Habitat Norway is a Norwegian non governmental organisation with the overall aim to promote the interest and awareness of settlement issues around the world. The organisation was established in order to put settlement issues on the Norwegian Development Policy Agenda. Habitat Norway is a member of the Habitat International Coalition.
The organisation was founded in 1988 as a result of the activities carried out during the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless. The organisation is attached to the Norwegian Branch of International Federation of Housing and Planning, and is open to all professionals; it has members representing many different disciplines such as architecture, engineering, sociology, human geography, and social anthropology. The activities consist mainly of lectures and seminars, sometimes in cooperation with other organisations. Habitat Norway arranges a seminar in October each year in celebration of the World Habitat Day.
Professor, Dean of Oslo School of Architecture and Design
Introductory note Erik Solheim, Minister of Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Migration and Development – is it possible? Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen, Project Coordinator Migration and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Questions and comments
10.30 Coffee, tea & fruits
10.45 Two cases making the impossible possible
Protracted emergency housing in Georgia Siv Senneset, NRC trainee in Kutaisi
Metropolitan plan for Ramallah. Rolf H. Jensen, Dr. Rolf H. Jensen, urban and regional planner
Questions and comments
12.00 Lunch
12.30 Poster Session in Galleriet Global perspectives in works by students and doctoral candidates
13.00 Visions on Urban Planning for Equity On the significance of settlement structure and form for performance in a society characterised by difference and widespread poverty; the need for a paradigm shift. Fabio Todeschini, Professor, University of Cape Town
Questions and comments
Visions of the Eco City Urban ecology, sustainability and participation, exemplified by cases Sandy Halliday, Professor Dr., Principal Gaia Research
Questions and comments
14.45 Coffee & tea, pastry & fruits
15.00 The road ahead Discussion panel; Anne Stenhammer Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hans Skotte Dr., Associate Professor, NTNU Sandy Halliday Professor, Dr. Principal Gaia Research Fabio Todeschini Professor, University of Cape Town
15.50 Summary Sven Erik Svendsen Professor, NTNU/AHO
The conference is free of charge, but registration by 29.09 is required. Please register to phone no: 22 42 68 70 or
