The issue of residential segregation has been on the Swedish political agenda since the
early 1970s. This paper analyses the background for this interest, presents some basic …

Today, many who are involved in the governance of urban development and housing plea
for area‐based strategies to tackle urban social problems. Various arguments may be given …

This paper aims to summarise the experiences of the Swedish'big city policy'(officially
labelled the Metropolitan Development Initiative) and to judge the potential for achieving the …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book discusses the great variety of patterns and trends of social …

This paper asks how the livability of socially disadvantaged urban neighborhoods can be
improved with the help of publicly funded area-based urban regeneration. It builds on the …

Area-based urban regeneration programmes such as the New Deal for Communities in the
UK, the German Soziale Stadt and the Danish Kvarterloft are based on a participatory …

In this article a “sustainable urban development” programme in Sweden (Delegation for
Sustainable Cities, 2008–2012) is analysed, with a particular focus on the social dimension …

This research paper is part of a comparative Nordic research project “Nordic welfare states
and the dynamics and effects of ethnic residential segregation (NODES)”, funded by …

Citizen participation in neighbourhood development is one way to promote public health
and contribute to the well-being of individuals. However, some people participate while …

I Allmänna utgångspunkter 63 Det finns ingen socialdioxid 63 Att välja och tolka mål,
åtgärder och indikatorer är en politisk fråga. 64 Handlingsutrymme och prioriteringar 65 …