2. The Norwegian State Housing Bank
NHSB: Husbanken established 1946
NSHB is the government agency that implements
Norwegian housing policy.
The NSHB is a supplement to private lenders in the
financing of new homes. 77% homeownership.
All new houses must have Universal Design and low
energy standards.
The Bank has financed 50% of all housing in Norway.
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3. Involved in Urban redevelopment
”Area Boost”
Focus to improve living conditions in
defined geographic areas in cities with
special social and environmental
challenges.
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9. <<We must
slow down,
so we
can have
better eye
contact!>>
Helle Søholt, Gehl Architects
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10. THE PLANNING CHALLANGE:
”Urban Sprawl”: – towns have allowed
to spread.
This has weakend the historical
centres.
As well as creating major
environmental and social problems.
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11. Agder County will grow with 52 000
Persons within 2025: (16 years)
Where will they live, work and play?
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17. 50 % of population in
all municipalities are and will decrease.
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18. YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AND
ARE LEAVING THEIR HOME
TOWNS LOOKING FOR A
BETTER LIFE
WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES
IN MORE ATTRACTIVE TOWNS
AND CITIES
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19. Young Women are the Key Group
”Everyone”- ALL our
girl-friends are moving
to the exciting cities.
They get better jobs,
opportunities to study –
and use cultural and
social facilities and
activities.
There are NO
opportunities and
choice in the smaller
”dead” towns and
cities.
Friends Anne Marit Kjeldal (29) and Malin Hjelvik (25) Photo: Paal Audestad
Malin Hjelvik – Osl
o Aftenposten 15.juni 2006
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21. Kongsberg: 2500 new homes – for
3- 5000 people in town centre
1 km radius
From railway
stationJul-19-10 21
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22. When asked why they don’t live in the
town:
It is a boring place – too few cafes and
cultural facilities. Too little ”life”.
Not suitable affordable housing in the
centre
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23. Project name: The Tubaloon
Kommune: Kongsberg
Completed: July, 2006
Client: Kongsberg Jazzfestival/
Kongsberg Jazzscener AS
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30. 1 600 members and growing.
1 in 4 people could consider joining a Car Pool.
As the first city in the world, Oslo now has a
public car-pool using only electrically driven
vehicles.
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32. Beach Life in Copenhagen harbour
Harbour bathing in cool
fresh and clean water.
The ”Island Brygge”
basin has a capacity of
servicing more than
600 people
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34. Swimming in
the harbour
– and
sunbathing
on new
lawns.
City
activities
that brings
the
community
together
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35. 2008 The City of Drammen:
European Planning Award
The European Council
of Spatial Planners
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36. Norway’s ”Ugly Duckling”
Transformed from a dirty, dull town
with a heavily polluted river –
to one of the most attractive places
to invest in and to move to.
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63. Creating Living Environments for People
Arendal Market Square: Arendal Market Square :
Huvestad & Fuller-Gee MNLA
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64. The bypass (a road tunnel) was opened and
enabled the town centre to be closed for
traffic and developed into a pedestrian area.
Blødekjærtunnelen
Pollen
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