Nordic Experiences of Sustainable Planning

Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the Agricultural University of Iceland.

• Part I: Setting the Scene1. Introduction: The Planning PyramidSigríður Kristjánsdóttir2. Enduring the Neo-liberal Rollercoaster: Resilience or Sustainability as Planning Theory's Response?Tore SagerPart II: Nature and Economy3. The Physical Frame of PlanningSigríður Kristjánsdóttir4. Co-Management in Environmental Planning: An Alternative to the Precautionary PrincipleArvid Viken and Torill Nyseth5. Cycles in Housing Markets, Policy and FinanceLúðvík ElíassonPart III: Government and Regulations6. The Planning System and Practice in NorwayEva Irene Falleth and Berit Irene Nordahl7. The New DNA of Danish Spatial Planning Culture: The Case of Regional PlanningCarsten Jahn Hansen8. The History of Swedish PlanningKristina L. Nilsson9. Icelandic Planning: Milestones of SustainabilitySigríður Kristjánsdóttir10. Balancing between Efficiency and Sustainability: Discourses on the Finnish Land-use Planning SystemHanna MattilaPart IV: Built Environment11. How Does the Carbon-neutral Settlement of Brøset Contribute to a New Paradigm in Planning the Urban Fabric?Dag Kittang12. Suburb in Limbo: From an Idea Conceived in an Economic Boom and Realised During a Crisis: A Case Study of a Reykjavik SuburbSigríður Kristjánsdóttir13. Three Restricted Developer Competitions: Experiences from SwedenMagnus RönnPart V: Liveable Community14. The Finnish Local Government Reform: Juxtaposing Cost Structures and Centre-periphery Relations of Municipalities in Urban RegionsRaine Mäntysalo, Olavi Kallio, Petteri Niemi, Jarmo Vakkuri and Jari Tammi15. Rebound Effects for Reduced Car Ownership and DrivingJuudit Ottelin, Jukka Heinonen and Seppo Junnila16. When Planners Aim for More Sustainable Cities: Lessons from ScandinaviaEnza LissandrelloPart VI: Future Scenarios17. Urbanity as a Strategic Aim: Will the Nordic Cities be Sustainable in 2030?Johanna Lilius18. Discussion and ConclusionsSigríður KristjánsdóttirSigríður Kristjánsdóttir