Sharing for Health, Inclusion, and Sustainability: The Co-Production of Outdoor Equipment Lending in Norway
This study analyses the promotion of public health, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability in two Norwegian cities through the co-production of outdoor equipment-lending outlets. Building on seminal insights from Elinor Ostrom, we investigate how the co-production of equipment-lending in...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f0a47d1ee8b64178b06a4f390c6d6af5 2024-09-15T18:25:52+00:00 Sharing for Health, Inclusion, and Sustainability: The Co-Production of Outdoor Equipment Lending in Norway Espen Eigil Barratt-Due Solum Anniken Førde Monica Guillen-Royo 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.17645/up.7253 https://doaj.org/article/f0a47d1ee8b64178b06a4f390c6d6af5 EN eng Cogitatio https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/7253 https://doaj.org/toc/2183-7635 2183-7635 doi:10.17645/up.7253 https://doaj.org/article/f0a47d1ee8b64178b06a4f390c6d6af5 Urban Planning, Vol 9, Iss 0 (2024) collaborative consumption co-production environmental sustainability outdoor equipment public health social inclusion City planning HT165.5-169.9 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.17645/up.7253 2024-08-05T17:49:44Z This study analyses the promotion of public health, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability in two Norwegian cities through the co-production of outdoor equipment-lending outlets. Building on seminal insights from Elinor Ostrom, we investigate how the co-production of equipment-lending initiatives can bridge the divide between government, civil society, and the market. Engaging citizens in outdoor activities to promote public health, social inclusion and sustainability is a political focus area in Norway, but the activities often demand access to expensive equipment. Since the 1990s, many Norwegian municipalities have organised lending outlets for outdoor equipment, often relying on volunteer work. The emergence of BUA, a nationwide NGO aimed at engaging children and youth in outdoor activities, added the goal of environmental sustainability as a foundation for equipment-lending outlets. Additionally, it became a catalyst for the articulation of a diverse array of partnerships for the co-production of equipment lending as a public service. This study draws on fieldwork and in-depth interviews with users, staff, volunteers, and institutional partners at two lending outlets, in Kolbotn and Tromsø, in south-eastern and northern Norway. We focus on the co-production of BUA as a public service and discuss how the interplay of various actors leads to the achievement of societal and environmental goals, and subsequently how equipment-lending initiatives can facilitate collaborative consumption practices with the potential to reduce consumption. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Tromsø Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Urban Planning 9 |
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This study analyses the promotion of public health, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability in two Norwegian cities through the co-production of outdoor equipment-lending outlets. Building on seminal insights from Elinor Ostrom, we investigate how the co-production of equipment-lending initiatives can bridge the divide between government, civil society, and the market. Engaging citizens in outdoor activities to promote public health, social inclusion and sustainability is a political focus area in Norway, but the activities often demand access to expensive equipment. Since the 1990s, many Norwegian municipalities have organised lending outlets for outdoor equipment, often relying on volunteer work. The emergence of BUA, a nationwide NGO aimed at engaging children and youth in outdoor activities, added the goal of environmental sustainability as a foundation for equipment-lending outlets. Additionally, it became a catalyst for the articulation of a diverse array of partnerships for the co-production of equipment lending as a public service. This study draws on fieldwork and in-depth interviews with users, staff, volunteers, and institutional partners at two lending outlets, in Kolbotn and Tromsø, in south-eastern and northern Norway. We focus on the co-production of BUA as a public service and discuss how the interplay of various actors leads to the achievement of societal and environmental goals, and subsequently how equipment-lending initiatives can facilitate collaborative consumption practices with the potential to reduce consumption. |
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Sharing for Health, Inclusion, and Sustainability: The Co-Production of Outdoor Equipment Lending in Norway |
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