Attractive villages in the districts of Rogaland : Evaluation of the Attractive villages project 2021-2024

We have evaluated the project Attractive villages in the rural areas of Rogaland, phase 2. We find that the project has largely contributed to the overall goal of facilitating a joint effort to support and strengthen the development of attractive villages in the rural areas of Rogaland. Based on our findings, we consider it pertinent to continue the project. We also discuss the county's ability and opportunities to coordinate its use of various instruments in its ordinary operation to support the smaller municipalities in their work with the development of attractive villages in the rural areas. We find that the county today has little ability to do so, but that it has good opportunities to strengthen its coordination if they establish structures and routines, as well as set aside dedicated resources to support this, as was done in the project Attractive villages in the rural areas of Rogaland.