Detta examensarbete lägger sitt fokus kring offentliga rum, med inriktning på torg. Syftet är att skapa en bättre uppfattning kring hur torg behöver vara utformade för att människor ska fortsätta besöka dessa betydelsefulla mötesplatser i stadsrummet. För att svara på detta har en enkätstudie och observation utförts på Stortorget i Skurup. Intervjuer med fyra ämneskunniga personer har även använts som metod för att diskutera vilka problem som uppstår av obesökta torg och hur sådana platser kan väckas till nytt liv.  Med hjälp av metoderna visar resultatet att Stortorget i Skurup anses av majoriteten vara ett oinbjudande torg som folk endast passerar. Parkeringsplatser är det som utgör hela torget och det finns ingen tydlig väg för vart gångtrafikanter ska röra sig vilket har skapat en barriär. Det som respondenterna främst saknar på torget är försäljning.  I resultatet framkommer det även att problemet med obesökta torg är att ett tomrum i staden skapas som ofta förekommer på torg där det finns för lite att göra och som inte erbjuder någon form av aktivitet till människor. För att väcka liv i obesökta torg krävs att platsen aktiveras med hjälp av bland annat försäljning och ny möblering som kan främja social interaktion. / This thesis focuses on public spaces, with an emphasis on squares. The aim is to create a better understanding of how squares need to be designed so that people will continue to visit these important meeting places in the urban space. To answer this question, a survey and observation has been performed at Stortorget in Skurup. Interviews with four experts have also been used as a method to discuss the problems arising from unvisited squares and how such places can be brought to new life. Using these methods, the results show that Stortorget is considered, by the majority, to be an uninviting square that people only pass through. Car parking spaces are what fills the entire square and there is no clear path for pedestrians to move, which has created a barrier. What the respondents mainly miss at the square is some form of commerce.  The results also show that the problem with unvisited squares is that a void in the city is created, which often occurs in squares where there is too little to do and which do not offer any kind of activity to people. In order to bring life to unvisited squares, it is necessary to activate the place with the help of, among other things, commerce and new furniture that can facilitate social interaction.

Abstract Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore what the residents of Skurup think could improve in their municipality. The paper will give answers to what  could be better and which factors that are important for the improvement according to the residents of Skurup. The overall purpose with the study is to examine how the living situation could improve for the residents of Skurup.  Design/methodology/approach - A quantitative study in the form of 200 surveys is used to let us know what the residents of Skurup wishes to improve. The method will consist of primary data, which is collected through surveys. Supplement in the empire will consist of secondary data from databases like Web of Science, Scopus, Diva, Emerald insight and Google scholar. Implications/Findings - The study reveals what the people in Skurup wishes to improve in their municipality. It offers insight into what value proposition residents value the highest. The research paper shows that the sections Experience and activities and Education and children are important dimensions in the place offering.  Originality/value - The research paper provides information about what the residents of Skurup wishes to improve in their municipality, to make it into a better place. According to this research the residents of Skurups wants to improve the section of Education and the children the most. They also wishes to improve Experience and activities. This will in the end improve the living standard for the residents of Skurup and make Skurup into a place where people want to live. Paper type - Research paper. Keywords - Skurup, municipality, value propositions, quality of life and improve living.

AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore what the residents of Skurup wishes to improve in the municipality of Skurup and if the improvements can be generalized on gender. The paper will give answer to if the improvement can be based on which gender the respondents belongs to. If there is a connecting between living improvement and gender in the municipality of Skurup. Design/methodology/approach - A quantitative study in the form of 200 surveys is used to let us know what the residents of Skurup wishes to improve. The method will consist of primary data, which is collected through surveys. Supplement in the empire will consist of secondary data from databases like Web of Science, Scopus, Diva, Emerald insight and Google scholar. Implications/Findings - The study reveals what the people in Skurup wishes to improve in their municipality and if the result is affected by gender differences. The paper increases understanding of how a municipality can make their place good to live in based on different gender preferences. As women and men prefer different things, the attributes which they wishes to improve varies based on different gender aspects and can ́t be generalised on the whole population, as there are other affecting factors. Originality/value - The research paper gives accurate information about what the residents of Skurup wants to improve and if the improvement factors has anything to do with gender. It increases understanding of how a municipality can make their place good to live in, for different genders. It also provides information to the municipality of Skurup what they should improve according to the sample of residents. Paper type - Research paper. Keywords - Gender differences, municipality, Skurup, improve living and value propositions.

Fokus i den här uppsatsen ligger på samverkan mellan tre offentliga utvecklingsaktörer iSkåne; Region Skåne, Länsstyrelsen Skåne och kommunerna. En god samverkan dessaaktörer emellan anses generellt vara viktigt, och något av en grundläggande aspekt, för att den hållbara stadsutvecklingen i Skåne ska ledas i rätt riktning. Det teoretiska ramverk som används i uppsatsen målar upp en bild av hur samverkansprocesser kan te sig i verkligheten, samt belyser hur problem och utmaningar kan tacklas. Ramverket består av främst governance och collaborative planning – två teorier som är relevanta för både samverkan och hållbar stadsutveckling. Uppsatsen innehåller därtill en nulägesanalys av hur samverkan mellan de tre aktörerna ser ut idag, och lägger även fokus på vilken typ avsamverkansproblematik som kan uppstå. Analysen är till stor del baserad på intervjuer med personer som är aktiva inom respektive organisationer, och visar på att det råder en viss problematik kring samverkan dessa aktörer emellan. Två fallstudier av Båstads kommun och Skurups kommun har därigenom inkluderats. Det konstateras att utmaningar och problem skiljer sig från aktör till aktör. Det har däremot identifierats ett antal gemensamma nämnare som inkluderar bland annat motstridiga intressen, att aktörer inte involveras tidigt nog i processer samt bristande delaktighet och äganderätt. Denna problematik kan leda till att helhetsarbetet med hållbar stadsutveckling blir en än mer tidskrävande process. Uppsatsen presenterar även en förstudie till ett projekt, vars syfte är att förbättra samverkan mellan Region Skåne, Länsstyrelsen Skåne och kommunerna. Projektplanen föreslår att dessa aktörer tillsammans går ihop och bildar en arena där de i direkt samverkan arbetar fram en samverkansmodell för hållbar stadsutveckling, detta för att lösa en del av den problematik som tidigare har identifierats. / The focus of this thesis is collaboration between three public actors in Scania; Region Skåne,Länsstyrelsen Skåne and the municipalities. It is argued that a well functioning collaboration and partnership between these three actors is crucial for a sustainable urban development to occur in Scania. The theoretical framework used in the thesis creates a picture of how this type of collaboration works in practice; it also helps identify some of the problems and challenges with said collaboration. The framework consists mainly of two theories relevant to both sustainable urban development and the collaboration between actors; governance and collaborative planning. The thesis thereon presents a situation analysis on the subject of how the three actors actually collaborate in the field and what kind of problems and challenges this presents. The analysis is primarily based on interviews with people working within these three organizations, which shows and investigates problems with the process of collaboration between the actors. This includes two case studies of Båstad municipality and Skurup municipality. The identified challenges and problems may differ from actor to actor, but some have been acknowledged as being more general; conflicts of interest, involving actors too late in processes and a lack of participation and ownership. This fact could prove to be problematic and could also ultimately lead to a slower and less efficient sustainable urban development. This thesis will also present a feasibility study proposing a project that aims to enable better collaboration between Region Skåne, Länsstyrelsen Skåne and the municipalities of Scania. The project proposes that the three actors create an arena where they together will develop a collaborative model for sustainable urban development. The fact that the involved actors themselves will develop this model will hopefully solve some of the initial identified challenges regarding collaboration.