Ecosystem services in the urban space

This thesis focuses on how a smaller Swedish municipality (Höganäs) works with ecosystem services. It is based on the Folkparken & Julivallen densification project and is divided into three parts. The first explains, from a theoretical perspective, how ecosystem services interact with community and...

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Autor principal: Zelmerlöw, Fredrik
Formato: Second cycle, A2E
Lenguaje:sueco
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Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/15322/
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Sumario:This thesis focuses on how a smaller Swedish municipality (Höganäs) works with ecosystem services. It is based on the Folkparken & Julivallen densification project and is divided into three parts. The first explains, from a theoretical perspective, how ecosystem services interact with community and national planning structures. The second focuses on the Folkparken & Julivallen project and explores, in depth, how ecosystem services were incorporated into planning from a retroactive perspective. The third is a comparative analysis of the Folkparken & Julivallen project and two similar projects in another Swedish municipality (Lomma). The findings highlight that the Höganäs densification project was particularly successful in ensuring that important values were protected and supported the development of regulatory ecosystem services. Areas for improvement included: the basis for meeting the challenges of ecosystem services, the municipality’s attitude to solving problems, and the priority given to the order in which different solutions were proposed and implemented. The comparison with Lomma found that it was better than Höganäs with respect to using working methods based on green solutions, adapting projects to nature, and improving and protecting natural values and ecosystem services.