Olav Rand Bringa, M.Sc.

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Making universal design work in zoning and
regional planning. A Scandinavian approach

• Olav Rand Bringa, M.Sc.
• Presentation at the conference Universal Design
  and Visitability
• Ohio State University, Columbus, 12-13 July 2006.

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Map of Europe
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Map of Norway with county borders
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Rural part of Western Norway
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The city centre of Oslo in winter
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Relevant topics in planning (1)

• 1. The regional planning system
• Agenda 21. Follow-up of the Rio Declaration on
• Environment and Development
• Considerations relating to security and emergency
  
• preparedness
• International cooperation
• 2. Sustainable development and resource
  management
• Planning for utilization and conservation
• Biological diversity
• Watercourses
• Resources available to agriculture, forestry and
  fisheries
• Daily life and local communities
• Development policy and transport
• Energy production and consumption
• Waste management

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Relevant topics in planning (2)

• 3. Quality of life and welfare
• Children and youth policy
• Living conditions and housing construction
• Health promotion and preventative efforts
• Hospitals
• Mental health care
• Rehabilitation, work and activity
• Care of the elderly
• Measures for substance abusers

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Relevant topics in planning (3)

• 4. Culture, education and research
• Cultural, sports and recreational activities
• Education
• Life-long learning
• Research and studies
• 5. Industrial sector and working life
• Planning for industrial development
• Information and communications technology
• Innovation and restructuring
• Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and reindeer
  husbandry
• Regional development programs

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Waste receptacle with main container on the
ground
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Waste receptacles with main containers in shafts
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Wooden bridge across the fields of rock drawings
in Alta
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The land-use categories used in the municipal
master plan

• Agricultural, natural and outdoor recreational
  areas
• Areas for resource extraction
• Closed areas (e.g. areas for military training,
  security zones around fixed cultural monuments
  and natural areas)
• Use and protection of watercourses and sea areas
• Important links in the communications system
• Built-up areas

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Part of planning map
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Residential area near the city of Drammen
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