Nordic Experiences of Sustainable Planning

Part I: Setting the Scene 1. Introduction: Planning Pyramid Sigridur Kristjansdottir 2. Enduring the Neo-liberal Roller Coaster: Resilience or Sustainability as Planning Theory's Response? Tore Sager Part II: Nature and Economy 3. The Physical Frame of Planning Sigridur Kristjansdottir 4. Co-Management in Environmental Planning: An Alternative to the Precautionary Principle Torill Nyseth and Arvid Viken 5. Cycles in Housing Markets, Policy and Finance Ludvik Eliasson Part III: Government and Regulations 6. The Planning System and Practice in Norway Eva Irene Falleth and Berit Irene Nordahl 7. The New DNA of Danish Spatial Planning Culture - The Case of Regional Planning Carsten Jahn Hansen 8. History of Swedish Planning Kristina L. Nilsson 9. Icelandic Planning: Milestones of Sustainability Sigridur Kristjansdottir 10. Balancing between Efficiency and Sustainability - Discourses on the Finnish Land-Use Planning System Hanna Mattila Part IV: Built Environment 11. How Does the Carbon-neutral Settlement of Broset Contribute to a New Paradigm in Planning the Urban Fabric? Dag Kittang 12. Suburb in Limbo. From an Idea Conceived in an Economic Boom and Realised During a Crisis: A Case Study of a Reykjavik Suburb Sigridur Kristjansdottir 13. Three Restricted Developer Competitions - Experiences from Sweden Magnus Ronn Part V: Liveable Community 14. The Finnish Local Government Reform: Juxtaposing Cost Structures and Centre-periphery Relations of Municipalities in Urban Regions Raine Mantysalo, Olavi Kallio, Petteri Niemi, Jarmo Vakkuri and Jari Tammi 15. Rebound Effects for Reduced Car Ownership and Driving Juudit Ottelin, Jukka Heinonen and Seppo Junnila 16. When Planners Aim for More Sustainable Cities: Lessons from Scandinavia Enza Lissandrello Part VI: Future Scenarios 17. Urbanity as a Strategic Aim - Will the Nordic Cities be Sustainable in 2030? Johanna Lilius 18. Discussion and Conclusions Sigridur Kristjansdottir