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Social hållbarhet - En studie av begreppets innebörd i Malmö

Egeskog, Katarina (2008)
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Sustainable development is often pictured as containing of three interlinked dimensions- namely environmental, economic and social. ?Social sustainability? is a vague concept that is often thought of as highly context-dependent. This thesis sets out to investigate the meaning of ?social sustainability? in a given context. The context being that of the urban renewal project of Norra Sorgenfri in the municipality of Malmö, Sweden. Interviews were carried out with eight officials and the material was then analysed. ?Meetings? and ?the mixed city? were two tendencies that played a central part in the meaning of the concept. Drawing from theories on the definition of the concept, the conclusion that social sustainability in Malmö first and... (More)
Sustainable development is often pictured as containing of three interlinked dimensions- namely environmental, economic and social. ?Social sustainability? is a vague concept that is often thought of as highly context-dependent. This thesis sets out to investigate the meaning of ?social sustainability? in a given context. The context being that of the urban renewal project of Norra Sorgenfri in the municipality of Malmö, Sweden. Interviews were carried out with eight officials and the material was then analysed. ?Meetings? and ?the mixed city? were two tendencies that played a central part in the meaning of the concept. Drawing from theories on the definition of the concept, the conclusion that social sustainability in Malmö first and foremost deals with measures concerning equity, inclusion and access was made. This thesis also holds a discussion about whether the concept is thought of as a means or a goal. The interviewees tend to focus on the means which has permitted them to envision different ends. (Less)
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author
Egeskog, Katarina
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
hållbar stadsutveckling, social hållbarhet, Malmö, Norra Sorgenfri, förvaltningskunskap, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
language
Swedish
id
1320115
date added to LUP
2008-11-20 00:00:00
date last changed
2008-11-20 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{Sustainable development is often pictured as containing of three interlinked dimensions- namely environmental, economic and social. ?Social sustainability? is a vague concept that is often thought of as highly context-dependent. This thesis sets out to investigate the meaning of ?social sustainability? in a given context. The context being that of the urban renewal project of Norra Sorgenfri in the municipality of Malmö, Sweden. Interviews were carried out with eight officials and the material was then analysed. ?Meetings? and ?the mixed city? were two tendencies that played a central part in the meaning of the concept. Drawing from theories on the definition of the concept, the conclusion that social sustainability in Malmö first and foremost deals with measures concerning equity, inclusion and access was made. This thesis also holds a discussion about whether the concept is thought of as a means or a goal. The interviewees tend to focus on the means which has permitted them to envision different ends.}},
  author       = {{Egeskog, Katarina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Social hållbarhet - En studie av begreppets innebörd i Malmö}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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