Urban Environment Agreements – a Way Forward? The Negotiations, the Coordination and the Possible Effects, 2019

Urban environment agreements entails that the state, the county administration and municipalities are cooperating in order to achieve the goals incorporated in the climate settlement and the national transport plan elaborated by the Norwegian "Storting". This project aimed to investigate what potential all compassing urban environment agreements have to achieve sustainable living-, area- and transport developments. Research on urban environment agreements and negotiations of these provides a unique opportunity to study the interaction between the different administrative levels, and how state intentions of influencing local use of measures can be reconciled with the interests and needs to fulfill local wishes and priorities of the municipalities. This project studied how urban environment agreements are designed in the interaction between state, regional and local authorities, and what challenges and opportunities that arise out of this interaction. Further, the project wanted to look at the interaction and coordination between the urban environment agreements, urban development agreements and relevant plan processes and how this can influence the outcome of the urban environment agreements. The project also wanted to address the implementation barriers and opportunities in the urban environment agreements, and whether or not the measures that are included are appropriate in order to achieve the goals stated. The urban environment agreements are new ways to safeguard the interaction between the administrative levels. There is little knowledge both internationally and nationally concerning these kinds of management tools and measurement packages. Scientifically, it is therefore important to gain knowledge of this management instrument. The project was carried out in cooperation with societal actors, and included several central sections in a reference group. Actors like KS, ROM Eiendom and the Norwegian Directorate of Health were also participating in the project with their own work contribution and direct funding. With the active user involvement planned in the project, the project ensured that the parties involved constructed knowledge within their own organization, that relevant knowledge that these actors holds are benefiting the project, and that the results of the project are promptly passed on to the actors. The project lasted from 01.09.2016-31.08.2019.

Transcribed interview data cannot be sufficiently anonymized (for occupation, municipality, sector) without losing total relevance for the study. These cannot therefore be disclosed as the informants are promised full anonymity. The interview guide used in interviews in the case municipalities is available for downloading. The interview guide was also used for state-level interviews, but was then adapted for that purpose.

The interview guide is freely available for downloading.

城市环境协议（urban environment agreements）要求国家、郡行政机关与市镇当局开展合作，以实现挪威议会（Storting）制定的气候协定与国家交通规划中确立的目标。本项目旨在探究全覆盖式城市环境协议在推动可持续居住、区域发展与交通转型方面的潜力。针对城市环境协议及其谈判进程的研究，为剖析不同行政层级间的互动关系，以及调和国家层面影响地方措施应用的意图与市镇满足本地诉求、落实本地优先事项的利益与需求之间的平衡，提供了独特的研究视角。本项目考察了国家、区域与地方当局互动框架下城市环境协议的设计逻辑，以及此类互动所催生的挑战与机遇。此外，项目还旨在分析城市环境协议、城市发展协议与相关规划流程之间的互动与协调机制，及其对城市环境协议实施效果的影响。同时，项目亦致力于探讨城市环境协议实施过程中的障碍与机遇，并评估其中纳入的措施是否适配既定目标的实现需求。城市环境协议是保障行政层级间协同互动的新型治理工具。当前无论在国际还是国内语境下，学界对此类治理工具与措施组合的认知都较为匮乏。因此，从科学层面深入了解这一治理手段具有重要的学术价值。本项目联合社会行动主体共同推进，设立了由多个核心部门组成的咨询小组。KS、ROM Eiendom与挪威卫生局（Norwegian Directorate of Health）等主体亦通过自主开展研究工作与直接资助的方式参与本项目。得益于项目规划中的积极用户参与环节，本项目确保了相关参与方能够在其所属组织内构建专属知识，吸纳各行动主体已掌握的相关信息为项目所用，并及时将项目成果传递给各参与方。本项目实施周期为2016年9月1日至2019年8月31日。

转录后的访谈数据若要针对职业、市镇、行业维度实现充分匿名化，则会完全丧失本研究的核心价值。因此，由于已向受访者承诺完全匿名，此类数据无法对外公开。案例市镇访谈所使用的访谈大纲可免费下载获取。该访谈大纲亦被应用于国家级访谈，但针对该场景进行了适配调整。

访谈大纲可免费下载。