Download - Eastern Norway
Eastern Norway
• Eight counties• 30% of the land area • 50% of the population in Norway• The national centre of economic
activity• A transportation hub• Oslo - the capital city of Norway
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Total area of Eastern Norway is 94.591 km2
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County Area Population DensityØstfold 4 183 268 584 64Akershus 4 917 527 625 107Oslo 454 575 475 1 268Hedmark 27 388 190 071 7Oppland 25 191 184 288 7Buskerud 14 927 254 634 17Vestfold 2 216 229 134 103Telemark 15 315 167 548 11
The counties of Eastern Norway
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Akershus
Oslo
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Eastern Norway County Network
• An organisation established by the eight county councils
• Established in 1993
• Two main areas for common work– Joint approaches to decision making bodies– Division of work and joint projects to achieve
better and more efficient solutions
THE EIGHT COUNTIES COUNCILSAkershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo, Telemark, Vestfold, Østfold
THE EIGHT COUNTIES COUNCILSAkershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo, Telemark, Vestfold, Østfold
Secretariat
Transport
International co-operation
Energy and climate change
Project(s)
Education andcompetence
THE REGIONAL CO-OPERATION BOARD
THE STEERING COMMITTEE
Transport
International co-operation
Education andcompetence
Energy and climate change
Agreement on two main goals• To further develop
Eastern Norway Region as a competitive region in Europe
• To ensure a balanced and sustainable development in the region by developing a polycentric urban structure
Common transport strategy• A strong railway system in the urban triangle• Good road lines outside the Oslo region• Investments in the national roads through the region
Metropolitan Areas +
Network of regional systems of metropolises in the Baltic Sea Region
– Implementation of strategies towards sustainable spatial development (MA+)
Partnership
