Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Næss, Petter"
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Alternative spatial visions : urbanization in the Oslo green belt
Fostvedt, Peder Persen (Master thesis, 2017)This thesis argues that there is a prevailing narrow focus in contemporary planning, dominated by the conception of the normative future, which can only be reached by making something “better” through spatial interventions. ... -
Built Environment, Causality and Travel
Næss, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Within research into influences of the built environment on travel behaviour, the issue of causality has gained increased attention. Several attempts have been made in order to identify the true effects of built environment ... -
Built environment, causality and urban planning
Næss, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Informed by critical realist philosophy of science, this paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the issue of causality within urban and planning research. The concept of causality dominating within certain ... -
Byspredning i form av arbeidsplassintensiv og publikumsrettet virksomhet
Eidesen, Ingvill (Master thesis, 2018)Fra siste halvdel av 1900-tallet har næringsetableringen, spesielt av arbeidsplassintensiv og publikumsrettet virksomhet, i stor grad bidratt til en miljømessig problematisk by- og samfunnsutvikling. Lokalisering av slike ... -
Causality, not just correlation: Residential location, transport rationales and travel behavior across metropolitan contexts
Næss, Petter; Peters, Sebastian; Stefansdottir, Harpa; Strand, Arvid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The literature on relationships between the built environment and travel is extensive, but the vast majority of such studies relies solely on statistical analyses of travel survey data, with limited possibilities for ... -
Compact city or sprawl? : the role of urban form in subjective well-being
Mouratidis, Kostas (PhD Thesis;2018:52, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The novel contribution of this thesis is the new theoretical and empirical knowledge it generates on the relationship between urban form and subjective well-being (SWB). It specifically examines how urban form, in other ... -
En kvalitativ undersøkelse av hvordan fysisk planlegging og infrastrukturutbygging påvirker jernbanens konkurransekraft
Sundheim, Marie Louise (Master thesis, 2020)Denne oppgaven presenterer og diskuterer hvordan statlig, regional og kommunal fysisk planlegging påvirker jernbanens rolle i Oslo og Akershus, hvor hovedtyngden i oppgaven ligger på den kommunale planleggingen. Dette ... -
En studie av N100, håndboken for veg- og gateutforming, sin tilpassning til vegplanlegging i mellomlandet
Breiteig, Cecilie (Master thesis, 2019)Innenfor dagens vegutbygging finnes det normer og retningslinjer som må tas hensyn til ved planlegging av nye transportanlegg. En slik normal er vegnormalen N100, håndbok for veg- og gateutforming. N100 inneholder en rekke ... -
Forecasting inaccuracies: A result of unexpected events, optimism bias, technical problems, or strategic misrepresentation?
Næss, Petter; Andersen, Jeppe Astrup; Nicolaisen, Morten Skou; Strand, Arvid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Based on the results from a questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews among different actors involved in traffic forecasting, this paper discusses what evidence can be found in support of competing explanations of ... -
Future sustainability for housing development : an eco-modernist and a degrowth scenario
Mete, Silvia (PhD Thesis;2021:70, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis is mainly concerned with the environmental and social sustainability of housing development in affluent countries using Oslo and Milan as case studies. It aims to investigate alternative housing futures that ... -
Helse i hver tur : en casestudie om tre sentrumsnære friluftslivsområder i Kristiansund og deres verdi for folkehelse
Fugelsnes, Kristin Hoel (Master thesis, 2018)Friluftslivet er en sentral del av nordmenns tradisjon og kulturarv, og er et lavterskeltilbud for befolkningen. Det er et nasjonalt mål å få flest mulig til å delta i friluftslivet, og en sentral strategi er å legge til ... -
How and why does intra-metropolitan workplace location affect car commuting?
Næss, Petter; Tønnesen, Anders; Wolday, Fitwi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This paper illuminates important causal processes that can explain differences between central, semi-central and suburban workplaces in commuting distances and modes. Its empirical base is qualitative interview material ... -
How planners' use and non-use of expert knowledge affect the goal achievement potential of plans : Experiences from strategic land-use and transport planning processes in three Scandinavian cities
Tennøy, Aud; Hansson, Lisa; Lissandrello, Enza; Næss, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article addresses the question of how planners’ use and non-use of expert knowledge affect the content and goal achievement potential of plans, and discusses how changes in planners’ and researchers’ practices can ... -
Knowledge-based land use and transport planning? Consistency and gap between ‘state-of-the-art’ knowledge and knowledge claims in planning documents in three Scandinavian city regions
Næss, Petter; Hansson, Lisa; Richardson, Tim; Tennøy, Aud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The central concern of this paper is the relationship between research-driven “state-of-the-art” knowledge, and knowledge claims made in practice, in planning for sustainability. The paper approaches this topic from a ... -
Kommunenes rolle ved bruk av statlig arealplan
Hallås, Vetle Riis (Master thesis, 2019)En effektiv, sikker og miljøvennlig transportinfrastruktur er viktig for både næringsliv, privatpersoner og samfunnet forøvrig. Hvordan vi reiser vil trolig endre seg i fremtiden, men en ting er sikkert, satsing på jernbane ... -
Land use and travel behavior in small cities
Wolday, Fitwi (PhD thesis;2018:67, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Research on the relationship between land-use and travel behavior has been at the forefront of finding solutions to the ever-growing challenges of energy demand and urban pollution associated with transportation. However, ... -
Local self-determination, process-focus and subordination of environmental concerns
Strand, Arvid; Næss, Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Globalization and region enlargement has increased the emphasis of local authorities on being competitive for inward investment and taxpayers. This can lead to a subordination of environmental concerns. In order to secure ... -
Mulige konsekvenser av selektiv kunnskapsbruk i statlig samferdselsplanlegging : en strategisk relasjonell tilnærming til Fellesprosjektet Ringeriksbanen og E16
Djønne, Ådne Coldevin; Noer, Tale Desserud (Master thesis, 2020)Fellesprosjektet Ringeriksbanen og E16 er et statlig infrastrukturprosjekt som vil knytte Ringeriksregionen tettere til Oslo og senke reisetiden til Bergensbanen. Når staten overtar som planmyndighet er den nødt ... -
The Norwegian second home phenomenon : a critical perspective
Steffansen, Rasmus (PhD Thesis;2017:82, Doctoral thesis, 2017)The Norwegians’ construction and use of second homes has been an issue in public planning since the development of its antecedent, the cabin, began to take toll on the beautiful Norwegian landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. ... -
Residential location and travel in the Reykjavik capital region
Næss, Petter; Stefansdottir, Harpa; Peters, Sebastian; Czepkiewicz, Michał; Heinonen, Jukka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This article presents findings from a mixed-methods study on residential location and travel in the Reykjavik capital region, Iceland, drawing on a combination of a tailor-made questionnaire survey and in-depth qualitative ...