Swedish Municipalities and the Sustainable Development of Towns, Cities and Communities – Examples of Habitat-Oriented Work
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Swedish Municipalities and the Sustainable Development of Towns, Cities and Communities – Examples of Habitat-oriented work 1 DNR: B 5081–1331/99 TITLE: Swedish municipalities and the sustainable development of towns, cities and communities – Examples of Habitat-oriented work DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2001 PUBLISHER: Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning and Swedish National Committee on Agenda 21 and Habitat EDITION: 1 NUMBER OF COPIES: 1 000 copies COVER PRINT: Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning PRINT: Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning ISBN: 91–7147–674-1 SUMMARY: This set of examples describes how some fifty Swedish municipalities are working on planning for the sustainable development of towns, cities and communities. The aim of the publication is to provide inspiration and ideas for local work. Sustainable development has ecological, social, cultural and economic aspects. This is why many different types of projects are presented. Taken together these examples provide an overview of current issues and planning problems that Swedish municipalities are contending with at present in different parts of the country. KEY WORDS: sustainable towns, cities and communities, sustainable development, urban planning, urban development, land-use planning, planning, Habitat Agenda, Agenda 21, examples, municipalities. THE PUBLICATION CAN BE ORDERED FROM: Boverket (Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning) Publikationsservice Box 534 SE - 371 23 Karlskrona Tel: +46 455-35 30 50 Fax: +46 455-819 27 E mail: [email protected] Home page: www.boverket.se © BOVERKET 2001 TRANSLATION: Ian MacArthur COVER ILLUSTRATION: From the top left the municipalities of Gotland, Mark, Malmö, Åre, Kalmar, Arboga, Avesta, Karlskrona, Falkenberg, Nynäshamn and Eksjö. The names of the photographers are given under each picture inside the publication. 2 FOREWORD Benefiting from one another’s experience and highlighting good examples are central components in the follow-up of commitments under the Habitat Agenda, the global plan of action for sustainable human settlements development adopted at the UN Habitat II Conference in 1996. We are therefore pleased to be able to present this report containing examples from some 50 Swedish municipalities. This set of examples complements the Swedish National Report prepared for the Special Session of the General Assembly on Habitat on 6-8 June 2001. The examples illustrate the close links between Agenda 21 and the Habitat Agenda, both of which have a clear social perspective and an explicit democratic dimen- sion. In work at local level the ecological and social perspectives are combined and participation is the operative instrument. The examples reflect differing approaches in municipalities in a variety of situations and facing a range of planning problems, i.e. both larger and medium-sized settlements, on the one hand, and small communities and rural areas, on the other. Taken together the examples provide an overview of current issues and planning problems that Swedish municipalities are contending with in different parts of the country. The contents of this report are based on the work of the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning. As the central government agency in the field of housing, building, planning and urban development, the Board has long experience of work on issues related to sustainable urban and human settlements development. During 2000 the Board has been commissioned by the Government to follow and bring together ongoing Habitat-oriented work in the municipalities. The examples presented here are mainly drawn from the Board’s conference series “A town is more than its buildings …” held in late 1999 and early 2000. The county admi- nistrative boards and regional associations of local authorities were co-organisers of these conferences and have helped to select the municipal examples. In addi- tion to these examples this report also contains a follow-up of some of the examples highlighted in the Swedish National Report to Istanbul in 1996. This part of the report describes how work has progressed, what results have been achieved and what lessons learned. It is our hope that the examples presented here can act as a source of inspiration for local Habitat work, not only in Sweden but also in other parts of the world. Karlskrona and Stockholm in May 2001 Ines Uusmann Rolf Lindell Director-General Secretary-General Swedish National Board of Swedish National Committee on Housing, Building and Planning Agenda 21 and Habitat 3 CONTENTS This set of examples describes how some fifty Swedish six themes to clarify this. The six themes are: Democracy municipalities are working on planning for the sustainable and participation, Environment-oriented work, Local development of towns, cities and communities. Sustain- identity and the built environment, Local enterprise and able development has ecological, social, cultural and economic development, Planning and development economic aspects. The municipal examples presented here strategies and, finally, Local politics. A final section of often have the ambition of including as many aspects as examples reports on progress in a selection of Sweden’s possible. However, each example usually has a particular national best practices from Habitat II in 1996. emphasis. The examples have therefore been grouped in This is Sweden .......................................................... 7 Local identity and the built environment Kalmar municipality ................................................. 28 Democracy and participation The attractive and sustainable town Falkenberg municipality ........................................... 8 Citizen survey in Falkenberg Kristianstad municipality.......................................... 30 A vital town centre Sundsvall municipality.............................................. 10 Local environment issues integrated Ljungby municipality ............................................... 32 in land-use planning A town is also its colours City of Göteborg ...................................................... 12 Eksjö municipality .................................................... 34 Bergsjön – a city district on the path to sustainability The spirit of the time determines the form of a town, not its identity Nynäshamn municipality .......................................... 14 Change begins in the housing area Sölvesborg municipality............................................ 36 – the example of Backlura The spirit of the place – reflections on Sölvesborg City of Malmö.......................................................... 16 Arboga municipality ................................................. 38 Integration and sustainable development How can we handle the qualities of the small town? Hudiksvall och Söderhamn municipalities ................. 41 Environment-oriented work IT, participation and conservation City of Stockholm Indicators for sustainable development ....................... 18 Lycksele municipality................................................ 42 Green and living courtyards ........................................20 Development and conservation in Lycksele Gotland municipality................................................ 22 Avesta municipality................................................... 44 Sustainable development on Gotland Co-operation for a more attractive town centre Luleå municipality .................................................... 24 Local enterprise and economic Sustainable development in Luleå municipality development Pajala municipality ................................................... 26 Dals-Ed municipality ................................................. 46 Sustainable development in Pajala municipality Sustainability in rural areas using IT Karlskoga municipality ............................................. 48 From single-industry community to sustainable town 4 Storuman municipality ............................................. 50 Karlskrona municipality ........................................... 82 Planning and development in a mountain karlskrona.se – our comprehensive plan municipality Sollentuna municipality ............................................ 84 Åre municipality ....................................................... 52 Silverdal – a sustainable urban district From land to tourism, from farm to town Varberg municipality ................................................ 86 Nybro municipality .................................................... 54 Comprehensive planning for sustainable The Kingdom of Wood, Crystal and Design development Hallsberg municipality ............................................. 56 Vallentuna municipality............................................ 88 Planning for a competitive town centre The comprehensive plan – a tool for sustainable development Örnsköldsvik municipality .........................................58 Infrastructure planning and town centre development City of Västerås ......................................................... 90 A sustainable Västerås Lund municipality .................................................... 60 LundaMaTs – environment-friendly Karlshamn municipality ........................................... 92 transport in Lund Karlshamn from our perspectives City of Uppsala ......................................................... 62 Borlänge municipality .............................................. 94 Uppsala 2020