Fields of goals is a truly interdisciplinary project addressing the urgent call for
implementing the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the regional
and local level. The point of departure is how context-specific dimensions to
societies and natural systems, must be at the core when implementing these
global standards. The complexity connected to balancing environmental,
economic and social values in societal planning, pose several challenges
to planners, authorities and businesses. The overall ambition of FOG is
to develop a framework for implementing the SDG in local and regional
planning. This framework will be based on lessons learned from Local and
Regional Agenda A21 and output from workshops and focus groups where
relevant SDG goals and targets, will be contextualized with the help of
regional scenarios and indicators. The FOG framework will be developed
through five interlinked work packages. The project consortium consists of
experienced and young scholars, regional and local planning authorities
in two Norwegian regions (Nordland and Vestland), four educational
institutions, and representatives from the wider society. Through workshops
and focus groups, stakeholders and planners will contribute to co-production
of knowledge and social learning to the wider community. The project is
expected to contribute to the overall objectives of DEMOS by strengthening
the concept of sustainable development through co-production of knowledge
and social learning across sectors and stakeholder groups, as well as how
sustainable development can be aligned with the Planning and Building Act.