Abstract
Municipal land-use planning for second-home development has become increasingly contentious in Norway, with particular concern regarding its environmental impacts. In this article, we investigate how environmental sustainability is interpreted and practiced in local second-home planning by comparing two neighbouring municipalities straddling the popular downhill ski destination of Norefjell. By applying the analytical concept of the empty signifier, we illustrate how different significations of environmental sustainability in the two municipalities allow local authorities to justify contrasting strategies for second-home expansion despite the cost to nature. The article further indicates the broader possibilities and problems resulting from the malleability of environmental sustainability in second-home planning against the urgent need to deal with climate and nature crises.
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