Insights from science and practice
Explore knowledge, experiences and solutions from the SOURCE project. Here we have collected films, reports and other professional material that provide insight into how we can develop more sustainable holiday homes and recreational areas.
Through concrete examples, research and practical experiences, we want to make knowledge available to municipalities, businesses and others working on future holiday home and travel destination development.
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Reports and publications
Would you like to delve deeper into the knowledge from SOURCE? Here we have collected a selection of reports, feasibility studies and other publications from the project. The documents provide professional insight, concrete examples and knowledge that can be useful in the work on more sustainable holiday home and destination development.
Report | 2026 | Norwegian
How can we build holiday homes that play in harmony with nature?
The report examines how nature-based solutions and ecosystem services can contribute to more sustainable holiday home development. Through examples and experiences from pilots, the study shows how good terrain adaptation, conservation of natural diversity and climate-adapted solutions can reduce environmental impacts and help strengthen nature's own functions.
Hanne Finseth and Daniel Asp, White Architects and Tommy Vince, Kärnvirke Architecture
Report | 2026 | Norwegian
Holiday home development in cycles
How can we make better use of existing holiday homes and resources, rather than building new ones? The report explores how circular economy principles can contribute to more sustainable holiday home development. Through examples and experiences from the SOURCE pilots, the study shows how sharing, reusing, densifying and smarter resource management can reduce environmental impacts, extend the lifespan of buildings and create new opportunities for local value creation.
Morten Gjerde, Carmel Lindkvist and Amy McCormack, NTNU and
Ingrid Svetoft, Lars-Åke Mikaelsson and Karin Johansson, Mittuniversitetet
Report | 2026 | Swedish
Master and detailed plans as instruments for destination development
How can municipalities use spatial planning to ensure a more sustainable development of holiday homes and travel destinations? The report examines experiences from Oppdal, Vemdalen, Storhogna and Järvsö, and highlights how municipal plans and instruments can help balance development, nature considerations and local value creation.
Charlotta Faith-Ell and Hördur Haraldsson, Mittuniversitetet
Report | 2026 | Norwegian
From sustainability to regenerative development of tourism and holiday homes
How can holiday home development contribute to strengthening both local communities and nature? The report explores the principles of regenerative tourism and presents a practical set of criteria for holistic place development. Through examples and experiences from the Ung Bolig pilot in Åfjord, the study shows how local value creation, participation and new forms of collaboration can contribute to more regenerative development.
Alise Plavina and Katy Chada, Pir2
Report | 2026 | Norwegian
Functioning ecosystem – feasibility study for cabin construction
How can we develop holiday homes without destroying valuable nature? The report explores how better land use planning, nature restoration and nature-based solutions can reduce nature loss from cabin construction. Through examples and practical measures, the study shows how densification, use of already degraded areas and gentle construction methods can help preserve biodiversity and improve the ecological state of nature.
Vegard Gundersen and Dagmar Hagen, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NINA
Report | 2024 | Swedish
Tourism, holiday homes and the potential for regenerative development
How can tourism and holiday home development contribute positively to local communities and nature? The report examines challenges and opportunities in Funäsdalen, Vemdalen and Åre, based on surveys, interviews and concrete examples. The study particularly points to the importance of local roots, cooperation and holistic place development.
Rasmus Nordmark, Destination Östersund