Regional planning strategies: understanding the implementation of a new strategic tool in Norwegian planning law

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Figure 1. The Regional Planning System of Norway (Higdem 2018).

Table 1. RPS first generation 2011-2012. The counties’ four types of adaptations to implementation.

	PBA’s demands, requirements of RPS
National Expectations to RPS	Meet by and large the PBA’s requirements	Does not meet the PBA’s requirements
	The law-abiding	De disobedient
Relates and responds to, and possibly fulfils the NE to a great degree.	The law-abiding and dutiful	The disobedient and dutiful
The dutiful	Loyal	Challengers
	6 counties	4 counties
Relates, responds to, and possibly fullfil the NE within their own context and frame of interpretation. Possibly also not relating to the NE.	The law-abiding and independent	The disobedient and independent
The independent	Translators	Heretical
	6 counties	2 counties

Table 2. RPS third generation 2019-2020. The counties’ four types of adaptations to implementation.

	PBA’s demands, requirements of RPS
National Expectations to RPS	Meet by and large the PBA’s requirements	Does not meet the PBA’s requirements
	The law-abiding	De disobedient
Relates and responds to, and possibly fulfils the NE to a great degree.	The law-abiding and dutiful	The disobedient and dutiful
The dutiful	Loyal	Challengers
	0 counties	RPS is translated into a plan
		3 counties
Relates, responds to, and possibly fullfil the NE within their own context and frame of interpretation. Possibly also not relating to the NE.	The law-abiding and independent	The disobedient and independent
The independent	Translators	Heretical
	Developed their own regional planning system
	4 counties	4 counties

Figure 2. Challengers – Translations of the RPS into a Regional development Plan, Rogaland County.

Figure 3. Policy-developers – Translations of the RPS into the regional planning system in Møre og Romsdal County.

Higdem, U. 2018. “Regional planlegging – mellom stat og kommune.” In Plan og samfunn, edited by N. Aarsæther, E. Falleth, T. Nyseth, and R. Kristiansen. Oslo: Cappelen Damm Akademisk.

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