DOCSLIB.ORG

Ex-Post Evaluation INTERREG

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Ex-Post Evaluation of the INTERREG III Community Initiative funded by the ERDF TASK 5: IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF PROGRAMMES PROGRAMME: INTERREG IIIA ØRESUND (DENMARK – SWEDEN) EVALUATION REPORT elaborated by Dr. Kim Møller, Oxford Group (Denmark) Panteia and Partners: • EureConsult S.A. (Luxemburg) • Policy Research and Consultancy (Frankfurt / Germany) • GÉPHYRES EURL (Roubaix / France) • The Radboud University (Nijmegen / The Netherlands) Reference R20090293/30922000/LTR/CWI January 2010 This study has been financed by European Commission Directorate General for Regional Policy, Evaluation Unit. Quoting of numbers and/or text is permitted only when the source is clearly mentioned. INTERREG III ex-post evaluation. In-depth evaluation of the PROGRAMME: INTERREG IIIA ØRESUND (DENMARK – SWEDEN) Contents FOREWORDTU UT ......................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVETU SUMMARYUT ........................................................................................ 4 1TU UT INTRODUCTIONTU UT ................................................................................. 6 2TU UT RESEARCHTU INTEREST AND METHODOLOGYUT ........................................ 8 3TU UT IN-DEPTHTU ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS AND IMPACTS IN TERMS OF EFFECTIVENESS & THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTSUT .......................... 9 3.1TU UT TU HE FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMMEUT .......................................... 9 3.2TU THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMMEUT ....................................................... 16 3.3.TU UT PTU ROJECT-LEVEL CO-OPERATION UNDER THE PROGRAMMEUT ..................................... 24 3.5TU UT ATU NALYSIS OF FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE CHARACTER OF THE PROGRAMMEUT ............ 42 3.6TU UT RTU E-CONSIDERING THE “DEPTH & INTENSITY OF TERRITORIAL CO-OPERATION”UT ............ 50 3.7TU UT MTU AIN FACTORS FOSTERING OR HAMPERING CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION UNDER INTERREG IIIUT ................................................................................... 54 4TU UT IN-DEPTHTU ANALYSIS OF RESULTS AND IMPACTS IN TERMS OF UTILITY AND EFFICIENCY – INTERREG IIIA ØRESUNDUT ................... 57 4.1TU UT TU HE EXTERNAL COHERENCE OF THE PROGRAMMEUT............................................... 57 4.2TU UT TU HE INTRINSIC PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAMMEUT ........................................... 60 5TU UT OVERALLTU FINAL CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONSUT .. 66 5.1TU UT OTU VERALL FINAL CONCLUSIONS ON THE IMPACT OF THE INTERREG III PROGRAMMEUT ..... 66 5.2TU SHORT- AND MEDIUM-TERM POLICY RECOMMENDATIONSUT ..................................... 69 5.3TU LONG-TERM POLICY RECOMMENDATIONSUT ....................................................... 70 ANNEXTU 1 UT TU REFERENCESUT ................................................................................... 72 ANNEXTU 1 UT TU REFERENCESUT ................................................................................... 72 ANNEXTU 2 UT UPDATEDTU DATA MATRICES AVAILABLE IN THE ØRESUND DATABASE BY SUBJECTUT..................................................................................... 74 R20090293.doc 2 January 2010 INTERREG III ex-post evaluation. In-depth evaluation of the PROGRAMME: INTERREG IIIA ØRESUND (DENMARK – SWEDEN) Foreword The ex-post evaluation of Interreg III comprises a number of tasks interactively and iteratively linked. One of the tasks is the in-depth evaluation of a sample of sixteen Interreg III programmes from all three strands. The expected outcome of these in-depth assessments is demanding (e.g. the evidence-based extrapolation of results from project and programme level to the Community Initiative). INTERREG III A Oresund programme has been in-depth evaluated as a part of the Strand A Category 3 of programmes: Programmes with less-favourable cross-border framework conditions, a very high or medium concentration of ERDF-support on INTERREG III “priority topics” and a high or medium level of depth & intensity of co-operation. R20090293.doc 3 January 2010 INTERREG III ex-post evaluation. In-depth evaluation of the PROGRAMME: INTERREG IIIA ØRESUND (DENMARK – SWEDEN) Executive Summary The vision of an integrated Öresund region between Denmark and Sweden dates long back and cross- border cooperation projects started more than 36 years ago. However, living the vision took a huge leap forward when the fixed link between Denmark and Sweden was inaugurated in year 2000. Before opening the Öresund Bridge a number of projects had been displayed as part of the INTERREG IIa program paving the way for quickly picking low hanging fruits as soon as the fixed link was in place. Low hanging fruits included first of all the Medicon Valley and the Øresund University. When the Öresund Bridge opened two different and contradicting events happened. First of all the Medicon Valley and the Øresund University took off as institutions and indicated the success of the regional integration. Second, not much else happened. Cross-border passing and regional integration developed much slower than expected. Only now, ten years later, the actual cross border interaction has reached the level of activity that was expected to display shortly after the inauguration of the fixed link. The Interreg IIIa programme was born out of this stop-and-go process. High hopes were associated with the integration in the region but the hopes fulfilled were initiated before the fixed link was established. Hopes born by the construction of the Øresund Bridge were only fulfilled at a far later point in time than expected. The success of the Interreg IIIa programme on the measure level is quite unquestionable. On the overall level all three priorities were overachieved and on the detailed level of sub-measures only one in 14 submeasures were not achieved or overachieved. Also with respect to the financial allocation over time it is fair to say that the Interreg IIIa program was a success in terms of adapting to changed priorities and realities of the region without loosing the original goals a sight. To which extent the Interreg IIIa program then actually had an impact that matches the resources spend is more difficult to assess. The methodological set-up for monitoring the implementation of the program was not strong on impact measures. Neither was the first level financial control implicating that by the conclusion of the program the Commission suspended its final payment to the Interreg IIIa program. Also the administrative set-up vis-à-vis the political steering of the program was critically debated. After the termination of the Interreg IIIa program efforts have been made correct the defaults of the first level financial control and to accommodate criticism with respect to the administrative set-up. What stands is the slow down of speed in reducing barriers to trade and commerce and the imbalance in political focus on integration between the Swedish and the Danish side of the region. Also the Interreg program is consider en “elite program” for public administration bodies limiting the involvement of private partners. The institutional and regulatory set-up in Denmark and Sweden is still so different that cross-border cooperation is hampered. Diverging national legal frameworks and lack of transperancy and coordination in fields such as cross-border taxation, social security, pension and unemployment benefits as well as civic rights limits the potential for a new lifestyle in the Region where companies can expand their R20090293.doc 4 January 2010 INTERREG III ex-post evaluation. In-depth evaluation of the PROGRAMME: INTERREG IIIA ØRESUND (DENMARK – SWEDEN) markets, job-seekers can take up working in the neighbouring country, families can start new lives on the other side and students can follow courses on more than one university. The short- and medium term policy recommendations based on the evaluation highlights: • Involvement of remote regions facilitated by specific marketing efforts, by favouring proposals involving remote parts of the region (on the prerequisite that all other requirements are met satisfactory) and by proactive efforts in raising awareness of specific project opportunities, • Involvement of the National Governments in e.g. analysis of the benefits of removing or reducing one or more of the barriers in question. • Priority to cross-border projects in the area of Health, Social Care, Police, Custom etc. In a long-term policy perspective the overall recommendation is to continuously analyze the development of the region and balance the integration of new topics with sustaining attention to old topics until the intended effects has been achieved. This sailing between Scylla and Carybdis takes political leadership and the first long term policy recommendation is to ensure as much political leadership as possible in the overall governance of future INTERREG programmes. From a long term policy perspective the INTERREG IIIa programme has been fairly well integrated with other regional programmes and activities. Securing national government support, however, has been and are still, lacking hampering the cross-border integration in areas such as diverging national legal frameworks and lack of transparency and coordination in fields such as cross-border taxation, social security, pension and unemployment benefits as well as civic rights. Political leadership in the governance of the INTERREG programmes is essential both to balance existing and new priorities and to secure national government
Recommended publications
  • Decommissioning of the Nuclear Facilities at Ris0 National Laboratory, Denmark

    Decommissioning of the Nuclear Facilities at Ris0 National Laboratory, Denmark

    General Data as called for under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty Decommissioning of the Nuclear Facilities at Ris0 National Laboratory, Denmark National Board of Health National Institute of Radiation Hygiene March 2003 DK0300128 General Data relating to the arrangements for disposal of radioactive waste required under Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty Submission by Riso National Laboratory and the National Institute of Radiation Hygiene on behalf of the Danish Government This document provides General Data relating to the arrangements for disposal of radioactive wastes as called for under the Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty where it applies to the dismantling of nuclear reactors as recommended in Commission Recommendation 1999/829/Euratom of 6 December 1999. National Board of Health National Institute of Radiation Hygiene ISBN 87-91232-85-6 3741-168-2002, March 2003 ISBN 87-91232-86-4 (internet) Ris0 National Laboratory - Submission under Article 37 of the European Treaty Contents Introduction 1 1 Site and surroundings 4 1.1 Geographical, topographical and geological features of the site 4 1.2 Hydrology 6 1.3 Meteorology 8 1.4 Natural resources and foodstuffs 9 2 Nuclear facilities on the site of Ris0 National Laboratory 11 2.1 Description and history of installations to be dismantled 11 2.1.1 DR 1 11 2.1.2 DR2 12 2.1.3 DR3 14 2.1.4 Hot Cells 18 2.1.5 Fuel fabriaction 19 2.1.6 Waste Management Plant 21 2.2 Ventilation systems and treatment of airborne wastes 21 2.3 Liquid waste treatment 22 2.4 Solid waste treatment 22 2.5 Containments
  • LIFE SCIENCE in SKÅNE – a Survey of Companies in the Sector

    LIFE SCIENCE in SKÅNE – a Survey of Companies in the Sector

    LIFE SCIENCE IN SKÅNE – a survey of companies in the sector 426 companies 7 500 employees Medtech largest subsector Half of companies are located in science parks LIFE SCIENCE IN SKÅNE – a survey of companies in the sector PREFACE This analysis has been prepared by Øresundsinstituttet as part of the Interreg- There are 426 life science enterprises in Skåne, and together they employ 7 500 people in the region. That is around 1 500 more than the number of people employed by the same compa- project Greater Copenhagen Life Science Analysis Initiative and was written by nies five years ago. In the interim, 92 new life science enterprises have emerged in Skåne. Kristoffer Dahl Sørensen, Sofi Eriksson, Camilla Neve Lieknins and Emil Persson. More than half of Skåne’s life science businesses are based in science parks, and medtech is the largest subsector in the region: these are several of the main results of the survey of Project manager for analytics: Jenny Andersson companies presented in this report. In addition, Skåne’s life science businesses responded to Overall project manager: Johan Wessman questions about their needs for new staff and for new expertise in the future. It emerged that the primary need is for more competences in STEM, as well as sales and marketing. Translation: Justina Bartoli The coronavirus pandemic has changed the situations of many businesses, but the life Cover photo: News Øresund science sector appears to be one of the sectors to have weathered the crisis well to date. This is also apparent in Skåne; this spring, around 100 of Skåne’s life science companies November 2020 answered questions about whether the coronavirus pandemic had made it necessary for them to dismiss staff members.
  • How Do Local Politicians Perceive Party Conflicts? Effects of Power, Trust and Ideology

    How Do Local Politicians Perceive Party Conflicts? Effects of Power, Trust and Ideology

    How do local politicians perceive party conflicts? Effects of power, trust and ideology Paper prepared for presentation at NORKOM XXVI, Reykjavík 1 – 2 Dec 2017 First draft – do not cite Louise Skoog and David Karlsson School of Public Administration University of Gothenburg Abstract This study reveals how politicians’ conflict perceptions could be affected by ideology, power, and trust: socialists tend to perceive political dissent as higher while politicians who have higher levels of generalized and specified political trust perceive the level of antagonistic behaviour as lower. Influential politicians tend to perceive levels of both forms of conflict as lower. More insights about how and why political actors perceive the same situation differently could potentially foster a greater understanding – a political empathy – among political combatants that may facilitate their interactions. And in turn, increased empathy may generate a mutual political trust, which could further reduce the perception of potentially damaging conflicts such as antagonistic behaviour. The study builds on data from a survey conducted among all councillors in the 290 municipalities in Sweden. 1. Introduction Political work consists of collective processes, where politicians handle political conflicts, interact with representatives from both their own political party and from others, respond to positions and views of other actors. And how political actors perceive actions and positions of others will in turn affect their ability to cooperate (Balliet & Van Lange, 2013; De Swaan & Rapoport, 1973), develop potential strategies, and make decisions regarding future policies. In order to facilitate a functioning democracy, more knowledge is needed on how elected officials perceive the situation they are in.
  • Colourmanager

    Colourmanager

    Table 8 Meteorological conditions. Precipitation, sunshine hours, etc. 2000 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year total Precipitation mm Normal (1961-1990) 57 38 46 41 48 55 66 67 73 76 79 66 712 All Denmark 59 74 61 42 51 55 43 49 74 96 93 71 768 Cph Municipality, Frb.Municipality, Cph. 41 41 73 35 29 58 44 48 84 60 50 49 701 County, Fr.borg County, and Roskilde County West Zealand County 39 45 63 45 30 44 27 33 71 59 56 54 566 Storstrøm County 44 56 50 29 40 46 29 23 62 47 55 45 526 Bornholm County 42 52 56 26 34 74 33 27 59 47 74 38 562 Funen County 48 63 57 47 31 44 30 45 63 70 59 49 606 South Jutland County 67 79 73 47 55 53 41 55 56 110 97 66 799 Ribe County 60 82 61 37 59 43 43 40 69 114 150 70 828 Vejle County 57 78 57 39 49 50 43 52 65 99 81 70 740 Ringkøbing County 81 106 55 33 67 53 52 76 91 136 152 92 994 Aarhus County 41 54 66 42 58 61 51 50 96 79 77 65 740 Viborg County 81 102 55 41 68 54 46 53 80 122 111 91 904 North Jutland County 60 74 53 60 58 75 49 47 68 119 92 84 839 per cent Relative humidity, all Denmark1 Normal (1961-1990) 91 90 87 80 75 77 79 79 83 87 89 90 84 2000 90 91 86 85 77 82 85 83 85 91 93 92 87 Cloud cover, all Den- mark2 Normal (1961-1990) 79 73 69 63 60 59 62 59 63 70 74 77 67 2000 72 72 71 69 45 67 72 63 65 73 77 75 69 hours Bright sunshine, all Den- mark3 Normal (1961-1990) 41 71 117 178 240 249 236 224 152 99 57 39 1 701 2000 64 73 121 162 318 230 200 218 152 86 48 38 1 710 HPa Mean air pressure (sea level) Aalborg 1 012.7 1 007.9 1 012.5 1 009.6 1 014.8 1 014.3 1 008.5 1
  • Lundamats III Strategy for a Sustainable Transport System in Lund Municipality Foreword Contents

    Lundamats III Strategy for a Sustainable Transport System in Lund Municipality Foreword Contents

    LUNDAMATS III Strategy for a sustainable transport system in Lund Municipality Foreword Contents For a long time Lund Municipality has been working success- Page fully to take its transport system in an ever more sustainable 5 Why LundaMaTs III? direction. This work has attracted much attention at both People, traffic and sustainability in Lund national and international level. On many occasions the 6 Municipality has received awards for its work. 8 Future trends Since LundaMaTs II was adopted in 2006, the conditions 10 The transport system of the future for traffic and urban planning in Lund have changed. Lund 12 Six focus areas for a more sustainable is expanding, and its growing population and number of transport system in Lund businesses require more efficient use of its land and transport. 14 LundaMaTs’ targets The change in these conditions means that our approach and 15 LundaMaTs taken in context focus need updating in order to achieve long-term sustain- 16 Focus area 1 – Development of the villages able social development. LundaMaTs was therefore updated 18 Focus area 2 – A vibrant city centre during the autumn of 2013 and the winter of 2014, and on 7 May 2014 the City Council took the decision to adopt 20 Focus area 3 – Business transport LundaMaTs III. 22 Focus area 4 – Regional commuting LundaMaTs III will give our work clear direction over 24 Focus area 5 – A growing Lund the coming years and create favourable conditions for deve- 26 Focus area 6 – Innovative Lund lopment whereby the transport system will help ensure a better quality of life for all the residents, visitors and business operators in Lund.
  • A Meta Analysis of County, Gender, and Year Specific Effects of Active Labour Market Programmes

    A Meta Analysis of County, Gender, and Year Specific Effects of Active Labour Market Programmes

    A Meta Analysis of County, Gender, and Year Speci…c E¤ects of Active Labour Market Programmes Agne Lauzadyte Department of Economics, University of Aarhus E-Mail: [email protected] and Michael Rosholm Department of Economics, Aarhus School of Business E-Mail: [email protected] 1 1. Introduction Unemployment was high in Denmark during the 1980s and 90s, reaching a record level of 12.3% in 1994. Consequently, there was a perceived need for new actions and policies in the combat of unemployment, and a law Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) was enacted in 1994. The instated policy marked a dramatic regime change in the intensity of active labour market policies. After the reform, unemployment has decreased signi…cantly –in 1998 the unemploy- ment rate was 6.6% and in 2002 it was 5.2%. TABLE 1. UNEMPLOYMENT IN DANISH COUNTIES (EXCL. BORNHOLM) IN 1990 - 2004, % 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 Country 9,7 11,3 12,3 8,9 6,6 5,4 5,2 6,4 Copenhagen and Frederiksberg 12,3 14,9 16 12,8 8,8 5,7 5,8 6,9 Copenhagen county 6,9 9,2 10,6 7,9 5,6 4,2 4,1 5,3 Frederiksborg county 6,6 8,4 9,7 6,9 4,8 3,7 3,7 4,5 Roskilde county 7 8,8 9,7 7,2 4,9 3,8 3,8 4,6 Western Zelland county 10,9 12 13 9,3 6,8 5,6 5,2 6,7 Storstrøms county 11,5 12,8 14,3 10,6 8,3 6,6 6,2 6,6 Funen county 11,1 12,7 14,1 8,9 6,7 6,5 6 7,3 Southern Jutland county 9,6 10,6 10,8 7,2 5,4 5,2 5,3 6,4 Ribe county 9 9,9 9,9 7 5,2 4,6 4,5 5,2 Vejle county 9,2 10,7 11,3 7,6 6 4,8 4,9 6,1 Ringkøbing county 7,7 8,4 8,8 6,4 4,8 4,1 4,1 5,3 Århus county 10,5 12 12,8 9,3 7,2 6,2 6 7,1 Viborg county 8,6 9,5 9,6 7,2 5,1 4,6 4,3 4,9 Northern Jutland county 12,9 14,5 15,1 10,7 8,1 7,2 6,8 8,7 Source: www.statistikbanken.dk However, the unemployment rates and their evolution over time di¤er be- tween Danish counties, see Table 1.
  • The Gold Foil Figures from a New Perspective

    The Gold Foil Figures from a New Perspective

    DANISH JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGY, 2015 VOL. 4, NO. 1, 64–74 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21662282.2016.1151692 DISCUSSION ARTICLE Invitation systems and identification in Late Iron Age southern Scandinavia? The gold foil figures from a new perspective Maria Panum Baastrup Ancient Cultures of Denmark and the Mediterranean, The National Museum of Denmark, København K, Denmark ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY The ability to identify oneself has always been important, because people in all periods entered Received 15 September 2015 into relationships in which their role depended upon their identity. This must have been of great Accepted 4 February 2016 importance to long-distance connections in prehistory, in cases where people did not know the KEYWORDS appearance of the foreign individuals they were to connect with. The aim of this article is to Invitation systems; gold foil present an idea of how a system of identification may have been established. It is intended as figures; Late Iron Age; ‘food for thought’ on the subject. Gold foil figures could have played a role in prehistoric Scandinavia invitation systems, the identification of a person’s true identity and in the dependency upon magnates in southern Scandinavia during the 6th–8th centuries AD. The gold foil figures may have been tokens issued by the magnate and served as invitations to special events, at a time when there was apparently a preoccupation with organising cult activities at the elite residences and restricting places at and admission to such events. The figures did not guarantee that it was the right guests who arrived on these occasions, but presenting this type of token may have minimised the risk of allowing in impostors.
  • University of Copenhagen

    University of Copenhagen

    Landscape values of rural inhabitants in the Sound region two case studies; reflections and theoretical considerations on culture/nature relations and social space Hansen-Møller, Jette; Saltzman, Katarina; Svensson, Birgitta Publication date: 2005 Document version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Citation for published version (APA): Hansen-Møller, J., Saltzman, K., & Svensson, B. (2005). Landscape values of rural inhabitants in the Sound region: two case studies; reflections and theoretical considerations on culture/nature relations and social space. (pp. 1-129). Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Københavns Universitet. Download date: 25. Sep. 2021 Working Papers Landscape values of rural inhabitants No. 13-2005 Urban and Regional Planning in the Sound region Jette Hansen-Møller, Katarina Saltzman and Birgitta Svensson Title Landscape values of rural inhabitants in the Sound region Authors Jette Hansen-Møller, Katarina Saltzman and Birgitta Svensson Publisher Danish Centre for Forest Landscape and Planning, KVL Hørsholm Kongevej 11 DK-2970 Hørsholm Tel. +45 3528 1500 E-mail [email protected] Series-title and no. Forest & Landscape Working Papers no.13-2005 publiced at www.SL.kvl.dk ISBN 87-7903-260-5 Citation Jette Hansen-Møller, Katarina Saltzman & Birgitta Svensson (2005): Landscape values of rural inhabitants in the Sound region. Forest & Landscape Working Papers no.13-2005, Danish Centre for Forest Landscape and Planning, KVL, xxx pp. Citation allowed with clear source indication Written permission is required if you wish to use Forest & Landscape´s name and/or any part of this report for sales and advertising purpose Forest & Landscape is an independent centre for research, education and extension concerning forest, landscape and planning at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) Preface This report is the result of an interdisciplinary pilot study within the project “Landscape as a Resource for Health and Development”.
  • Member Directory

    Member Directory

    Member Directory The Delegation of Denmark to the OSCE PA Mr. Peter Juel Jensen Head of Delegation Folketinget Christiansborg 1240 Copenhagen K DENMARK Telephone: +45 61624628 Fax: Political Party Affiliation: The Liberal Party Home District Bornholm Constituency Member of Parliament since 2007 Positions held in Parliament: Vice-chairman of the Environment and Regional Planning Committee from 2007. Member of the Labour Market Committee and the Naturalisation Committee from 2007. Current positions in Parliament: Spokesman for Defense Educational background: Basic vocational education (EFG) and Higher Commercial Examination (HH), Bornholm Vocational School, Rønne 1984- 1987. Other information: Peter Juel Jensen, born May 18th 1966 in Rønne, son of former business manager Jens Juel Jensen and former mayoress Birthe Juel Jensen. Married to Lena Buus Larsen. They have four children Jeppe, born in 2002, Rasmus, born in 2004, Asta-Maria, born in 2006 and Kasper, born in 1991. Profession Teacher, Hjørring College of Education 1996-2000. Officer of the line, Frederiksberg Castle 1991-1993. Chairman for OSCE PA and NATO PA Delegations, Chairman of Countryside Committee Affiliations Chairman of HOC, Principal Organisation of Officers at Frederiksberg Castle, 1992 - 1993. Chairman of the Student Council at Hjørring College of Education, 1996 - 2000. Member of Bornholm County Council, 2001, member of the cultural affairs and social services committee. Member of Aakirkeby Municipal Council, 2001 - 2006, technology and environment committee and the finance committee. Chairman of Bornholm Academy, 2001 - 2007. Chairman of the education council at Åvang School in Rønne, 2002 - 2004. Member of Bornholm Region Council, 2002 - 2007, technology and environment committee, and trade and industry and labour market committee and member of the employment committee, 2005 - 2007, resigned in connection with the 2007 general election.
  • Planning for Wind Power As a Basis for Multifunctional Landscape Design

    Planning for Wind Power As a Basis for Multifunctional Landscape Design

    Fakulteten för landskapsplanering, trädgårds- och jordbruksvetenskap Planning for wind power as a basis for multifunctional landscape design Sanne Öhrström Master’s Thesis·30 hec·Advanced level, A2E Landscape Architecture – master’s programme Självständigt arbete vid LTJ-fakulteten, SLU Alnarp 2013 Planning for wind power as a basis for multifunctional landscape design Vindkraftsplanering som grund för multifunktionell landskapsdesign Sanne Öhrström Supervisor: Karin Hammarlund, institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning Co-supervisor: Lars Larsson, Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens historia, LU Examiner: Anders Larsson, institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning Co-examiner: Ingrid Sarlöv-Herlin, institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning Type of student project: Master’s Thesis Credits: 30 hec Education cycle: Advanced cycle, A2E Course title: Master Project in Landscape Architecture Course code: EX0734 Programme: Landscape Architecture Master Program Place of publication: Alnarp, Sweden Year of publication: 2013 Cover picture: Sanne Öhrström Title of series: Självständigt arbete vid LTJ-fakulteten, SLU Online publication: http://stud.epsilon.slu.se Keywords: wind power, integrated landscape, planning, design, multifunctionality, Höje å, ecology, river restoration, synergetic landscape, landscape analysis SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Sciences Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management Foreword It has been exiting to work on this thesis. Through the months the scope of the project has changed with each new source or meeting, creating dynamics that at times have been hard to keep organised. Although the focus has taken many directions, the main idea remained throughout the work. To work towards an integrated wind power development model has been a good way to tie my master years up.
  • Patients' Experience of Choosing an Outpatient Clinic in One County in Denmark

    Patients' Experience of Choosing an Outpatient Clinic in One County in Denmark

    Birk et al. BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:262 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/262 RESEARCHARTICLE Open Access Patients’ experience of choosing an outpatient clinic in one county in Denmark: results of a patient survey Hans O Birk1,2*†, Rikke Gut3† and Lars O Henriksen1† Abstract Background: Research on patients’ choice of hospital has focused on inpatients’ rather than outpatients’ choice of provider. We have investigated Danish outpatients’ awareness and utilisation of freedom of choice of provider; which factors influence outpatients’ choice of hospital, and how socio-demographic variables influence these factors in a single uptake area, where patients were free to choose any public hospital, where care was provided free at the point of delivery, and where distance to the closest hospitals were short by international standards. Methods: Retrospective questionnaire study of 4,232 outpatients referred to examination, treatment, or follow-up at one of nine somatic outpatient clinics in Roskilde County in two months of 2002, who had not been hospitalised within the latest 12 months. The patients were asked, whether they were aware of and utilised freedom of choice of hospital. Results: Fifty-four percent (2,272 patients) filled in and returned the questionnaire. Forty-one percent of respondents were aware of their right to choose, and 53% of those patients utilised their right to choose. Awareness of freedom of choice of provider was reported to be especially high in female outpatients, patients with longer education, salaried employees in the public sector, and in patients referred to surgical specialties. Female outpatients and students were especially likely to report that they utilised their right to choose the provider.
  • Educational Inspection 2004

    Educational Inspection 2004

    A SUMMARY OF REPORT 266 2005 Educational inspection 2004 Summary of inspection results Order address: Fritzes kundservice SE-106 47 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 8 690 95 76 Fax: +46 8 690 95 50 E-mail: [email protected] www.skolverket.se Published by Skolverket Registration number: 06:933 ISBN: 91-85009-97-0 Graphic production and illustrations: AB Typoform Printed by: Stockholm 2006 Educational inspection 2004 Summary of inspection results Index Foreword 5 1. Summary 7 1.1. The purpose, basis and structure of the report 8 1.2. The National Agency for Education’s inspection function 11 The scope of the educational inspection 11 The purpose of the educational inspection 11 The educational inspection model and implementation 12 1.3. Inspected municipalities 2003 and 2004 14 1.4. Trends and tendencies 16 Results in compulsory schools and upper secondary schools 16 Student participation in compulsory schools and upper secondary schools 18 Steering, management and quality work in compulsory schools and upper secondary schools 21 Fees in compulsory schools and upper secondary schools 22 Results in adult education 22 Student participation in adult education 22 Steering, management and quality work in adult education 23 Pre-school activities and childcare for school children 23 Education for students with learning disabilities 23 Independent schools 25 1.5. Reflections on the results of the inspection 27 Background 27 Overall picture 28 Teaching 30 Variation in conditions, processes and results 36 Appendix 1. Inspection reports from the National Agency for Education regarding inspections carried out in 2004 42 Appendix 2. Sources (in addition to inspection reports from the National Agency for Education regarding inspections carried out in 2004) 45 Foreword In the appropriation directions for 2003, the Government commissioned the National Agency for Education to carry out educational inspections covering every municipality and all schools every six years.