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Klimatanpassning av bebyggelse: En redogörelse av kommunernas förutsättningar att vidta åtgärder för klimatanpassning av bebyggelse i svensk rätt

Asplund Lövgren, Simon LU (2018) JURM02 20182
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
Climate change and its consequences have long been viewed as one of the defining challenges of our time. The focus of research pertaining to climate change have until recently been overwhelmingly focused on the issue of mitigation while adaptation to climate change has received comparatively little attention. But, as the realization has dawned that many consequences of climate change are already being felt around the world, or are otherwise unavoidable at this stage, focus is increasingly being directed towards the question of climate change adaptation. In Sweden the need for climate change adaptation has been the subject of several state public reports and a few changes in legislation. By studying what conditions are set forth by parts of... (More)
Climate change and its consequences have long been viewed as one of the defining challenges of our time. The focus of research pertaining to climate change have until recently been overwhelmingly focused on the issue of mitigation while adaptation to climate change has received comparatively little attention. But, as the realization has dawned that many consequences of climate change are already being felt around the world, or are otherwise unavoidable at this stage, focus is increasingly being directed towards the question of climate change adaptation. In Sweden the need for climate change adaptation has been the subject of several state public reports and a few changes in legislation. By studying what conditions are set forth by parts of the Swedish legislation for the adaption of physical development to climate change by the Swedish municipalities this essay strives to contribute to the understanding of whether Swedish legislation may be considered suitable for facilitating a number of necessary adaptation measures. To this end the essay utilizes a legal dogmatic method to interpret the meaning of the law and then evaluates the findings by considering to what extent they respond to the need for adaptation. The conclusion is drawn that the studied legislation, at least in theory, offers a range of possibilities for the Swedish municipalities to consider climate change in the planning of new development but that these are largely facultative or otherwise vaguely defined. In relation to older development on the other hand these possibilities are much more restricted or largely undefined in the legislation. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Klimatförändringarna och följderna av dessa har upprepade gånger utpekats som en av vår tids ödesfrågor. Fokus har fram tills relativt nyligen till övervägande del legat på hur klimatförändringar kan förhindras genom utsläppsbegränsningar och omställning till ett mer hållbart samhälle. I och med att kunskaperna ökat synes det dock idag stå klart att flertalet av klimatförändringarnas effekter redan börjat göra sig kända eller annars inte längre går att undvika. Med denna insikt har behovet av klimatanpassning kommit att bli en allt mer omdiskuterad fråga och har i Sverige under de senaste åren utgjort föremål för ett antal offentliga utredningar och ett fåtal ändringar i lagstiftning. Genom att studera vilka förutsättningar ett antal lagar... (More)
Klimatförändringarna och följderna av dessa har upprepade gånger utpekats som en av vår tids ödesfrågor. Fokus har fram tills relativt nyligen till övervägande del legat på hur klimatförändringar kan förhindras genom utsläppsbegränsningar och omställning till ett mer hållbart samhälle. I och med att kunskaperna ökat synes det dock idag stå klart att flertalet av klimatförändringarnas effekter redan börjat göra sig kända eller annars inte längre går att undvika. Med denna insikt har behovet av klimatanpassning kommit att bli en allt mer omdiskuterad fråga och har i Sverige under de senaste åren utgjort föremål för ett antal offentliga utredningar och ett fåtal ändringar i lagstiftning. Genom att studera vilka förutsättningar ett antal lagar erbjuder kommunerna att anpassa bebyggelse till ett förändrat klimat strävar denna uppsats efter att bidra till en ökad kunskap rörande den svenska lagstiftningens lämplighet i relation till klimatanpassning. För detta ändamål använder sig denna uppsats av en rättsdogmatisk metod för att tolka gällande rätt och utvärderar sedan denna med utgångspunkt i hur väl lagstiftningen svarar mot det påvisade behovet av klimatanpassning. Den slutsats som dras är att svensk lagstiftning åtminstone i teorin erbjuder kommunerna rätt goda förutsättningar att utforma planerad bebyggelse med hänsyn till framtida klimatförändringar men att detta till övervägande del vilar på frivillig grund eller vagt definierade skyldigheter. I fråga om befintlig bebyggelse erbjuder den granskade lagstiftningen å andra sidan endast mycket begränsade, eller annars vagt definierade, förutsättningar för klimatanpassning. (Less)
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Asplund Lövgren, Simon LU
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organization
alternative title
Adaptation of physical development to a changed climate: A general review of the prerequisites for climate change adaptation by municipalities in Swedish law
course
JURM02 20182
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
förvaltningsrätt, kommunalrätt, klimatanpassning
language
Swedish
id
8965970
date added to LUP
2019-01-28 11:39:09
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2019-01-28 11:39:09
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  abstract     = {{Climate change and its consequences have long been viewed as one of the defining challenges of our time. The focus of research pertaining to climate change have until recently been overwhelmingly focused on the issue of mitigation while adaptation to climate change has received comparatively little attention. But, as the realization has dawned that many consequences of climate change are already being felt around the world, or are otherwise unavoidable at this stage, focus is increasingly being directed towards the question of climate change adaptation. In Sweden the need for climate change adaptation has been the subject of several state public reports and a few changes in legislation. By studying what conditions are set forth by parts of the Swedish legislation for the adaption of physical development to climate change by the Swedish municipalities this essay strives to contribute to the understanding of whether Swedish legislation may be considered suitable for facilitating a number of necessary adaptation measures. To this end the essay utilizes a legal dogmatic method to interpret the meaning of the law and then evaluates the findings by considering to what extent they respond to the need for adaptation. The conclusion is drawn that the studied legislation, at least in theory, offers a range of possibilities for the Swedish municipalities to consider climate change in the planning of new development but that these are largely facultative or otherwise vaguely defined. In relation to older development on the other hand these possibilities are much more restricted or largely undefined in the legislation.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Klimatanpassning av bebyggelse: En redogörelse av kommunernas förutsättningar att vidta åtgärder för klimatanpassning av bebyggelse i svensk rätt}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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