In order to create non-commercial places in the central city of Gothenburg, locating municipal services on ground floor level has been introduced as a part of the social sustainability dimension. The purpose is to create a vivid community and an including society within the urban development project Masthuggskajen. There is however a limited number of previous research conducted on how proceed wit

The municipalities in Sweden are the result of a reform executed between the years 1962-1974 in which smaller municipalities were merged with others, to create larger more economically sustainable units. Today the debate, in wheather the municipalities are able to perform their duties towards their citizens, has been revived. The standard for municipal service is set by the more affluent municipal

This case study aims to add to the existing knowledge on monoculture in Sweden by investigating which approach Landskrona Municipality has on the topic, and how it is manifested in the municipality’s urban and regional planning. Landskrona has a long history of rationalized agricultural practices strongly characterized by monoculture to provide Sweden with cash crops for self-sufficiency on food a

This Bachelor thesis aims to analyse how the city of Gothenburg can be seen as a landscape of power and how this landscape might change due to the construction of the new CBD area called RegionCity, located just behind the central station. From the end of the 1970s, the city has developed from being an industrial city to become a post-industrial city. This has led to a new planning discourse chara

This essay aims to investigate which tools Swedish planners can use to create social mixing in newly built urban districts and how the current housing policy in Sweden affects the possibilities to do so. Two examples of urban district projects, Frihamnen in Gothenburg and Vallastaden in Linköping, are used to present different ways of planning for social mixing. The research questions are: - Whi

In an era of economic globalization shaped by hegemonic capitalism, resistance movements introduce different alternatives for a life beyond capitalism. The powerful and dominant system logic criticizes such movements for being utopian dreamers with no pragmatic sense of plausible social change. The 'ontology of the possible' for emancipatory social change is dominated by the coloniality of

The historical development of modern Swedish regional development policy indicates a con-tinuous contradiction between two underlying arguments of what constitutes the raison d’etre of regional development policy. Economic growth and territorial cohesion exemplifies con-trasting goals and ambitions prevalent in the historical development, as well as in the regional growth and development policy of

I vissa fall uppfattas betalda samarbeten med influencers som genuina rekommendationer och som ett effektivt sätt att påverka konsumentens köpintention. Dock understryks oro för hur betalda samarbeten vilseleder konsumenten genom sublima budskap som sprids genom influencers. Inte bara forskare ifrågasätter trovärdigheten i det som kommuniceras genom betalda samarbeten på sociala medier, utan även

This essay aims to describe and analyse how a municipality is affected by being located in a regional periphery. The rural Mellerud Municipality is situated within the Västra Götaland County, which population-wise is the second biggest in Sweden and is in some contexts described as a “metropolitan county”. Despite the fact that Mellerud is located in this big county with strong economic growth, th

Densification is used as a sustainable urban planning strategy in many municipalities in Sweden. This paper aims to investigate how officials at the urban planning office in Lund handles the social dimension of sustainable development in the planning process regarding densification, and the challenges and obstacles that they face. Theories of current planning ideology and norms together with theor

This essay discusses the use of ecosystem services in the vity renewal project Norra Djurgårdsstaden in central Stockholm. The chosen method has been a document analysis where neoliberal planning tendencies was identified from five factors. This was then critically analyzed with the theoretical framework of Harveys theory about urban entrepreneurialism, and political ecology. Holgersens Green fix,

Bakgrund: Att vara en del av arbetslivet är något de flesta vuxna strävar efter men ändå har vuxna med autismspektrumstörning en hög arbetslöshet och låg sysselsättningsgrad. Få studier har undersökt vilka arbetsterapeutiska interventioner som främjar aktivitet i arbetslivet för vuxna med autismspektrumstörning. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att kartlägga och beskriva vilka arbetstBackground: Being a part of the working life is something most adults aim for, yet adults with autism spectrum disorder have high unemployment rates. Few studies have investigated which occupational therapy interventions that promote working life for adults with autism spectrum disorder. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine and describe occupational therapy interventions that are described in

This essay aims to investigate how the Municipality of Ängelholm interprets the concept of sustainable development in the planning process of a new urban area called Stationsområdet and if said area will contribute to the sustainable development of the municipality. The study answers these questions by analyzing documents associated to the planning process of Stationsområdet and conducting intervi

Municipalities in Sweden are facing a large recruitment requirement as staff shortages are increasing in several fields. Across the country municipalities experiencing a rise in competition over available pools of labour. In order to compete with other employers and meet recruitment requirements, the municipalities are facing a growing need to stand out as attractive employers. The thesis hence se

To cooperate in groups and networks to achieve a certain goal is a recognized way of working in organisations. In a world that demands more effective solutions for complex problems, it is valuable to study the effects that networks can cause on organisational management and structure. The aim of this thesis is to examine an organisation’s participation in different networks,to answer the research

This bachelor thesis is a case study of a culture project in Scania, Norra Grängesberg gatufesten in Malmö, planned by the municipality. The project aims to create a place where a diversity of culture actors can take part and is promoted as a grassroot festival. The viewpoint of the thesis is planned creativity with following research questions 1.1 How do the actors describe the Norra Grängesberg

Climate change is a global problem that can have negative effects on coastal areas. This study aims to examine if the coast of Ystad municipality is planned according to the laws of sustainable development and the three sustainability dimensions. The study investigates if all dimensions are prioritized equally, and if there are any conflicts that occur when planning this way. Furthermore, it seeks

Hagastaden is a urban construction project for housing and workplaces, divided between the municipalities Solna stad and Stockholms stad, in Sweden. The building started in 2017 and will be finished in 2025. The project involves many actors including the municipalities. Hagastaden is supposed to be a very densified area, which is stated by the Stockholm municipality it self will lead to a smaller

Begreppet social hållbarhet har nyligen blommat upp i olika sammanhang inom fastighetsbranschen. Många fastighetsbolag använder begreppet men inte sällan råder oklarheter i vad arbetet med social hållbarhet egentligen innebär. Syftet med examensarbetet är att konkretisera vad social hållbarhet innebär för fastighetsbranschen samt var lönsamheten ligger i det arbetet. För att kunna göra det utgårSocial Sustainability is frequently used in different contexts within the real estate industry, although there sometimes are uncertainties about the definition of the term. The purpose of this study is to concretize the term social sustainability in the perspective of the real estate sector and to identify how companies can profit from working with it. A qualitative study is done by interviewing

The modern day society, and especially cities, are dependent on infrastructure and the continueous flow of goods, services and people. Some of these infrastructures are critical for the others functioning on a normal pace and have been coined as critical infrastructures. This paper addresses the protection of critical infrastructures in four different municipalities in Sweden through the directive