In some European countries, sub-national regions are important geographical arenas for
spatial planning. However, in Sweden, statutory regional planning is rather limited and the …

Polycentricity has become a principle of strategic regional planning in order to concentrate
land use and optimise infrastructure. This paper discusses the possibilities and challenges …

This article examines the potential of regional planning to function as a multilevel
coordination tool. First, the article describes regional planning as a mixture of hierarchical …

This chapter investigates the role of land use planning in the context of arctic urban
development through six city-profiles. Urbanisation in the Arctic is driven by a range of socio …

NIBR's rapport-/notat-mal Page 1 Implikasjoner av større regioner for den regionale
samfunnsutviklerrollen Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 1 NIBR-rapport 2016:6 …

De flesta av Sveriges regioner har inte lagstöd i PBL för regional fysisk planering. Detta
betyder att inte varje region i landet behöver upprätta eller utarbeta en regionplan. Många …

Sveriges planeringssystem har en stark kommunal nivå medan den regionala och nationella
nivån har ett begränsat inflytande över den fysiska planeringen. Kommunerna planerar mark …

This study has two aims. The first aim is to investigate which kind of regional initiatives
stakeholders prioritize and why, which includes examining how power relations appear at a …

Mining in Greenland has for periods of time been an important element in the exploitation of
the country's natural resources and with mining tradition extending far back in Greenland's …