SOURCE ‑ Sustainable develOpment of hoUsing for ReCreational usE.

Background

Leisure municipalities in Trøndelag and Jämtland want to be good and sustainable municipalities for both residents and visitors. In particular, the development of holiday homes has been important for creating growth and employment in rural areas prone to depopulation. The leisure industry and the company involved in the development of holiday homes are particularly vulnerable here, with activities largely consuming nature.

Purpose and goal

In source, the project owners want to take the step from knowledge to practice by identifying and exemplifying in pilots how holiday home development to a greater extent can be a tool for a more sustainable holiday home development.

Four development areas where research, architects, entrepreneurs
and municipalities collaborate for new knowledge

The initiative is run together with the National Park Næringshage in collaboration with architects, construction companies, researchers at Mid Sweden University, NTNU in Trondheim, Region Jämtland Härjedalen and Trøndelag County Municipality.

Circular economy

• Knowledge development for less use of virgin materials and resources.
• Increased opportunities for increased lifespan and reuse.
• Models for sharing economy linked to the use of holiday homes.

Regenerative Tourism

• Development of holiday homes and tourism that generate local jobs and contribute to the restoration of nature.
• New business models that generate capital to strengthen nature and local communities. 

Nature-based solutions

• Solutions that contribute to increased nature and biodiversity but also contribute to reducing the effects of climate impact.
• Solutions to how we use nature or mimic nature's own solutions in built environments.

Upgrading Destroyed Nature

• Models for how holiday homes can be developed to help upgrade destroyed or degraded nature.
• Methods for mapping areas that can be prioritized for upgrading.