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Found 2 swedish dissertations matching the above criteria.

2. 1. Planning in the 'New Reality' : Strategic Elements and Approaches in Swedish Municipalities

   Author : Charlotta Fredriksson; Göran Cars; Raine Mäntysalo; KTH; []
   Keywords : planning theory; planning practice; municipality; region; comprehensive planning; strategic planning; forum-arena-court; case study; planeringsteori; planeringens praktik; kommun; region; översiktsplanering; strategisk planering; forum-arena-court; fallstudie;

   Abstract : Central to this dissertation is a discourse in contemporary Swedish planning practice referred to as the ‘new reality’. The name of this discourse reflects the notion that planning practice interprets the conditions of today as differing from those which occurred previously. READ MORE

4. 2. 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