Browsing SVA - Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) by Title
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Leading co-creation for the green shift
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)European cities are formulating ambitious climate mitigation goals and calling for the mobilization of societal resources through the co-creation of innovative solutions to help them achieve their goals. To improve the ... -
Local democracy in Ukrainian cities: civic participation andresponsiveness of local authorities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-08)This article examines local democracy in Ukrainian cities from the perspective of the local population, with a focus on citizen participation and city authorities’ responsiveness to the concerns of local inhabitants. It ... -
THE LOCAL DIMENSION IN WATER RESOURCES GOVERNANCE: THE EXPERIENCE OF INTER-MUNICIPAL CONSORTIA AND COMMITTEES ON RIVER BASINS
(Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (RBCIAMB);Vol 55 No 3 (2020): RBCIAMB - 2176-9478 - September - Special Edition: River Basins Management, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-08)Integrated water resources management is advancing in Brazil as decentralized and participatory governance gains more prominence. However, local actions need to be better understood since several public ... -
Local leadership in climate change policies
(Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences;Issue No. 53 E/February, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-26)The article studies differences in political leadership in local government in Norway and in Poland and how they might contribute to differences in local climate policy – adaptation as well as mitigation. Based on the ... -
Location, location, location!: a quality-adjusted rent index for the Oslo office market
(Journal of European Real Estate Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-27)Purpose: Commonly used rent indices are based on average developments or expert opinions. Such indices often suffer from compositional biases or low data coverage. The purpose of this paper is to overcome these challenges ... -
Lykken ved å eie sin bolig
(Tidsskrift for boligforskning;Årgang 3, nr. 1-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)I boligeierlandet Norge er boligetablering synonymt med å eie sin egen bolig. Diskursen om «å komme inn på boligmarkedet» dreier seg utelukkende om å kjøpe sin første bolig og starte en forventet oppadgående boligkarriere. ... -
Maternal concentrations of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and risk for cerebral palsy (CP) in the child. A case control study
(European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology;Volume 228, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-04)Background Intrauterine conditions may be important in the development of cerebral palsy in the child. The hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is synthesized in the placenta, and hCG plays an important role in ... -
Mer midlertidighet– innvandringspolitikken etter asylforliket
(Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift;Nr. 2 / 2020 / Årg. 37, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-04)Hvilke konsekvenser får det når innvandringspolitikken preges av stadig mer midlertidighet? Dette spørsmålet ble ikke utredet og knapt diskutert i forbindelse med omfattende politiske endringer etter asylforliket. Denne ... -
Migration and Homelessness: Measuring the Intersections
(European Journal of Homelessness;Volume 14, Issue 3 - 2020: Special Edition - Measuring Homelessness in Europe, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Given the growing superdiversity of European societies, more detailed data on migrant homelessness are needed. Measuring and monitoring the inter sections between migration and homelessness needs a fundamental reflection ... -
Mot økt folkelig innflytelse? Desentralisering og lokaldemokrati i Ukraina
(Nordisk Østforum;Vol 32 (2018), Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-18)The article analyses the results of a nationally representative survey on local democracy conducted in Ukraine in the autumn of 2017, offering insights into attitudes towards local authorities and ongoing decentralization ... -
Movers from the city in the first year of Covid
(Nordic Journal of Urban Studies;Volume 1, No. 2-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-10)Cities across the world have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and out-migration from many cities was particularly high in 2020. Some movers went abroad; others moved to other parts of the same country. Using ... -
Multilevel networks for climate change adaptation – what works?
(International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose - Two Norwegian municipal networks for climate change adaptation are compared and evaluated, to see how such networks should be initiated and implemented as a means of achieving adaptation measures within ... -
Municipality characteristics and the fertility of refugees in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Abstract The study of the fertility of immigrants has received much attention in recent years, particularly in societies with fertility rates below replacement levels. However, fertility in refugee populations remains ... -
The Mystification of Digital Technology in Norwegian Policies on Archives, Libraries and Museums: Digitalization as Policy Imperative
(Culture Unbound. Journal of Current Cultural Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-04)In this article, we investigate how digitalization has attained the role of policy imperative in the culture sector, and how the imperative is influencing contemporary policy discourses on archives, libraries and museums ... -
Network Governance in Russia: Costs and Benefits
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Nordic house price bubbles?
(Housing Lab Working Paper Series;, Working paper, 2020)This article estimates fundamental house prices for Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden over the past 20 years. Fundamental house prices are determined by per capita income, the housing stock per capita, and the real ... -
Nye boligkjøpsmodeller – med eller mot det etablerte boligregimet?
(Nordic Journal of Urban Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)De siste 6–9 årene har boligutviklere i Norge utviklet ulike boligkjøpsmodeller som skal muliggjøre boligkjøp også for hushold som mangler egenkapital eller høy nok inntekt til å få boliglån i en privat bank. Modellene ... -
On the Diversity of India’s Democracies
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Opportunities and risks among migrant workers in the hotel industry in Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article; Journal article, 2016-07-23)This article examines working conditions, careers and aspirations among immigrants working in the hotel industry in the Greater Oslo region. Using theories of labour market segregation and segmentation, and drawing ... -
Organisere for organiseringens skyld. Kultursamverkansmodellen og organisasjonsreformenes rolle i nordisk kulturpolitikk.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)I denne artikkelen diskuterer vi rollen organisasjonsreformer har i den nordiske kulturpolitikken på bakgrunn av en case studie av Kultursamverkansmodellen, som ble implementert i Sverige i 2011. Gjennom flere tiår har ...