<p>Abstract</p><p>During the last decade the public sector has been influenced by new ways of measuring performance and governing, taking inspiration from the private sector. The Swedish municipal community Vellinge has since 2004 adopted “The Balanced Scorecard” by Kaplan & Norton, measuring not only the financial parts but also other, important factors. The adoption took place since the Swedish government applied new demands on county councils and municipal communities through “God ekonomisk hushållning”. Critics points out that if the “The Balanced Scorecard” is to be adopted in the public sector, it has to be adjusted and changed to the specific public conditions.</p><p>This study aims to examine how the municipal community of Vellinge has adopted “The Balanced Scorecard” in its organization on the basis of the main question: “How has the municipal community of Vellinge used ‘The Balanced Scorecard’ to improve the financial and activity guidance”?</p><p>To reach a valid result interviews have been performed and empirically relevant material has been collected.</p><p>The study concludes that Vellinge has adopted “The Balanced Scorecard” with a mixture of following the original model and adaptation to own and public conditions. The adoption has helped Vellinge satisfy the demands on “God ekonomisk hushållning” through the new way of measuring both financial and activity aspects.</p><p>Keywords: Balanserad styrning, Offentlig sektor, Styrning, Vellinge kommun, God ekonomisk hushållning.</p>

I takt med att klimatförändringarnas effekter ökar, ökar även behovet av klimatanpassning av den fysiska miljön. Trots behovet av klimatanpassning råder det tveksamheter kring hur proaktiva de svenska kommunerna är gällande deras klimatanpassningsarbeten, där det finns nationell information och reglering som uppmanar kommunerna att genomföra klimatanpassningsarbeten. Det råder även tveksamheter inom forskningsläget kring hur planerarna förhåller sig till klimatanpassning inom sitt yrkesutövande. Sammantaget blir det relevant att undersöka hur kommunerna resonerar kring och planerar för klimatanpassning.   Studien pekar mot att de svenska kommunala klimatanpassningsstrategierna utformas med målet att kunna skydda den befintliga byggda miljön, men att kommunerna även prioriterar skapandet av naturmiljöer som upplevs som estetiskt tilltalande och attraktiva. Det orsakar en konflikt med den statliga ledningen som prioriterar skydd av naturmiljöerna, och därmed strategier som reträtt, till en högre grad än kommunerna. Där den nationella styrningen kan ha lett till att kommunerna agerar för att motverka klimatförändringarnas effekter, men kommunerna väljer andra strategier och policys än de som i princip prioriteras från statligt håll.

Abstract During the last decade the public sector has been influenced by new ways of measuring performance and governing, taking inspiration from the private sector. The Swedish municipal community Vellinge has since 2004 adopted “The Balanced Scorecard” by Kaplan &amp; Norton, measuring not only the financial parts but also other, important factors. The adoption took place since the Swedish government applied new demands on county councils and municipal communities through “God ekonomisk hushållning”. Critics points out that if the “The Balanced Scorecard” is to be adopted in the public sector, it has to be adjusted and changed to the specific public conditions. This study aims to examine how the municipal community of Vellinge has adopted “The Balanced Scorecard” in its organization on the basis of the main question: “How has the municipal community of Vellinge used ‘The Balanced Scorecard’ to improve the financial and activity guidance”? To reach a valid result interviews have been performed and empirically relevant material has been collected. The study concludes that Vellinge has adopted “The Balanced Scorecard” with a mixture of following the original model and adaptation to own and public conditions. The adoption has helped Vellinge satisfy the demands on “God ekonomisk hushållning” through the new way of measuring both financial and activity aspects. Keywords: Balanserad styrning, Offentlig sektor, Styrning, Vellinge kommun, God ekonomisk hushållning.