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  1. 16. Planning Metropolitan Regions : Institutional Perspectives and the Case for Space

    Författare :Amy Rader Olsson; Björn Hårsman; Göran Cars; Kent Eriksson; Anton Kreukels; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :institutions; communicative planning; collective action; metropolitan development planning; transaction cost; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aspires to advance understanding of how actor choices relate to embedded structures of rules in communicative planning practice, using insights from the institutional literature developed in organizational science, economics, sociology and planning. Specifically, the thesis argues that a spatial institutional perspective can help planners understand the complex patterns of interaction among actors, and between actors and rules. LÄS MER

  2. 17. Sustainable new towns in Iran : Reflections on problems and practices of urban planning and design using case studies

    Författare :Abdol Aziz Shahraki; Göran Cars; Ali Madanipour; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :New towns in Iran; urban planning and design; sustainable development; professional competence; case studies; systems analysis; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : This investigation of urban planning and design is the first problem-oriented study in this subject in the southeastern part of Iran. As demands for new town developments increase, the intensity and efficiency of urban planning and design must be improved. LÄS MER

  3. 18. Water Governance in Transition

    Författare :Lina Suleiman; Göran Cars; Jan-Erik Gustafsson; Erik Swyngedouw; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Water governance; public private partnership; civil society; new institutional economics; Accra; Amman;

    Sammanfattning : The constraints experienced by water utilities in developing countries, with regard to the universal provision of access to water and improved water services, have been defined by international policymakers as "a crisis of governance". This study departs from the theoretical perspectives on governance and aspires to accumulate knowledge and advance understanding on how the performance of water utilities can be enhanced. LÄS MER

  4. 19. Varför gör vi inte som vi säger? : Realitet, retorik och dialektik i svensk stadsutveckling med fokus på energi och fysiska strukturer

    Författare :Tony Svensson; Göran Cars; Ulf Ranhagen; Kristina L Nilsson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Complexity; comprehensive planning; dialectic; indicators; reality; resilience; rhetoric; urban planning; Komplexitet; översiktsplanering; dialektik; indikatorer; realitet; resiliens; retorik; fysisk planering; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : In this doctoral thesis, case-studies on comprehensive planning and urban development in two Swedish municipalities reveals explanations and answers to how urban form that affects energy use and climate has changed between 1990-2010, how visions and goals are expressed in planning documents and what might cause the gap between the rhetoric of planning and the reality of urban development concerning energy and climate issues.Several methods are used under the canopy of case study methodology and an abductive research approach; time-series analysis with GIS-indicators to measure changes in urban structure; discourse analysis with a focus on rhetoric and interviews with responsible planning officials using a range of dialectics-based concepts as a framework to reveal hidden structures and mechanisms behind the gap. LÄS MER

  5. 20. Exploring local governance in urban planning and development : the case of Lindholmen, Göteborg

    Författare :Åsa von Sydow; Göran Cars; Thord Strömberg; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :Social sciences; governance; urban regiome theory; urban planning and development; governing process; agenda; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : In the late 1970s the city of Göteborg was faced with massive job loss as well as an empty urban waterfront (Norra Älvstranden) due to the closing down of the shipyards. Since then Göteborg has been struggling to transform itself into a successful post-industrial city. LÄS MER