Connecting urban and regional socio-ecological transitions: paths to a non-fossil society in the Swedish Stockholm-Mälar area

Summary

Introduction: The embedding of cities in a wider regional frame is central for long term planning regarding the transformation of such parts of society. This holds especially true for urban centers of national or sub national status. In this presentation we are drawing on 4 years of research work and stakeholder consultations in the Swedish part of the EU COMPLEX project dealing with the transition to non fossil societies. In our presentation the regional multi layered governance which encompasses both a large (the Swedish capital) city and its surrounding region with an archipelago of larger and smaller towns is at the heart of the presentation. Our core interest is in the transition to sustainable and resilient urban futures. Especially we are drawing on the experiences from the Swedish case in the EU project COMPLEX.

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Link to centre authors: Svedin, Uno
Publication info: Svedin U., S. Borgström, H. Liljenström. 2017. Connecting urban and regional socio-ecological transitions: paths to a non-fossil society in the Swedish Stockholm-Mälar area. Procedia Engineering 198: 1036-1045.

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