Från globala klimatmål till lokal planering
(2026) STVK04 20252Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Global climate goals such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement are formulated at the international level but are primarily implemented through national, regional and local governance. This thesis examines how global climate goals are translated and implemented across governance levels, from the UN to municipal physical planning, using the urban development area Södra Hyllie in Malmö, Sweden, as a case study. The study applies a qualitative case study design combining document analysis and a semi-structured interview with a municipal sustainability strategist. Policy documents from global, national, regional and municipal levels are analysed using a theory-driven framework that integrates translation theory, polycentric... (More)
- Global climate goals such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement are formulated at the international level but are primarily implemented through national, regional and local governance. This thesis examines how global climate goals are translated and implemented across governance levels, from the UN to municipal physical planning, using the urban development area Södra Hyllie in Malmö, Sweden, as a case study. The study applies a qualitative case study design combining document analysis and a semi-structured interview with a municipal sustainability strategist. Policy documents from global, national, regional and municipal levels are analysed using a theory-driven framework that integrates translation theory, polycentric governance, multi-level governance and implementation theory. The analysis focuses on how climate goals are reformulated across levels, which actors are involved, and what conditions influence local implementation. The results show that global climate goals do not transfer directly into local planning. Instead, they undergo multiple translations that transform broad normative commitments into indicators, guidelines and project-specific priorities. At the municipal and project levels, climate governance relies largely on soft steering mechanisms such as coordination, dialogue and development agreements, which contributes to an implementation gap between early ambitions and realised outcomes. The findings demonstrate that local impact is shaped by actor constellations, institutional capacity and political prioritisation rather than by formal goal commitments alone. The study further reveals a persistent implementation gap between early strategic ambitions and later stages of planning, where economic constraints, institutional mandates, and process lock-ins limit room for maneuver. (Less)
- Popular Abstract
- Global climate goals such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement are formulated at the international level but are primarily implemented through national, regional and local governance. This thesis examines how global climate goals are translated and implemented across governance levels, from the UN to municipal physical planning, using the urban development area Södra Hyllie in Malmö, Sweden, as a case study. The study applies a qualitative case study design combining document analysis and a semi-structured interview with a municipal sustainability strategist. Policy documents from global, national, regional and municipal levels are analysed using a theory-driven framework that integrates translation theory, polycentric... (More)
- Global climate goals such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement are formulated at the international level but are primarily implemented through national, regional and local governance. This thesis examines how global climate goals are translated and implemented across governance levels, from the UN to municipal physical planning, using the urban development area Södra Hyllie in Malmö, Sweden, as a case study. The study applies a qualitative case study design combining document analysis and a semi-structured interview with a municipal sustainability strategist. Policy documents from global, national, regional and municipal levels are analysed using a theory-driven framework that integrates translation theory, polycentric governance, multi-level governance and implementation theory. The analysis focuses on how climate goals are reformulated across levels, which actors are involved, and what conditions influence local implementation. The results show that global climate goals do not transfer directly into local planning. Instead, they undergo multiple translations that transform broad normative commitments into indicators, guidelines and project-specific priorities. At the municipal and project levels, climate governance relies largely on soft steering mechanisms such as coordination, dialogue and development agreements, which contributes to an implementation gap between early ambitions and realised outcomes. The findings demonstrate that local impact is shaped by actor constellations, institutional capacity and political prioritisation rather than by formal goal commitments alone. The study further reveals a persistent implementation gap between early strategic ambitions and later stages of planning, where economic constraints, institutional mandates, and process lock-ins limit room for maneuver. (Less)
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- author
- Majro, Hassin LU
- supervisor
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- Mats Fred LU
- organization
- course
- STVK04 20252
- year
- 2026
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Climate governance, policy translation, multi-level governance, sustainable urban development, SDGs, Paris Agreement, polycentric governance, implementation, municipal planning, Malmö, Södra Hyllie
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9217433
- date added to LUP
- 2026-01-26 11:51:31
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abstract = {{Global climate goals such as the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement are formulated at the international level but are primarily implemented through national, regional and local governance. This thesis examines how global climate goals are translated and implemented across governance levels, from the UN to municipal physical planning, using the urban development area Södra Hyllie in Malmö, Sweden, as a case study. The study applies a qualitative case study design combining document analysis and a semi-structured interview with a municipal sustainability strategist. Policy documents from global, national, regional and municipal levels are analysed using a theory-driven framework that integrates translation theory, polycentric governance, multi-level governance and implementation theory. The analysis focuses on how climate goals are reformulated across levels, which actors are involved, and what conditions influence local implementation. The results show that global climate goals do not transfer directly into local planning. Instead, they undergo multiple translations that transform broad normative commitments into indicators, guidelines and project-specific priorities. At the municipal and project levels, climate governance relies largely on soft steering mechanisms such as coordination, dialogue and development agreements, which contributes to an implementation gap between early ambitions and realised outcomes. The findings demonstrate that local impact is shaped by actor constellations, institutional capacity and political prioritisation rather than by formal goal commitments alone. The study further reveals a persistent implementation gap between early strategic ambitions and later stages of planning, where economic constraints, institutional mandates, and process lock-ins limit room for maneuver.}},
author = {{Majro, Hassin}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Från globala klimatmål till lokal planering}},
year = {{2026}},
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