The goal is to create an environment that promotes well-being.

Harpa Stefánsdóttir is a professor of planning at the University of Iceland, and her research and doctoral degree are concerned with how people evaluate beauty in urban environments. She is involved in research in this field, along with transportation issues, and has been and is a member of extensive international research teams on planning. She is also the chair of the Icelandic Association of Planning Professionals. Egill Sæbjörnsson talks to …

Harstad Tidende is based in Harstad and is the regional newspaper for the municipalities of Harstad, Tjeldsund, Kvæfjord, Evenes and Ibestad