Integration of public transport planning and spatial planning in Norrköping : Collaboration for achieving the same vision but with different strategies

The integration of public transport planning and spatial planning has become an internationally well-known phenomenon and is seen by planners as a fundamental prerequisite for getting more people to travel sustainably, and thus reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from the transport sector. The aim is to design the built environment in such a way that sustainable travel is promoted. Through semi-structured interviews, a document analysis, and a small field observation, this thesis examines how the municipality of Norrköping and the regional public transport company Östgötatrafiken collaborate to achieve successful integration. The aim has been to investigate how the process of this integration unfolds in the municipality of Norrköping in Sweden in order to contribute with more in-depth research in a Scandinavian context. This has been analyzed from a theoretical framework of TOD, Institutional theory and Collaborative planning.  The findings shows that both Norrköping municipality and Östgötatrafiken are working towards goals of increasing the share of trips with public transport, but when the purposes behind these differ, goal conflicts arise. This leads to different strategic considerations where Östgötatrafiken wants the built environment to promote time-efficient public transportation, while the municipality of Norrköping want the built environment to promote all sustainable means of transport. As a result, there are differences regarding public transport's mission, resources and priorities. As this study also shows that collaboration is the key to success, I argue that collaboration should take place as early as possible in the process, and already at the formulation of political and strategic goals.

Integration of public transport planning and spatial planning in Norrköping : Collaboration for achieving the same vision but with different strategies

The integration of public transport planning and spatial planning has become an internationally well-known phenomenon and is seen by planners as a fundamental prerequisite for getting more people to travel sustainably, and thus reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from the transport sector. The aim is to design the built environment in such a way that sustainable travel is promoted. Through semi-structured interviews, a document analysis, and a small field observation, this thesis examines how the municipality of Norrköping and the regional public transport company Östgötatrafiken collaborate to achieve successful integration. The aim has been to investigate how the process of this integration unfolds in the municipality of Norrköping in Sweden in order to contribute with more in-depth research in a Scandinavian context. This has been analyzed from a theoretical framework of TOD, Institutional theory and Collaborative planning.  The findings shows that both Norrköping municipality and Östgötatrafiken are working towards goals of increasing the share of trips with public transport, but when the purposes behind these differ, goal conflicts arise. This leads to different strategic considerations where Östgötatrafiken wants the built environment to promote time-efficient public transportation, while the municipality of Norrköping want the built environment to promote all sustainable means of transport. As a result, there are differences regarding public transport's mission, resources and priorities. As this study also shows that collaboration is the key to success, I argue that collaboration should take place as early as possible in the process, and already at the formulation of political and strategic goals.

How do you read? Iranians’ reading in Swedish and Persian

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how people from Iran experience reading in their mother tongue, Persian, compared to how they experience reading in Swedish and if there was a difference. The questions to be answered in the thesis were: What is the dominant purpose when people read their mother tongue and when they read in Swedish. Do they read because they need information, because they want to relax or do they, when they read, reflect on their own lives? The method was qualitative, interviews were conducted with 8 Iranians living in Sweden. The theoretical background consists of a description of theories on reading and theories on language and identity. The answers from the interviews reveal that many of the individuals that were interviewed, were reading in an instrumental way, i.e. they read mainly to find information and especially so when reading in Swedish, but at the same time they do reflect on their own life when they read. The results were then compared with theories. Furhammar’s theory on reading habits with the categories ”impersonal instrumental reading”, ”impersonal experience reading”, ”personal experience reading” and ”personal instrumental reading” seem to correspond with the results of the study. The other theories on reading which were used, i.e. Appleyard’s theory that people seek some kind of truth when they read and Ross’ theory that people read to get emotional knowledge, did also in part correspond with the results, but not as well as Furhammar’s theory. The theories on language and identity also seemed to correspond well with the results.Uppsatsnivå:

Klippta häckar. En utvärdering av häcklaboratoriet i skolträdgården på Johannesberg i Mariestad

Under this season I have examined, analysed and evaluated the laboratory of hedges in the schoolgarden in Johannesberg in Mariestad. There are about 40 different sorts and varieties which some of them are unusually and not reliabled as trimed hedges. In this essay the primary purpose is to bring out the pros and cons of them and my hopes are to find more alternative trees and shrubs in the using as trimed hedges. My motivation is that this essay can be used in a further purpose.Uppsats för avläggande av filosofie kandidatexamen i Kulturvård, Trädgårdens hantverk och design, 21 hp, 201

Regional collaborations and cooperation in public transport – an overview : Collaborations between Sweden's public transport authorities

I Sverige ligger det övergripande ansvaret för planering av kollektivtrafik på de regionala kollektivtrafikmyndigheterna. Dock kan inte planeringen utfärdas av dessa i egen regi, utan kräver samverkan med en rad olika aktörer för att planeringen ska uppnå sin fulla potential. Denna studie bygger på en kartläggning över hur 18 av Sveriges 21 kollektivtrafikmyndigheter samverkar med varandra när det kommer till inter-regionalt resande, det vill säga resande över länsgränser. För att ta reda på detta har en innehållsanalys genomförts av de undersökta regionernas trafikförsörjningsprogram. Resultatet visar att samtliga regioner i Sverige på ett eller annat sätt samverkar med andra regioner, men att denna samverkan är bunden till regionernas geografiska lokalisering. Vidare spelar den geografiska lokaliseringen en stor roll för hur djup och bred regionernas samverkan med varandra kan vara. Resultatet visar även att det råder skillnader i hur transparenta regionerna är kring regional samverkan i sina trafikförsörjningsprogram.In Sweden, the overall responsibility for public transport planning lies with the regional public transport authorities. However, planning cannot be issued by these authorities on their own but requires collaboration with a range of actors for planning to reach its full potential. This study is based on a survey of how 18 of Sweden’s 21 public transport authorities interact with each other when it comes to inter-regional travel, i.e., travel across county borders. To find out, a content analysis was carried out of the public transport policy documents of the regions studied. The results show that all regions in Sweden interact in one way or another with other regions, but that this interaction is linked to the geographical location of the regions. Furthermore, the geographical location plays a major role in the depth and breadth of the regions' interaction with each other. The results also show that there are large differences in how transparent the regions are about regional cooperation in their public transport policy documents.Ingår i forskningsprogrammet ”Omskalningens effekter för hållbar omställning. 10 år med regionala kollektivtrafikmyndigheter som samhällsbyggare”</p

Prisdiskriminering i en moderna fotbollsklubb - Malmö FF; en fallstudie

Hur förändras förutsättningarna för en svensk klubb (Malmö FF) i samband med att en ny arena byggs och organisationen i klubben växer. Vilka nya möjligheter att bedriva effektiv prisdiskriminering gentemot sina konsumenter uppstår i samband med bygget av Swedbank stadion och den utökning av organisationen i klubben som kommer att ske? MFF:s kärnprodukt är 2 x 45 minuter fotbollsmatch och till den kan en rad tilläggsprodukter kopplas bl.a. via prisdiskrimineringsmetoderna tie-in och bundling. Möjligheterna med arenabygget delas in i två olika delar: dels en utökad upplevelse för klubbens konsumenter på matchdagen och dels ett stadionområde som lever året runt och inte enbart då det spelas match på arenan. I relationen med konsumenterna skiljs på privatkunder (vanliga fotbollssupporters) och företagskunder (främst sponsorer och blivande hyresgäster på Swedbank stadion). Slutsatserna från arbetet är att det finns en rad nya områden där MFF kan prisdiskriminera för att öka intäkterna från sin kärnprodukt. Ökad affärsmässighet i verksamheten är viktig men det får inte ske på bekostnad av de sportsliga resultaten utan ska snarare ligga som grund för en fortsatt sportslig satsning. Skulle följderna av jakten på nya intäkter bli att MFF:s representationslag presterar sämre tappar kärnprodukten i attraktivitet och det påverkar samtliga tilläggsprodukter negativt

Handels- och fördelningseffekter av EU:s jordbrukspolitik

EU:s jordbrukspolitik och dess effekter på unionens och omvärldens invånare är ett ämne som ofta väcker debatt. När man studerar effekterna på medlemsländerna skiljer man ofta mellan budgeteffekter och handelseffekter där det förstnämnda är mer frekvent förekommande både i media och som föremål för studier. Jag har valt att studera handelseffekterna som uppstår till följd av att EU skyddar unionens jordbruksproduktion från konkurrens utifrån. Medlemsländerna påverkas olika beroende på hur situationen inom jordbruket och handeln med jordbruksprodukter är i landet. Mitt syfte är att se vilka av medlemsländerna som vinner respektive förlorar på hur EU:s jordbruksprogram är utformat idag. I min analys använder jag data från tidsperioden 1995-2004 och jag har valt att arbeta med produktgrupperna spannmål, kött och frukt och grönsaker. Resultaten stämmer överlag överens med tidigare forskning i ämnet och bekräftar till stor del de teorier jag haft som utgångspunkt i arbetet