Environmental policies and urban planning in Sweden. Goals, instruments and strategies

ELANDER, Ingemar; UDSKOG, Rolf; JOHANSSON, Marcus

dc.contributor.author	ELANDER, Ingemar
dc.contributor.author	UDSKOG, Rolf
dc.contributor.author	JOHANSSON, Marcus
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-17T11:47:49Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-17T11:47:49Z
dc.date.issued	1997-12-30
dc.identifier.issn	1231-1952
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/56032
dc.description.abstract	The main topic of this paper is Swedish environmental policies and urban planning in the framework of the Rio declaration and the Agenda 21 document. Aside from the introduction the paper is in four parts. Taking its point of departure in a survey of the development of Swedish environmentalism during the 20th century until Rio I 992, the paper in the second part analyses the goals and instruments as formulated in the flood of official documents following the Rio Conference. The regulatory, financial and other instruments proposed to fulfil the official strategies are also examined, with special regard to the role of local government in implementing environmental policies. In the third part, some examples of urban environmental planning and policies are presented and critically discussed. In conclusion we briefly highlight some issues of principle to be addressed when examining the proccsses and outcomes of urban environmental policies and planning.	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	pl
dc.relation.ispartofseries	European Spatial Research and Policy;2	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subject	environmental policy	en
dc.subject	urban planning	en
dc.title	Environmental policies and urban planning in Sweden. Goals, instruments and strategies	en
dc.type	Article
dc.page.number	5-35
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	ELANDER, Ingemar - University of Örebro, Centre for Housing and Urban Research	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	UDSKOG, Rolf - University of Örebro, Centre for Housing and Urban Research	en
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	JOHANSSON, Marcus - University of Örebro, Centre for Housing and Urban Research	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1896-1525
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dc.contributor.authorEmail	ELANDER, Ingemar - esrap-me@geo.uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	UDSKOG, Rolf - esrap-me@geo.uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmail	JOHANSSON, Marcus - esrap-me@geo.uni.lodz.pl
dc.identifier.doi	10.18778/1231-1952.4.2.01
dc.relation.volume	4

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