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  2. 1. Planning, Projects, Practice : A Human Geography of the Stockholm Local Investment Programme in Hammarby Sjöstad

    Author : Jonas R Bylund; Elisabeth Lilja; Bo Lenntorp; Stefan Anderberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Stockholm; LIP; Hammarby Sjöstad; Sustainability; Innovation; Planning; Policy; Translation; Actor-Network Theory; Laboratory; Project; Urban Specialists; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : Programmes and policies to support ecological sustainable development and the practice of implementation is a question of innovation rather than known and taken for granted procedure. This thesis argues a priori models concerning stability in the social sciences, and human geography especially, are less able to help us understand this practice and planning in such unstable situations. READ MORE

  4. 2. Making Sense of Integrated Planning : Challenges to Urban and Transport Planning Processes in Sweden

    Author : Patrik Tornberg; Göran Cars; Karolina Isaksson; Maria Håkansson; Tim Richardson; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban planning; transport planning; integrated planning; communicative planning; sensemaking; perspectives; coordination;

    Abstract : The shaping of spatial structures at the urban, regional and national levels involves numerous kinds of actors and planning activities. In recent years, calls for crosssectoral coordination and integrated planning approaches echo extensively across different fields of planning. READ MORE

  5. 3. Understanding Applications of Project Planning and Scheduling in Construction Projects

    Author : Hammad Abdullah AlNasseri; Byggproduktion; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Project planning; project scheduling; front-end planning; construction projects; project stakeholder perspectives; Oman.;

    Abstract : Construction project life-cycle processes must be managed in a more effective and predictable way to meet project stakeholders’ needs. However, there is increasing concern about whether know-how effectively improves understanding of underlying theories of project management processes for construction organizations and their project managers. READ MORE

  6. 4. Democracy and Planning : Contested Meanings in Theory and Practice

    Author : Sherif Zakhour; Jonathan Metzger; Maria Håkansson; Philip Allmendinger; Andy Inch; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Democracy; Democratic theory; Planning; Public participation; Demokrati; Demokratiteori; Planering; Medborgardeltagande; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis; Urbana och regionala studier; Urban and Regional Studies;

    Abstract : "Democracy" is a frequently used concept in the Western planning field. Scholars, practitioners, and citizens alike regularly deploy it to both explain and contest the nature and legitimacy of urban governance. And yet, in the planning literature, the concept of democracy itself is rarely explained or debated. READ MORE

  7. 5. Municipal Energy Planning : Scope and Method Development

    Author : Jenny Stenlund Nilsson Ivner; Olof Hjelm; Lena Neij; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energy planning; energy systems; environmental assessment; decision-making; participation; Other industrial engineering and economics; Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi;

    Abstract : Swedish municipalities are required to produce a municipal energy plan for their energy supply and use. Whether energy planning is suitable to manage local energy systems, however, is subject to debate. This thesis maps municipal energy planning: the scopes of energy plans and whether goals stated in energy plans are fulfilled. READ MORE