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Tillväxt i första rummet. En studie om stadsplaneringens roll i politiken

Berggren, Maja LU (2009) STVK01 20092
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The urban politics in Malmoe have shifted its focus from welfare to economic growth. New investments in the physical environment have been made to create a new image of the city and increase the economic growth. In this paper I will investigate the urban politics of city planning by making a case study of the former industrial area Norra Sorgenfri, which is now to be made into an integrated part of the inner city.
In Norra Sorgenfri much of the written information give the impression that the area is going to be unlike any other in Malmoe. I will show that, despite any other differences, the political ideas that lie behind the process are still the same.
Analyzing two interviews and two documents according to three scientific... (More)
The urban politics in Malmoe have shifted its focus from welfare to economic growth. New investments in the physical environment have been made to create a new image of the city and increase the economic growth. In this paper I will investigate the urban politics of city planning by making a case study of the former industrial area Norra Sorgenfri, which is now to be made into an integrated part of the inner city.
In Norra Sorgenfri much of the written information give the impression that the area is going to be unlike any other in Malmoe. I will show that, despite any other differences, the political ideas that lie behind the process are still the same.
Analyzing two interviews and two documents according to three scientific conceptions has led me to my results. Through this I have come to the conclusion that if a certain idea has penetrated the politics as a whole, it can permeate the urban planning even when it appear to be very different. (Less)
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author
Berggren, Maja LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK01 20092
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Norra Sorgenfri, Governance, New Urbanism, Gentrification, Stadspolitik, New Urban Politics
language
Swedish
id
1526307
date added to LUP
2010-02-01 11:43:03
date last changed
2010-02-01 11:43:03
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  abstract     = {{The urban politics in Malmoe have shifted its focus from welfare to economic growth. New investments in the physical environment have been made to create a new image of the city and increase the economic growth. In this paper I will investigate the urban politics of city planning by making a case study of the former industrial area Norra Sorgenfri, which is now to be made into an integrated part of the inner city. 
In Norra Sorgenfri much of the written information give the impression that the area is going to be unlike any other in Malmoe. I will show that, despite any other differences, the political ideas that lie behind the process are still the same.
Analyzing two interviews and two documents according to three scientific conceptions has led me to my results. Through this I have come to the conclusion that if a certain idea has penetrated the politics as a whole, it can permeate the urban planning even when it appear to be very different.}},
  author       = {{Berggren, Maja}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Tillväxt i första rummet. En studie om stadsplaneringens roll i politiken}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}