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Roger Hildingsson

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Pathways to Sustainable Welfare : Inertia, Emergence and Transformation in Swedish Cities

Author

  • Kajsa Emilsson
  • Martin Fritz
  • Roger Hildingsson
  • Håkan Johansson
  • Jamil Khan
  • Max Koch

Summary, in English

Pathways to Sustainable Welfare critically examines how cities can address the dual challenges of climate change and sustainability while ensuring the welfare of their populations.

Focused on three Swedish cities, it explores the integration of environmental and welfare concerns in local policies, urban movements and public opinions. Based on theories of inertia, emergence and transformation, it identifies factors driving or obstructing sustainable welfare advancements.

This book is a crucial resource for scholars interested in sustainable transformation, urban governance and social policy. It offers frameworks and empirical evidence relevant to academics, policy makers and practitioners seeking to understand and engage in urban sustainable welfare development.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work
  • Social Policy and Sustainability
  • LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • Department of Political Science
  • LU Profile Area: Human rights
  • Civil Society and Social Movements
  • LTH Profile Area: The Energy Transition
  • Transport and Roads
  • Environmental and Energy Systems Studies

Publishing year

2025

Language

English

Document type

Book

Publisher

Policy Press

Topic

  • Other Social Sciences

Keywords

  • Sustainable Welfare
  • Sweden
  • Cities
  • Inertia
  • Emergence
  • Transformation
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Status

Published

Project

  • The New Urban Challenge? Models of Sustainable Welfare in Swedish Metropolitan Cities
  • Postgrowth Welfare Systems

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-1-4473-7258-5
  • ISBN: 978-1-4473-7259-2
  • ISBN: 978-1-4473-7260-8