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Several municipalities want new instruments to promote social sustainability in planning. A new report looks at various measures the municipalities can take to get a more varied housing composition in new housing projects.Oslo Economics and the Urban and Regional Research Institute NIBR OsloMet have prepared the report Study on social sustainability and planning regulations on behalf of KDD. In the report it examines the possible measures the municipalities can take to influence the housing composition.The measures that are considered are the municipalitys ability to set requirements for establishment models such as rent-to-own and shared ownership rental housing or housing associations in area plans.It is important to study possible municipal toolsThe municipalities will have a strengthened role in leveling out social and geographical differences in the housing market. Then it is important to go carefully through how this can be done and how any new municipal tools will work says Minister of Local Government and District Bjrn Bjrn Arild Gram Sp.In the report the proposed measures are assessed against the goal of reducing establishment challenges in the housing market and reducing the accumulation of poor living conditions. In addition it is assessed whether the measures can contribute to increased socio-economic variation in densification areas.The findings are based on interviews with municipalities and developers and the use of housing market analyzes. The interviews indicate that several municipalities want new tools to promote social sustainability in planning.At the same time there are several municipalities that believe that social sustainability has to a small extent been a topic in the municipalities dialogue with developers about new construction projects and that there may be potential for strengthening this consideration through dialogue and cooperation.Will evaluate the findings together municipalities and developersThe investigators conclude that regulations that give the municipalities the opportunity to set requirements for housing associations and rental housing do not appear to be inaccurate instruments for achieving the defined goals.Furthermore they conclude that establishment models contribute to increased establishment opportunities for certain groups but that there is a need to gain more experience with such models before any provisions are introduced that the municipalities can set requirements for this.In addition social sustainability should be better anchored through the planning system through more concrete goals and clearer connections between overall plans and the implementation of the plans.We have now received a thorough report that looks at some possible tools to give the municipalities a better starting point for taking social sustainability into account in the planning. We will assess these findings and other potential measures in dialogue with municipalities and the industry says Gram.
