundrede år er allting glemt? in anthologies Costs and effects of universal design Den norske tannlegeforenings tidende, 2007, Buildings, facilities, and outside areas for 117(15): 977. ISSN 0029-2303 public use Berglund, Frode Joint Report NIBR/SINTEF 2007 Holm-Hansen, Jørn, Trine Monica Myrvold Sektor teller, ideologi avgjør og Thomas Haaland I Bernt Aardal (red.): Norske velgere: en studie Nygaard, Vigdis and Sigrid Skålnes Flerkulturelt barnevern av stortingsvalget 2005. Oslo: Damm, 2007 Evaluation of the subsidy system for the Sami Norges Barnevern, 2007, 84(3):3-13 (s.135-172). ISBN 978-82-04-13007-5 Development Fund ISSN 0800-1014 Norut Alta Report 2007:7 Berglund, Frode og Bernt Aardal Politisk deltakelse – håp for nye generasjoner? I Bernt Aardal (red.): Norske velgere: en studie av stortingsvalget 2005. Oslo: Damm, 2007 (s.303-320). ISBN 978-82-04-13007-5

Annual Report 2007 23 Dyb, Evelyn Professional books and Chapters or articles in Le mal-logement: question d’identité ou du statut sur le marché du logement? textbooks textbooks, conference reports (Bostedsløshet: identitet eller posisjon and academic journals på boligmarkedet?) Braathen, Einar I Valérie Laflamme, Claire Levy-Vroelant, Development Cooperation through Bratsberg, Bernt, Oddbjørn Raaum Douglas Robertson, Jim Smyth (eds.): Norwegian NGOs in South America. and Kjetil Sørlie Le logement précaire en Europe: Aux marges du Oslo: Norad, 2007 Foreign-born Migration to and from Norway. palais. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2007 (s. 45-62) In Caglar Özden and Maurice Schiff (eds.): ISBN 978-2-296-02607-0 Braathen, Einar International Migration Policy & Economic Service Delivery in Tanzania after year 2000. Development: Studies across the Globe Falleth, Eva Irene Findings based on research from six local Washington D.C.: The World Bank, 2007. Kommuneplanlegging – idealer og realiteter councils. ISBN 978-0-8213-6935-7 I Øyvind Ravna (red.): Areal og eiendomsrett. Dar-es-Salaam: REPOA, 2007 Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2007 (s. 85-102) Brevik, Ivar ISBN 978-82-15-01006-9 Dyb, Evelyn m.fl. Mot universell tilgjengelighet og bolig­ The changing profile of homeless people: fellesskap? Seniorenes boligpreferanser Grødeland, Åse Berit Conflict, rooflessness and the use of public som samfunnsutfordring Informality, legal institutions and social norms place. Brussels: European Observatory on Plan, 2007, (1): 62-66. ISSN 0805-083X In Transparency International: Global Homelessness/FEANTSA, 2007 Corruption Report 2007: Corruption in Judicial Brevik, Ivar og Svein Olav Daatland Systems. Cambridge: Cambridge University Dyb, Evelyn Utvikling og status i norsk eldreomsorg: Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-70070-2 Kvinners behov: et tilpasset tilbud til kvinner institusjoner og kommunale boliger for ved Frelsesarmeens Gatehospital. omsorgsformål 1989-2005 Guttu, Jon Oslo: Frelsesarmeen og NIBR, 2007 Aldring og livsløp, 2007, (2): 2-5. ISSN 1503-0849 Mellbye og femtitallsfunksjonalismen I Ulf Grønvold (red.): Arkitektur i Norge: Årbok Klausen, Jan Erling og Pawel Swianiewicz (eds.) Foss, Olaf 2007. Oslo: Pax, 2007. ISBN 978-82-530-3049-4 Cities in City Regions: Governing the Diversities Norske regioner på Europakartet Warsaw: University of Warsaw, Faculty of Regionale trender, 2007, (2): 5-8. ISSN 0802-1848 Klausen, Jan Erling and Gro Sandkjær Hanssen Geography and Regional Studies, 2007 Oslo inner city districts: network failure in Gotaas, Nora the face of policy success. In Martin Marcussen Medby, Per og Åsmund Langsether Bruk av tolk i barnevernet og Jacob Torfing (eds.): Democratic network Den kommunale utleiesektor: struktur, I Jørn Holm-Hansen, Thomas Haaland, governance in Europe. Basingstoke: Palgrave forvaltning, husleiefastsettelse. Trine Myrvold: Flerkulturelt barnevern: MacMillan, 2007 (s. 47-65) Oslo: Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, en kunnskapsoversikt. Oslo: NIBR, 2007 ISBN 978-1-4039-9530-3 velferd og aldring, 2007 (NOVA rapport 12/2007) (s. 93-136) (NIBR-rapport 2007:10) ISBN 978-82-7071-672-2 Søholt, Susanne Moll Sørensen, Eva, Sissel Hovik, Hilde Le sort des demandeurs d’asile déboutés: Lorentzen, Erik Nergaard og Olaf Rieper Grødeland, Åse Berit and Aadne Aasland politiques locales contre politiques nationales Konsultationer og aftaler mellom stat og Informal Networks in East Central en Norvège kommuner – i Norge og Danmark. & South East Europe. (Asylsøkere med endelig avslag og bortfall av København: AKF Forlaget og NIBR, 2007 Ethics World, 2007 (elektronisk tidsskrift) botilbud: lokalpolitikk møter nasjonapolitikk). http://www.ethicsworld.com/ I Valérie Laflamme, Claire Levy-Vroelant, Nordvik, Viggo og Per Medby publicsectorgovernance/internationalsurveys. Douglas Robertson, Jim Smyth (eds.): Le Selektive virkemidler i lokale boligmarkeder php#informalnetworks logement précaire en Europe: Aux marges du Oslo: Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, palais. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2007 (s. 85-102) velferd og aldring, 2007 (NOVA rapport 8/2007) Hansen, Stig Jarle ISBN 978-2-296-02607-0 Biding time? Ruud, Marit Ekne, Ivar Brattbakk, Per Gunnar Jane’s Intelligence Review, 2007, 18(5) Røe og Guri Mette Vestby ISSN 1350-6226 Scientific monographs Sosiokulturelle stedsanalyser: veileder Oslo: Akershus fylkeskommune, 2007 Hansen, Stig Jarle Hansen, Stig Jarle The Sool problem and it’s wider implications Doktrineutvikling i Heimevernet. Aasland, Aadne Jane’s Intelligence Review, 2007, 18(10) Oslo: Abstrakt, 2007. ISBN 978-82-7935-230-3 Development in Research: An Outline of the ISSN 1350-6226 Science Systems in Russia and the Baltic Skjørten, Kristin, Rolf Barlindhaug, Hilde Lidén States. (NordForsk Policy Briefs 2007-1) Hansen, Stig Jarle Delt bosted for barn. Oslo: NordForsk, 2007 Somalia’s anarchy and meddling neighbours Oslo: Gyldendal akademisk, 2007 Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst, 2007, 25. July ISBN 978-82-05-37389-1 Aasland, Aadne Ukraine: Pre-term Parliamentary Elections Harvold, Kjell, Sissel Hovik og Erling Vindenes Søholt, Susanne September 2007. Statlig vern eller grønt partnerskap Gjennom nåløyet: en sammenligning av Oslo: Institutt for menneskerettigheter, 2007 Utmark, 2006, (2) (Utkom i 2007) tilpasninger til boligmarkedet blant hushold (www.utmark.no) av pakistansk, tamilsk og somalisk bakgrunn, Oslo 1970-2003. Heløe, Leif Arne Oslo: Unipub, 2007 (Series of dissertations Forvaltningsreformen – Havre til død hest? submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences, Minerva, 2007, 83(2): 140-145. ISSN 0805-7842 University of Oslo; No. 63). ISSN 1504-3991

24 NIBR Heløe, Leif Arne Feature articles and reviews in Nordahl, Berit «Stor ståhei for ingenting?» Da boligpolitikken ble til marked (Debattartikkel om forvaltningsreformen). journals and newspapers Fagbladet 15.10.2007 Regionale trender, 2007, (2): 63-69 ISSN 0802-1848 Braathen, Einar Nordahl, Berit og Susanne Søholt Versting eller best i klassen? Norges Er Oslo sosialt bærekraftig? (debattinnlegg) Heløe, Leif Arne og Hans Ånstad omdømme som globalt ansvarlig energinasjon Plan, 2007, (6):54-55 Striden om kommunehelse(tjeneste)loven: Dagbladet 13.1.2007 hvor ble det av forebyggingen? Orderud, Geir Inge Michael, 2007, (4): 567-590. ISSN 1504-0658 Kommunale valg. Anne Krogstad: En stillferdig omveltning i Klassekampen 3.9.2007 matveien. Kulinarisk entreprenørskap blant Hovik, Sissel og Eva Irene Falleth etniske minoriteter (bokomtale) Local governance and nature conservation Brevik, Ivar Sosiologisk tidsskrift, 2007, 15(4): 389-392 in Norway: Decentralizations as a strategy for Eldreomsorgens feil (kronikk) rural sustainable development. Aftenposten 7.9.2007 Winsvold, Marte og Eli Skogerbø: I Inger Balberg and Hege Hofstad (eds.): Lærer seg debatt på nettet (kronikk) Internationalisation of the Environment: Dyb, Evelyn og Paul Bjerke Aftenposten 8.1.2007 The Local Perspective. (NIBR Working Kritikk av den uavhengige journalistikken Paper 2007:114). Oslo: NIBR, 2007 Klassekampen 7.2.2007 ISBN 978-82-7071-688-3 Falleth, Eva Irene og Gro Sandkjær Hanssen Hovik, Sissel og Knut Bjørn Stokke Utfordringer ved byplanlegging (kronikk) Fylkeskommunen som tilrettelegger eller Aften (Aftenpostens aftenutgave) 30.1.2007 pådriver for integrert kystsoneforvaltning Plan, 2007, (3-4): 68-72. ISSN 0805-083X Guttu, Jon Bak verket: kunnskapsfelt og formgenererende Jakobsen, Stig-Erik og Knut Onsager faktorer i nyttearkitektur 1935-1985 Nasjonale virkemidler for regional innovasjon – (anmeldelse av Margrethe Doblougs noen erfaringer fra Arena-programmet doktorgradsavhandling) Regionale trender, 2007, (2): 47-56 Nordisk arkitekturforskning, 2006, 19(3) ISSN 0802-1848 (Utkom i 2007)

Loison, Marie and Evelyn Dyb Hansen, Stig Jarle Impact of Procurement and Competition Den globale jihad on Quality and Service Standards Dagbladet 5.7.2007 European Journal of Homelessness, 2007, 1(1) Letters from Mogadishu Saglie, Inger-Lise og Eva Irene Falleth BBC World 10.4., 17.4. og 24.4.2007 Spredt bygging – en viktig trussel mot langsiktig jordvern? Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær, Eli Skogerbø Plan, 2007, (3-4): 57-59. ISSN 0805-083X og Marte Winsvold Demokrati på nett (kronikk) Schmidt, Lene Drammens tidende 15.1.2007 Boliger med fleksibilitet, fellesskapsløsninger og servicetilbud Heløe, Leif Arne Byggforskserien. Planlegging; 1-2007, blad «Tenner på trygd»: tannreform for de utsatte? nr. 330.118. Oslo: SINTEF Byggforsk, 2007 Aftenposten 19.3.2007

Skjeggedal, Terje Kronikker og kommentarartikler i Aviser i HT- Verneplanprosesser – reelle konflikter gruppen (Harstad Tidende-gruppen): eller institusjonelle forviklinger? Reformen – liv laga? 15.1.2007 Utmark, 2007, (1) (www.utmark.no) 25 år etter Willoch. 19.2.2007 Bioteknologi – behandling eller sortering? Sørlie, Kjetil 2.3.2007 Barnesentraliseringen i Norge HIV/AIDS på retur? 23.3.2007 Plan, 2007, (5): 10-19. ISSN 0805-083X Hyttelivet ikke som det var. 17.4.2007 Få ungdommen i arbeid! (Om etablering av NAV Wiig, Henrik, Berit Aasen m.fl. og innføringen av «arbeidslinjen») 30.4.2007 Women’s Legal Rights to Land Property in Trygt å være på sykehus? 15.5.2007 Norway – Relevant Lessons for the African Mer behandling bedre helse? 19.5.2007 Titling Processes Klassereise og avfolkning. 11.6.2007 I Helge Onsrud and Elena Busch (eds.): Heller fylker enn regioner. 27.9.2007 Norwegian Land Tools Relevant to Africa: Trege jenter + redde gutter = få barn? 9.11.2007 Workshop Outcome Report 3-4 May 2007 Oslo Nedtur for boligmarkedet? 13.11.2007 Norway. Hønefoss: The Norwegian Mapping Klimaflyktninger mot nord? 6.12.2007 and Cadastre Authority, 2007 (s. 77-92) ISBN 978-82-7945-044-3

Annual Report 2007 25 Falleth, Eva Irene, Gro Sandkjær Hanssen Hellevik, Siri Bjerkreim Conferences og Inger-Lise Saglie Making the Money work: Global AIDS actors From participation as a plus factor in and challenges towards coordination of HIV/ government to participation as a strategy in AIDS programs in Africa Papers from international and governance? Empowering or weakening civil Presentert på 6th Pan European Conference on national conferences society actors in urban development International Relations, arrangert av Standing Presentert på konferansen Citizen Participation Committee of the European Association of in Policy Making, arrangert av Faculty of Built Political Science, Torino, Italia 12.-15.9.2007 Berglund, Frode Environment, University of West England, Sektor teller, ideologi avgjør Bristol, England 14.-15.2.2007 Hofstad, Hege Presentert på den 15. nasjonale Dispersed housing: Between rural and spatial fagkonferansen i statsvitenskap, arrangert av Falleth, Eva Irene, Inger-Lise Saglie policy Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap, NTNU, og Gro Sandkjær Hanssen Presentert på Nordic Planning Research Trondheim 3.-5.1.2007 From participation as a plus factor in Symposium Local Authority Planning in Change: government to participation as a strategy in Beyond Dichotomies, arrangert av University Berglund, Frode og Tore Hansen governance? Empowering or weakening civil of Oulu, Thule Institute, NIBR, Oulu, Finland Politicians of equal status? On recruitment and society actors in urban development 16.-18.8.2007 demand for female politicians Presentert på Nordic Planning Research Presentert på Den XVI Nordiska Symposium Local Authority Planning in Change: Hovik, Sissel og Knut Bjørn Stokke kommunforskarkonferencen, arrangert av Beyond Dichotomies, arrangert av University Municipal coastal zone planning in Norway: CEFOS, Göteborg, Sverige 23.-25.11.2007 of Oulu, Thule Institute og NIBR, Oulu, Finland Integration through collaboration and 16.-18.8.2007 participation Bjørnsen, Hild-Marte og Steinar Johansen Presentert på International Symposium Regionalisation, Efficiency and the Welfare Grødeland, Åse Berit on Integrated Coastal Zone Management, State: Impacts of Regional Policy Reforms Informality and Informal Practices in East arrangert av Havforskningsinstituttet, Presentert på 47th Conference of the European Central and South East Europe Arendal 11.-14.6.2007 Regional Science Association, Paris, Frankrike Presentert på Regional European Congress, 29.8.-2.9.2007 arrangert av European Council for Central Hovik, Sissel og Eva Irene Falleth and East European Studies (ICCEES), Berlin, Local government and nature conservation in Braathen, Einar Tyskland 2.-4.8.2007 Norway: Decentralisation as a strategy for rural ICT and Poverty sustainable development Presentert på First Annual SANORD Centre Hansen, Stig Jarle Presentert på workshop on Internationalisation Conference, arrangert av The South African Clan, Justice and Grievance of the environment: The local perspective, – Nordic Centre, University of Western Cape, Presentert på 57th Political Studies Association the 8th Nordic Environmental Social Science Cape Town, Sør-Afrika 5.-7.12.2007 Annual Conference, Bath, Research Conference (NESS), arrangert av England 11.-13.4.2007 NIBR, Oslo 18.-20.6.2007 Dyb, Evelyn Preventing and tackling homelessness in a Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær, Signy Irene Vabo Hovik, Sissel og Inger Marie Stigen context of homeownership og Inger Marie Stigen Kommunal omorganisering og nye styringstiltak Presentert på en internasjonal Digitalisert informasjonsinnhenting i til ingen nytte? En studie av sammenhengen forskerkonferanse, arrangert av European kommunene – konsekvenser for politikernes mellom kommunal organisering og resultater Network for Housing Research (ENHR), representasjonsfunksjon? Presentert på den XVI Nordiska Rotterdam, Nederland 25.-28.6.2007 Presentert på den 15. nasjonale kommunforskarkonferencen, arrangert av fagkonferansen i statsvitenskap, arrangert av CEFOS, Göteborg, Sverige 23.-25.11.2007 Dyb, Evelyn Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap, NTNU, Impact of increased competition on standards Trondheim 3.-5.1.2007 Klausen, Jan Erling in homeless services provision: Comparing Institutional transitions in Norwegian local France and Norway Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær, Jan Erling Klausen government Presentert på konferanse om ‘homelessness’, og Marte Winsvold Presentert på konferansen The Vital City, arrangert av Fédération Européenne des Emissions trading – market, hierarchy or arrangert av European Urban Research Associations Nationales Travaillant avec governance network? Association (EURA), Glasgow, Skottland les Sans-abri (FEANTSA), Lisboa, Portugal Presentert på the 8th Nordic Environmental and 12.-14.9.2007 28.9.2007 Social Science Research Conference (NESS), arrangert av NIBR, Oslo 18.-20.6.2007 Langeland, Ove Dyb, Evelyn Small and large city-regions – different Preventing and tackling homelessness in a Harvold, Kjell og Berit Nordahl advantages and capabilities context of homeownership: the Norwegian case Planning in Rurbania: Rural policy and the Presentert på Meeting the Waves of Presentert på konferansen Politics, practices planning system in Norway Globalisation – Local, Regional and and experiences of the homelessness, Presentert på XXI AESOP Conference Track Environmental Response, arrangert av Nordic arrangert av Nordisk nettverk for forskning 13: Landscape and urban areas, arrangert av Geographers Meeting, Bergen 15.-17.6.2007 om bostedsløshet og universitetene i Koupio Association of European Schools of Planning, og Tampere og STAKES, Kuopio, Finland Napoli, Italia 11.-14.7.2007 Langeland, Ove 11.-13.10.2007 Creative Cities – Innovative Sites and Harvold, Kjell og Berit Nordahl Attractive Places Planning in Rurbania: Rural policy and the Presentert på konferansen The Vital City, planning system in Norway arrangert av European Urban Research Presentert på forskerseminar – Grenseløst: Association (EURA), Glasgow, Skottland Bolig- og byutvikling i Norden, arrangert av 12.-14.9.2007 Nordisk Samarbeid for Bolig og Byforskning (NSBB) og NIBR, Oslo 18.10.2007

26 NIBR Medby, Per Skålnes, Sigrid Braathen, Einar Leiefastsettelsen i kommunalt disponerte Women’s Movement at Local Level in Vietnam The Nordic Model: Adaptation in a recipient boliger Presentert på 5th EuroSEAS Conference, country perspective Presentert på forskerseminar – Grenseløst: arrangert av Univerity of Naples «L’Orientale», Presentert på Faglig forum om the Nordic Bolig- og byutvikling i Norden, arrangert av Napoli, Italia 12.-14.9.2007 Model, arrangert av NIBR, Oslo 7.3.2007 Nordisk Samarbeid for Bolig og Byforskning (NSBB) og NIBR, Oslo 18.10.2007 Stigen, Inger Marie, Ståle Opedal og Braathen, Einar Hilmar Rommetvedt Kinas nye rolle i Afrika Myrvold, Trine Monica Comparing health care policy making: the role Presentert på konferansen «Stormakter i Who Should do What, and Why? Central and of politicians, professionals and patients Afrika», arrangert av Fellesrådet for Afrika, local authorities’ responsibilities in Norwegian Presentert på Joint Sessions of Workshops, Oslo 7.3.2007 public service production arrangert av European Consortium for Political Presentert på Norway-India seminar on Research / University of Helsinki, Finland Brevik, Ivar local government, arrangert av Ministry of 7.-12.5.2007 Om omsorgs- og boligforskning om eldre, Panchayati Raj, Government of India og Unifob innlegg ved møte i referanse- og arbeidsgruppe Global, Universitetet i Bergen, New Delhi, India Stokke, Knut Bjørn og Atle Omland i prosjektet Fremtidens eldreboliger, arrangert 29.10.2007 Virkemidler for å ta vare på urbane av InnoMed, SINTEF Helse,Trondheim 30.1.2007 friluftsområder Onsager, Knut og Ove Langeland Presentert på Nasjonal landskonferanse Brevik, Ivar City regions, knowledge bases and regional Friluftsliv, arrangert av Friluftsrådenes Slik vil eldre bo advantages Landsforbund, Kristiansand 31.5.-2.6.2007 Presentert på NBBLs konferanse «Med Presentert på «Regions in focus?», søkelys på eldre og bolig. Omsorgsmeldingen International Conference by Regional Studies Søholt, Susanne og boligbygging», Oslo 27.3.2007 Association, Lisboa, Portugal 2.-5.4.2007 How comparable? Ethnic minorities and housing across the Scandinavian Countries Brevik, Ivar Ruud, Marit Ekne Presentert på en internasjonal Om fattigdom i Norge og Fattigdomsmeldingen Development of a satellite town forskerkonferanse, arrangert av European Presentert på Lindorff Executives konferanse, – challenges in a multicultural neighbourhood Network for Housing Research (ENHR), Malta 25.-27.4.2007 Presentert på en internasjonal Rotterdam, Nederland 25.-28.6.2007 forskerkonferanse, arrangert av European Brevik, Ivar Network for Housing Research (ENHR), Søholt, Susanne Seniorenes boligpreferanser Rotterdam, Nederland 25.-28.6.2007 How comparable? Ethnic minorities and Presentert på De eldres boligspareklubbs housing across the Nordic Countries årsmøte, Oslo 7.5.2007 Saglie, Inger-Lise og Per Gunnar Røe Presentert på forskerseminar – Grenseløst: Minicities in Suburbia Bolig- og byutvikling i Norden, arrangert av Brevik, Ivar Presentert på the 8th Nordic Environmental and Nordisk Samarbeid for Bolig og Byforskning Hovedresultater fra prosjektet «Utvikling og Social Science Research Conference (NESS), (NSBB) og NIBR, Oslo 18.10.2007 status i Oslos eldreomsorg» arrangert av NIBR, Oslo 18.-20.6.2007 Presentert for ledelsen i Norsk Vestby, Guri Mette Pensjonistforbund og Oslo fylkesforening samt Saglie, Inger-Lise og Grete Swensen Development of local specific potential for Pressenytt, Oslo 31.5.2007 Redefining rural resources – new mountain Presentert på konferansen Lively Old Towns, farming historicism as a commodity on the arrangert av Hedmark fylkeskommune, Brevik, Ivar market Utenriksdepartementet og Slovenia, Hamar Døra til sykehjemmet stengt utenfra, Presentert på XXII Congress of the European 9.1.2007 ikke innenfra Society for Rural Sociology: «Mobilities, Presentert på Norsk pensjonistforbunds vulnerabilities, and sustainabilities: new landsmøte, Oslo 6.6.2007 questions and challenges for rural Europe», Lectures and papers on other Wageningen, Nederland 20.-24.8.2007 national and international Brevik, Ivar Normalisering i revers? Bo- og Schmidt, Lene conferences and seminars tjenestesituasjonen 10 år etter reformen Sustainable Urban Areas: Residential quality Presentert på Høringskonferanse om and the implications of densification Barlindhaug, Rolf utviklingshemmedes levekår 16 år etter Presentert på forskerseminar – Grenseløst: Delt bosted for barn reformen, arrangert av Statens råd for Bolig- og byutvikling i Norden, arrangert av Presentert på et møte arrangert av funksjonshemmede, Oslo 24.9.2007 Nordisk Samarbeid for Bolig og Byforskning Barnelovutvalget, Oslo 4.5.2007 (NSBB) og NIBR, Oslo 18.10.2007 Brevik, Ivar Barlindhaug, Rolf Utvikling og status i Oslos, storbyenes og Skjeggedal, Terje Delt bosted for barn landets eldreomsorg. Videreutdanning i aldring Protection plan processes – legal basis and Presentert på konferansen Familieforskning og eldreomsorg management practice – nye perspektiver, arrangert av Institutt for Presentert på Diakonhjemmets høgskole i Oslo, Presentert på the 8th Nordic Environmental and samfunnsforskning, Oslo 20.6.2007 Oslo 16.10.2007 Social Science Research Conference (NESS), arrangert av NIBR, Oslo 18.-20.6.2007 Barlindhaug, Rolf Brevik, Ivar Delt bosted for barn Der tida står stille – utvikling og status i Oslos Skogheim, Ragnhild Presentert på konferansen Delt bosted eldreomsorg Cultural Heritage and Urban Transformation: for barn, arrangert av Statistisk sentralbyrå, Presentert på Fylkeskonferanse om Norwegian examples Oslo 5.9.2007 framtidige omsorgsutfordringer, arrangert av Presentert på konferansen The Vital City, Fylkesmannen i Oslo og Akershus, Sundvollen arrangert av European Urban Research 17.-18.10.2007 Association (EURA), Glasgow, Skottland 12.-14.9.2007

Annual Report 2007 27 Brevik, Ivar Gotaas, Nora Hanssen, Gro Sandkjær Utviklingshemmedes bo- og tjenestetilbud Presentasjon av evalueringsrapport Bidrar IKT til å styrke lokalpolitikeren – 10 år etter HVPU-reformen «Rocka stabilitet» gjennom bedret informasjonstilgang og økt Presentert på «Veier til egen bolig»: Presentert på seminar og konsert for innbyggerkontakt? Norsk forbund for utviklingshemmedes presentasjon av prosjektet «Musikk i fengsel og Presentert på konferansen Lokalt e-demokrati boligkonferanse ved NFUs 40-årsjubileum, frihet», arrangert av Musikkens studieforbund/ – forventninger og praksis, arrangert av NIBR, Gardermoen 12.-13.11.2007 Oslo fengsel, Oslo 29.3.2007 Institutt for medier og kommunikasjon ved Universitetet i Oslo og Høgskolen i Oslo, Oslo Brevik, Ivar Gotaas, Nora 15.3.2007 Med arbeidsmoralisme i kamp mot fattigdom Presentasjon av evalueringsrapport «Rocka Presentert på Nasjonal konferanse: Et stabilitet» Harvold, Kjell meningsfylt liv? Arbeid, velferd og inkludering Presentert på samling for fylkesavdelinger i Tilbake til naturen? – også for rusmiddelavhengige, arrangert Musikkens studieforbund, Oslo 16.8.2007 Presentert på seminar om spredt boligbygging av Fagrådet innen rusfeltet i Norge, Oslo i norske kommuner, arrangert av NIBR, Oslo 14.-15.11.2007 Grødeland, Åse Berit 12.3.2007 Corruption in Ukraine Brevik, Ivar Presentert konferanse arrangert av Harvold, Kjell Utviklingshemmedes bo- og tjenestesituasjon Universitetet i Wien, Wien, Østerrike Spredt boligbygging 10 år etter reformen. Er målene i reformen nådd 18.-20.10.2007 Presentert på Faglig forum om spredt eller satt i revers? boligbygging i sentraliseringens og Presentert på konferanse om Guttu, Jon urbanismens tid, arrangert av NIBR, utviklingshemmede, arrangert av Kvalitetskrav Oslo 21.11.2007 Fylkesmannen i Sør-Trøndelag, Røros Presentert på seminar om knutepunktutvikling, 19.-20.11.2007 arrangert av Byutviklingskomitéen i Oslo Helgesen, Marit Kristine kommune, Oslo 4.1.2007 Hva forskningen sier om brukermedvirkning Dyb, Evelyn Presentert på Statuskonferanse: Housing and homelessness after release Guttu, Jon brukermedvirkning innen psykisk helse from prison Kritiske kommentarer fra forskningen – det enkle og det vanskelige, arrangert av Presentert på Staff seminar, arrangert av Presentert på seminaret Grønne tak, arrangert Faglig forum Bærum, Sandvika 4.6.2007 Department of Applied Social Sciences, av Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo, Oslo University of Sterling, Sterling, Skottland, 18.1.2007 Heløe, Leif Arne 6.3.2007 Forvaltningsreformen: Hva blir det til? Guttu, Jon foredrag på møte arrangert av Fylkesmannen Dyb, Evelyn Arkitekturkritikk i media i Nord-Trøndelag og KS, Steinkjer 4.1.2007 Homelessness in the Nordic and Baltic states Presentert på konferanse om arkitekturkritikk i Presentert på Nordplus konferanse, arrangert media, arrangert av Norsk Form, Oslo 22.5.2007 Heløe, Leif Arne av Institutt for samfunnsgeografi, Universitetet Forvaltningsreformen: Liv laga?, foredrag for i Bergen, Bergen 13.-14.4.2007 Guttu, Jon Høyres fylkestingskandidater, Oslo 19.1.2007 Pilotarbeid for miljøvennlig byutvikling: Dyb, Evelyn Erfaringer og anbefalinger til staten, kommuner Heløe, Leif Arne Bostedsløses bruk av det offentlige rommet og næringsliv Kommunehelsetjenesten som plattform for Presentert på fagseminar for Oppsøkende Presentert på Framtidens byer: Klima- og folkehelsearbeidet, innlegg på seminar ved tjeneste, Oslo kommune, Oslo 28.8.2007 miljøvennlig byutvikling, arrangert av Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Miljøverndepartementet, Oslo 19.6.2007 Oslo, Oslo 23.5.2007 Dyb, Evelyn Strategier mot bostedsløshet. Fra government Guttu, Jon Hofstad, Hege og Terje Kleven til governance? Bebyggelsesplanen Konferansierer med små faglig-historiske Presentert på Faglig forum, arrangert av NIBR, Presentert på Boligplanlegging i innlegg mellom foredragene på NIBRs 40 års Oslo 19.9.2007 småhusområder, arrangert av Husbanken jubileum, Oslo 19.4.2007 og Hageselskapet, Arendal 27.8.2007 Falleth, Eva Irene Holm-Hansen, Jørn Styringsformer i byutvikling: fra deltagelse Guttu, Jon Countries in Transition: Recent Developments som aktivum i government til deltagelse som Boligplanlegging i byområder in Eastern and Central Europe strategi i governance Presentert på seminar om boligplanlegging Presentert på konferansen Scholarship funds Presentert på konferansen Doing governance i tett by, arrangert av Husbanken og under the EEA financial mechanism system: research, arrangert av NIBR, Høgskolen i Bodø Hageselskapet, Oslo 11.9.2007 Mobility and academic co-operation between og Norges forskningsråd, Oslo 22.5.2007 Norway and the new members, organisert av Guttu, Jon SIU, Bergen 31.1.2007 Falleth, Eva Irene Kritisk blikk på boligutstillinger Styringsformer i byutvikling: fra deltagelse Presentert på konferansen Norske som aktivum i government til deltagelse som boligutstillinger, arrangert av Norsk forening strategi i governance for bolig- og byplanlegging, Oslo 16.10.2007 Presentert på programsamling arrangert av Norges forskningsråd, Oslo 18.9.2007 Hansen, Stig Jarle Chair for et panel om ‘Islam’s bloody borders?’ på Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Bath, England 11.-13.4.2007

28 NIBR Holm-Hansen, Jørn Myrvold, Trine Monica Nørve, Siri Sem’ia kak reintegratsiia detei zhivushchikh Demokrati i motvind: lokaldemokrati mellom Bostedsløse i små og mellomstore kommuner v uchrezhdeniiakh razlichnogo tipa – iz storpolitikk og lokalpolitikk – Strategier i arbeidet med å forebygge og praktiki Norvegii i drugikh evropeiskikh stran Presentert på Svalbardseminaret, arrangert bekjempe bostedsløshet (Family-like reintegration of children living av Longyearbyen lokalstyre og Sysselmannen Presentert på Kommunenettverkssamling in institutions – the practices of Norway and på Svalbard, Longyearbyen 5.2.2007 «På vei til egen bolig», arrangert av other European countries) Fylkesmannsembetene i Buskerud og Vestfold Presentert på konferansen “Reintegration into Myrvold, Trine Monica og Husbanken Region sør, Drammen 25.10.2007 families of children living in institutions: social, Kommunalt psykisk helsearbeid for barn economic and budgetary consequences”, og unge Nørve, Siri arrangert av The Regional authorities of Presentert på Mestringsseminaret 2007, Bostedsløse i små og mellomstore kommuner Volgograd, the Russian Ministry of Health arrangert av Voksne for Barn, Oslo 9.2.2007 – Strategier i arbeidet med å forebygge og and Social Development, and the DG III of bekjempe bostedsløshet the Council of Europe, Volgograd, Russland Myrvold, Trine Monica Presentert på «På vei til egen bolig» 12.-14.9.2007 Kommunenes psykiske helsearbeid – Samarbeidsforumet i Nordland, arrangert av Opptrappingsplanen har begynt å virke! Husbanken Bodø, Bodø 31.10.2007 Holm-Hansen, Jørn Presentert på konferansen Kommuner og Preduprezhdeniie sotsial’nogo sirotstva, psykisk helsearbeid, arrangert av Norsk Orderud, Geir Inge i reintegratsiia detei zhivushchikh v sykehus- og helsetjenesteforskning, Oslo China’s interest in the Nordic Model: NIBR’s uchrezhdeniiakh razlichnogo tipa – iz praktiki 12.-13.2.2007 experiences Norvegii Presentert på seminaret Transfer and Presentert på konferansen “Reintegration of Myrvold, Trine Monica Adaptation of the Nordic Model to Developing children living in institutions into families/ Stortinget og kommunene: Stortingets Countries, arrangert av NIBR, Oslo 7.3.2007 Preventing social distress among children styringsbehov og kommunalt handlingsrom and families: Effectiveness and efficiency Presentert på Stortingets lærerkurs, arrangert Orderud, Geir Inge of management”, arrangert av The Regional av Stortinget, informasjonsseksjonen, Oslo Klimaendringer og helseeffekter – med fokus authorities of Briansk, the Russian Ministry of 26.3.2007 på Osloregionen Health and Social Development, and the DG Presentert på konferansen Tilpasning til III of the Council of Europe, Briansk, Russland Myrvold, Trine Monica klimaendringer i Osloregionen, arrangert av 12.-14.12.2007 Kommunepolitikken mellom lokal handling CICERO, Oslo 3.12.2007 og statlig styring Holm-Hansen, Jørn Presentert på Kurs for Stortingets Ruud, Marit Ekne Evaluation of the cooperation in health and omvisere, arrangert av Stortinget, Beboerundersøkelsen i Oikos Nomos social affairs with Russia. Time is ripe for a informasjonsseksjonen, Oslo 21.5.2007 Presentert på avslutningsseminar Oikos partnership Nomos, arrangert av Sintef Byggforsk, Oslo Presentert på konferansen Academic Myrvold, Trine Monica 15.2.2007 collaboration in the health sector: Russia Evaluering av Storbysatsingen – noen – Norway, arrangert av Faculty of Medicine, betraktninger underveis Ruud, Marit Ekne University of Oslo, Asker 21.-22.11.2007 Presentert på Erfaringskonferanse psykisk Sosiokulturelle stedsanalyser helse, arrangert av Sosial- og helsedirektoratet, Presentert på seminar om stedsanalyser, Klausen, Jan Erling Oslo 23.11.2007 arrangert av Oslo kommune, Plankontoret for The governance of climate change (keynote Groruddalen, Oslo 1.3.2007 speech) Nordahl, Berit Presentert på the 8th Nordic Environmental and Bostedsløshet i et governance-perspektiv Ruud, Marit Ekne Social Science Research Conference (NESS), Møte-/innleder på Faglig forum om Sosiokulturelle stedsanalyser arrangert av NIBR, Oslo 18.-20.6.2007 bostedsløshet, arrangert av NIBR, Oslo Presentert på temakveld i Romerike historielag, 19.9.2007 Skedmo 14.3.2007 Klausen, Jan Erling Verktøy for regional strategibygging Nordahl, Berit Ruud, Marit Ekne Presentert på konferansen Regional foresight. Spredt bosetting i sentraliseringens tid Urban change in critical neighbourhoods Nye virkemidler for strategiprosesser, arrangert Møte-/innleder på Faglig forum om Presentert på seminaret «Charing experiences av NIBR og Norges forskningsråd, Oslo spredt boligbygging i sentraliseringens og in integrated interventions in critical areas: the 29.-30.10.2007 urbanismens tid, arrangert av NIBR, Oslo Norwegian experiences», arrangert av Instituto 21.11.2007 Nacional de Habitacão, Lisboa, Portugal Medby, Per 28.3.2007 Er universell utforming lønnsomt? Nordahl, Berit Presentert på konferansen Med søkelys Samhandling mellom myndighet og marked: Ruud, Marit Ekne og Bård Isdahl på eldre og bolig – Omsorgsmeldingen Nye forutsetninger og endrede roller. Hva er På taket, i gården, i parken. Uterom i by og boligbygging, arrangert av Norske fruktbare modeller? Presentert på Kjenn-din-by-vandring på Boligbyggelag (NBBL), Oslo 27.3.2007 Presentert på NTNU Fagdagene: Byforming Grønland/Nedre Tøyen, arrangert av Oslo 07- Styring, virkemidler og gjennomføring, bymuseum / Norsk Form, Oslo 7.9.2007 Myrvold, Trine Monica arrangert av Tekna/NTNU, Trondheim januar Kommunalt psykisk helsearbeid for voksne: 2007 Schmidt, Lene utviklingstrekk i opptrappingsperioden: hvilke Eldres boligpreferanser – felleskapsløsninger konsekvenser gir funnene for kommunale Nørve, Siri og servicetilbud tiltak fremover? Bostedsløse i små og mellomstore kommuner Presentert på årsmøte i Statens Seniorråd, Presentert på konferansen Psykisk – strategier i arbeidet med å forebygge og Oslo 18.4.2007 helsearbeid for vaksne i kommunane – kva bekjempe bostedsløshet er utfordringane framover? Arrangert av Helse- Presentert på «På vei til egen bolig» og omsorgsdepartementet, Oslo 2.2.2007 Samarbeidsforumet i Troms, arrangert av Husbanken Bodø, Tromsø 24.10.2007

Annual Report 2007 29 Schmidt, Lene Sørlie, Kjetil Tesli, Arne Skolegården, jungel eller luftegård? Befolkningen sentraliseres. Hvorfor? Nordisk modell – eksempler på norsk-kinesisk Presentert på seminar arrangert av Høgskolen Presentert på seminaret Mindre sentralisering samarbeid i Telemark, Bø 25.4.2007 med Soria Moria?, arrangert av PANDA- Presentert på seminar i tilknytning til gruppen, Olavsgård 26.1.2007 Stortingets kommunalkomités besøk i Kina, Schmidt, Lene arrangert av den norske ambassaden i Beijing, Skolegården, jungel eller luftegård? Sørlie, Kjetil Beijing 20.9.2007 Presentert på seminar arrangert av Høgskolen Bosetting, flytting og pendling i kommunene i Telemark, Notodden 17.9.2007 og i storbysonene Tesli, Arne Presentert på seminaret Spredt boligbygging i EIA standards and processes, and the Stigen, Inger Marie storbyenes randsone, arrangert av NIBR, Oslo authorities’ role Statlig eierskap og foretaksorganisering i 12.3.2007 Presentert på konferansen Petroleum spesialisthelsetjenesten Developmenet and Operations, arrangert av Levert til konferansen Helseforetaksreformen Sørlie, Kjetil Petrad Stavanger, Stavanger 6.11.2007 – en alternativ evaluering med fokus på 120.000 i Sogn og Fjordane i 2020. Er det mulig lokalsykehusene, arrangert av Folkebevegelsen å realisere et slikt mål? Vestby, Guri Mette for lokalsykehusene/Attente helse, Oslo Presentert på Førde Forum, Førde 26.3.2007 Byers attraktivitet – Hokksund i fokus 3.9.2007 Presentert på seminar om byutvikling i Sørlie, Kjetil Hokksund, arrangert av Øvre Eiker kommune, Stokke, Knut Bjørn Norge 1967-2007: 40 år på flyttefot Hokksund 7.2.2007 Friluftsliv og arealforvaltning. Resultater fra en Presentert på NIBRs 40-årsjubileum, arrangert studie av planlegging og forvaltning av urbane av NIBR, Oslo 19.4.2007 Vestby, Guri Mette friluftsområder i Kristiansand Sosiokulturelle stedsanalyser. Perspektiver Presentert på Brukerseminar Friluftsliv, Sørlie, Kjetil og Guri Mette Vestby og innhold arrangert av Norsk institutt for naturforskning, Unge vaksne i Vest-Telemark: busetting, Presentert på seminar om stedsanalyser, Oslo 7.6.2007 stadkvalitetar og flytting arrangert av Oslo kommune, Plankontoret for Presentert på seminaret Fråflytting i Vest- Groruddalen, Oslo 1.3.2007 Stokke, Knut Bjørn Telemark. Kan vi snu flyttestraumen?, arrangert Lokal tilpasning til klimaendringer av Vinje kommune, Vinje 4.6.2007 Vestby, Guri Mette Presentert på journalistkurs, arrangert Hva skaper attraktive byer? Larvik i fokus av CICERO, Oslo 12.9.2007 Sørlie, Kjetil og Guri Mette Vestby Presentert på folkemøte om Larviks byutvikling, Hadelandsregionen: bosetting og befolkning arrangert av Bylista, Larvik kommune, Larvik Stokke, Knut Bjørn Presentert på seminaret Bo- og 27.3.2007 Hva er erfaringene med 15 år med kystsone­ etablererregionen Hadeland, arrangert av planlegging i Norge? Regionrådet for Hadeland, Jevnaker 24.8.2007 Vestby, Guri Mette Presentert på Nasjonal konferanse Identity and images of places in place Verdiskaping i kystsonene – Forskning, Sørlie, Kjetil development projects forvaltning og kunnskapsbehov, arrangert «Og bakom synger demografien ...» Presentert på seminar om byutvikling i Lisboa, av Norges Fiskarlag, Bergen 29.-30.11.2007 Presentert på forskerseminar – Grenseløst: arrangert av ISCTE/University of Lisbon og Bolig- og byutvikling i Norden, arrangert av NIBR, Lisboa, Portugal, 26.4.2007 Søholt, Susanne Nordisk Samarbeid for Bolig og Byforskning Urban developments as multicultural (NSBB) og NIBR, Oslo 18.10.2007 Vestby, Guri Mette processes. Experiences from Norwegian pilot Stedskvaliteter, stedstilhørighet og unges projects Sørlie, Kjetil bostedsvalg Presentert på seminar om byutvikling i Lisboa, Folk og barn i by og land: barnebosetting og Presentert på seminar om kreativ arrangert av ISCTE/University of Lisbon og sentralisering gjennom siste generasjon stedsutvikling i småsamfunn, arrangert av NIBR, Lisboa, Portugal, 26.4.2007 Presentert på høstmøte i Norsk demografisk Buskerud fylkeskommune i samarbeid med forening, Oslo 24.10.2007 Husbanken, Rødberg i Numedal 3.5.2007 Søholt, Susanne Hvordan fremme et inkluderende bomiljø? Sørlie, Kjetil Vestby, Guri Mette Keynote speaker på konferansen Boligsosial Flytting og bosetting i rekrutteringsfasen Stedsutvikling. Perspektiver og tema forvaltning – visjoner, utfordringer og gode – sett i lys av arbeid, inntekt og utdanning Presentert på seminaret Område- og løsninger, arrangert av KBL, Boligbygg og Presentert på seminar for Statistisk stedsutvikling som satsingsområde i Husbanken, Oslo 15.-16.10.2007 sentralbyrås arbeidsmarkedsseksjon, Husbanken, arrangert av Husbanken, Solør Leangkollen 5.11.2007 6.9.2007 Søholt, Susanne Møtestader som integrasjonsarenaer Sørlie, Kjetil Vestby, Guri Mette – kva og korleis? NIBRs bo- og flyttemotivundersøkelse 2008: Om rekruttering til næringsliv og by. Image og Presentert på Kulturdykk 2007, arrangert av opplegg, utforming og problemstillinger omdømme som fenomen Norsk kulturforum Rogaland, Suldal i Rogaland, Presentert på lunsjseminar i Presentert på seminaret Kampen om de kloke 24.-25.10. 2007 Regionalpolitisk avdeling i Kommunal- og hodene, arrangert av Bergen Næringsråd og regionaldepartementet, Oslo 8.11.2007 Bergensscenarier 2020, Bergen 14.9.2007 Søholt, Susanne Kunnskap og erfaringer – medvirkning i by- Tesli, Arne Vestby, Guri Mette og tettstedsutvikling Hva er «godt nok» når det gjelder kvalitet på Stedsforskning for stedsutvikling i byer og Presentert på seminar om medvirkning og konsekvensutredninger? tettsteder deltakelse i Groruddalssatsingen, arrangert Presentert på konferansen Vann i Presentert på seminar om stedsutvikling av Husbanken og IMDi, Oslo 4.11.2007 konsekvensutredninger, arrangert av Norsk i Buskerud, arrangert av Buskerud Vannforening, Oslo 9.10.2007 fylkeskommune, Krødsherad 17.10.2007 Vestby, Guri Mette

30 NIBR Byers attraktivitet. Den historiske EEA and the municipal sector dimensjonens betydning for byers image og Projects Norwegian Association of Local Authorities identitetsprosjekter Presentert på konferansen Samfunn i endring Klausen, Jan Erling – kulturarvens betydning, arrangert av ABM- Projects are listed under the relevant Governance for sustainability utvikling, Norsk Kulturråd, Riksantikvaren og department. Under each department, project Landeshauptstadt Hannover/EU Norges forskningsråd, Lillehammer 30.10.2007 leaders are listed alphabetically and projects chronologically. Voluntary work in the major cities Aasland, Aadne Oslo City Council Paneldebattleder på konferansen NORIA Berglund, Frode meets Russia: Nordic-Russian Collaboration Election project Kristofersen, Lars B. in Research and Researcher Training, arrangert Institute for social research Children at risk and flexible services av NordForsk / St. Petersburg State University, The Research Council of Norway St. Petersburg, Russland 11.-13.11.2007 Reimbursing medicines Association of Pharmaceutical Industries Alternatives to orphanages in Northwest Russia Local elections – participation and Nordic Council of Ministers, Denmark representation Norwegian Association of Local Authorities Lorentzen, Hilde Allocation of tasks and responsibilities Feiring, Marte between local and regional government and Outreach in the municipalities unitary government Oslo City Council Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Integrated, coordinated career and education guidance Myrvold, Trine Monica Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Organisational impact of local authorities’ work in relation to the Mental Health Action Plan Career guidance for inclusive working life The Research Council of Norway Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry Public attitudes to and knowledge of mental health and psychiatric disorders Regional partnerships for career guidance The Research Council of Norway − a pilot scheme Ministry of Education and Research Local government in Longyearbyen Longyearbyen Local Government Helgesen, Marit The role of knowledge in construction and Increased city budgets regulation of health and education politics Norwegian Directorate of Health Université Catholique de Louvain (CERISIS)/EU The impact of the Mental Health Action Plan on Heløe, Leif Arne the living conditions of people with psychiatric Splitting the county governorship disorders – assessments and criteria The Research Council of Norway Ministry of Government Administration and Reform Stigen, Inger Marie ICT and local democracy Holm, Arne University of Oslo/Research Council of Norway Government targets and local autonomy SINTEF Building and Infrastructure Pathfinder Programme – An evaluation Ministry of Local Government and Regional Homelessness in small and medium sized Development municipalities Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Regional committees in the Norwegian Medical Association Housing associations and housing policy Norwegian Medical Association Norwegian State Housing Bank Governing public health services Hovik, Sissel International Research of Stavanger (IRIS)/ How to make it The Research Council of Norway The Research Council of Norway Competence 2015 Alternative management models – final Norwegian Directorate of Health comparison Directorate for Nature Management Appointing council commissioners – a trial Oslo City Council Consultancy arrangements Danish Institute of Governmental Research, Denmark

Annual Report 2007 31 Winsvold, Marte Outdoor spaces in densely built up urban areas Ruud, Marit Ekne Electronic initiatives: The public’s right to table Norwegian State Housing Bank Norwegian Resource Centre for Housing, motions before the local council in matters Sundland, Drammen relating to the council’s work Grorud Valley housing stock survey Insam AS Ministry of Local Government and Regional Norwegian State Housing Bank Development Furuset − Place analysis Hanssen, Martin A. Norwegian State Housing Bank E-pilot project in Norwegian Municipalities Harmful algal blooms in Ugandan lakes Fraunhofer Gesellschaft München Norwegian Institute for Water Research Haugenstua − Place analysis Norwegian State Housing Bank Taking account of health when planning and Department for Housing conducting impact assessments Saglie, Inger-Lise and Environmental Planning Norwegian Directorate of Health Redefining rural resources Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research SEA evaluation of Interreg IV C Research Ministry of Local Government and Regional The Research Council of Norway Barlindhaug, Rolf Development Survey end user Dwelling quality in densely built up areas Norwegian State Housing Bank Environmental impact assessment Oslo City Council Construction Cost Programme Engebøfjellet Norwegian Institute for Water Research Network governance – a sine qua non for Shared custody – A survey dwelling quality in the inner city? Institute for social research Harvold, Kjell A. Norwegian State Housing Bank Low density housing and demographic trends Subsidy model within the framework of the The Research Council of Norway Schmidt, Lene housing grant Shrinking towns Norwegian State Housing Bank Highway 2’s importance to the Glåmdal region Norwegian State Housing Bank Glåmdal Regional Council Relations between housing policy instruments Common sense approach to high density Norwegian State Housing Bank Kleven, Terje housing European Cooperation in the field of Scientific Norwegian State Housing Bank Brattbakk, Ingar and Technical Research – Urban civil Ministry of the Environment Information on tenants and tenancies allowed engineering, member, technical committee under the Tenancy Act The Research Council of Norway Building Research Design Guides Ministry of Local Government and Regional SINTEF Building and Infrastructure Development Motor traffic and society Directorate for Nature Management How to sell a house Dyb, Evelyn Norwegian State Housing Bank FEANTSA International network for studies Democracy, government and regionality of homelessness The Research Council of Norway Work on quality of outside spaces in densely Norwegian Directorate of Health built up areas – provisional mechanisms Nordahl, Berit Ministry of the Environment Homeless survey 2007 Local councils and housing supply Norwegian State Housing Bank SINTEF Building and Infrastructure Skjeggedal, Terje Local management of Forollhogna National Falleth, Eva Irene Urban sustainability Park and contiguous protected areas Trial evaluation − Local management of The Research Council of Norway Trøndelag R&D protected areas − Blåfjella Skjækerfjella Directorate for Nature Management Næss, Petter Nordic urban research Residential location and travel in a large NordRegio Alternative management models − Final Chinese city comparison Volvo Research Foundation Draft guidelines for the new planning and Directorate for Nature Management building act Nørve, Siri Ministry of the Environment Management approaches to urban User survey of council officials dealing with development rental support applications Working paper on regional planning provisions The Research Council of Norway Norwegian State Housing Bank Norwegian Association of Local Authorities

Guttu, Jon Participation and accessibility in buildings Report on Norway’s affiliation to European Dwelling quality, quality of life and Norwegian Association of the Hard of Hearing Urban Knowledge Network sustainability Ministry of Local Government and Regional SINTEF Building and Infrastructure Universal design and life span standards as Development municipal policy Development and information work Norwegian State Housing Bank Skogheim, Ragnhild Norwegian State Housing Bank Evaluation of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Universal design action plan to ease Fund Environmentally friendly urban development accessibility Ministry of the Environment – Pilot projects Ministry of the Environment Ministry of the Environment

32 NIBR Cultural legacy and place identity Department for Socioeconomic Haaland, Thomas Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage How to perform crime prevention work among Research and Territorial Studies children and adolescents in the major cities The Research Council of Norway Oslo City Council Bjørnsen, Hild-Marte Stokke, Knut Bjørn Impacts of New Public Management (NPM) Johansen, Steinar Responding to Climate Change. Potential and reform Social and economic analysis of Svalbard Limits to Adaptation in Norway Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics Institute of Transport Economics University of Oslo The Research Council of Norway Joint guidelines for evaluating out-migration Johnstad, Tom of central government enterprises Inland value creation – VS2010 2006 Place and economic development Ministry of Government Administration and The Research Council of Norway Helgeland Savings Bank Reform Hedmark County Council Nordland County Council Oppland County Council Types of interaction between Economy, Rural Arena Lettmetall Impact assessment of protecting Breheimen Society, Environment and Agriculture – local affinity and future management Österreichisches Institut für Raumplanung Langeland, Ove Oppland County Governor Promoting the utilization of the research Brevik, Ivar potential of local universities for regional Søholt, Susanne Intellectually disabled people and social development in Latvia Ethnic minorities, mobility and housing activity EEA Norwegian Financial Mechanism conditions in a spatial perspective – working National Centre for Documentation on seminar Disability Langset, Bjørg The Research Council of Norway Task displacement between local authorities Oslo’s elderly care – history, status and and the specialist health service – economic Housing conditions and housing careers provisions implications and other funding arrangements of descendants of immigrants Norwegian Pensioners’ Association Norwegian Association of Local Authorities Norwegian State Housing Bank Foss, Olaf Medby, Per Children in council accommodation OECD territorial database Rent setting by local authorities Oslo City Council Ministry of Local Government and Regional SINTEF Building and Infrastructure Development Workshop on strengthening Nordic research Economic impact of requiring universal in on driving forces behind settlement patterns European Spatial Planning Observation existing buildings of ethnic minorities and multi-ethnic Network – contact point Ministry of Local Government and Regional neighbourhoods Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Secretariat, Joint Committee for Nordic Development Research Councils for the Humanities and the Lift installation in existing housing Social Sciences, Danish Agency for Science, Polycentric growth in Oslo and Akershus Norwegian State Housing Bank Technology and Innovation, Denmark Akershus County Council Rent support counselling Vestby, Guri Mette Publicising ESPON results in Norway Ministry of Local Government and Regional Adolescents, ICT and local democracy Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Ministry of Children and Equality Development Ministry of Local Government and Regional Onsager, Knut Development Vestfold, feasibility project City regions, knowledge bases and innovation Vestfold County Council support systems Universal design, the supply side The Research Council of Norway Norwegian State Housing Bank Price of centralisation Ministry of Local Government and Regional Evaluation of the ARENA programme Kongsberg as an appealing residential town Development Institute for Research in Economics and Kongsberg City Council Business Administration Regional governance for polycentric Health in plans, registered partnership governments in Nordic Regions Help to assess applications to the Norwegian legislation and municipal health image Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Centres of Expertise programme Norwegian Directorate of Health Innovation Norway Gundersen, Frants Hadeland as an appealing residential region VRI Inland Dilemmas and challenges facing innovation Hadeland Regional Council Eastern Norway Research Institute policy The Research Council of Norway Institute for Research in Economics and Young in a tourist destination Business Administration Hemsedal Region Effect indicator system and evaluation of Chapter 551, item 60 (County Councils’ use Orderud, Geir Inge of regional development funds) Ethnic entrepreneurship Ministry of Local Government and Regional Facet Osnabrück/EU Development Climate and vulnerability in the Oslo region Havnen, Eli Cicero Dwelling survey – counties 1−6 GIS Civitas

Annual Report 2007 33 Climate Change Impacts The governance of HIV/AIDS-prevention in Holm-Hansen, Jørn Northern Periphery Programme North-West Russia Data collection on multi-cultural work in the The Research Council of Norway child protection service Sino-Norwegian Centre for Environmental Ministry of Children and Equality and Social Research (SINCIERE) 1 Feasibility Northern Dimension Partnership in Health and project Social Well-being Assessed Project collaboration with Russia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norwegian Institute of International Affairs healthcare sector Ministry of Health and Care Services Skålnes, Sigrid Braathen, Einar Sami development fund subsidies Formative Dialogue on the Critical Urban Areas Exit Balkan Norut NIBR Finnmark Programme in Portugal Royal Norwegian Society for Rural Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sørlie, Kjetil MIC project Kristiansand−Walvis Bay Population indicators Review meeting Local Government Capital Norwegian Association of Local Authorities Troms County Council Development Grants (LGCDG) Norad Evaluation of Barents Secretariat’s project Socioeconomic barometer, Sogn og Fjordane cooperation with Russia Asplan-Viak AS Environmental governance Barents Secretariat Norad Migration and living conditions, Grorud Valley Schou, Arild Ministry of Local Government and Regional ICT and poverty: a community-based approach Community based development programmes Development The Research Council of Norway The Research Council of Norway

Norwegian NGOs in South America Participatory Assessments of Results of Bank Department for International Norad Assistance in Two Countries Studies in Development, World Bank Dalfelt, Arne Transition and Migration Environmental Impact Assessment – lessons Tesli, Arne from Africa Saudi plan implementation Aasen, Berit Norad High Commission for Arriyadh, Saudi Arabia Reference group for the Trust Fund for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Grants and conference support IAIA 2007 Regional disparities in China Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Institute for Reform and Development Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CIRD) Appraisal Report on EIA in Nigeria Building capacity for development research Norad Governance institutions network international at the Research Centre for Applied Geography, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vietnam Grødeland, Åse Berit Norad Informal practices and corruption in post- Network collaboration PPDO conflict areas, West-Balkans Ministry of Foreign Affairs Searching for effective HIV prevention The Research Council of Norway Norwegian Embassy, Thailand in Sub-Saharan Africa University of Bergen The reintegration of Ukraine into Europe Workshop on rural development The Research Council of Norway Universität Wien Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Review of FOKUS Hansen, Stig Jarle Wiig, Henrik Norad Enemies or allies? Land property rights in peacemaking processes University of Bath Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development cooperation targeting women CARE Norway Analysis of the Political Situation in Somalia Development cooperation, agricultural Ministry of Foreign Affairs producitivity and hunger in Malawi Land rights and women National Statistical Office of Malawi Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority Haug, Marit Aid management by Sri Lankan institutions Land reform, trust and customary land rights Collaboration between Norway and Vietnamese in the aftermath of the tsunami The Research Council of Norway training establishments Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norad Evaluation of AEPDI – Indigenous Collective Social exclusion, Nepal Land Rights Aasland, Aadne Social Inclusion Research Fund (SIRF), Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Norwegian NordForsk, framework agreement on advisory Embassy, Guatemala services Demand driven governance and community NordForsk intervention Land at last: criteria for success in South Norad African land redistributions International research network on migration The Research Council of Norway to and from new EU member states Effectiveness of Norwegian humanitarian aid The Research Council of Norway National Insurance Administration Development Cooperation through Norwegian NGOs in Guatemala Network on HIV/AIDS in North West Russia Decentralization as a strategy for resolving Norad Fafo conflicts? The Research Council of Norway

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