The essay will address urban sprawl and sustainable land use, particularly within a Swedish context. Our land is a limited resource utilized for various purposes, including housing, agriculture, energy production, and recreation. Urban sprawl, a growing issue both internationally and nationally, can lead to negative consequences in the short and long term. In Sweden, agricultural land has significantly decreased in recent years due to exploitation for housing and infrastructure. Urban sprawl results in a greatly increased demand for and utilization of land, leading to unsustainable land use as valuable land is lost. To counteract urban sprawl and promote sustainable land use, strategic planning and regulation of land development are necessary. Municipalities play a key role in preserving agricultural land and promoting more sustainable development. The essay examines urban sprawl from a Swedish perspective, focusing on three suburban municipalities adjacent to Sweden's three largest cities: Staffanstorp kommun, Kungsbacka kommun, and Tyresö kommun. The essay aims to investigate the strategies these municipalities employ to combat urban sprawl and whether these strategies generate sustainable land use. The research questions address the municipalities' strategies for housing development and how they promote or counteract sustainable land use. The essay's theoretical framework is based on urban sprawl from both an international and national context. Through in-depth document analysis and several interviews with key persons in strategic planning, this essay reveals the challenges and difficulties associated with urban sprawl and the establishment and maintenance of sustainable land use. Some conclusions presented in the essay include the existence of differing perceptions of urban sprawl and a lack of preparedness to address it both internationally and nationally. Despite Sweden's strong planning, concerns persist regarding the continuation of urban sprawl in Europe. Actions are needed at both local and international levels to address the issue.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-67622 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Nilsson, Ida, Berglund, Hanna |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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