The term “Cultural environment” was included in the Cultural heritage act as part of the 1992 revision of the act. As a result of the revision it became possible to protect a cultural environment based on the cultural historical value of the environment, even though the separate elements of the cultural environment were not considered worthy of protection in themselves. To protect a cultural environment according to the Cultural heritage act is a comprehensive procedure, and the final resolution is made by the King in State Council. Protected cultural environments are important to consider in planning as they provide restrictions on the use of, often large, municipal areas. The World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972 and the primary goal of the convention is to identify cultural and natural heritage of universal significance. Norway ratified the convention on May 12th, 1977. The Ministry of Climate and Environment is the topmost responsible authority for following up world heritage in Norway. The Directorate for Cultural Heritage and the Norwegian Environment Agency have the professional responsibility of following up the convention. The Directorate for Cultural Heritage is the coordinating directorate. Even though the UNESCO World heritage environments are not protected according to Norwegian law, they are particularly important cultural environments that must be considered in spatial planning. The historical towns and villages are now experiencing a comprehensive development pressure as a consequence of the urbanising trends in modern societal development. Urban cultural environments of national importance define areas where particular care needs to be taken in future administration and development. Even though these environments do not have formal protection according to Norwegian law, they provide a basis for the identification of consideration zones according to the plan and building act. The environments can also be grounds for objections to spatial planning.

The term “Cultural environment” was included in the Cultural heritage act as part of the 1992 revision of the act. As a result of the revision it became possible to protect a cultural environment based on the cultural historical value of the environment, even though the separate elements of the cultural environment were not considered worthy of protection in themselves. To protect a cultural environment according to the Cultural heritage act is a comprehensive procedure, and the final resolution is made by the King in State Council. Protected cultural environments are important to consider in planning as they provide restrictions on the use of, often large, municipal areas. The World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972 and the primary goal of the convention is to identify cultural and natural heritage of universal significance. Norway ratified the convention on May 12th, 1977. The Ministry of Climate and Environment is the topmost responsible authority for following up world heritage in Norway. The Directorate for Cultural Heritage and the Norwegian Environment Agency have the professional responsibility of following up the convention. The Directorate for Cultural Heritage is the coordinating directorate. Even though the UNESCO World heritage environments are not protected according to Norwegian law, they are particularly important cultural environments that must be considered in spatial planning. The historical towns and villages are now experiencing a comprehensive development pressure as a consequence of the urbanising trends in modern societal development. Urban cultural environments of national importance define areas where particular care needs to be taken in future administration and development. Even though these environments do not have formal protection according to Norwegian law, they provide a basis for the identification of consideration zones according to the plan and building act. The environments can also be grounds for objections to spatial planning.

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A protected cultural environment is an environment where cultural heritage monuments and sites are part of a greater whole or context. A cultural environment can become protected by the king in order to conserve its cultural historical value.

fylkesvis, kommunevis, landsfiler

ISO19115

2003