Kjell Overvåg

• Ericsson, Birgitta; Lerfald, Merethe & Overvåg, Kjell (2024). Second homes: from family project to tourist destination–planning and policy issues. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. ISSN 1502-2250. doi: 10.1080/15022250.2024.2332309. Show summary

  Second homes in Norway were traditionally dispersed within amenity-rich landscapes and natural environments. However, as the stock and demand for higher standards and contemporary infrastructure increased, awareness of extensive land use became more intrusive and triggered calls for national policy interventions to restrain and steer further development. This paper delves into the trajectory of second-home development in Norway over recent decades, specifically focusing on nine mountain villages. This paper is based on secondary research data spanning from 1970 to the present derived from national statistics, previous studies, documents and relevant literature and presents the following key findings: a) The emergence of new second homes is increasingly evident in well-established tourist destinations, evolving into full-fledged “mountain villages” and occurring in a limited, yet prominently visible number of locations; b) Rather than advocating for nationwide restrictions on second-home development and the construction justified with dense development in limited locations, a more effective approach involves placing greater emphasis on the local context resulting in more tailored developments to facilitate benefits while mitigating adverse impacts.

• Hagen, Aksel; Higdem, Ulla & Overvåg, Kjell (2022). Planning to meet challenges in shrinking rural regions. Towards innovative approaches to local planning. Fennia. ISSN 0015-0010. 200(2), p. 175–190. doi: 10.11143/fennia.119752. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In this article we ask to what extent is current demographic development reflected in the present planning and policy practice of shrinking municipalities; whether there is a focus on strategies and measures for population growth; and, finally, to what extent do politicians and planners think we should change the way we plan based on the expected demographic changes. Our study illustrates how challenging it is for shrinking municipalities to break with established practices and modes of policy development and to adopt a more sustainable position. The ‘stigma’ of shrinking (Sousa & Pinho 2015) is at odds with the ideals of the local politicians. However, we find that the response in planning and policy is not uniform: several responses may appear simultaneously and connected to different parts of the societal (master) development plans, thus, making the plans incoherent and contradictory. Hence, we contribute to Beetz, Huning and Plieninger’s (2008) and Hospers’ (2014) types of responses by adding this muddled or hybrid response, which might be labelled an ‘incoherent response’. Overall, we suggest that today’s planning practice in rural areas in Norway has neither dared nor wanted to adapt to the most likely developments of a shrinking population, let alone actually doing so openly and consistently. This reluctance has had critical and negative implications for these municipalities. Future research should develop theories, concepts and models for more suitable knowledge-based and innovative local planning that can meet this complex societal challenge.

• Overvåg, Kjell & Möller, Cecilia (2020). Seasonal workers as innovation triggers. In Walmsley, Andreas; Åberg, Kajsa; Blinnikka, Petra & Thór Jóhannesson, Gunnar (Ed.), Tourism employment in Nordic countries : Trends practices and opportunities. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783030478124. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-47813-1_20. Show summary

  In this chapter, we review and comment on some of the common themes that have threaded their way throughout the text. We highlight similarities and differences in areas pertinent to tourism employment such as decent work, different facets of migration, youth employment and education, the precarity of tourism work and employment relations. The chapter culminates in a loose agenda for future research distinguishing between avenues in existing areas of research where further detailed work may lead to new insights, and new areas of research that present themselves given developments in the macro-environment (e.g. socio-political changes or technological developments).

• Ericsson, Birgitta; Overvåg, Kjell & Möller, Cecilia (2020). Seasonal workers as innovation triggers. In Walmsley, Andreas; Åberg, Kajsa; Blinnikka, Petra & Thór Jóhannesson, Gunnar (Ed.), Tourism employment in Nordic countries : Trends practices and opportunities. Palgrave Macmillan. ISSN 9783030478124. p. 235–256. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-47813-1.
• Möller, Cecilia; Olsson, Eva & Overvåg, Kjell (2018). The border as an engine for mobility and spatial integration: A study of commuting in a Swedish–Norwegian context. . Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2018.1497698. Show summary

  The purpose of the study was to analyse how cross-border commuting differed from intranational commuting in Sweden, and how cross-border mobilities affected spatial integration. The authors analysed patterns and spatial flows of cross-border commuting by comparing them with characteristics of intranational commuting. In the article, they explore the assumption that the border constitutes an ‘engine’ for work-related mobility, which affects processes of spatial integration in cross-border areas. The empirical material comprised data from surveys of commuting from the Swedish county of Värmland to Norway and commuting within Värmland. The findings showed that cross-border commuting shared common features with intranational commuting, including how the frequency of commuting was dependent on distance. The motives for commuting differed, and the reasons for working in Norway were economic rather than professional. In terms of spatial integration, cross-border commuting was mainly one-directional, from Sweden to Norway, while leisure mobility and migration tended to be in the opposite direction. The authors conclude that the border region is characterised by integration through specialisation, which involves a permanent state of ‘transient’ mobility. Thus, a win-win situation can be distinguished, in which the border serves as a resource and an ‘engine’ for cross-border integration, mobility and economic activities.

• Möller, Cecilia; Alfredsson-Olsson, Eva; Ericsson, Birgitta & Overvåg, Kjell (2018). The border as an engine for mobility and spatial integration: A study of commuting in a Swedish–Norwegian context. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 72(4), p. 217–233. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2018.1497698. Full text in Research Archive
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2017). Cultural heritage management and local development in a South Sámi and Norse mountainous borderland. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 71(1), p. 30–45. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2017.1290674. Full text in Research Archive
• Ericsson, Birgitta; Hagen, Svein Erik & Overvåg, Kjell (2016). Benchmarking som kilde til innovasjon og utvikling i reiselivet. In Arnesen, Tor; Merok, Eivind & Lerfald, Merethe (Ed.), Innovasjon i fragmenterte næringer. Oplandske Bokforlag. ISSN 978-82-7518-254-6. p. 248–267.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Ericsson, Birgitta (2016). Fritidsboligdestinasjoner og regional utvikling i fjellområdene. In Viken, Arvid (Eds.), Turisme: Destinasjonsutvikling. Gyldendal Akademisk. ISSN 978-82-05-46050-8. p. 226–245.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Skjeggedal, Terje (2016). Management of National Parks in Norway, Sweden, Austria and Scotland. In Centro de I. de Montanha, CIMO (Eds.), I International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: Book of Abstracts. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. ISSN 978‐972‐745‐214‐9.
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2016). Culture heritage management and local development in a South Sámi and Norse mountain borderland. In Centro de I. de Montanha, CIMO (Eds.), I International Conference on Research for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: Book of Abstracts. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. ISSN 978‐972‐745‐214‐9. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2017.1290674.
• Overvåg, Kjell; Skjeggedal, Terje & Sandström, Camilla (2016). Management of mountain areas in Norway and the persistence of local–national conflicts. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. ISSN 0964-0568. 59(7), p. 1186–1204. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1062747.
• Skjeggedal, Terje; Overvåg, Kjell & Riseth, Jan Åge (2016). Land-Use Planning in Norwegian Mountain Areas: Local Development or Nature Protection? European Planning Studies. ISSN 0965-4313. 24(2), p. 344–363. doi: 10.1080/09654313.2015.1048187.
• Skjeggedal, Terje; Overvåg, Kjell; Arnesen, Tor & Ericsson, Birgitta (2015). Hytteliv i endring - fra fritidsbolig til flerhushjem. In Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (Ed.), Fjellbygd eller feriefjell?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1905-6.
• Åkerlund, Ulrika; Pitkänen, Kati; Hiltunen, Mervi J. & Overvåg, Kjell (2015). Health, well-being and second homes: an outline of current research and policy challenges. Matkaliututkimus, Finnish Journal of Tourism research. ISSN 1796-1300. 11(1), p. 43–54.
• Overvåg, Kjell; Skjeggedal, Terje & Sandström, Camilla (2015). Nasjonalparkforvaltning i Norge i lys av europeiske modeller. In Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (Ed.), Fjellbygd eller feriefjell?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1905-6. p. 203–224.
• Overvåg, Kjell; Skjeggedal, Terje & Sandström, Camilla (2015). Statlig styring versus lokal autonomi i forvatning av fjellområdene. In Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (Ed.), Fjellbygd eller feriefjell?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1905-6. p. 181–200.
• Skjeggedal, Terje; Overvåg, Kjell & Riseth, Jan Åge (2015). Arealplanlegging i fjellkommuner: For lokal utvikling eller naturvern? In Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (Ed.), Fjellbygd eller feriefjell?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1905-6. p. 131–153.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Ericsson, Birgitta (2015). Naturbasert reiseliv i fjellkommuner - forventninger og muligheter. In Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (Ed.), Fjellbygd eller feriefjell?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1905-6. p. 107–129.
• Skjeggedal, Terje; Overvåg, Kjell; Arnesen, Tor & Birgitta, Ericsson (2015). Hytteliv i endring - fra fritidsbolig til flerhushjem. In Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (Ed.), Fjellbygd eller feriefjell?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1905-6. p. 55–77.
• Möller, Cecilia; Ericsson, Birgitta & Overvåg, Kjell (2014). Seasonal Workers in Swedish and Norwegian Ski Resorts – Potential In-migrants? Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. ISSN 1502-2250. 14(4), p. 385–402. doi: 10.1080/15022250.2014.968365.
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2014). Fjellkommuner i Norge: Bygdesamfunn eller verneområder? Tidsskriftet UTMARK. ISSN 1502-3532.
• Arnesen, Tor; Overvåg, Kjell; Skjeggedal, Terje & Ericsson, Birgitta (2012). Transcending ortodoxy: The multihouse home, leisure and the transformation of core periphery relations. In Danson, Mike & de Souza, Peter (Ed.), Regional development in Northern Europe : peripherality, marginality and border issues. Routledge. ISSN 978-0-415-60153-5. p. 182–195. Show summary

  This book draws on work from across northern Europe and is parallel and complementary to the network itself. By establishing an intellectual and practically orientated framework and platform, and by bringing together contributions defining the state-of-the-art and potential development paths in the field, it is the first volume to offer a systematic and scientific view from the periphery

• Overvåg, Kjell & Skjeggedal, Terje (2012). Reisemålsutvikling som stedsutvikling i norske fjellkommuner? In Rønningen, Martin & Slåtten, Terje (Ed.), Innovasjon og næringsutvikling i en reiselivskontekst. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1178-4. p. 232–250.
• Möller, Cecilia; Ericsson, Birgitta & Overvåg, Kjell (2012). Säsongarbetare i svenska och norska skidorter - tilfällig arbetskraft eller potentiella inflyttare? In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 978-91-7063-457-4. p. 197–213.
• Ericsson, Birgitta; Overvåg, Kjell & Hagen, Svein Erik (2012). Å bo flere steder - fritidsboligeiere i Indre Skandinavia. In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 978-91-7063-457-4. p. 149–167.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2012). Fritids- og naturbasert utenlands flytting til Indre Skandinavia - illustrert med hundekjørere i Folldal. In Olsson, Eva; Hauge, Atle & Ericsson, Birgitta (Ed.), På gränsen Interaktion, attraktivitet och globalisering i inre Skandinavien. Karlstad University Press. ISSN 978-91-7063-457-4. p. 253–267.
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2011). Tourist destinations and place development in Norwegian mountain areas. In Borsdorf, Axel; Stötter, Johann & Veulliet, Eric (Ed.), Managing Alpine Future II - Inspire and drive sustainable mountain regions. Proceedings of the Innsbruck Conference November 21-23, 2011. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISSN 978-3-7001-7153-9. p. 374–382.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Berg, Nina Gunnerud (2011). Second Homes, Rurality and Contested Space in Eastern Norway. Tourism Geographies: an international journal of tourism space, place and environment. ISSN 1461-6688. 13(3), p. 417–442. doi: 10.1080/14616688.2011.570778. Show summary

  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.

• Overvåg, Kjell (2010). SECOND HOMES AND MAXIMUM YIELD IN MARGINAL LAND THE RE-RESOURCING OF RURAL LAND IN NORWAY. European Urban and Regional Studies. ISSN 0969-7764. 17(1), p. 3–16. doi: 10.1177/0969776409350690.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2009). Second homes and urban growth in the Oslo area, Norway. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 63(3), p. 154–165. doi: 10.1080/00291950903238974. Show summary

  Urban growth and second homes are claimed to be closely connected, partly because urban growth can 'push' second homes out from former rural areas, and partly because second homes may have a role to play in urban growth. The article discusses such a connection based on a study conducted in the Oslo area of Norway. The analysis shows that second homes and urban growth to some degree are connected in Oslo, but that governmental regulations hinder a potentially stronger connection. This is partly due to a ban on new second homes in some areas, and partly because regulations obstruct second home areas from being transformed into residential areas. Further, there has been a rise in the numbers of Oslo inhabitants owning second homes in new and growing second home areas located at increasingly greater distances from the city. Such areas are thus contributing to a diffusion of urban space in rural areas. Finally, the study highlights how urban growth is only one factor influencing the location of second homes owned by inhabitants of Oslo, while scarcity of available land and changes in demand are additional variables.

• Overvåg, Kjell (2009). Second home tourism in Norway, Nordic tourism : issues and cases / [edited by] C. Michael Hall, Dieter K. Müller and Jarkko. Channel View Publications. ISSN 9781845410940.

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• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2015). Fjellbygd eller feriefjell? Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 978-82-450-1905-6. 256 p.

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• Overvåg, Kjell & Singsaas, Marianne (2024). Bedre hytteplanlegging. nationen.no. ISSN 1891-4659.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2023). Towards more sustainable spatial planning in rural areas: insights from Norway.
• Higdem, Ulla; Hauge, Atle Jensen & Overvåg, Kjell (2023). Høgskole i sentrum er bra for høgskolen og for byen. GD.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2023). Sted og hytter - hva er et "sted"? sosiologen.no.
• Hagen, Aksel; Higdem, Ulla & Overvåg, Kjell (2022). Round-table presentation and dicussion; Shrinking regions - how to plan beyond growth.
• Hagen, Aksel; Higdem, Ulla & Overvåg, Kjell (2022). Innovative planning in shrinking societies?
• Hagen, Aksel; Higdem, Ulla & Overvåg, Kjell (2022). Planning to meet challenges in shrinking rural regions Towards innovative approaches to local planning .
• Hagen, Aksel; Higdem, Ulla & Overvåg, Kjell (2021). Realistisk planlegging — løypemelding fra et kvalifiseringsprosjekt. Plan: Tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, byplan og regional utvikling. ISSN 0805-083X. 2021(4), p. 36–39. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-3045-2021-04-10.
• Vasstrøm, Mikaela Lise Modalen; Overvåg, Kjell; Clausen, Laura Tolnov & Lysgård, Hans Kjetil (2021). Vi må diskutere hva som rettferdiggjør vindkraft i Norge. Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X.
• Lundmark, Linda; Overvåg, Kjell & Berg, Nina Gunnerud (2021). Doctoral thesis review - Engeset, Agnes Brudvik. 2021. Store tankar i små bygder?Overlevingsevna blant familiebedrifter i norsk distriktsreiseliv. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951.
• Skjeggedal, Terje; Arnesen, Tor & Overvåg, Kjell (2021). Hyttelivets rekreative sirkulasjon - umulig å planlegge? Plan: Tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, byplan og regional utvikling. ISSN 0805-083X. p. 10–17.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2021). Sharing our communities: Homes, second homes and huts (panel discussion).
• Overvåg, Kjell (2021). Stort hyttesalg. [TV]. NRK Dagsrevyen.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2020). EORPA - Program 3, about affordable housing in the Western Isles in Scotland. I was interviewed about residence requirements in Norway (program in Gealic/English). [TV]. BBC Alba.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2020). Koronakrisen avslører manglende hyttepolitikk. Fædrelandsvennen. ISSN 0805-3790. p. 54–54.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2019). Inclusion of second-home owers in local development in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway .
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2019). Second homes and sustainable place development in Norwegian mountain areas.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2019). Reisemålsutvikling og stedstutvikling.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2019). Nordmenn drar fra byen til hyttebyen (papiravis). I påsken drar vi fra byen til hyttebyen. Begge steder er naboen tett på (nettavis). [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2019). Må vi slutte å fly? Om nordmenns reisevaner og det grønne skiftet.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2019). Fritidsboliger og lokal verdiskaping.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2019). Fra fritidsbebyggelse til deltidsinnbyggere.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2018). Fjellbygd eller feriefjell? Om hytteturisme og naturbasert reiseliv.
• Nyhus, Hanne-Mari & Overvåg, Kjell (2018). By og fjell - moderne bosetting som grunnlag for utvikling og verdiskaping.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2018). Deltidsinnbyggeren; hvordan er utviklingen og hvordan påvirkes Mjøsbyen?
• Overvåg, Kjell (2018). Hytter - hvordan øke bruken? Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2018). Flere må leie ut hytta. gdhytte.no.
• Arnesen, Tor & Overvåg, Kjell (2017). Defining og characterizing mountain areas and communities in Norway.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Teigen, Håvard (2017). Fritidsboliger og lokal verdiskapning i Gudbrandsdalen. Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2017). Fritidsboliger og lokal verdiskaping. Show summary

  Samme foredrag ble også holdt 15.03.17 på et åpent møte i Lesja om næringsutvikling på Bjorli

• Breiby, Monica A. & Overvåg, Kjell (2017). Hvorfor løfte fram kunnskap og kompetanse i reiselivet? Kronikk i GD, 22.04.17. Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2017). Hytta: miljøtrussel eller del av klimaløysinga? [Radio]. NRK P2.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2017). Intervju om hyttebygging i fjellområdene. [TV]. NRK Østnytt. Show summary

  Overvåg ble også intervjuet på distriktssendingen i radio samme dag om samme tema https://radio.nrk.no/serie/distriktsprogram-hedmark-og-oppland/DKOP02003717/21-02-2017#t=2h9m5s

• Overvåg, Kjell (2016). Klimavennlige transportløsninger for hytte- og reiselivsområder. Show summary

  Samme foredrag ble også holdt på Koppang 16. februar

• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2016). Kulturminneforvaltning og lokal utvikling.
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2015). Utfordringer til en fjellpolitikk. In Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (Ed.), Fjellbygd eller feriefjell?. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 978-82-450-1905-6. p. 13–31.
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2015). Land-use planning in Norwegian mountain areas: local development or nature protection?
• Amundsen, Hilde Rigmor; Overvåg, Kjell; Skjeggedal, Terje; Swensen, Grete & Grahn, Wera (2015). Outline research articles WP2, WP3, WP4, WP5: Cultural history, cultural management and mediation in a South Sami and Norse borderland.
• Amundsen, Hilde Rigmor; Skjeggedal, Terje; Overvåg, Kjell & Swensen, Grete (2014). Presentasjoner forskningsprosjekt WP2, WP3, WP4: Kulturhistorie, kulturminneforvaltning og -formidling i et sørsamisk og norrønt grenseland.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Skjeggedal, Terje (2014). Land Use Planning and Management of Second Homes and Tourism Development in a Mountainous District: Ringebu, Norway. In Moss,, Laurence A.G. & Glorioso, Romella S. (Ed.), Global Amenity Migration. Transforming Rural Culture Economy & Landscape. The New Ecology Press. ISSN 978-0-9936351-0-6. p. 265–277.
• Skjeggedal, Terje; Overvåg, Kjell; Flognfeldt, Thor & Ringholm, Toril M (2013). Ti år med "fjellteksten". Nationen. ISSN 0805-3782.
• Skjeggedal, Terje & Overvåg, Kjell (2012). Fjellkommuner i Norge. Nationen. ISSN 0805-3782.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2011). Second homes: Migration or circulation? Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0029-1951. 65(3), p. 154–164. doi: 10.1080/00291951.2011.597874.
• Ericsson, Birgitta & Overvåg, Kjell (2011). Det enkle hyttelivet lever fortsatt. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). ISSN 0804-3116.
• Arnesen, Tor; Overvåg, Kjell; Ericsson, Birgitta & Skjeggedal, Terje (2010). The Third Man .
• Arnesen, Tor; Overvåg, Kjell; Ericsson, Birgitta & Skjeggedal, Terje (2010). "Big wheels keep on turning". The multi-house home.
• Weisser, Agnethe & Overvåg, Kjell (2009). Drar hjem til hytta. [Newspaper]. Adresseavisen.
• Ericsson, Birgitta; Arnesen, Tor & Overvåg, Kjell (2009). Multiple dwelling and municipal provision of care and health services in Norway. .
• Skjeggedal, Terje; Overvåg, Kjell; Arnesen, Tor & Ericsson, Birgitta (2009). Hytteliv i endring. Plan. p. 42–49.
• Overvåg, Kjell (2006). Fritidsboliger i omlandene til byer i Norge. Prosjektstatus og arbeidet videre.
• Overvåg, Kjell; Higdem, Ulla; Syssner, Josefina; Bern, Aleksander & Tholstrup, Line Marie (2024). RURALPLAN - Methodological framework and knowledge . ESPON.eu. Show summary

  The Targeted Analysis RURALPLAN aims to produce evidence on how strategic planning regarding rural areas respond to shrinking (decreasing and/or ageing population), leading to a model for knowledge-based strategic planning and policymaking. We anticipate that the model, which is called RUPIL – Rural Planning and Innovation Lab, could be applied to European regions experiencing demographic challenges related to shrinking. The RURALPLAN project is addressing the diverse challenges faced by three pilotcases, which include Os municipality in Innlandet, Norway, Malung-Sälen municipality in Dalarna, Sweden and the Albula region in Switzerland (see map 2.1). The pilotcases have been selected because they represent different contexts and shrinkagesituations, and thus increases the transferability of the planning model to other European regions. Further, the selected municipalities/region showed interest in cocreating new planning and policy responses to shrinkage, in cooperation with the stakeholders and service-providers (research-team) in RURALPLAN.In this report the outcomes of Task 1 are presented. Based on the knowledge this task provides, the report ends with a suggestion on what to focus on for RUPIL in general and for the three pilot-cases (chapter 5). The outcome from Task 1 provides a solid and valid basis for the rest of the RURALPLAN-project

• Overvåg, Kjell; Bern, Aleksander; Higdem, Ulla; Niederer, Peter & Syssner, Josefina (2024). RURALPLAN - Methological framework and knowledge. Basis for the pilot cases (Task 1). European Commission Joint Research Centre.
• Flaget, Vetle Ulrichsen; Vasstrøm, Mikaela & Overvåg, Kjell (2023). Peatlands between national and local planning. Universitet i Agder. Show summary

  The aim of this thesis has been to study how peatland is handled with in the intersection between the national level of authority and the local planning process for the second homes development of Turufjell (Flå municipality). Recently, wetland (terrestrial habitats) and peatland (a type of wetland) have received increased political attention. In addition to being a habitat for other species, peatland can provide various local and global ecosystem services for the benefit of society. Conversion of peatland to cultural purposes is considered as the biggest threat wetlands and peatlands face today. On the other hand, conversion of peatland to cultural purposes might benefit the social welfare as well. Second home development is considered to fulfil these contradictions. This type of development degrades large areas of peatland, but at the same time, several mountain municipalities consider second home development as, not only an economic activity that employs residents, but as an essential strategy for further locally and socially development. Opposite values and contradictory interests are supposed to be handled at the local level, within the framework of the Planning and Building Act, which is enforced by the local authoritiy (municipalities). This act is perhaps the most effective policy instrument local authorities uses to become a driving force for local development. At the same time, planning at the local level is a part of a comprehensive national planning system. A system where national authorities can exercise formal authority through the right to object. To investigate peatland and second home development between local and national level, the master thesis has therefore carried out an analyse of governance documents at national level, and several interviews of local planning actors associated with the second home development at Turufjell. The document analysis expresses how the value of peatland have increased compared to other social interest. New ways of understanding peatland and what it might contribute to the society have turned peatland into a cross-sectorial problem that must be solved through area-based policy instruments. Locating cabins on peatland, has for local planning actors at Turufjell, gone from being less desirable, to become a planning practice that by all means must be avoided. On the other hand, other types of technical interventions related to being a second home development such as Turufjell, can be located on peatland if sufficient mitigating measures have been caried out. A key finding can be linked to how peatland is interpreted and “translated” into a local context that enables the development of Turufjell, while the peatland is apparently taken care of throughout the local planning process.

• Mahammad, Ismail; Jordan, Sanne; Vasstrøm, Mikaela & Overvåg, Kjell (2021). Det relative megaprosjekt i konflikt med et lokal samfunn – Hvordan legge til rette for et vindkraftverk i et lokalsamfunn. Universitet i Agder. Show summary

  Masteroppgaven skal belyse hvorfor det oppstår konflikt i utviklingen av vindkraftverk i Norge, og hvordan idealer for fornybar energi møter lokal opposisjon. I vår tid som forskningsassistenter på WINDPLAN var målet å gjennomgå sentrale dokumenter for å kategorisere ulike konfliktområder som oppstår i utbyggingen av respektive vindkraftverk. Det ble tydelig at definisjoner av prosjektet, perspektiver på forståelsen av konflikten og prosessuelle utfordringer stod sentralt i konfliktbildet. Formålet med masteroppgaven er å se konflikten fra nye perspektiver, hvor definisjonen «det relative megaprosjekt» gir en forståelse av vindkraftverkets kompleksitet, innvirkning og levetid. Vindkraftverk plasseres i små lokalsamfunn, og det er et tydelig ulikt kunnskapsnivå og maktfordeling mellom vindkraftaktører og lokale aktører- og befolkning. Dette ser vi som «engangere» og «gjengangere» for å gi videre forståelse for hvordan planprosessen påvirker nivået av samfunnsaksept. Å definere et vindkraftverk som et relativt megaprosjekt gjør det mulig å forstå konflikten fra et lokalt stedsperspektiv – og en kan legge et grunnlag for å forstå konflikten gjennom begreper som stedstilhørighet, identitet og stedsforstyrrelse. Planprosessen for vindkraftutbygging er det som kan klassifiseres som mangelfull i henhold til medvirkning og stedsforståelse – hvor store deler av konflikten kan begrunnes fra et rent planperspektiv. Likevel, er sammenfatningen av våre tre hovedbegreper et nytt perspektiv som tar for seg nye måter å tenke konflikt på. Konflikten i vindkraft kan sees som en sammensetning av manglende forståelse for definisjonen av prosjektets omfang, en manglende stedsforståelse og prosessuelle svakheter. Funnene gjort i forskningen reflekterer situasjoner som eksisterer i flere vindkraftverk i Norge i dag, og lager en forutsetning for bedre planprosesser som trengs for å unngå konflikter i fremtiden. Vindkraftkonflikten sett fra et lokalt stedsperspektiv gir muligheten for å forstå den følelsesmessige, og ikke minst – forståelse for hvordan plasseringen kan ha innvirkninger både på forståelsen av maktforholdet i planprosessen, og definisjonen av prosjektet. Vindkraftverk hadde ikke vært et megaprosjekt om det ikke var for lokaliseringen, og dermed kan det konkluderes med at planprosessen må endres for å oppnå samfunnsaksept, en rettferdig planprosess for lokalbefolkningen og ivaretakelse av stedet.

• Hagen, Aksel & Overvåg, Kjell (2017). ByR 2 By og fjell - moderne bosetting som grunnlag for utvikling og verdiskaping INNSPILL OG KUNNSKAPSGRUNNLAG PER 2016 – 2017. Gudbrandsdalstinget.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Teigen, Håvard (2017). Fritidsboliger og lokal verdiskaping Tiltak og strategier. Østlandsforskning. ISSN 978-82-7356-767-3. Show summary

  Rapporten presenterer forslag til tiltak og strategier for å øke lokal verdiskaping knyttet til fritidsboliger i Lillehammer og Gudbrandsdalen. Det er hentet inn kunnskap, erfaringer og forslag fra tre ulike fritidsboligområder: Bjorli i Lesja kommune, Venabygdsfjellet i Ringebu kommune og Hafjell i Øyer kommune.

• Ericsson, Birgitta; Mei, Xiang Ying; Hagen, Svein Erik & Overvåg, Kjell (2015). Benchmarking reiseliv i Innlandet. . Østlandsforskning. ISSN 978-82-7356-753-6.
• Flognfeldt, Thor; Overvåg, Kjell & Reistad, Iver (2013). Klimavennlige transportløsninger for hytte- og reiselivsområder i Oppland. Østlandsforskning. ISSN 0808-4653. Show summary

  Østlandsforskning (ØF) har på oppdrag fra Fylkesmannen i Oppland, Statens vegvesen og Oppland fylkeskommunen sett på mulighetene for å redusere utslippene fra transport knyttet til hytte- og reiselivsområdene i Oppland. Hafjell er brukt som eksempelområde for fylket, og er valgt primært på bakgrunn av destinasjonens nærhet til kollektivtransport.

• Arnesen, Tor & Overvåg, Kjell (2011). Increasing the Influx of Non-domestic Tourists to the Lillehammer-region.Elements of strategic importance. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 978-82-7356-686-7.
• Overvåg, Kjell; Alnes, Per Kristian & Hagen, Svein Erik (2011). Regional utvikling og trender i Hordaland i et Florida-perspektiv. Østlandsforskning AS.
• Ericsson, Birgitta; Skjeggedal, Terje; Arnesen, Tor & Overvåg, Kjell (2011). Second Homes i Norge. Bidrag til en nordisk utredning. Østlandsforskning. ISSN 0809-1617.
• Overvåg, Kjell & Ericsson, Birgitta (2010). Ny E6 i Nord-Fron. Konsekvenser for nytt planlagt vegserviceanlegg i Lomoen i Vinstra og for Kvam sentrum. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 978-82-7356-664-5.
• Bråtå, Hans Olav; Hagen, Svein Erik & Overvåg, Kjell (2010). Villreinen og villreinfjellet som kilde til verdiskaping og samfunnsutvikling. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 978-82-7356-666-9.
• Arnesen, Tor; Overvåg, Kjell; Glørsen, Erik; Schurman, Carsten & Riise, Øyvind (2010). Fjellområder og fjellkommuner i Sør-Norge. Definisjon, avgrensing og karakterisering. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 978-82-7356-668-3.
• Ericsson, Birgitta; Overvåg, Kjell & Möller, Cecilia (2010). Sesongarbeidere på vintersportssteder. En undersøkelse i indre Skandinavia. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 978-82-7356-675-1.
• Overvåg, Kjell; Hagen, Svein Erik & Arnesen, Tor (2009). "SNOWBALL" -en klyngeanalyse. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 978-82-7356-649-2.
• Arnesen, Tor & Overvåg, Kjell (2009). Fritidsboligene og utlendinger. Om transnasjonalt eierskap av fritidsboliger i fjellområder i Norge. Østlandsforskning AS. ISSN 978-82-7356-652-2.

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