Evaluating Integration of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Policy in Swedish Structure Plans: The Performance Approach
2017 (English)In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, ISSN 1464-3332, E-ISSN 1757-5605, Vol. 19, no 2, article id 1750011Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Integration of national climate change and energy efficiency goals into conventional local structure planning requires a shift in focus from conventional concerns about urban growth to local sustainable development in which climate change and energy efficiency are key components. Local government responses in integrating these goals show structural limitations, despite widespread awareness of the need to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt more climate-smart and energy-efficient policies. This paper assesses the integration of national climate change and energy efficiency goals in Swedish local structure plans and presents an in-depth study of one plan, that of Värmdö municipality in Sweden. The evaluation comprised plan content analysis using a few selected criteria for three concepts, namely, 'visions', 'comprehensive strategies' and 'measures', and use of the Dutch performance approach to examine implementation aspects of climate change and energy efficiency strategies in the plans.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd , 2017. Vol. 19, no 2, article id 1750011
Keywords [en]
climate change, energy efficiency, land-use measure, performance, Plan content, strategy, structure plan, vision, land use, local government, national planning, performance assessment, policy implementation, sustainable development, urban growth, Sweden
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-216477DOI: 10.1142/S1464333217500119Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85025454503OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-216477DiVA, id: diva2:1162027
Note
QC 20171201
2017-12-012017-12-012017-12-01Bibliographically approved