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L. Anders

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\“Sustainable town” by appointment – was not enough! L. Anders Stavanger University College, HiS, Norway Abstract The Minister of the Environment honoured Kristiansand with \“Prize for the best environmental city”: \“Kristiansand gets the prize for it’s long-term effort of town development in a sustainable perspective. I hope this prize will inspire the towns to put even more emphasis on the environment. Kristiansand is the example of the best practise, I hope other towns can learn from Kristiansand.” \“Hardly any other town in Norway have such a breadth in the work to develop a good town environment as Kristiansand.” Looking behind the rhetoric, it is difficult to see what merits this honour. The city of Kristiansand was appointed \“Sustainable City” in a 7-year demonstration project, starting in 1993. But in retrospect and continuing the urban region is expanding, the journey to work is increasing and so is the use of the private car. The political attitudes seem to have become more environmenta

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