Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) Norwegian National Report

In Quito, Ecuador, in October 2016, the whole world will discuss the urban challenges and lessons learned since Habitat II in Istanbul in 1996. The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) will agree on a New Urban Agenda. The Norwegian National Report is an important contribution to these discussions. The Norwegian National Report to Habitat III describes urban and housing development in Norway since 1996. This has been a period with stable economic growth and significant population growth, first of all due to immigration. Population growth has been highest in the largest and medium-sized cities. The capital, Oslo, is one of the fastest-growing cities in Europe. Rising housing prices and pressure on land use are some of the consequences of this growth.