Under 2021 beviljades Vänersborgs kommun statsbidrag från Delegationen mot segregation (Delmos) för ett samverkansprojekt mellan det lokala brottsförebyggande rådet och den kommunala arbetsgruppen Samverkan för social inkludering. Projektet kallas Delmosprojektet och syftar till att skapa mer jämlika och jämställda förutsättningar för medborgarna i den socioekonomiskt utsatta stadsdelen Torpa att påverka sina liv. Samverkansarbete är ett nytt arbetssätt inom Vänersborgs kommun, där man hoppas hitta långsiktiga sätt att samverka kring det brottsförebyggande och trygghetsskapande arbetet.För att kvalitetssäkra arbetet i Delmosprojektet och ta fram underlag för fortsatt metodutveckling fick forskargruppen Samskapande hållbar samhällsutveckling (SHS) vid Högskolan Väst i uppdrag att genom observationer och intervjuer genomföra följeforskning. Forskningen genomfördes utifrån ett deltagarperspektiv och under projektets inledande fas, från september 2021 till januari 2022. Denna rapport är en både beskrivande och analytisk sammanfattning av projektet under den här tiden, med målet att illustrera utmaningar och möjligheter när det gäller kunskapsöverföring mellan de samverkansaktörer som representerar Vänersborgs kommun. Analysen är gjord utifrån ett arbetsintegrerat lärandeperspektiv och inkluderar faktorer som anses påverka lärprocesserna, såsom absorptionsförmåga, systematisk kommunikation, projektroller, gruppdynamik, gemensamma mål, tillit och relationer samt tidspress.Generellt uppfattas Delmosprojektet som positivt och dess mål som viktigt. Samarbetet i arbetsgrupperna beskrivs som väl fungerande med givande diskussioner i en trygg och inkluderande miljö. Genom medborgardialoger visar kommunen stort förtroende för och tillit till medborgarna och deras kunskaper och erfarenheter av området. Projektdeltagarna förstår vikten av medborgarperspektivet och önskar att det även fortsättningsvis är en del av kommunens arbete.Samtidigt uttrycker deltagarna att det finns utmaningar, framför allt i form av otydlighet kring projektstruktur, roller och gemensamma mål. De efterfrågar mer information kring projektet som helhet, men även en struktur för kommunikation mellan grupper och inom de olika förvaltningarna. Likt inom många andra kommunala projekt önskas också mer tid och resurser.Följeforskningen har funnit goda exempel att ta vara på inför framtida projekt men också möjligheter till utveckling. Att förankra kommande projekt är en viktig förutsättning för deras start och fortlevnad, och därtill krävs systematiska kommunikationsvägar, långsiktiga mål och ständiga utvärderingar. Att medborgarnas röster måste vara ledande i arbetet finns det inga tvivel om, men rapporten lämnar utrymme för frågor kring hur man bäst når medborgare som i vanliga fall inte kan eller vill nås.

This thesis aims to answer if the selected municipalities are prepared to meet the challenges that the climate change will cause. Furthermore, the consideration between benefit and risk of developing residential areas in regions with a high risk of flooding is explored. This has been done through a qualitative case study of Gothenburg, Karlstad and Uddevalla municipalities planning documents. The planning documents that have been in focus are primarily comprehensive plans and related supplement reports. The study has also included two detailed development plans from each municipalities. Additional four interviews were conducted, three with municipal officials and one with an external consultant. The analysis shows how the municipalities, through physical planning, are trying to dampen the consequences of climate change, such as rising sea levels and more frequent downfall. However, the municipalities continue to plan future development in regions with a high risk of flooding. This is the case because there exists a strong economic and social incentive to further development. An additional discussion about this essay results and analysis are held where reasoning behind planning tactics are explored and nuanced. 

It is easy to feel impatient with the pace for change when it comes to developing truly sustainable culture yet things are happening all over the world to lay the ground work, create the architecture and language of sustainability as a cultural reality. In Weaving Pedagogies of Possibility the authors seek to leverage from such developments. In this chapter the authors share their adventure in designing an open learning system within, across and between their instititutions. We insists this work involves peagogies in the plural as we seek to affirm and embrace alternative approaches to learning that draw on many cultures and places. We take it axiomatic that the word is always becoming other then it appears to be; that this is contested space; and thus it is in the play of environment, context, structure, culture an identity that the future lies. The sensitivity to the multiple and contested nature of social and ecological space lies at the heart of our vision an practice of pedagogies of possibiliy 

The purpose of the degree project is to contribute knowledge of Swedish and Finnish shoreland protection legislation and its application. The aim is to map the countries practical application of shoreland protection, planning and opportunities for land development. The method used in the study is mainly a comparative method based on legal dogmatics (literature study) and sociology of law (interview study).

The Swedish shoreland protection is regulated in the Swedish Environmental Code (1998:808) and is a general protection that extends 100 meters from the shoreline in each direction with the possibility of extending to 300 meters. The protection applies to all watercourses and waterbodies and aims to protect animal- and plant life and ensure the publics’ access to the riparian area. The municipality may grant an exemption from the shoreland protection if there are special reasons and that the measure is compatible with the purpose of shoreland protection.

In Finland, the possibility of development is regulated by the planning requirement for the riparian zone and the riparian area in the Land Use- and Building Act (132/1999). The planning requirement means that when constructing buildings within the riparian zone, a valid master development plan with legal effects is required, or alternatively a shoreland detailed development plan. The width of the riparian zone and the riparian area usually estimated at 100–200 meters from the shoreline. Exemption permits may be granted from the planning requirement, provided that the planned measure complies with the specified provisions in the building regulations regarding the building's distance, location, and dimensioning.

The results show that Swedish and Finnish legislations have similar purposes. The legislations contain a similar ban on the construction of buildings in the riparian zone, except for buildings erected for the purpose of forestry- and agricultural activities and for commercial fishing. The two countries also provide an opportunity to deviate from the legislation for new construction and extension of a building within the waterfront area. The interview study has shown that the practical application depends on various factors, but despite municipal differences, Sweden has a more restrictive approach regarding granting exemptions and granting building permits in riparian areas.

The purpose of the work was to develop solutions that reduce car traffic in Trollhättan in order to create attractive and sustainable trade free of car dependence. The solutions were based on the theory that car bonding is influenced by instrumental, emotional and symbolic factors [6]. Six general solutions were developed as inspiration for the selected solutions (specialize in center trade and external trade/commerce), Purchase of Cargo-bike pool for the public, Complete driving ban in the city center of private cars, introduction of congestion tax, Individually adapted marketing of other means of transport and Improvement of public transport. In addition, solutions from three cities that belong to the same municipality category as Trollhättan were presented. To get a better idea of the ideas that work in a city Trollhättan's size. Subsequently, a SWOT analysis was conducted to find out the city's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. To find solutions that exploit the strengths plus opportunities but counteract the weaknesses and threats. Five definitive solutions were developed: Driving ban in the center with gradual introduction, (bicycle rental of electric bicycles and bicycle parking), repositioning of transit traffic, restructuring of the city center streets and (Parking house outside the urban area and introduction of entrance fee). The solutions work together to transform the city center from car-tight to bicycle-tight. The solutions were analyzed to describe how the solutions will work individually. Afterwards, the solutions' collaboration, cycle focus, improvements and challenges were discussed. Finally, it was concluded that the knowledge gained from the general solutions, the solutions from equally large urban areas and the SWOT analysis together produced the selected solutions for Trollhättan

This thesis examines the diverse perspectives of stakeholders in sustainable forest management and the co-production of knowledge through collaborative efforts. Existing literature has proved the complex interrelations among a wide range of stakeholders, including landowners, government entities, forestry households, industries, residents, and environ mentalists, emphasising the need to understand their viewpoints for effective management.

The study focuses on Japan's Forestry Policy Council, analysing the council's meetings to assess the distinct pathways each stakeholder group advocates and how they co-produce knowledge, particularly through the active involvement of academia.

The findings reveal varied pathways promoted by different stakeholders, with institutional stakeholders like the Forestry Agency pushing for comprehensive policies, while industrial stakeholders seek economic viability, and civil society organisation stakeholders prioritise environmental sustainability.

The present author underscores the significance of academic involvement in policy development for sustainable forestry, given their capacity for long-term, integrative perspectives that meld scientific knowledge with public interests.

Aim

Climate and land use are key determinants of biodiversity, with past and ongoing changes posing serious threats to global ecosystems. Unlike most other organism groups, plant species can possess dormant life‐history stages such as soil seed banks, which may help plant communities to resist or at least postpone the detrimental impact of global changes. This study investigates the potential for soil seed banks to achieve this.

Location Europe.

Time period 1978–2014.

Major taxa studied Flowering plants

Methods

Using a space‐for‐time/warming approach, we study plant species richness and composition in the herb layer and the soil seed bank in 2,796 community plots from 54 datasets in managed grasslands, forests and intermediate, successional habitats across a climate gradient.

Results

Soil seed banks held more species than the herb layer, being compositionally similar across habitats. Species richness was lower in forests and successional habitats compared to grasslands, with annual temperature range more important than mean annual temperature for determining richness. Climate and land‐use effects were generally less pronounced when plant community richness included seed bank species richness, while there was no clear effect of land use and climate on compositional similarity between the seed bank and the herb layer.Main conclusionsHigh seed bank diversity and compositional similarity between the herb layer and seed bank plant communities may provide a potentially important functional buffer against the impact of ongoing environmental changes on plant communities. This capacity could, however, be threatened by climate warming. Dormant life‐history stages can therefore be important sources of diversity in changing environments, potentially underpinning already observed time‐lags in plant community responses to global change. However, as soil seed banks themselves appear, albeit less, vulnerable to the same changes, their potential to buffer change can only be temporary, and major community shifts may still be expected.