Second Homes, Rurality and Contested Space in Eastern Norway

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ID5761986
AutoresKjell Overvåg (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Nina Gunnerud Berg (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Ano2011
Volume13
Fascículo3
Páginas417-442
Data de publicação2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTourism Geographies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1461-6688 • E-ISSN: 1470-1340
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14616688.2011.570778
OpenAlexW2000525748
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas21
Referências citadas30

From international experience, second homes often lead to ‘contested space issues’. This seems to be grounded mainly in the fact that second-home owners and local populations share the same spaces but disagree about the future development of them. Tensions are often rooted in second-home owners’ eagerness to prevent local developments that may spoil their new-found rural lifestyle. This article, based on a study of eastern Norway and particularly the municipalities of Ringebu and Kragerø, examines how conceptions of Norwegian rurality and the Norwegian second-home phenomenon impact on the level and types of contestations connected to second homes in eastern Norway. The main conclusion is that second homes are a less contested issue in eastern Norway than in many other countries, mainly because vast unpopulated and relatively cheap land has made possible a separation of first and second homes. Simultaneously, rural restructuring processes are changing this picture. Rural land for second-home development is becoming a confined resource in many attractive areas, especially along the coast where the density of second and permanent homes is quite high. Thus, the potential for contestations between second-home owners and rural residents is increasing. Key Words: Second homesruralitycontestationsshared spacesNorwayRingebuKragerø Acknowledgements Thanks are due to Catriona Turner for providing language assistance and The Research Council of Norway (Areal Programme), for financing this research

Economic growth · Geography · Norwegian · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Restructuring · Rural area · Rurality · Sociology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability