Governance for sustainable development in Sweden: The experience of the local investment programme

Local Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 325-342

  Baker, Susan ^a   Eckerberg, Katarina ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34848859333     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549830701412455     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Baker, S. and Morley, A. (2005) Project 3: LIP in comparative perspective. Understanding LIP in Context: Central Government, Business and Comparative Perspectives, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm
2. Berglund, E. and Hanberger, A. (2003) LIP och lokalt miljöarbete: en jämförande studie mellan kommuner som fått och inte fått statligt investeringsstöd [LIP and local environmental work: A comparative study of LIP-supported and non-supported municipalities]. Umeå Centre for Evaluation Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
3. Dryzek, J. S. (1995) Democracy and environmental policy instruments. Markets, The State and the Environment: Towards Integration, Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK
4. Eckerberg, K. (1999) Sweden: Combining municipal and national efforts for quick progress. Implementing LA 21 in Europe, ProSus, Oslo
5. Eckerberg, K. (2001) Sweden: Problems and prospects at the leading edge of LA21 implementation. Sustainable Communities in Europe, Earthscan, London
6. Eckerberg, K., Dahlgren, K., Baker, S., Marell, A., Morley, A. and Wahlstrom, N. (2005) Project 1: LIP in central government perspective. Understanding LIP in Context: Central Government, Business and Comparative Perspectives, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm
7. Eckerberg, K. and Forsberg, B. (1998) Implementing Agenda 21 in local government: The Swedish experience. Local Environment, 3:3, pp. 333-347.
8. Eckerberg, K., Dahlgren, K., Marell, A., Wahlström, N., Baker, S. and Morley, A. (2005) Understanding LIP in Context: Central Government, Business and Comparative Perspectives, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm
9. Edström, C. K. and Eckerberg (2002) Svenska kommuners arbete med Agenda 21 - en jämföxfrelse över tid [Swedish Municipalities Work with Agenda 21: A Survey over Time].MoE, Stockholm
10. Evans, B. M. J., Sundback, S. and Theobald, K. (2005) Governing Sustainable Cities, Earthscan, London
11. Forsberg, B. (2005) I skuggan av lokala investeringsprogrammet, [In the shadow of LIP].Umeå Centre for Evaluation Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
12. Government of Sweden (1996) Towards an Ecological Sustainable Society, Government Communication 1996/97: 50, Stockholm
13. Government of Sweden (1997) Ecological Sustainability, Government Communication 1997/98: 13, Stockholm
14. Government of Sweden (1997) Swedish Environmental Quality Objectives-an Environmental Policy for a Sustainable Sweden, Government Communication: 145, Stockholm
15. Government of Sweden (1997) Regional Growth-for Work and Prosperity, Government Bill 1997/98: 62, Stockholm
16. Government of Sweden (1998) Sustainable Sweden: Progress Report and New Measures for an Ecologically Sustainable Development, Government Communication 1998/99: 5, Stockholm
17. Government of Sweden (1999) Sustainable Sweden: A Progress Report on Measures Promoting Ecologically Sustainable Development, Government Communication 1999/2000: 13, Stockholm
18. Government of Sweden (2000) Framtidens miljö - allas vårt ansvar [The future environment - our common responsibility].Cabinet Offices SOU 2000:52, Stockholm
19. Hanberger, A., Eckerberg, K., Brännlund, R., Baker, S., Nordström, A. and Nordenstam, A. (2002) Lokala Investeringsprogram - en förstudie inför utvärderingen [LIP - a pre-evaluation study].Centre for Evaluation Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
20. Hix, S. (1998) The study of the European Union II: The 'new governance' agenda and its rival. Journal, 5:1
21. Jachtenfuchs, M. (1997) Democracy and governance in the European Union, European Integration On-Line Papers.
22. Kenny, M. and Meadowcroft, J. (1999) Planning Sustainability, Routledge, London
23. Kohler-Koch, B. and Eising, R. (1999) The Transformation of Governance in the European Union, Routledge, London
24. Kooiman, J. (1993) Governance and governability: Using complexity, dynamics and diversity. Modern Governance: New Government-Society Interactions, Sage, London
25. Kåberger, T. and Jürgensen, A. (2005) LIP ur ett samhällsekonomiskt perspektiv [LIP from an economic perspective].Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm
26. Lafferty, W. M. (2001) Sustainable Communities in Europe, Earthscan, London
27. Lafferty, W. and Meadowcroft, J. (1996) Democracy and the environment: congruence and conflict - preliminary reflections. Democracy and the Environment: Problems and Prospects, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK
28. Lafferty, W. M. and Meadowcroft, J. (2000) Introduction. Implementing Sustainable Development: Strategies and Initiatives in High Consumption Societies, Oxford University Press, Oxford
29. Lundqvist, L. J. (1996) Sweden. Governing the Environment: Politics, Policy and Organization in the Nordic Countries, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen
30. Lundqvist, L. J. (2001) Implementation from above: The ecology of power in Sweden's environmental governance. Governance, 14, pp. 319-337.
31. Lundqvist, L. J. (2004) Greening the people's home: The formative power of sustainable development discourse in Swedish housing. Urban Studies, 41:7, pp. 1283-1301.
32. Marell, A. and Wahlström, N. (2005) Project 2: The role of industry and business within LIP. Understanding LIP in Context: Central Government, Business and Comparative Perspectives, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm
33. MoE (2001) Svenska miljömål - delmål och strategier [National Environmental Quality Objectives - sub-goals and strategies].Summary of Government Bill 2000/01: 130, Stockholm
34. SALA (1998) Från idé till verklighet - ambitioner om hållbar utveckling i några av Sveriges kommuner [From idea to action - goals for sustainable development in Swedish municipalities].Swedish Association of Local Authorities, Stockholm
35. SEPA (2001) Bredda perspektiven - miljöintegration i tillväxtarbetet [Widen the perspectives - integrate environment into regional growth agreements].Stockholm
36. Skodie;llerhorn, E. and Hanberger, A. (2004) LIP och lokalt miljöarbete - en fördjupad studie av sju kommuner [LIP and local environmental work - an in-depth study of seven municipalities].Umeå Centre for Evaluation Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
37. Swedish Ordinance (1998) Förordning (SFS 1998:23) om statliga bidrag till lokala investeringsprogram som ökar den ekologiska hållbarheten i samhället.Ministry of the Environment, Stockholm
38. Swedish Ordinance (2000) Förordning (SFS 2000:735) om ändring i förordningen (1998:23) om statliga bidrag till lokala investeringsprogram som ökar den ekologiska hållbarheten i samhållet.Ministry of the Environment, Stockholm
39. Wandén, S. (2005) Vad kan vi lära av LIP? [What can we learn from LIP?].SEPA, Stockholm