CURRICULUM VITAE for Berit Irene Nordahl

CURRICULUM VITAE for Berit Irene Nordahl Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research P.O.Box 44, Blindern, N-0313 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47 22 95 88 00. Fax: + 47 22 60 77 74 Norwegian University of Life Sciences Post box 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway. Tel: +47 64965380. Mobile: +47 99031793 November 2010 Name: Berit Nordahl Date of birth: 05.06.1958 Academic degree: Phd, cand sociol Current position: Associate Professor and Head of Section Nationality: Norwegian Languages: Norwegian, English, German Countries of work: Norway, England, Zambia, Tanzania E-mail: Berit.Nordahl@NIBR.no Civil status: Married, two children (aged 25 yrs and 16 yrs) Education: Year Academic degree Institution 2006 PhD. Institute of Urban Design and Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art, NTNU, Norway 1985 Master s degree in Sociology Institute of Sociology, University of Oslo, Norway Key Qualifications: 1. Section leader with responsibility for developing training programmes in real estate development, land surveying, land conciliation and urban and regional planning 2. Leading research groups within the area of urban development, housing studies, land use and environment according to scientific, financial and human management measures. 3. Leading lager competence building programmes. 4. Leading applied research projects. (Project leader for 11 research projects last 10 years). 5. Doing applied research activities within the field of housing, planning, real estate development, land use decisions and urban development, in particular within the area of - Norwegian housing policy and the role of local authorities and in implementing state policy. - Urban environment and planning challenges. - Commercial development, developers, development control and building legislation 1

- Citizen s participation and cooperation between citizens and the local planning authorities. 6. Quantitative and qualitative research methods 7. Dissemination of research results (verbal and in written) 8. Evaluating slum upgrading and property rights projects in developing countries (Sub Sahara Africa) and in the transitional economy of Bosnia. Work history: 2010 - Research fellow at Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional research (NIBR) (Part time) 2010 - Associate Professor and Section leader, Section for real estate development and urban planning, Institute for Urban Planning and Landscaping at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (full time) 2006-2010 Research Director at Norwegian Urban and Regional research Institute (NIBR) Department for Housing and Environmental Planning Research 2005-2006 Assistant Executive Director at the Norwegian Building Research Institute (Interim position) 2003-2006 Research Director at the Norwegian Building Research Institute (Byggforsk) department for Housing, Environment and Building Process. 2002-2003 Guest Researcher school of Architecture, Landscape and Planning, University of Newcastle, UK 1999-2003 PHD student, Byggforsk/NTNU 1990-1999 Research Fellow, Norwegian Building Research Institute (Byggforsk) 1988-1990 Planner, Hurum kommune, Norway 1986-1987 Research Fellow: Youth Survey Project. IKOS, Telemark College 1983-1984 Research Assistant: Housing for Youth. Municipality of Oslo Related activities: Academic Honorary Office 1) 2007 Member of adjudication committee for PhD degree, Faculty of Sciences and Technology Management, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. 2) 2007 2010 Member of board Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for boligutvikling (National Competence Centre for Housing Development) Papirbredden Innovasjon as. Norway. 3) 2005-2010 Member of board, Center for bolig og velferdsforskning (Centre for Housing and Welfare) Institute for Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 2

4) 1999-2005 Appointed by Norwegian Research Council in Norway to head the researchers group, leading and coordinating academic work connected to evaluation of the revision of the building part of the Norwegian Planning and Building Act. Academic networks and memberships 2009 - Member of coordination committee of ENHR working group for land for affordable housing 2008 - Member of Cost Actions (TUD0602) Land management for Urban Dynamics. 2003 - Member of board of Nordisk Samarbeide for Bolig og byforskning (NSBB) Other relevant, non-academic Honorary Office 1) 2008-2009 Member of board: Norsk Eiendomskompetanse AS (Norwegian Real Estate Competence AS) 2) 2000 2009 Member of PBL2000 2) 1999-2005 Member of board for Bolig og Byplanforeningen Oslo department with the responsibility to plan and manage public meetings with lectures and discussions (4-6 meetings each term) 3) 1999 2003 Member of board Habitat with the responsibility to a) plan and manage public meetings with lectures and discussions on topics on housing policy and the developing countries (1-2 each term) and b) to establish and maintain dialogues between research community and governmental departments on the topics on improved housing policy and the role of Norway within the UN Habitat system. Project management 1998 - Leader of several research projects, large and long lasting and shorter commissions (In sum 11 different applied research projects the last 10 years) 2006-2009 Leader of two external funded competence building projects: One within the area of Housing Policy and within the area of Sustainable Housing (Financial frame of both programmes: NOK 9,5 mill). Teaching qualification 2010 - Developing training programme for master students in Real Estate Development 2009-2010 Supplementary staff at Institute for Landscape and Planning (ILP), University of Environment and Lifesciences (UMB) 2009 - Responsible subject teacher, awarding supplementary training course at Oslo University Collage (in Kommunal boligpolitikk og boligsosialt arbeid). 2006 - External examiner at University of Environment and bioscience (UMB), Ås. 1999 - Tutor, master students, Institute for Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo. 3

1986-1988: Guest lecturers, Culture Sociology, College of Telemark (distriktshøyskole) 1986-1987: Lecturer "Introduction to Sociology" College of Telemark (distriktshøyskole) Speaker at several conferences and seminars, including plenary sessions and key note speaker Publications/Recent Scientific Work 1 WRITTEN IN ENGLISH 2010: Paper at NSBB Gävle 22-24 September: Governing with the market Improving marked based planning for increased market housing 2010: Paper at ENHR Istanbul 2010: Workshop 01& 21: Affordability through improved urban planning practises models, successes and pitfalls (co-author: R. Barlindhaug) 2009: Paper at ENHR Prague 2009: Workshop 01 Housing Finance and Residential Property Valuation: Low-deposit housing co-operatives and their performance in the current housing market. Co-authors: R Barlindhaug and K Astrup. 2008: Paper at NSBB 2008, September 21-23: YTK Centre for Urban and Regional Studies/ Helsinki University of Technology. Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland: Housing development policies in a state-market perspective 2008: Managing Regulation Risk Efforts and Effects. Paper to ENHR Conference DUBLIN 2008 2006: Deciding on Development. Collaboration between markets and local governments Doctoral Thesis at NTNU 2006:96 Norway 2005: Housing development and the right to land and property. Co-author: Tom Anyamba. Project report no.393, Byggforsk 2004: Upgrading of urban informal settlements. Evaluation and review of upgrading and poverty reduction activities in three settlements in Lusaka., Zambia. Project report 365 (Co-authors: Chilese Mulenga and Tom Anyamba) 2003: Development regulation through dialogues between the public authority and the market actors. Paper presented at ENHR Conference in Tirana 26-28 May 2003 Byggforsknotat 57, 2003 2001: Privatisation of land use planning in urban areas. Paper for EURA conference in Copenhagen: Models of partnerships and collaborative planning efforts. 2001: Private development initiatives and the public planning authority: - some reflections on collaboration and power relations. Paper for FUS, Tromsø 18-19 June. 2001: The study of democracy in urban land use decisions. Paper to Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies 2001 Course: Democracy and Democratisation. 1 When not other stated, B. Nordahl is sole author 4

2001: Planning theory and the concept of power. Assessing three recent contributions to land-use planning theory. Dr. ing course in Planning Theory (DIA 4092) NTNU, Institute for town and regional planning. December. 2000: The challenges of housing privatisation. Evaluation of a pilot project in Sarajevo 1997. Project report 289, Byggforsk. Co writer Irsham Omerspahic 1998: Community based upgrading of an Informal Settlement in Zambia. An Evaluation of HUZA s activities in Ng ombe, Lusaka. Co-author: Frywell S. Chirwa. Norcoop/NBBL. 1996: The Relation between Informal and Formal Social Infrastructure in Urban Housing Areas. Paper to Conference: The Future of Housing Services. Glasgow, Scotland. WRITTEN IN NORWEGIAN: 2009: Lavinnskuddsboliger et egnet virkemiddel i boligpolitikken? (Low-deposit housing suitable means in the housing policy?) I Praktisk økonomi og finans, nr 2/2009. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo (Coauthors: R Barlindhaug og K Astrup) 2009: Lavinnskuddsboliger - en felle for boligkjøpere? (Low-deposit housing cooperatives trap for housing buyers?) Co-authors R Barlindhaug, K Astrup, NIBR-rapport 2009: Norsk institutt for byog regionforskning, Oslo 2009: Forhandlingsbasert byutvikling. Evaluering av Oslo kommunes arbeid med å utvikle Ensjø fra bilby til boligby (Negotiating urban development: evaluation of the role of Oslo Municipality in the transformation of Ensjø). Co-author: K Harvold, R Skogheim. Report 20, NIBR, Oslo 2008: Markedsbasert utbyggingspolitikk: Møte mellom kommune og utbygger i pressområder (Market based housing policy: the interaction between local authorities and developers in areas with development pressure). Co-authors: R Barlindhaug, M E Ruud. Joint report NIBR/SINTEF Byggforsk/NOVA. NIBR, Oslo 2005: Markedsbasert boligproduksjon i Oslo-regionen. (Market based housing production in greater Oslo) Co-author: R. Barlindhaug. Skriftserien, no.9, Byggforsk, Oslo 2005: Evaluering av byggesaksreformen på vei til bedre bygg? (Evaluation of the Building Act Reform towards higher building quality?) C- authors: I L Saglie, S Sverdrup, G Hansen. Norges Forskningsråd, Oslo 2005: Fra feltutbygging til transformasjon markedsbasert boligproduksjon i Osloregionen. (From greenfield development to inner city transformation - market based housing production in Oslo) Coauthor R. Barlindhaug. In Barlindhaug (ed) Storbyens boligmarked: drivkrefter, rammebetingelser og handlingsvalg. Spartacus, Oslo 2004: Fortellingen om Neskollen om utvidet bruk av utbyggingsavtalert. (The story of Neskollen housing development through extended use of development agreements) Co-author Marit Ekne Ruud. Report 372 Byggforsk, Oslo 2002: Endringer i arealplansystemet i Norge. Ekspertgruppens vurdering av Planlovutvalgets forslag til endringer i Plan og bygningsloven. Changes in the spatial plan system in Norway? Impact 5

assessment of proposals from the executive group on revising the Norwegian Planning and Building Act. Note 56, Byggforsk, Oslo 2001: Mellom byggesak og byutvikling. Evaluering av forenklet reguleringsplan for fortetting i småhusområdene i ytre by. (Between organisations and plans: Evaluation of implementation of development plan for small house areas in outer Oslo). Co author: J. Bjørneboe. Report 315, Byggforsk, Oslo 2001: Fra plan til byggesak eller er det omvendt? (From development plan to building permit - or is it opposite?) in PLAN nr 1. 2001, Special edited on Urban Transformation 2001: New trends: Privatised planning process Texts to keyword planning privatisation, Norwegian Building Service. September 2000: Evaluering av byggesaksreformen faglig overbygning (Evaluation of the revision of The Norwegian Planning and Building Act evaluation upstart perspectives). Report 274, Byggforsk, Oslo 2000:Private planer offentlige utfordringer (Private plans public challenges). Report 290, Byggforsk, Oslo 1999: Lokale utvalg og deltakerdemokrati. Evaluering av SAM programmets forsøk med formalisert samarbeid mellom kommune og innbyggere. (Local non-governmental organisations and the participative democracy - evaluation of the SAM development programme for cooperation between residents and local authorities). Co-author: Y Carlsson. Joint report, NIBR and Byggforsk, Oslo. 1999: Residential behaviour and time use - analysing outdoor time use in different residential areas. Report 265 Byggforsk, Oslo. 1998: Local authorities and the housing policy - variations and consequences. Co-authors: L N Predelli, A Strand, T Hansen. Joint report NIBR/Byggforsk, NIBR, Oslo 1997: Framtidens Fornebu. Analyse av sosiale konsekvenser (The future of Fornebu - social impact analysis). Note 24, Byggforsk, Oslo 1997: Deltakelse og social miljø i boligområder praktiske tips (Participation and social environments in housing areas. Practical Tip. Booklet 4, in Service for improved social life in urban housing areas, Byggforsk, Oslo. 1996: Sosiale relasjoner mellom beboere formell og uformell samhandling mellom beboere i ytre og inder by. (Social relations in housing areas formal and informal contact between residents in outskirts and inner city areas). Report 199, Byggforsk, Oslo 1996: Nabokontakt og deltakelse i forstadsområder. Caserapport fra ytre Oslo. (Neighbours interaction in suburbs. Case report from Outer Oslo. Note 19, Byggforsk, Oslo 1996: Nabokontakt og deltakelse i boligormdåer teoretisk tilnærming og metodiske utfordringer (Social interaction and social participation in housing areas. Theoretical approach and methodological challenges) Note 15, Byggforsk, Oslo 6

1996: Nabokontakt og deltakelse i indre by (Neighbours interactions in inner city areas. Case report from Inner Oslo) Note 14, Byggforsk, Oslo 1996: Konsekvensanalyser foksu på sosiale forhold (Environmental impact analysis: social impac assesmentst )Co-autors: L Knudtzon, M Sommerfelt and R Barlindhaug. Booklet, Statsbygg. 1995: Aktivitet og fellesskap der folk bor. (Residential activity and residential community). Report 184 Byggforsk, Oslo Some plenary speaking the last years 2009: NBBLs Framtidsprosjekt 2030 : Boliger for ungdom: hva kan og bør kommunen gjøre. (Housing for youth: What can and should the local level authorities do). 14. januar 2009 Håndverkeren, Oslo. 2008: Norsk Plankompetanse 24 th of October: Challenges and changes in Norwegian Municipal Housing Policies. TEKNA 5 th of June: New Planning and Building Act Changes and Challenges Plenary Speaker 2007: NTNU Fagdagene: Byforming 07- Styring, virkemidler og gjennomføring. Samhandling mellom myndighet og marked: Nye forutsetninger og endrede roller Hva er fruktbare modeller? (State-market cooperation -changed practises and new roles. What are fruitful models) 2006: Ungbo: the 20 th Anniversary Celebration: Bolig og identitet modeller de siste 20 årene (Housing and Identity Housing models over 20 years) Oslo, dec. 2006. City of Bergen - Housing and planning conference: Planlegging og marked nye samarbeidsmodeller. (Planning and market models of cooperation) 2005: Norsk Eiendomskompetanse September 2005: Reguleringsrisiko (Development Risk). Nordisk Samarbeid for bolig og byforskning (NSBB) Gilleleje, Danmark. Oktober 2005: Markedsbasert boligforsyning (Market based housing production) 7