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Analysis on holiday house area
Reports 2017/34
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Waste increasing at the same rate as GDP
The total amount of waste generated in Norway in 2015 was 11.1 million tonnes, an increase of 3 per cent from 2014. As a result of new updated figures for waste from the manufacturing industry, the total amount of waste in Norway is somewhat small...
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Mapping attractive urban areas
Documents 2017/31
The “Quality of life in cities - Perception survey” of The European Commission takes a qualitative approach to issues of urban attractivity, with interviewees asked to identify important issues for their city.
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Population density increases with size of urban area
The density of residents, employees and businesses in centre zones is higher in large urban settlements.
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Forest, mountain and moorland dominate
Forest, mountain and moorland dominate Norway’s land cover. About 2 per cent of Norway’s land area is built-up. Roads make up the largest share of the built-up area.
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Stable amount of household waste
The amount of household waste was nearly 2.3 million tonnes in 2016. The last four years the amount has been at about the same level.
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Two thirds of Norway’s coast is accessible to the public
A third of the Norwegian coastal zone is affected by human activity, but there are large regional differences. The coastal zone along the Oslo Fjord is least accessible.
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Overall satisfactory tap water
In 2016, around 99 per cent of inhabitants connected to municipal waterworks were supplied with acceptable drinking water in terms of content of thermo-tolerant intestinal bacteria (E. coli). This level is the same as previous years. Around one-th...
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230 km of the sewage system renewed
In 2016, 230 of the 37 400 kilometres of the existing sewage pipeline system was renewed, representing 0.62 per cent. Furthermore, 55 per cent of inhabitants were connected to wastewater facilities that complied with treatment permit requirements.
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A sixth of mainland Norway is protected areas
Protected areas comprise more than a sixth of mainland Norway’s total land area, which is triple that of 2000. In recent years there have only been minor increases, with 0.3 per cent in 2016, roughly the size of the Norwegian municipality of Bærum...
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Conversion of agricultural land - use of spatial analysis for exploring conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses
Reports 2017/14
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Higher turnover for waste activities
The turnover for local kind of activity units within water, sewerage and waste management and remediation activities rose by 7 per cent from 2014 to 2015.
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Further decrease in nitrogen oxides emissions
In 2015, 134 100 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOx) were emitted in Norway. This means a continuation of the declining emission trend. The emissions were 5.4 per cent lower than in 2014, and well below the obligation in the Gothenburg Protocol of 156...
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Greenhouse gas emissions decreased last year
Total greenhouse gas emissions in 2016 amounted to 53.4 million tonnes CO2 equivalents, according to preliminary figures. This is almost 1 per cent less than in 2015.
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14 per cent of holiday houses have more than 500 metres to their neighbour
The total number of holiday houses in Norway in 2016 was approximately 454 000. Most holiday houses are located in contiguous holiday house areas with less than 500 metres to their neighbour, but every seventh holiday house is outside a holiday ho...
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