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preface

450 urban projects is a description of Nordic cities transformation from industrial communities to post-industrial urban communities. This publication contains a unique record of 450
pioneering urban projects and other initiatives in 18 Nordic cities. All of the cities in the Nordic
City Network have selected 25 urban projects and other initiatives that are in the process of
changing and renewing the cities. The report is a collection of material that gives you an overall impression of the transformation in progress in Nordic cities and allows you to learn more
about all of the 450 urban projects. The information was gathered in 2013 and we thank all of
our members for their unique contribution to the project.
The 450 urban projects and their importance are currently (in 2014) being analysed. This analysis will be presented in a discussion paper in English at the international urban conference in
Malm in October 2014. The analysis will assess 1) how the many pioneering urban projects
are contributing to the transformation of Nordic cities, 2) how they reflect the Nordic social
model and 3) the extent to which they can be said to contribute to developing the Nordic welfare states. The report contains two main sections. First there are a number of summaries and
then a review of the 25 urban projects in 18 cities.
Happy reading!

Christer Larsson

contents

Per Riisom

Hannah Wadman

New Nordic urban development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

450 pioneering urban projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Aalborg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Aarhus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Eskilstuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fredericia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Kristiansand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lillestrm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Linkping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Norrkping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Stavanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Troms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Trondheim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Uppsala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vaasa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Snderborg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Malm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Odense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Gran Rosberg

new nordic urban development

by louise vogel kielgast

Nordic societies and Nordic cities are in a period of great

change. Since 1950, the Nordic countries have built strong
welfare states based on the idea that society as a whole and its
individuals should be given the best opportunities to develop
constantly increasing prosperity. Over the years, these social
models have been the object of keen attention in countries
outside the Nordic region, as shown most recently in a special
section of the Economist (source: ..).
In the past 5-10 years, a debate has begun, within the Nordic
region, on the welfare state of the future, including the particular strengths that the Nordic region will live from in the future (source: Norden som vinderegion (The Nordic region as a
winning region, 2005). A number of values are emphasised as
being particularly widespread in the Nordic region. According
to a report published by the Nordic Council and Monday Morning, the following are shared Nordic values:
equality
trust
low power distance
inclusion
flexibility
respect for nature
Protestant work ethic
aesthetics

WHY ARE NORDIC VALUES IMPORTANT?

Understanding Nordic values is not about the Nordic region
becoming self-contained. It is about understanding the particular strengths of the Nordic region and their essential role
in how the region interacts and competes with the rest of the
world. The Innovation Council (Innovationsrdet) in Denmark
has summarised the competitive conditions of the future in a
competitiveness pyramid.
From the Nordic region as a winning region report:
The model expresses the fact that the traditional macroeconomic conditions are now just the basic preconditions for a countrys or a regions competitiveness and no longer function as primary sources of growth. However, the microeconomic conditions
are currently becoming harmonised as countries learn from each
other and copy the best solutions. Consequently, it is not possible
to stand out properly at this level and make use of competitive
advantages.
The focus will shift in the future to culture-specific conditions and
skills that are based on values, relations and customs and have
their roots in the institutions that represent the specific culture of
a region. The strategic point is that if, as a nation or a region, you
are unable to identify your unique core skills, global competition
will take place on other peoples terms. However, if you are able to
stand out on the basis of precisely those cultural strengths developed over generations, you will be in a strong position.
The question is the extent to which and the way in which the
Nordic features, including the special Nordic social model, are
expressed in the way in which the Nordic cities have developed and continue to develop.
A few issues are outlined below that may help start such a debate. Possible Nordic features of urban development are indicated and questions are asked about whether cities actually
perceive the above values as being important to their development.

Central issues:

MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

In very general terms, Nordic cities are in the same situation as
many other cities worldwide. From having built up industrial production as their economic basis, new forms of production and service functions have won out and this change has
left its mark on the cities. To meet the requirements associated with post-industrial production, many cities have had
to find new uses for old industrial areas and buildings. These
have areas have traditionally been seen as the less attractive
side of the cities and many cities have faced the challenge of
reversing this image because the areas represent significant
potential. Several Nordic cities seem preoccupied with how to
manage the historical heritage the areas represent. How is it
possible to create trust in relation to such a change process?
And how can you ensure that transformation projects do not
create greater inequality between those that belong to the
past and those that belong to the future? In some cities, the
change process results in a choice to hold onto the past by
preserving old industrial buildings, while other cities focus on
a process of inclusion with acknowledgement of the past as
the primary aim.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPMENT &

COMMUNITIES IN THE CITIES
The idea of community in the Nordic region has been closely linked to some of the public institutions built up as part of
the development of the welfare state. Municipal sports facilities, libraries, schools, etc. These institutions have traditionally been seen as a public good that is for all residents of the
city, and they are still crucial building blocks , but their role
is evolving. Institutions such as the town hall and the library
have, for many years, been hidden inside closed buildings, but
that is changing. Libraries, in particular, are undergoing a rapid development which involves an attempt to open them up
and make the library an integral part of the city. Open reading
rooms and cafs on the ground floor are examples of this. In
other words, attempts are being made to break down their
slightly formal, institutional nature. The focus is on engaging
rather than teaching.
Another example is when municipal administrations move
to other locations in the city so as to appear more open and
more integrated in the city, such as the Technical Administration in Aarhus, which has moved to the socially vulnerable residential area of Gellerup.
Yet another example are sports facilities and playgrounds,
which are being opened outside traditional opening hours
and for people other than their obvious users. Fewer and
fewer people are choosing to be involved in organised sports,
preferring more spontaneous leisure activities on a personal
basis. In continuation of this, the researcher Lars Hammershi
points out that communities are largely based on taste and
public feeling as part of a self-formation process, i.e. communities based on own initiative. It will be interesting to monitor
these developments and examine how cities can support new
forms of community building.
The welfare state in development can be seen in various areas:
public institutions in development, the perception of what it
means to be a citizen, the city as a product to the city as innovation space

EQUALITY IN CITIES?
One of the predominant Nordic values is equality. The concept of equality is currently being challenged, in particular
in cities. Cities are becoming increasingly attractive places to
live, which is boosting competition and increasing prices. In
the 1960s, cities were preoccupied with building large-scale
public housing, in particular in Sweden. Now many cities are
more preoccupied with how they can create attractive residential areas that meet contemporary requirements for more
space, outdoor areas, etc., including how they can attract new
groups such as families with children, who increasingly want
to settle in the city. This collection of projects demonstrates this as well. The challenge is how cities undergoing such
a transformation process can ensure equal access to homes?
This has been pointed out by Jesper Nygrd on several occasions.
Another aspect of equality is social mobility. The Nordic
countries are some of the countries with the highest levels
of social mobility but this does not include immigrants. The
question of immigrants position in society is high on the political agenda in the Nordic countries but it is not particularly
obvious in the urban projects selected. What is the reason for
this? Is there more focus on cities ability to function as growth
engines and less focus on cities social cohesion? Several analyses highlight social mobility as a significant reason for the
success of the Nordic region in global competition. The question is what role cities can play in relation to enhancing social
mobility for all groups in society and thus enhancing one of
the competitive advantages of the Nordic region.

THE CITY AS ATTRACTION AND INNOVATION

SPACE
Post-industrial development in cities has taken place in different ways in recent years. In the 1990s we witnessed a boom in
the so-called experience economy. This focused on the city as
an attraction, a product that could be experienced and enjoyed. Many urban projects thus aimed to create a more attractive city with new squares, street cafs, harbour promenades,
etc. In the Nordic context, this is a relatively new approach to
the city, with urban spaces increasingly being used for people
to spend time and for other activities. In Southern Europe,
urban spaces have traditionally functioned as an important
meeting place for people. In the Nordic region, however, this
culture is still in the development phase and many urban projects are about how to enhance this culture.
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the city
as an innovative framework for future growth. One important
aspect of this concerns cities relations with universities and
other educational and research institutions. For example, how
is it possible to develop new forms of campus area that benefit both the university and the city? Campus areas have traditionally been separate units, but how is it possible to create
new synergies by breaking down some of these boundaries?
What role do the universities play as a lever for urban development and growth? Unlike many cities in the world , the vast
majority of educational institutions in the Nordic region are
public, and this may have an impact on how the Nordic region
aims to develop the concept of the knowledge city and integration between the university and the city.
In addition to stronger relationships between city and university, many cities are working to create synergies between education, research and business/practical application. One approach is to use various colocation models, establishing shared
facilities for different types of institution. Examples of this include Katrinebjerg in Aarhus, Keller in Lillestrm and Trondheim Helsecampus (health campus). Further analysis of how
these initiatives are being tackled and their specific impact
will make a significant contribution to understanding and developing the Nordic urban communities of the future.

NEW PARTNERSHIPS AN EXPRESSION OF

LOW NORDIC POWER DISTANCE?
The Nordic region is often highlighted for its low power distance, which promotes involvement and responsibility for
all, not just the leadership. The question is whether this low
power distance is also made use of in urban development.
Does it help shape our cities?
One interesting example is the Student Society in Trondheim,
where a student organisation is actively consulted on and helps develop the citys strategies, not just for the development
of the university but also on other issues concerning the citys
development. Trondheim is one of Norways most important
education cities and, to preserve and develop this position of
strength, it makes good sense to involve the students in such
a formal way.
In very general terms, urban development in the Nordic region is characterised by new cooperation and partnership
models being tested and developed, also on a regional scale.
Further analysis of the power distance in these partnership
models and their ability to create involvement and responsibility would be extremely valuable.

RESIDENTS AS RECIPIENTS OR
CO-CREATORS
As a consequence of the welfare state, a citys residents in the
Nordic region have largely been regarded as clients and recipients of welfare services and facilities. This is slowly changing
and several cities are examining how residents can become
co-creators to a greater extent. This means a fundamentally
different role for the municipality, which needs to facilitate
and enable initiatives instead of just giving. This report contains several examples of this trend: more participation Eskilstuna, citizenship in Aarhus, Tou Scene in Stavanger and Karolinelund in Aalborg.
The question is how different types of resident can become
co-creators. And how this change in the understanding of
citizenship will help develop not only Nordic cities but also
Nordic societies.

450 pioneering urban projects

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an initial summary
by per riisom

POST-INDUSTRIAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN

NORDIC CITIES

450 pioneering urban projects, initiatives and resources that

are changing our cities. All of these urban projects have been
selected by our cities as examples of projects that break new
ground in their cities in post-industrial social and urban development.

THE BIG PICTURE

In the big picture, we are riding the fourth wave of urbanisation, post-industrial urbanisation. The first was the formation
of cities in antiquity, the second the commercial centres of the
Middle Ages and the third industrial urban development.
Post-industrial urbanisation began properly in the 1990s, continues today with undiminished force and will presumably
continue for many years to come.
Everyone, or at least a large number of people, wants to live in
cities on account of the opportunities that exist there for the
individual, the community and society.
The 21st century is becoming the very era of urban living. In
30-50 years, up to 90% of all people will live in cities. Or more
correctly, in regional cities, metropolises.
Homo urbanus! Human beings emerged as a biological natural being, but we are obviously destined to be a cultural urban
being.

URBANISATION AS A DRIVING FORCE

When many people choose to live in and move to cities, they
change these cities, the urban community and urban culture.
New urban communities, ways of life and values emerge, and
city dwellers join forces on various tasks that they find important in urban life and in their community. This is important to
the welfare of the urban society, the community and the individual.
New urban enterprises are developed in the urban environment, with the employees playing a new and essential role.
New working cultures and styles leave their mark on business
development and the workplace. And on where businesses
are located, their design and their interaction with the urban
environment.
New methods for the development of cities and urban life
emerge as part of this new urbanisation. The roles of administrators, planners and others change and more people are involved in urban development.
Peoples choice of the city as the place in which they want to
live, work and be with others is a megatrend and a driving force that will change our cities.
It is leading to new ideas about urban quality and the urban
environment, new methods of urban development, new involvement processes, new partnerships and new values that are
expressed in the urban space and urban culture, etc.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW IN

NORDIC CITIES
It is this urban transformation that this publication aims to
capture, describe, understand and, in the long term, support
and promote.
Consequently, if we take a look at the 450 examples of pioneering urban projects from the NCN cities, they have been selected as examples of initiatives that are part of this transformation, to which they contribute to a greater or lesser extent.
All of the 450 urban projects selected and described are thus
part of this post-industrial urban development and it is therefore, in itself, very interesting to examine and seek to understand these projects in more detail.
The publication provides a first overview of the many projects,
initiatives and resources that are transforming our cities in the
post-industrial era. However, what interests us is not so much
the projects themselves and their contents, form and organisation. What we are trying to understand is their impact on
the transformation process.
The projects selected are the most important projects in this
transformation process and they consist of projects that have
been implemented and were in progress for a few years, projects that are currently being implemented and projects that
have been adopted and will be implemented in the near future.
Our interest is in their impact. What was the purpose of their
establishment? What impact are they expected to have? Or
what impact have they already had?
We want an idea of the actual transformation of our cities in
this new era, and we are therefore also hoping to gauge the
overall impact of all 25 projects that our cities have chosen to
highlight.

Innovative. Up to 20-30% of the projects are actually pioneering and innovative. They contribute to a significant extent
to the reorientation, the experiments and attempts with new
ideas, forms of cooperation and processes that are the prerequisite for new urban development and urban culture.
Radically innovative. Finally, there is a small percentage that
can be described as radically innovative. These are examples
that contribute in a completely new way to the development of cities, urban communities, business development, urban
culture and urban life. They include new forms of resident involvement in which the interaction between residents and
public authorities is renewed; new roles. Or the creation of
new forms of urban workplace. New forms of urban structure,
building forms and urban spaces.
Paradigm shift and Nordic social culture. The 450 urban
projects contribute to different extents to the renewal of urban society, but are the changes really so extensive that they
can be called a clear paradigm shift? And if so, what does a
paradigm shift consist of? Are there secure indications of this
and are there defects and holes in this approach?
It is almost necessary to assume that urban development
within Nordic societies reflects, in one way or another, the
practices, cultures and forms that characterise the social model. But to what extent and in what way? It is also conceivable that urban development today is highly characterised by
international trends mixed with local, regional or Nordic features and elements. How does this work? The most important
aspect, of course, is whether the current urban development
that we are trying to illustrate in this publication is particularly nourished by the Nordic social model and is also based on
or relates to the difficulties and changes the Nordic welfare
model is undergoing. And is there anything in this urban development that points to future new solutions in the development of the Nordic welfare model and social development in
general?

If we take a closer look at the 450 projects, their contributions

to the transformation process can be divided into several types.
Mainstream. Roughly over 50-60% of the projects are mainstream, i.e. projects that are being implemented in most cities
and therefore do not represent anything particularly new. On
the other hand, the mainstream projects are part of the wide
stream of transformation initiatives that all of our cities think
are relevant and significant. Consequently, they are still interesting, despite not being particularly radical. Also if they can
be seen, in many ways, as the continuation of initiatives that
have been in progress for many years. They are not very innovative, but they contribute to new development to a greater
or lesser extent.

AALBORG
DEVELOPMENT
OBJECTIVES

20 BRIEF EXAMPLES

With 203,000 inhabitants, Aalborg is the third

largest municipality in Denmark. It is an overall objective to develop Aalborg as an urban
region and thus enhance its function as a locomotive for Northern Denmark in relation to
the green transition, growth and welfare.
Aalborg has a unique location on Limfjorden and near the chalk hills. Over the past 20
years, the city has largely been transformed
from an industrial city to a culture and knowledge city. The ongoing conversion of the waterfront, in particular, is creating new connections, linking recreation, education and
culture with other urban functions. Aalborgs
cultural heritage exists as traces of many
eras, all of which contribute to making the
city what it is today, ranging from its golden
age as a commercial and shipping city in the
Middle Ages to 100 years as a heavy industrial city to the complex knowledge society of
today.
Aalborg University, with around 20,000 students, is growing fast and plays a leading role
in creating knowledge, innovation and jobs
for highly educated people. The students use
the city and are therefore an important element in the creation of diverse urban life. One
objective is to attract and retain students and
researchers with new homes for young people, an attractive urban environment and
high-quality cultural life, plus good public
services. Enhancing relations between the
university and the city is an important focus
area in the planning. With the establishment
of CityCampus with several courses in the city
centre, unique opportunities have been created for synergies in both directions. A concentrated band of growth from the airport in
the west via the waterfront, the city centre,
a number of urban transformation areas and
the university to the port in the east is the
driving force behind the development of Aalborg. Mobility is the backbone of the growth
axis, and Aalborg is focusing on a light railway
as the principal element.
Aalborg is making its mark in the service and
knowledge sectors and more knowledge-intensive, specialist manufacturing sectors and
has a good, strong tradition of working together and creating new products and services in networks. Globalisation is challenging
businesses ability to develop and apply knowledge, research, innovation and creativity. The
objective is to establish more knowledge-intensive jobs so that the citys positive development can continue. Culturally, the objective
is to create an enhanced profile for Aalborg
as the capital of Northern Jutland and an international knowledge and culture city. This
requires constant development of rich cultural life in the form of both cultural beacons
and support for creative and culture entrepreneurs.
In the work to enhance Aalborgs competitiveness, it is also important to focus on ensuring
the link between growth and welfare. The
work on Aalborgs growth potential cannot
take place in isolation. It must be incorporated in an overall vision in which growth is not
an objective in itself, rather a means to create
an attractive, sustainable city with well-functioning municipal services, a city in which people thrive.

Fremtidens plejehjem

Vestre Fjordpark

Nye Havnefronter Nrresundby

ne
Letba

Ny Havnefront Aalborg
stre Havn

Godsbanearealet

Nordkraft
Karolinelund
Eternitten

Kildeparken
Astrupstiforbindelsen

Aalborg Universitet

Skalborg

Nyt Aalborg
Universitetshospital

Vkstakse

1 Physical Vision 2025

8 Vestre Fjordpark (Western Fjord Park)

ve, seven major public and private operators have come

together in a binding network designed to maximise the
value of the billions of DKK invested in the district and
enhance the sharing of responsibility for the areas development. The operators have signed a charter describing
a shared vision for the development of the district and
four areas of initiative.

2 Danmark 2050

9 Holistically oriented urban transformation in Skalborg

15 City in between

3 Sustainability flower as a dialogue tool

10 Fremtidens Plejehjem (Nursing home of

the future)

Physical Vision 2025 contains Aalborg City Councils

new objectives and visions for the City of Aalborg and
Aalborg Municipality up to 2025, with growth and
welfare incorporated in new holistic urban policy. The
physical vision is an expression of the paradigm shift
towards clear objectives and strategies with greater focus on opportunities rather than restrictions.
In 2014, Aalborg is participating in the Danmark
2050 project to create a national platform for debate
about strategic choices and rejections. With the focus
on city types and urban regions, scenarios are being
developed for how the vision of independence from
fossil fuels by 2050 can be realised. The Danish Architecture Centre is developing and running the project
for the Danish government. .
The sustainability flower is a tool for clarifying objectives and means in planning, considering construction
projects, public housing construction and renovation
projects. The flower is the starting point for qualified
dialogue between the project parties on the basis of
broad sustainability concepts. The dialogue is used to
establish common understanding of what is important
and what is less important in a project.

4 Musikkens Hus

Musikkens Hus opens on 29 March 2014 on Aalborgs waterfront. It was designed by the internationally recognised firm of architects Coop Himmelb(l)
au. The building has a floor area of more than 20,000
square metres over nine floors with four concert
halls. The ambition is for the collection of educational, research and cultural institutions to result in forward-looking, dynamic synergies and partnerships.

5 Eternitten

The ambition is to transform the former industrial site

Eternitten into a modern knowledge village. A district
that meets local needs (housing, work, services, shopping and leisure), but also has a global outlook. Experimental architecture, cultural heritage and a strong
green profile will give the new district its identity.

6 Goods yard area

The desire is to create a sustainable, living urban area

with mixed urban functions, with a campus being a
significant element. The transformation will offer the
opportunity to enhance the citys blue and green links.
The work will also involve knowledge and experiences,
diversity, urban life, cultural history and connections
to adjacent transformation areas.

7 stre Havn (Eastern Port)

In a former grain and feed area east of the centre, a

new district is sprouting up. The industrial cultural heritage here is being incorporated in a modern
context in the form of preserved single buildings, an
urban scale and a special raw atmosphere. By making
room for user-driven urban development, a breeding
ground is being created for urban life while the physical transformation is taking place.

Aalborg offers many opportunities to create entirely

unique activity platforms that are able to help present
Limfjorden better. Therefore, an architecture competition was held for a holistic plan and a multifunctional
building complex by the open-air swimming pool in the
western part of the centre of Aalborg.

The rundown district of Skalborg on both sides of the

Hobrovej approach road contains different types of commercial and residential areas and the City Syd secondary
centre. A number of conflicting projects and wishes in
the area are exerting pressure, and a holistically oriented
process is being initiated to create a common vision and
an action plan for transformation.

The project Fremtidens Plejehjem - trivsel og teknologi (Nursing home of the future - well-being and technology) is designed to ensure that the municipality can
continue to offer the best possible service to elderly inhabitants in need of care. The vision contains the idea
that the nursing home is a living lab in which future
technologies and ways of life can be incorporated. The
restaurant is open to all inhabitants and is thus a new
meeting place.

11 Smart City

For many years, Aalborg has been working on the Smart

City concept as a means of promoting sustainable urban
development and enhancing competition with other urban regions. We are continuing to build on our positions
of strength in close collaboration between university/
educational institutions, the business community and
the municipality, ICT and the use of intelligent traffic
systems. The municipality wants to lead the way and,
with all the parties involved, increase its focus on digitisation and open data that all private and public institutions can use to promote innovative solutions.

12 STAY job creation in partnership

The City of Aalborg has initiated STAY job creation in

partnership. In the years to come, this will concentrate
on retaining graduates from Aalborg University and University College of Northern Denmark. STAY is a partnership with educational institutions, business organisations, enterprises and public operators.

13 New Aalborg University Hospital

The new Aalborg University Hospital will have a floor

area of over 140,000 square metres and will be completed in 2020. The Faculty of Medicine at Aalborg University will be integrated in the new hospital, producing
a good synergy effect between the hospital and medical
training. The new University Hospital will produce the
best synergy effect imaginable - structurally, financially
and in terms of research.

14 Thinktank for eastern Aalborg

The thinktank for eastern Aalborg is an example of the

changed role played by the municipality in urban development. With the municipality taking the initiati-

Aalborg Municipality and Realdania held the competition City in between. This was one of six competitions
in the Suburbs of the Future campaign. The competition focused on a large area of eastern Aalborg. Work is
currently in progress here on a number of development
plans and investments, not least in connection with the
new University Hospital.

16 Kildeparken 2020

Himmerland Boligforening has drawn up a master plan

to renovate 1,050 public dwellings with a vision to transform the area from a monofunctional residential area to
a diverse district offering varied housing and good outdoor space. The new district is expected to be attractive
to employees of the University and the new University
Hospital, which are neighbours.

17 Astrupstien link

This project in eastern Aalborg follows on from the City

in between objective of sustainable development of the
suburb, with the emphasis on the ambition to achieve a
qualitative/physical synergy effect from the current major
investments in the area, for example in the form of the
university development and the modernisation of infrastructure and residential areas. The initiative will be based on a strategy of densification, proceeding from selected hubs and meeting places.

18 Aalborg Cykelby (Cycle City)

There is a high level of ambition to increase the use of

sustainable means of transport. Aalborg Cykelby plans
to make it more fun and safer to be a cyclist and focuses
in particular on accessibility, road safety and visible measures for cyclists. With the help of and inspiration from
an Advisory Board, a newly established interdisciplinary
Aalborg Cykelby group will optimise the initiative.

19 Aalborg light railway/BRT

The establishment of a 12 km light railway/BRT link

between western Aalborg and the University and the new
University Hospital in the east via the city centre ensures high accessibility to the functions in Aalborgs growth
axis for both local and regional users. The light railway
also supports additional urban development and transformation along the route and permits new functional
connections despite geographical separation.

20 Center for Grn Omstilling

(Green Transition Centre)

Center for Grn Omstilling will make an active contribution to promoting a green transition. Increased focus
on sustainability and better utilisation of resources benefit both the environment and the economy, as well as the
retention of jobs.

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21 City partnership
Partnership and innovation are important conditions for Aalborgs positive development and were the basis for the EU project STRAKKS, which was implemented in 2010-2012. STRAKKS
thinking can be found in many of the municipalitys strategy
measures.
STRAKKS, which is about combining innovation and business
development with urban development, took the bull by the
horns in many ways in the development of a new planning paradigm in Nordic knowledge cities. This is a paradigm in which
network creation, knowledge sharing and innovation in the city
are essential to the citys competitiveness, and also a paradigm
in which the boundaries between public and private functions
and thus between partners become more fluid. It is also a paradigm that makes new demands of the role of the municipality as
both public authority and process facilitator.
STRAKKS species a few central conditions for competitive urban development. In addition to
new expertise requirements for urban planners, it emphasises three essential conditions: Leadership, Partnership and Organisation. The experience from STRAKKS has contributed to heightening awareness that the key to development is also having the courage to experiment with
both ways of working together and solutions at a time when competition between cities is on
the rise. The formulation of a strategy for the citys experience zone (city centre and waterfront)
and the establishment of ACT (Aalborg Creative Taskforce) are concrete results of STRAKKS.
ACT is much more than a culture pool. ACT is based on a partnership across administrations, institutions and specialities that has the burning ambition to support the citys potential for new
forms of experience. ACT is one of the tools that will raise Aalborgs profile as an innovative
knowledge city with a strong cultural and creative profile.

22 Aalborg University
Aalborg University has approximately 20,000 students and
wants to improve its position among the best universities in the
world. The Universitys two campuses in Aalborg are currently
being developed and extended dramatically: City Campus and
Campus st (East). Campus st houses the majority of the Universitys courses, while City Campus in the city centre primarily
houses the creative courses. The city centre is currently undergoing a lot of development. The municipality is investing to create an attractive environment for student life. The extension of Campus st is playing an important role in the transformation of the district, driven by major investments and a common
desire to reinforce the bonds and synergy between the University and its neighbours; residential areas, a future University Hospital and research and knowledge enterprises.
23 Homes for young people
Aalborg City Councils decision to build 4,500 new homes for young people in the period 2010-2016 is part
of a political objective for Aalborg to be developed
as an international university city. During this period,
therefore, approximately 70% of all new-build public
housing for young people in Denmark will be built in
Aalborg.
Aalborg is in stiff competition with the other university cities of Denmark. Consequently, there is a high focus on creating unique opportunities for
students and interesting urban environments that attract young people. Students must have a
good range of courses, housing and experiences available in terms of culture, shopping, recreation and leisure activities. It was therefore very important for the homes for young people to be
in attractive locations in Aalborg, for example on the waterfront, and for the buildings to be high
quality in terms of architecture, sustainability and internal fixtures and fittings.

NEW STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES

As a regional city, Aalborg must drive the
green transition, growth and welfare in northern Denmark. The population of big cities is
currently growing at the expense of a number
of peripheral areas. The big cities, including
Aalborg, play a very important role in social development. Deliberate, critical planning
with the focus on dialogue and networks is essential here if investments in the cities are to
achieve the desired effects.
The University accounts for much of the development of Aalborg. The city needs the University and the University needs the city. In
the future, the close partnerships between
the municipality, the University and the business community will be enhanced in order
to create development frameworks and local

qualities that benefit both the University and

the city.
The general focus will be on a collaborative
city. There is a need to develop new ways of
working together, both internally between the
municipalitys administrations and between
the municipality, other public operators and
the citys private operators. Open access to
necessary and desired initiatives in the municipality and strategic planning of geographical areas will contribute to a common development of visions, action plans and projects.
Openness is also about a dialogue-oriented
management of conflicts.

24 New waterfronts in Aalborg and Nrresundby

The waterfronts have been extensively renovated on
both sides of the fjord. The central industrial functions
that previously made the port areas inaccessible have
been replaced by various urban functions and recreational areas. The transformation of the central municipally owned waterfront in Aalborg from 2006 to 2011 created good links between the city centre and the water
and added a new layer of attractive urban space for all
groups. The area now has a promenade along the water, many new urban spaces and links, activity and recreation gardens, a swimming pool, the Utzon Center and Slotspladsen. The Musikkens Hus area will be completed in 2015, and the transformation of stre Havn (Eastern Port) to
the east is also in progress. The transformation of the waterfront has also been of great significance to the development of Aalborgs identity and attractiveness.
25 Nordkraft
Nordkraft was developed and implemented with Aalborg Municipality as both initiator and client as a cultural centre with music, theatre, cinema, sport, art, education, restaurants and much more besides. Nordkraft is
located on the waterfront close to the new Musikkens
Hus and the University. It is housed in a converted former CHP plant from the 1940s and 1950s and the centre
has a strong presence on the waterfront skyline. Nordkraft is an investment in a cultural beacon
which reaches out to the entire city and region. It has gained almost symbolic importance in relation to the transformation of the city from an industrial city to a city of culture and knowledge.
Nordkraft was opened in October 2011. The project has acted as a dynamo for continued urban
transformation in the district.
26 Karolinelund
Karolinelund was built in the first half of the 19th century and is one of the citys oldest parks. Over time, the
park has had various uses but they have always involved entertainment. With the closure of Tivoli in 2010,
there was a public debate on what the park could be
used for in the future. On the basis of the public debate,
and as part of both the physical and mental transformation process, it was decided to reopen Karolinelund as a
temporary experimental peoples park as part of Aalborgs strategy as a city of experiences and
innovation. Since then, several associations and cultural institutions have moved in, including
the user-driven cultural centre for electronic art and culture, Platform4. And several exhibitions,
concerts and festivals have been held.
In spring 2013, Aalborg Municipality entered into a right of use agreement up to May 2015 with
the users association Karolines Venner, an interest group with the aim of empowering citizens
and promoting user-driven activities, art and culture.

AALBORG 2025
In 2025, there will be a new University Hospital in the east of Aalborg. The light railway will
have been built, leading from the centre out
to the hospital. The University has been extended and now consists of an even stronger
campus in eastern Aalborg, a district that has
undergone thorough urban transformation,
and a City Campus. The two are well linked by
the light railway.
The initiative to build just over 5,000 homes
for young people on the growth axis has resulted in a number of living urban environments.
At the same time, several housing companies
have carried out extensive renovation of existing housing. With the focus on broad-based
sustainability, exciting new residential areas
have been created with proximity and social inclusion, and green, low-energy solutions
have been employed for heating and local
use of rainwater. Together with changes in
economic conditions, this initiative has created the breeding ground for both new private
construction projects and the renovation of
housing stock to a sustainable level.
The city centre is full of varied experiences
and environments in which culture, the urban

environment and design take priority. Aalborg waterfront has been almost completed,
including the new district in stre Havn, and
in Nrresundby a start has been made on the
development of the areas between Limfjordsbroen and Limfjordstunnellen, in addition to
the attractive port environment on both sides
of Limfjordsbroen.
The municipality has maintained a population
influx of 2,000-2,500 people a year. Many of
the new inhabitants settle in the municipality after they have finished their studies, both
because there are good, exciting jobs in globally oriented companies and because there
are good conditions for entrepreneurship in
Aalborg.
In 2025, the distinction between the City of
Aalborg and the rest of the municipality has
been abolished for good. There is a mutual
understanding that the big city needs small cities and the extensive rural areas in the countryside and along Limfjorden, and the small
and medium-sized cities need Aalborgs dynamo effect.

AARHUS 2013
AARHUS CALLS ITSELF THE SMALLEST
BIG CITY IN THE WORLD. SELF-AWARENESS IS NO BAD THING. AARHUS IS
THE SECOND BIGGEST CITY IN DENMARK AFTER COPENHAGEN AND
IS THE CENTRE OF A LARGE URBAN
REGION, DEN STJYSKE BYREGION
(THE EAST JUTLAND METROPOLITAN
AREA), WHICH HAS 1.2 MILLION INHABITANTS (JUTLAND HAS 2.5 MILLION).
Aarhus calls itself the smallest big city in the
world. Aarhus is the second biggest city in Denmark after Copenhagen and is the centre of a large urban region, Den stjyske Byregion (the East
Jutland metropolitan area), which has 1.2 million
inhabitants (Jutland has 2.5 million).
Aarhus is Jutlands hub in many areas. Aarhus is
in the process of building a pronounced knowledge society with new enterprises and jobs. It is
also an ambitious cultural city. Aarhus is in permanent competition with Copenhagen and with
Hamburg. Extensive urban transformation and
development are in progress, enhancing the citys regional importance. Aarhus is doing nicely
and the biggest challenge is to bring together
all the development work and initiatives so that
they enhance each other, thus optimising the
overall effect. This requires strong leadership
and partnership between all parties in the urban
community, in public administration and in the
region as a whole. Aarhus wants to heave itself
into the 21st century and this requires a visionary, realistic vision. A growth plan on a sustainable
basis with support from all sides.

A vision for Aarhus

Aarhus is a living city with many educational and

research institutions and a strong, dynamic business community. The city and its immediate surroundings offer opportunities for diverse impressions and experiences, from the living city centre
to the surrounding local communities and the
beautiful natural areas with forests and beeches.
Aarhus is a modern urban community with active associations and rich leisure and cultural life.
It is also a city in which history can be seen and
felt. This is our basis for developing the city at a
time of rapid technological development, greater cultural diversity and new opportunities for
partnership across traditional boundaries, both
locally and internationally. In the development of
the city, we must ensure balance and sustainability in a broad sense so that Aarhus remains a
good city to inhabit.
The 2013 Municipal Plan for Aarhus is a plan for
such growth on a sustainable basis. The Municipal Plan breaks with the decades-old adherence to the principle of the self-sufficient local
community, a decentralised principle from the
time when small was good. It is replaced by a
planning policy that entails the expected urban
growth of the City of Aarhus up to 2030 being
located in just over 30 urban transformation areas and four entirely new districts: Lisbjerg, Elev,
Malling and Harlev.
With expected population growth of 75,000
(25%), and growth of 50,000 homes, 50,000 jobs
and 20,000 more students by 2030, it is necessary to arrive at sensible solutions and rethink urban development. 40% of the development will
take place by means of densification of selected
quarters in the city centre, including the port.
In addition to more urban life, this densification
will limit the spread of the city and increase sustainability by reducing energy consumption and
transport time. The remaining 60% of the expansion will be provided by a number of new urban
villages, for example Lisbjerg (25,000 new inhabitants), Elev (5-15,000 new inhabitants) and Malling (10-17,000 new inhabitants), as well as small
centres in Harlev, Tilst and Aarslev. These model
communities will be characterised by innovative
architecture and sustainable solutions.
In 2017, Aarhus will have the honour of being
the European Capital of Culture, just as Ume is
in 2014. In this connection, a partnership is planned to involve citizens in cultural development
programmes in their own local areas.

24 PIONEERING INITIATIVES
Urban transformation
1. Nordhavn Aarhus
2. Ceresgrunden
3. Rutebilstation (bus station)
4. Centralvrksted
Urban development new cities
5 - 6. Lisbjerg/Elev/Harlev/Malling
7. Gellerup master plan

Foreign research shows that when residential areas are

physically closed around themselves and only contain
homes, there is a greater risk of them becoming ghettoes.
Consequently, new thinking is required if Gellerup and
Toveshj are to be an integrated district of Aarhus. The
area will have to contain not just homes but also businesses, shops and culture to an extent that makes a difference. The district will also have to be physically opened
up to the rest of the city. Therefore, Brabrand Boligforening and the City of Aarhus are jointly implementing
a master plan for Gellerup. The master plan is the first
in Denmark to combine major physical changes with
jobs, business, cultural life, social initiatives and working
towards a safer district. www.helhedsplangellerup.dk

8. Business Region Aarhus

Infrastructure/traffic
9. Light railway
10. Aarhus Nrbane (local railway)

Stronger links with the hinterland. Enhancement of the

city centre as a regional centre and of the region itself.
The local railway involves the merger of two local railway
lines, avoiding unnecessary changes. The local railway
was opened in 2012 and is part of the first stage of the
future light railway. www.letbanen.dk

11. havevej stage 1 of improved road

links to the Port of Aarhus

Improved road links from the E45. Improvement of the

interconnection with the city in terms of both architecture and traffic flow. A new gate to the city improved routing and new railway bridges at Langens plus
optimised path connections. The structure was opened
in September 2013 and is a successful project, with the
engineering solutions and architecture creating a solution that is greater than the sum of its parts.
www.marselisboulevard.dk

12. Marselis Boulevard stage 2 of improved road links to the Port of Aarhus

A new tunnel for heavy traffic from the E45 to the port.
Improvement of transit links along with embellishment
of existing roads. The project is stage 2 and must be seen
overall in conjunction with stage 1. The Improved road
links to the Port of Aarhus project aims to create a direct
access road from the Aarhus south motorway to the Port
of Aarhus, while also creating better conditions for residents along the route. The realisation of the project will
result in modern infrastructure, with the heavy goods
traffic to the Port of Aarhus passing under Marselis Boulevard in a tunnel. www.marselisboulevard.dk

13. Approach roads

Most people are daily road users, experiencing the city

from the roads. Road users sometimes focus on rush
hour peak traffic on the citys approach roads and major
roads. However, as a road user you also form an impression of the city. The approach roads give you the first
impression of the city and its life. The City of Aarhus
wants to make its approach roads and major roads more
attractive for the citys visitors, business community and
inhabitants. www.aarhus.dk/da/borger/bolig-og-byggeri/
Lokalplanlaegning

14. Cykelbyen (Cycle city)

Urban space
15. Last stage of opening up Aarhus
(river)
16. Your Rainbow Panorama

Aarhus newest and most iconic project, a building on

the roof of Aros, Aarhus Museum of Art. A spectacular
landmark for the city and a vantage point over Aarhus.
The city is furnished with new colours in all directions.
Olafur Eliasson has created the permanent work of art
as a circular, 150-metre long, three-metre wide gallery
in glass in all the colours of the spectrum. The colourful
masterwork has a diameter of 52 metres and is installed
on slender columns 3.5 metres above the roof of the museum. www.aros.dk

However, Aarhus 2017 is more than an art and culture

project. Other focus areas include urban development,
integration, business development, tourism, infrastructure and international partnerships. The Capital of Culture concept involves inclusion and participation, preferably in new configurations. www.aarhus2017.dk

22. Camp Student House

Culture

Aarhus is a big student city but there is a shortage of

student housing. A solution to this situation is in preparation but to meet urgent needs students can, via Studenterhus Aarhus, rent a bed in one of the containers
installed temporarily in the city centre. Each container
has a bathroom, toilet and kitchenette, plus beds for 4
students. This is an experiment offering new approaches
for inexpensive housing associations and applying temporary solutions as a (permanent) method of urban development.

17.Godsbanen

Business

18. Institut (X)

23. Katrinebjerg innovation city

19. DOKK1, Urban Media Space

20.Experiments in the citys spaces
21. Aarhus as 2017 European Capital of Culture

The European Capital of Culture (ECoC) is one of the

most prestigious, visible European cultural events. Aarhus as the 2017 Capital of Culture is supported by the
Central Jutland Region and all municipalities in the region. The Capital of Culture is therefore rooted in strong
regional partnership from coast to coast. The RETHINK
topic indicates that Aarhus 2017 will implement a cultural laboratory throughout the region in which innovation and alternative solutions can develop and take root.

Gradual development and transformation of an existing

business area into a business and institutional environment. The district of Katrinebjerg in north-western Aarhus focuses on information technology and innovation.
The IT city contains Aarhus Universitys IT courses and
IT research, the incubator and development centre INCUBA Science Park, a large number of IT enterprises
and network organisations and enterprises focusing on
the latest IT knowledge and partnership between the research and business communities.
www.katrinebjerg.net

Citizenship
24. DemokraCity Aarhus

WHERE IS AARHUS HEADING?

Around 200 cities in Europe are bigger than
Aarhus. Although Aarhus is currently the leading growth centre in western Denmark,
with more than 320,000 inhabitants, located in eastern Jutland with 1.5 million people
within one hours travelling distance, and a
city in constant growth, it is not time to rest
on its laurels. Competition for the investments
of the future is often only on terms set by investors, unless the city itself is attuned to the
interaction between the many parties involved. This is the essence of the ability to beat
the competition to be an attractive city. Aarhus is working hard with these parties to ma-

intain its current and future growth potential.

This requires the preparation of new plans and
projects that intelligently outline an attractive
city of which sustainability, accessibility and
diversity are the essential features. Densification of the existing city, construction of alternative forms of housing to match the lifestyles
lived in the city, an infrastructure that promotes the citys accessibility and reduces CO2
emissions and new districts that create space
for the 75,000 new inhabitants expected to
live in Aarhus by 2030 are some of the most
important urban development topics.
This is complex work, reflecting the fact that

cities must be complex if they are to be attractive. It is also necessary to find new ways of
working with citizens and users of the city, enterprises, organisations, institutions, etc. One
example of this process in Aarhus is DemokraCity, a development project in which citizens
involvement has been turned into a citizens
partnership on the future of Aarhus. This is a
future in which Aarhus will be the central city
in the functional urban region Den stjyske
Millionby (DM) (East Jutland metropolitan
area) and in which partnership is a precondition for the ability of the functional urban region to assert itself in global competition.

SELECTED PROJECTS
1. Nordhavnen eastern Aarhus dock 7
Under the headline Rethink dock 7, the City of Aarhus, in
partnership with a private team, is planning to develop an
area of eastern Aarhus located by the dock where a swimming pool and a viewing tower will be established in a few
years. In partnership with the City of Aarhus, the selected
team will create a development plan for the area as a whole and establish a number of urban life activities. Finally, the
team will have the opportunity to build a number of homes
and/or businesses in the area. Following a procurement process, two of the biggest firms in Danish and international architecture and urban development will help rethink and develop dock
7 as part of the waterfront of Aarhus. An assessment committee consisting of representatives
of the parties on Aarhus City Council unanimously chose a consortium including Bjarke Ingels
Group (BIG) and Gehl Architects as the team that will, with the City of Aarhus, create a development plan for one of the most attractive areas in eastern Aarhus. www.debynaerehavnearealer.dk
19. Dokk1
The main idea behind the construction project Urban Mediaspace Aarhus is to build the library of the future and transform the inner port area in Aarhus into a living, active urban
space. With Dokk1, the new port areas and the rerouting of
Kystvejen, the area will be an important link between the
city centre and the bay. Citizens and visitors can experience
the waterfront and have the opportunity to enjoy new cultural activities, spend time there, have
experiences and play. Dokk1 will be the new Central Library and Municipal Service Centre, offering media communication and municipal services to citizens. Dokk1 is intended to be an open,
accessible learning and experience environment, offering the opportunity for activity, peace, familiarisation and study. With its diverse facilities for social activities, associations and networks,
Dokk1 will contribute to promoting democracy and community. With its visionary, sustainable architecture, Dokk1 is planned to be an icon for Aarhus and show that it is a forward-thinking, innovative city. www.urbanmediaspace.dk
15.Last stage of opening up Aarhus (river)
Part of the Urban Mediaspace construction project involves opening
up the last part of Aarhus . Opening up the last part of the river is the
last stage in the multiple prize-winning urban renovation project that
has made a great contribution to the special environment of the city
centre in recent years. The work to open up Aarhus began after a decision in principle on Aarhus City Council way back in 1989. With the
establishment of the new port areas around Dokk1, the opening up
of the last part of the river is intended to help enhance the interaction
between the city, the port and the bay. www.urbanmediaspace.dk
3. Rutebilstationen (bus station)
The area around Ny Banegrdsgade and Rutebilstationen
are to be transformed into a dense, lively, varied residential
quarter. The rundown areas around Ny Banegrdsgade and
Rutebilstationen in the centre of Aarhus will be transformed
into a lively, varied residential quarter with a new bus terminal and an extension of the Bruuns Galleri shopping centre.
Like a string of pearls, new and existing buildings will surround the area in which a new bus terminal and an extension of Bruuns Galleri will provide the centre of Aarhus with
attractive new urban space. A planning team headed by
the designers COBE and Transform proposed the idea so convincingly that an advisory committee unanimously designated the String of Pearls as the project on which the further work on a
master plan for the area should be based. The master plan is being prepared jointly by the two
landowners, the City of Aarhus and DSB Ejendomsudvikling, in partnership with Steen & Strm
Danmark, which owns Bruuns Galleri. www.businessaarhus.dk
17. Godsbanen
The goods yard areas will be developed into an attractive district in the centre of Aarhus in the years to come. The
first project was the cultural production centre Godsbanen.
Aarhus School of Architecture will move into the area in the
next phase. The old goods yard in Skovgaardsgade has been
chosen. The characteristic original buildings and the institutions location close to other prominent cultural institutions
in the city mean that the area is an ideal location for a new
cultural centre. It is a new type of centre where the focus is on the production of art and the
expectation is that the centre will contribute to improving the conditions in this field for many
years to come, thus providing a boost to cultural life in Aarhus as a whole. www.godsbanen.dk
18. Institut (X)
In the old workshop buildings at GODSBANEN, Institut for X
has created a mini-district full of life, business activity, music, art and clever details. These are temporary functions as
the buildings will be removed when the Godsbane areas are
built on. However, a unique environment has been created that many people want to preserve. There is an exciting
mix of many different operators. New enterprises have been
created in the fields of art, design, urban space and garage culture. Enterprises emerge and merge into each other,
for example Bureau Detours, Institut for Lyd og Rum, Rum
for Design, Arkitektur og Kunst (D.A.K.), Dennis Design Center (started here), Center for Garagekultur, BonzaiLab, Landskab Mellem Husene, vejforskning and JetCab, which is involved in both
bike maintenance and cycle taxis. The premises are hired and used for sport and leisure by children and young people from throughout the city. They play football, do slacklining, skate and
do cyclocross, etc. An alternative addition to the centre of cultural production - synergy. If you
move through this part of the goods yard areas, you need to be involved in a personal journey
through ideas, research and concepts which ends in text, photography, drawing, sculpture, video and performance. www.godsbanen.dk

20. Experiments in the citys spaces

Various events over the year provide the opportunity for experiments in art, light and installations that transform the various urban spaces from their everyday incarnations. Festugen,
Kulturnat, Institut for X, Sculpture by the Sea. There is space
for the experimental, the ephemeral and the immediate, and
there is space for more established art. Together, the various
events represent an opportunity to experience the city in a different way that may, in turn, contribute to the discussion on
how we can use our shared city in the best way for all. www.aarhusfestuge.dk
14. Cykelby (cycle city)
The cycle action plan for the City of Aarhus is a long-term plan
that forms the framework for investments in cycle promotion
initiatives in the years to come. The main aim of the plan is to
achieve a marked increase in the number of cycle routes in the
City of Aarhus. The purpose of this is to help change the composition of traffic so that a higher proportion of travel in the
city is by bike. This means less congestion, lower CO2 emissions and better health. The cycle action plan is also a direct
consequence of the Traffic Plan for the Centre of Aarhus, the overall aim of which is to introduce
traffic calming in the heart of the city and prevent the volume of vehicles increasing within the
ring roads. This requires many more people to use their bikes and the conditions for cyclists to
be improved. www.aarhuscykelby.dk
8. Light railway
A new light railway in Aarhus. Greater Aarhus is the fastest
growing growth centre in Denmark. Growth means new and
greater demands on the areas public transport system. More
people will need to be transported around Aarhus and to and
from the surrounding municipalities. The establishment of
the light railway is designed to help ensure that public transport in and around Aarhus is fast, efficient and environmentally-friendly. The first stage of the light railway is planned as a 12-kilometre section from the
city centre by Nrrebrogade and Randersvej via the hospital in Skejby to Lisbjerg. The light
railway is connected here to the Gren railway via a new connection to Lystrup. In the city centre, the light railway is connected to the Gren railway and via Aarhus Central Station it is connected to the Odder railway. The first stage of the light railway will be an important element in
the development of new urban growth areas in the north at Lisbjerg, Elev and Skdstrup and in
the south at Beder and Malling. www.letbanen.dk
5. -6. Lisbjerg and Elev (Nye)
The 2009 Municipal Plan lays down a strategy for the citys urban growth which aims to develop four new, relatively dense
towns on the basis of a large number of values and principles.
The towns must together be able to handle a large part of the
growth of 75,000 inhabitants that is expected in the city in the
period 2010 - 2030. Two of these new urban areas are at Lisbjerg and Elev (Nye). Master plans for large areas or districts will
usually be prepared under the leadership of the City of Aarhus
and possibly with external private operators and consultants as advisors. In the case of Nye, the
City has chosen to turn this method on its head a little. The master plan has been prepared in
close dialogue with the City and the plan has been prepared partly because there was a common desire to accelerate the planning of the new town to ensure it takes place in parallel with
the planning for the new town at Lisbjerg. This creates the opportunity for the two large urban
development projects, one municipal and one privately initiated, to learn from each other and
to offer different qualities in order to achieve synergies. This also establishes better urban support for the realisation of the light railway as the new town and Lisbjerg can function as a residential area for the jobs that exist and are created along the knowledge axis at Skejby and Randersvej to the Port of Aarhus. www.nye.dk
24. DemokraCity Aarhus
Our cities should not be static backdrops for formal procedures. They should be dynamic frameworks for interaction and
meetings between people. DemokraCity is a new studio run
by Aarhus School of Architecture, which is in a partnership
with the City of Aarhus on new forms of democracy and urban development. The studio places architecture and the role
of the architect in a holistically oriented, interdisciplinary and
democratic context. In the studio, we focus on how central
operators (citizens, municipal employees and architecture students) can together develop a specific urban quarter using
temporary architecture and how they can develop and test specific 1:1 prototypes to create
knowledge and tools for rethinking and developing our cities. The work is done with concepts
such as social capital, empowerment and sustainability. The partnership has provisionally been
agreed for 2 years and Aarhus City Council unanimously supports the partnership project.
www.aarhus.dk/da/aarhus/FremtidensAarhus1/DemokraCity-Aarhus.aspx
8. Business Region Aarhus
Aarhus is a medium-sized city in an international context. In the
struggle to attract and retain enterprises and well-qualified labour, market size and critical mass play a decisive role in many areas. However, close cooperation with surrounding towns and cities in
the urban region can deal with this and develop and emphasise the
areas visibility and strengths. Eastern Jutland, including Business Region Aarhus, which consists of eleven eastern Jutland municipalities,
is becoming increasingly prominent as a national growth centre and a
coherent area for business location, residential living and jobs - a functional urban region. The municipalities in eastern Jutland and Business Region Aarhus have a
shared interest in binding the area together, reaping synergies from joint projects, talking with
one voice and joining forces in a competitive, globalised world. Business Region Aarhus works
on business promotion across municipal boundaries as a supplement to the individual municipalities initiatives to develop their own strengths and to meet challenges. The development of
welfare technology and boosting production enterprises are two of the most important areas of
initiative for Business Region Aarhus. www.businessregionaarhus.com

ESKILSTUNA HAS UNDERGONE MAJOR CHANGE IN THE PAST TWENTY

YEARS. THE OLD INDUSTRIAL CITY OF
ESKILSTUNA, WITH ITS REPUTATION
AS A SOMEWHAT GREY, RUNDOWN
PLACE, HAS MANAGED TO CHANGE
AND HIGHLIGHT QUALITIES SUCH AS
BEAUTY, IMPROVED CITY LIFE AND
BETTER SUSTAINABILITY. THE CITY IS
CLASSIFIED AS ONE OF THE VERY BEST
IN SWEDEN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
WORK. BUT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN
FOR THE INHABITANTS THAT A CITY
HAS CHANGED?
The centre of Eskilstuna is that of a traditional
European city with a large central square and
a grid plan. The peripheral parts that grew up
parallel to the industry were planned in the
Modernist style. Much of Eskilstunas urban
landscape is characterised by its planning having been based on the car. We know that this
scattered form of the built environment no
longer works. Therefore, one of the major physical and social challenges is to achieve a more
coherent city. In this collection of examples,
we include not only finished projects but also
ongoing development projects that point in a
sustainable direction.
In addition to the actual changes, the appearance of the city is also changing. This is true
for both the citys inhabitants and for its visitors and guests. A guest taking a walk along
the river in a few years and looking in at the
Munktellarenan sports centre and the Art Museum, swimming in the new swimming pool,
seeing new homes on Drottninggatan and
finishing with a cup of coffee on the newly
rebuilt Fristadstorget square will not recognise the old grey image of Eskilstuna. Starting
from within and working outwards is the strategy of the new master plan for the city. One
of the big challenges is to manage to get further out in the city and not just work on the
centre.
Eskilstuna remains an industrial city, but on
the other hand it is not. A lot of production remains in the city but the business community
has changed as the city has changed. City life
has become more active and the public spaces have been improved. The effect is largely
increased self-confidence for the inhabitants
of Eskilstuna and higher self-esteem.
The complexity of the city has increased and
new priorities need to be set. Some work has
been done, but much remains.
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20 examples

1 Student city

The establishment of Mlardalen University, with

campuses in Eskilstuna and Vsters, has boosted the
level of skills and education in the region. The university currently has around 12,000 students, which has
a high impact on city life. The University works closely with businesses and the public sector in the region and has a clear environmental profile. The central
location of the University contributes to outreach projects in which students meet citizens and social operators, with the city as the arena and meeting place.

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Svealand railway

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Another important change for the industrial city of

Eskilstuna is regionalisation. With the extension of
the Svealand railway in the late 1990s, the city had
faster links with Stockholm and it was much easier
to commute there. In addition to better provision of
supplies, it produced an expanded housing market
and better opportunities for the recruitment of skilled
employees.

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ESKILSTUNAS
URBAN TRANSFORMATION

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3 Sustainable public transport

In 2000, a comprehensive study was carried out to

develop Eskilstunas urban transport to make it more
attractive. A new route network began in December
2011 with more frequent services, more biogas buses,
through rural routes and subsidised taxis. More homes
are planned in the long term close to routes served by
public transport to enlarge the passenger base.

4 More homes in the centre

The density of Eskilstunas inner city is low. More people now want to live and work in Eskilstuna and it
is important to initiate more housing projects in the
centre and its immediate vicinity. A housing development programme has been prepared with the objective of building at least 300 new homes every year in
the next six years.

5 Industrial building heritage

Eskilstuna still has some of Swedens most interesting industrial buildings from the expansive period of
1870-1920. A very important part of the transformation of Eskilstuna is the conversion of industrial buildings into schools, offices and in some cases also homes. The buildings contribute to merging history with
the present and the future.

6 Science Park - where new ideas are

hatched

Munktell Science Park is a hub for innovators. It is

a neutral meeting place suitable for innovative companies and others in the incubator phase. There is a
natural link to the University. The Science Park also
provides offices and workplaces for knowledge companies. It is an incredibly important part of Eskilstunas
development.

7 Art as a gauge

Eskilstuna has invested in public art as part of its

transformation, primarily in the centre and in Munktellstaden. Rapid changes in the city lead to questions
and discussions. Replacing the retrospective historical
statue Smederna with the new abstract work of art Receiver in Fristadstorget is an example.

8 Activities for a living city

In addition to physical changes in public space, there

is a will among the city and other operators to create
content and public activities. A partnership has been
initiated by the city with property owners, shops and
the police to inject more life into the city centre.

9 Swim in the river?

Eskilstunan (river) is the lifeblood of the city. Eskilstuna has the opportunity to create a bathing beach
in the centre of the city. This is a rare opportunity in
Sweden. This possibility will be investigated in conjunction with future renovation and animation of the
city park.

10 New arena and new swimming pool in

Munktellstaden

Preparations are under way to build a new swimming

pool and a new arena with sports halls in Munktellstaden. The planned facilities will contribute to the old industrial area continuing to develop into a living district
in Eskilstuna.
The locations will produce synergy effects in Munktellstaden; a modern building will replace an old and dilapidated one.

11 Eskilstuna as a city for pedestrians and

cyclists

Eskilstuna is a compact city with many attractive walks.

The number of cyclists is growing and the attractiveness
of cycling is increasing. Current planning for pedestrians and cyclists is resulting in separate bridges over the
river and the citys own design for cycle stands is a modern feature that harks back to Eskilstunas industrial
tradition.

12 Eskilstuna Central Station version 2.0

Traffic forecasts generally indicate that travel will increase but also that passengers will demand more. The travel
centre in Eskilstuna needs to be upgraded in the years to
come. Work has been initiated to study the conditions
for an upgraded, attractive new travel centre in Eskilstuna. Links to local bus services and cycle routes are important parts of this development.

13 Light in the City

The new lighting plan for Eskilstuna focuses on connections and routes. Light in the City is an EU project in
which Eskilstuna is participating with the cities of Jyvskyl, Tartu and Hasselt. In autumn 2014, Eskilstuna will
hold its first big lighting event and participants are being
invited from around the world.

14 The fourth urban space

Eskilstunas traditional structure contains strong barriers

between functions and districts. There are currently few
free meeting places. In particular in connection with the
future relocation of the University, there will be a need
for more of a fourth innovative urban space to enhance
knowledge growth in the city.

15 Transformation of Vster - the

sustainable district

The district of Vster has good opportunities to develop

the river bank into an attractive everyday space for all residents of Eskilstuna. In the transformation, it is important to preserve the industrial buildings and enterprises
that exist in the area that can work with and be converted into housing or other uses. .

16 More involved inhabitants

Eskilstuna has implemented a number of spade projects, putting up signs in places that are to be changed to
ask for opinions before the digging begins. The spade
initiative worked in several cases, getting people involved
in time before a decision was made.

17 Importance of change

The change in the culture of the city, the number of places to eat, the number of outdoor cafs in the summer,
the range of music and other culture on offer are perhaps what residents of Eskilstuna most clearly see andfeel. Housing and the labour market have changed less
dramatically. Eskilstuna had a problem with its pride. A
more beautiful, better developed city will produce more
pride and perhaps more courage to try out more new
things.

18 Eskilstunas speed

To date, the car has come first, but the priorities are set
to change. A mobility group has the task of planning
and implementing campaigns to change travel patterns.
Eskilstuna is thus investing in physical measures in the
urban environment and working on soft measures to
change travel patterns.

19 Twenty kilometres of river route along

Eskilstunan

A substantial river runs through Eskilstuna. It takes up

space and confers character on the city. A twenty-kilometre walk is being created from the paths that already
exist. The river will no longer be a barrier. It will be an
important asset for the city, a space to stay in and show
off. Rest areas and new paths have been built outside the
city centre and new park areas and improvement of existing environments are planned in the city. For example,
a former museum park has been converted next to the
river. The riverside walk has been enhanced with new seating areas, art and renovated fishing platforms. As the
river is wide, the surface of the water can also be made
use of. In the centre of the city, where the river is at its
widest, a new fountain is being installed.

20 Bazar a cluster of multinational small

businesses

Approximately 25% of Eskilstuna residents have an immigrant background. Bazar is an inclusive multinational
meeting place in the form of a market place. Small business owners can conduct their business under the same
roof and benefit together from shared resources and higher attractiveness. The Bazar project is intended to function as a engine for small businesses and is linked to the
Bazar Business School initiative.

Vision

Best environmental municipality

In 2012, Eskilstuna was named the best environmental municipality in Sweden in the
magazine Miljaktuellts study of municipal
environmental work. Eskilstuna remains near
the top in the 2013 study, being ranked in a
very creditable second place. Since last years
ranking, the City of Eskilstuna has focused on
implementing the citys climate plan and a resilience study, planned an ecocycle park and
invested in organic food in the citys facilities,
green IT and solar and wind power.

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Eskilstuna has a long-term, combined vision

for its future development. The vision is based
on history and the 18th-century free town.
Back then, it was also about courage, challenges and welcoming difference and ideas. We are
using history to build the future Eskilstuna the
proud free town. The vision is Eskilstunas guiding principle up to 2020.
Eskilstuna the proud free town
- We are courageous and accept challenges
- We welcome difference and ideas
- We take responsibility for a safe, sustainable
future
You come to us to experience, be inspired and
learn

High population growth

After a long period of falling population numbers, the number of inhabitants of Eskilstuna
has grown steadily and the city now has over
100,000 inhabitants. According to population
forecasts, the number of inhabitants is expected to continue to grow. Eskilstuna is one of the
fastest growing municipalities in Sweden and
the master plan aims for 120,000 inhabitants
by 2030. This means that it is necessary to develop homes, schools, infrastructure and public
transport.

New digital master plan

Eskilstunas vision the proud free town is reflected in the new master plan adopted in August 2013. The new master plan has a clear focus on densification and the concentration of
the city. This involves an entirely new approach
along with a new traffic strategy. The new master plan is presented in digital form. Modern
technology makes it possible to search for specific information on a web-based map that is
constantly updated.

FIVE SELECTED EXAMPLES

21 Eskilstunas knowledge route
When Mlardalen University was established in
the late 1990s, it represented one of the biggest
changes the city had experienced in modern times. It is linked to a higher level of education, a
wider range of businesses and regionalisation
with more collaboration with Vsters. From the
start, the University has been located centrally in
partially converted old industrial buildings near
the railway. The next step involves a continuation of the central location, but closer to the river and on an attractive route from the railway
on the way to Munktellstaden. The University will have a clearer profile in the urban landscape here and become part of the future innovative route that will also mean future changes to
Strmsholmen and Faktoriholmen. The importance for the city will be that the knowledge society will be made clear in the urban landscape.

24 Master plan changes the paradigm

Linn Eldin

24 Post-war planning was highly in favour of

cars and thus also contributed to de-densification, while a range of barriers were built into the
infrastructure and it was difficult to limit urban
spread. In 2013, a new master plan is being adopted for the City of Eskilstuna. It focuses clearly on
densification and the need to concentrate the
city. This is a completely new approach. Many
master plans in Sweden have the same spirit of
sustainability. The challenge now is to translate this into practical action and not allow detailed
planning once again to be dominated by ad hoc-like additions outside the existing infrastructure of the City of Eskilstuna. The same challenge applies to the municipalitys other city, Torshlla
and other smaller places. The new master plan is presented entirely in digital form.

22 An attractive city is emerging

25 Stronger structural links

During the 2000s, Eskilstuna has worked hard to

create living, beautiful urban spaces. The new urban environments offer great scope for peoples
needs, desires and pleasure. Cars have to make
way for pedestrians and cyclists. Artistic decoration with brick features, well selected greenery
and decorative lighting are recurring features. Several large transformation projects have helped
embellish the city. The transformation of Hamngatan won Vackra vgars pris 2002 (beautiful roads prize). The transformation encountered
some resistance but when the project was finished, the inhabitants had a new, much appreciated urban space. Vstergatan, Nyforsgatan, Kyrkogatan and Smrtorget have also been
transformed. Piece by piece, a more attractive Eskilstuna is emerging.

Segregation caused by public space, which is

most frequently obvious in most of the Million
Homes Programme areas in Sweden, has often
been studied in urban planning on the basis of
the physical buildings and the housing but rarely with the focus on the space. Eskilstuna has a
number of Million Homes Programme areas from
the 1970s that are socially, economically and ethnically segregated from their local areas (rby,
Skiftinge and Lagersberg). Space syntax analyses have shown that these areas have a weak link to the city as a result of a segregated road
network. The Urban Planning Administration has initiated a project with the aim of reinforcing
the links between these districts to create a more coherent, integrated road network. Public space must constitute the basis for natural movement through the Million Homes Programme areas for a more socially sustainable community.

23 Fristadstorget and activities for a living

city
Fristadstorget is in the centre of Eskilstuna. Extensive renovation is in progress. The objective is
for the square to be open and welcoming. During
the planning process, both the general public
and politicians had the opportunity to have their
say. Requests for more water and greenery, more
inviting seating areas, a market and better opportunities for outdoor cafs have been incorporated in the design. More space for activities is being created by taking away a permanent
building on the square and using a former bus-only street. The new Fristadstorget will be a
modern square with free wifi and space for everyone. New partnerships will develop the content of the square.

ANALYSIS: WHERE IS ESKILSTUNA

HEADING?
One question is inevitable. Will Eskilstuna ever
catch up? Cities that were hit hard by structural rationalisation and the globalisation of industrial production have had a rougher development ride than others. Eskilstuna has taken
important steps forward but much remains
to be done. Will we catch up? Are we doing
the right thing? The examples described in
this document are a summary of a city that is

moving and developing. The movement and

the journey in themselves may be the most
important element of all. Individual measures
in the city may play a big role but the change
in peoples lives and their experience of the
city as a result of the transformation are perhaps the most important results. Eskilstuna is
growing. More people want to live and work
here. The journey continues.

THOUGHTS ABOUT CONTINUED

DEVELOPMENT IN ESKILSTUNA UP
TO 2020
Eskilstunas journey to 2020 involves improving the quality of individual objects such as
buildings and parks and, above all, placing
the objects in a good structure. The structure
must support the objective of giving Eskilstuna more good meeting places and public spaces with good content and high accessibility
rather than improving traffic flow. This means
a city with a speed that promotes meetings
between people and sustainable
journeys. Too many objects have previously been built as individual additions without
any thought to the overall structure. Eskilstuna must also discuss more clearly the impact
or effect of various urban planning measures
and be less concerned about how representative a measure is. Design and appearance are
important but are still less important than the
effect of the construction of a street environ-

ment or park, for example. The new master

plan provides a good basis for this but it must
also be made more specific.
- City vision for the central parts; develop and
link the centre to Munktellstaden and Vster to
create a larger cultural and innovative centre
of Eskilstuna.
- Development plan for a more coherent city;
initially link rby more closely to its immediate surroundings and study the possibilities of
Lagersberg, Rbergstorp and Frslunda becoming a more coherent part of the city.
- Develop the green and the blue - continue
the work around Eskilstunan and improve
the link to the natural areas close to the city
between various districts.
- Create a new type of park in the peripheral
parts of the city - the new city park.

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FREDERICIA
2013

THE 25 PROJECTS

With just over 50,000 inhabitants, Fredericia

is one the main cities in the Triangle Region,
one of the strongest growth centres in Denmark. The city makes diverse use of its clear
advantage of being located in the centre of
the country, close to Aarhus and Odense and
directly north of Hamburg, which is just two
hours drive away.
Fredericia is a road and rail junction and the
city has the biggest industrial port in Denmark
in terms of turnover. With the large DanmarkC
business park, the city has been able to make
use of its geographical location and attracted over 50 new businesses since 2005. At the
same time, the unique renaissance city that
makes up the city centre today has been preserved.
With Odense, Fredericia has the highest number of jobs in the knowledge sector in the
region. Outside the capital, it also has the
highest number of highly-educated people
within a 45-minute drive. Both small and
medium-sized enterprises have relocated
here, and a number of Denmarks major companies such as Carlsberg, Shell, Dong and Energinet.dk are based in and administered from
Fredericia.
A quarter of the city centre towards the Little
Belt is now ready for property development.
FredericiaC is a partnership with Realdania to
open up the city, making the previously extensive industrial areas by the port the foundation of ambitious urban transformation. The
project will transform the former industrial
area beside the Little Belt into an urban dynamo. The sea will be channelled right into the
new district via canals, and homes, business
and culture will merge with the historical city
centre over the next few decades. The targets
are 2,000 new citizens, 1,000 homes and 2,700
jobs. It is a huge project which will thoroughly
transform and revitalise the city.
Fredericia is part of an urban belt with 250300,000 inhabitants. The citys dense network
of neighbouring towns and cities gives it access to so many people that it can meet many
of its ambitions in areas such as education and
culture.
It has been said that there are two places in
the world at which you can gauge the state of
the modern musical: New York and Fredericia.
With the Academy of Musical Theatre and Fredericia Teater (theatre), Fredericia has proved
that it is possible to create your own identity
and profile in the field of musicals.
Fredericia does more than just relate its exciting history as a fortified city, free town and
port city. The historical elements are used
to define new initiatives. There is a saying in
Fredericia: we need to reach back to reach
forward and this is not just empty rhetoric.
Elements of the past help enhance the citys
identity now and in the future. All of this with
the sea and its beaches in our back yard.

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1Fredericia C
2 Temporary installations in FredericiaC

The large urban transformation area FredericiaC was

previously characterised by polluting industry. A special initiative is in progress to allow the citys inhabitants
to reinhabit the area. A number of temporary sub-projects are being used to involve the citys inhabitants
actively. These include major cultural events and more
permanent installations on site. Two of these can be
seen below.

3 Grow your city

The former industrial area by the port was not a

child-friendly place to be. This is no longer the case
in FredericiaC, and Grow Your City offers vegetable
patches for everyone who wants to be involved. Here
in FredericiaC, there is lots of space, fresh air and opportunities to get dirt under your fingernails and experience the pleasure of planting and harvesting healthy,
tasty food.

4 The religious playground

The free town of Fredericia welcomed many religions

and their churches. A new playground in FredericiaC is designed as a little town of miniature churches
representing all the major religions. The area and the
historical centre are thus brought together via play.

5 The changing city centre

In the master plan for Fredericia city centre, the intention is to create an exciting, different urban environment in the historical city centre, making it possible
to enjoy the diversity and richness of experience of the
city. The focus of the plan was on streets and squares, and the changes have been made by working with
light, water, surfacing and places for people to spend
time.

6 Water as a dynamic source

The centre of Fredericia is surrounded by water, with

the Little Belt to the south and east and the moat to
the north and west. When it was founded in 1650,
long canals were planned to bring water into Fredericia. The water has now become a continuous, dynamic, changing element that injects new life into the
city by the Little Belt.

7 Surfacing and narrative

Every location in the city has its own function, history and character. The historical plan and ramparts
of the city are reflected in the design of tree gratings,
manhole covers and drainage channels throughout the
city. Wherever you turn, you see the citys history in
its component parts. The free town of Fredericia refers
back to the foundation of the city and the city wants
to continue to be an open, tolerant place that welcomes people of different nationalities, religions and political beliefs. The surfacing on Vendersgade includes
cast iron letters which spell out the following in all of
the many languages that have been important to Fredericia: The city for all.

8 A fine detour

Fredericia is surrounded by its large historical ramparts,

which run all the way around the inner city. The
ramparts create the citys big park, as well as defining its
history and geography. A fine detour invites you to become actively involved. It is an alternative to traditional
playgrounds, where the possibilities are predetermined.
There are no do not signs here. You can leave the path,
climb the trees, jump on the bridge, sing songs and eat
picnics.

9 Faade renovation and cultural heritage

As a city steeped in history, Fredericia has many striking historical buildings. With solid funding, up to 500
properties, most of them privately owned, can receive
grants to have their faades renovated over the next three
years. This initiative is intended to ensure that the overall architectural impression of the streetscape is enhanced. The project is supported by A. P. Mller og Hustru
Chastine Mc-Kinney Mllers Fond til almene Formaal
(A. P. Mller and his wife Chastine Mc-Kinney Mllers
fund for public purposes), which has donated DKK 50
million to renovate the historical buildings.

10 Ungdommens hus (youth centre)

11 The Academy of Musical Theatre

The City Council contributed to the establishment of

the Academy of Musical Theatre, which was able to
move into former industrial premises in the port near
the city centre. The training offered is further education
in singing, dance and drama, with the aim of qualifying
the students for professional work in the musical genre
by giving them artistic, theoretical and practical skills.
The Academy trains some of the best talent in the musical genre in the world.

12 Fredericia Teater

Fredericia Teater has been fully resurrected. As a platform for revitalising musical theatre, in just a few years
the small provincial theatre has managed to become a
prominent international musical player on a par with
London and New York with talent from the Academy of
Musical Theatre and major financial support from the
City. One result of this has been that the Disney Group
asked the experimental theatre to create their Aladdin in
2013 and The Little Mermaid in 2014 and introduce
them as international musicals to the world stage.

13 Destination Little Belt

Fredericia, Kolding and Middelfart municipalities have

begun a close partnership for tourism and experience development under the name Destination Little Belt. The
project is supported by the EU and has over 100 enterprises as partners in the concept development. The aim
is to create growth in the tourism and experience industry based on the areas special strengths and characteristic features, including its natural and cultural assets,
the worlds largest population of porpoises and its fantastic location, and in particular the desire to collaborate
among the many tourism and experience enterprises. The
destination project is one of few of its kind in Denmark.

14 Bridgewalking

In partnership with Middelfart, Fredericia is working to

establish bridgewalking on the Old Little Belt Bridge.
Like bridgewalking in Canada and Sydney, visitors, wearing safety equipment and with a guide, will be able to
cross the bridge on the uppermost parts of the structure,
60 metres above the sea and with trains and vehicles driving below them. The bridge is familiar to all Danes and
in many ways represents the way in which Denmark is
connected together and its development knowhow. The
project is expected to become an experience beacon that
will boost the Destination Little Belt project and knowledge of the area by inviting everyone to become physically involved in the location and the narrative.

15 DanmarkC

DanmarkC one of the biggest business development projects in Denmark with 6 million square metres of
business sites along Fredericias motorway network in
the centre of Denmark. Fredericia and the Triangle Region, of which the city is a part, remain a strong production region. DanmarkC has allowed the many production and logistics companies to move out of the city to
a location by the motorway network in the heart of the
country at a short distance from Aarhus, Germany and
Copenhagen.

16 Fredericia Former Fremtiden (Fredericia

shapes the future)

UDVALGTE PROJEKTER (nrmare beskrivelse og illustration)

1 Fredericia C
The FredericiaC project is one of Denmarks biggest urban development projects. It was made possible after industrial companies moved out of the city
centre by the port area between the
historical city centre and the Little Belt.
One of the prominent features of the
new district is the excavation of canals
into the city. Frederick III had plans to
do the same in his renaissance city but
they are only being carried out now via this modern extension of the centre.
The development of FredericiaC, a canal city by the Little Belt, is based on the vision of Courage to want and aim to create an attractive district that opens Fredericia up towards the Little
Belt, with the modern district respecting Fredericias unique history. The project is a partnership between the City of Fredericia and Realdania By.
FredericiaC will be a completely new district which will open up the old fortified city to the
water. The ambition is to create up to 2,800 new jobs and around 1,000 homes in a living
district where the Little Belt meets the citys life, its culture and its enterprises, and all the life
in between.
10 Ungdommens hus (youth centre)

16 Fredericia Former Fremtiden (Fredericia shapes the future)

Fredericia Former Fremtiden is the
name of the innovation process that the
City Council decided to initiate in November 2008 in order to bring about a
radical reform of municipal service provision.
The starting point for the City Councils
decision was a recognition that the reduction in the workforce over the next
8-10 years, in particular, will require a
new approach to organising municipal
service provision if the municipality is to
be able to provide the same level of service with a workforce that is 20-30% smaller.
One of the sub-projects is Lngst Muligt I Eget Liv (Self-sufficient for as long as possible), which
does away with traditional ideas about what makes for good care and nursing. The project enables the elderly and others in need of care to look after themselves in their daily lives, to be
self-sufficient, allowing them to remain so for as long as possible, living as they see fit. The project has been received extremely positively among the elderly and has now been introduced in
most Danish municipalities. The project won Local Government Denmarks major innovation
prize in 2010, the ESPA prize and the European Year 2012 Awards.

Ungdommens hus is the result of a

national urban renewal project and
is located in former rail freight buildings in central Fredericia. Ungdommens hus is run by young volunteers and trained specialist staff to help
manage the centres finances, etc.
Ungdommens hus is a meeting place for a wide range of young people
and holds a large number of different events over the year, including concerts, roleplay, theatre, poetry readings and stand-up. The centre is a regional venue and is financially able to hold
everything from very small events to very large concerts and other events. Ungdommens hus
is user-run, i.e. the young people themselves decide which events are scheduled and much
of the centres finances are managed by the young people themselves. The centre is special in that it is a place for all, while also offering some young people space and experiences of
success that they might not find elsewhere. In this way, Ungdommens hus is an incubator for
cultural talent throughout Denmark. Several well-known musical artists had their first rehearsal rooms here and artists now playing on the polished floors of the major cultural institutions
served their apprenticeship here. It is a place that whets appetites and leaves people wanting
more and provides solid, informal training in the management of cultural projects for a wide
group of young people.

FREDERICIA 2020
The FredericiaC urban transformation will be
of decisive importance to Fredericia in the
period to 2020. A high level of resources has
been employed on the strategic development
work with Realdania. It will extremely exciting
to follow the project and its objective to revitalise the city by combining business, homes
and culture in the new district. One of the major challenges will be to combine and create
synergy between the existing historical city
centre and the large new areas by the port.
The extent to which this succeeds will determine its contribution to both the city and the
region.
Fredericia, as an exciting, innovative cultural
city with its focus on the musical as an artistic

form, is constantly developing. There is an obvious opportunity for cultural initiatives and
the strong platform on which the city is based
to be combined with stronger links to the research and educational environments in the
areas of culture and events, thereby making
it possible for Fredericia to further reinforce
its position as a national bastion of culture in
2020.
With its geographical location, there is ample
opportunity to expand the musical scene and
have permanent performances all year round,
while making use of the citys unique ability
to develop new musicals for the international
stage.

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KRISTIANSAND
2013

25 EXAMPLES OF PIONEERING PROJECTS

the development of the city in the past

20 years
Kristiansand is the regional centre of southern
Norway. The city has a growing population
and its burgeoning business community is
competitive on a global scale. This gives the
city unique opportunities to develop.
The city was founded by King Christian IV in
1641. Kristiansand has one of Europes most
characteristic Renaissance layouts and is located within the square formed by the mouth
of the river Otra on one side, the sea on two
other sides and the mountains to the northwest. The structure of the city today extends
from the central Kvadraturen to the east and
west along the fjord. From the city centre, there is a view of the sea and the hills, with open
spaces and green areas. This represents the
identity and heart of the city today.
Since the mid-1990s, Kristiansand has been a
pioneer in housing construction and environmental issues, and has participated in a national ecocity programme with the vision of
improving quality of life in cities. This included
cleaning up polluted lake and river beds and
Local Agenda 21. The environmental initiative paved the way for the urban development
along the Bussmetro axis from east to west,
with Kvadraturen in the centre, and the organisation of a cycle express route so that more
people can ride bikes. This is contributing to
developing Kvadraturen as a living centre and
health promotion city. The work is continuing in the national climate initiative, Fremtidens byer (Cities of the future), a partnership
between 13 cities, the business community
and the State. The aim is to cut greenhouse
gas emissions and make cities better places
to live.
The City of Kristiansand and the University
have worked with the colleges in the city to
prepare a report on the university city with
the aim of creating a better basis to work together to develop Kristiansand as a university city and Agder as a knowledge region. The
University of Agder (UIA) was established in
2007. In 2012, Kilden Performing Arts Centre
was opened as a regional institution. The Campus Kristiansand area of UiA is located in the
peripheral zone of Kvadraturen towards the
north and Kilden is by the sea on Odderya,
close to Kvadraturen in the south-west.
Urban development in recent years has been
characterised by renewed interest in the city
centre as an arena for experiences, housing
construction, shopping, service and culture.
Conservation plans for Murbyen and the wooden houses of Posebyen are contributing to
preserving the citys identity. The peripheral
zone of Kvadraturen has experienced interesting transformation projects after large companies and institutions have moved out. This
presents special challenges in their interaction with Kvadraturen. The aim is to develop
the city as the regional cultural centre and to
transform it from a city with a university into a
university and knowledge city. This is reflected
in higher area use, location of large workplaces in the centre, housing densification, green
areas and the development of the cultural axis
from the centre to Odderya and the knowledge axis from the centre to the campus area.

PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE THE CITY AS A

DRIVING FORCE
1 Regional land use and transport
committee

1 An extensive planning and development partnership

with neighbouring municipalities, the county municipality and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on climate, land use and transport planning in
the region has contributed major infrastructure measures and the organisation of public transport services
and pedestrian and cycle routes for the entire region.
A new regional partnership on an urban environment
package gives the work stronger climate regulations.

2 New port structure

The Port of Kristiansand has moved some of its activities out of the city and released land for urban development. This has been used for Kilden Performing
Arts Centre, housing development, etc. The City
Council made a decision on a new port structure in
April 2013 which will release further land for urban
transformation.

3 Fiskebrygga (fishing wharf)

The obsolete fish landing place was transformed in the

1990s into a fish market, stores, restaurants and offices located around a new canal basin with the inner
sides with raked seating in an amphitheatre. The area
has re-established Kvadraturens meeting place with
the port and the sea. A new bridge over the canal subsequently allowed for urban development in Silokaia.

4 Kilden Performing Arts Centre

At the navigational entrance to Kristiansand, it houses Agder Regional Theatre, Kristiansand Symphony
Orchestra and Opera Sr, as well as municipal cultural operations and conference activities. The cultural
powerhouse of southern Norway is intended to move
and excite and has become a cultural driving force in
urban development and a meeting place for the major
cultural practitioners in Kristiansand and the region.

5 Kanalbyen, (canal city)

10 Aquarama
11 Srlandparken

This is the citys secondary shopping centre and an important business district. Area-intensive enterprises have
moved to Srlandsparken and central areas have been released for urban development. Srlandsparken has made
space available for the establishment of large operations
that are desirable for the region. Srlandsparkens impact on the development of the city centre and traffic is
a challenge.

PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE KRISTIANSAND

AS A CITY WHICH IS A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE
12 stre Havn (eastern port), shore promenade, river promenade and Bystranda
(city beach)
13 Sykkelbyen (cycle city)

Kristiansand is ranked as one of the leading cycle cities

in Norway. The focus has been on building a coherent
pedestrian and cycle route network throughout the city,
the requirements for such infrastructure in the citys
development agreements and annual motivation campaigns to increase cycle use. A new feature is the cycle
expressway right across the city.

14 Trygg By (safe city)

Crime prevention has been a top priority for several years. Kristiansand is a pioneering city in terms of
cross-sector collaboration on prevention. The city has
established collaboration structures in which the police
participate at the top administrative and political levels.
The number of crimes committed by minors has been
reduced by over 40%.

15 Archipelago, recreation areas and the citys green lungs

Silokaia is on Odderya, close to Kilden. A former

port area is to be developed into a modern district.
The new district will comprise homes, business premises and public urban spaces with squares and parks.
Kanalbyens location is unique and the right approach
to enhancing the city centre.

The city has worked actively to develop the structure of

green areas in the centre, and from the sea to the hills.
This has ensured inhabitants have access to the shore
zone and local fields. The citys green lungs, along with
attractive urban spaces and good architecture, help make
Kvadraturen an attractive, representative centre for the
entire region.

6 Development of Odderya

16 Universal design

Odderya is a peninsula close to the city with extensive opportunities for walking and bathing. Vest-Agder
Museum will be moving here. An environment has
been established for culture-based activities and there
is a site for music festivals. A modern centre will be
created to communicate the historical heritage and
identity of the region and thus enhance Odderyas
importance to the attractiveness of the city.

7 Cultural axis from Torvet to Kilden Performing Arts Centre

8 The university city of Kristiansand
9 Cultiva foundation

Founded in 2000, it provides support for projects at

art, cultural and knowledge institutions and organisations that contribute to innovation, development and
skills building in creative environments in Kristian-

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sand. Its establishment paves the way for considerable

investment in growth in urban development and the cultural and experience industries.

Kristiansand has been a pioneering city in Norway in

universal design and accessibility for all. This is a principle that is solidly incorporated in planning and measures and has a clear focus in the city. The city is also considering the possibility of establishing a wireless network
in the city centre.

17 SMS project

A Norwegian abbreviation, meaning local development,

participation and social meeting places.

18 Tangen

eThis is a former storage area and landfill site at the periphery of Kvadraturen by the mouth of the river Otra.
The area has been developed for homes, businesses and
a new upper secondary school for approximately 1,000
pupils and was a pilot for universal design with a design
manual for practical development.

19 Idda Arena

This was opened in 2011 and contains an ice rink, a

multi-purpose hall, a martial arts room, a curling hall
and a regional ice hockey hall with room for 1,000 spectators. The facility is part of the development of a central, multifunctional area near Kvadraturen which was
included in Europan 8s ideas competition for European
Urbanity and Strategic Projects.

20 Preservation and development of the Renaissance city

Kvadraturens historical identity is the Renaissance street
grid and buildings in rectangular blocks. The rectangular blocks with their similar buildings are broken by
communal areas such as squares and parks. Posebyen and
Murbyen, well-maintained buildings and the street grid
are Kvadraturens major preserved assets and highlight
the history of the city.

PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE KRISTIANSAND

AS A LOW-CARBON CITY
21 Urban environment package

Kristiansand is the regional transport hub and has the

highest population in the region. Work is in progress
to establish a new urban environment package that will
pave the way for good urban development, efficient
through transport and minimum growth in car use. The
implementation of Bussmetro and the focus on cycling
and walking will be central elements.

22 Bussmetro including real-time system

The Bussmetro axis is the main route for buses between

the citys local centres. The route is designed for frequent
services. Further development of Bussmetro, including
the route structure, frequency and infrastructure, is high
on the agenda in the next few years. A real-time system
has recently been established. This has significantly improved the service for users.

23 Restrictive measures time-based tolls

parking policy

Research shows that measures to reduce the attractiveness

of car use are necessary to obtain the full benefit from
measures for public transport and cycling. Parking policy
has been used for a long time to regulate the traffic situation in the centre. In 2013, the city introduced time-based tolls. These resulted in reduced vehicle traffic and an
increase in public transport use and cycling.

24 Framtidens byer (cities of the future)

Kristiansand is involved in Fremtidens byer, which is

a partnership between the State and the 13 largest cities
in Norway. The aim is to cut greenhouse gas emissions
and make the cities better places to live. The initiative
focuses on land use and transport planning, energy use,
consumption patterns and waste, climate change adaptation and a better urban environment.

25 Framtidens bydel (district of the future)

pilot project

Framtidens bydel is designed to be a pilot project for area

development in which all the areas of initiative in Framtidens byer are included. This means green transport, climate change adaptation, CO2-neutral energy supply and
good systems for waste management with a high level
of recycling. Other focus areas include diversity, welfare
technology, crime prevention and innovation.

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7 Cultural axis from Torvet to Kilden Performing Arts Centre

The cultural axis is defined as the route from Torvet, in the city
centre, to Kilden on Odderya. The objective of the project is
to link the cultural centres in the city. Kilden is the citys new
large venue for concerts, dance and theatre and is conveniently located on Odderya. Torvet, the citys main square, is in the
heart of the city centre, close to Markens gate, which is the citys main shopping street, an example of universal design. The
street is heated with district heating from the regions waste
incineration plant. Along the cultural axis there are restaurants,
cinemas and parks. Work is in progress to enhance the route
with experience activities. The project is a pilot for how sustainable urban planning can take
place in the future. Solutions with temporary measures will be tested. The aquatic environment/surface water management are incorporated in the project.
8 The university city of Kristiansand
The University of Agder, established in 2007, is very
important to urban development. The expert environments at the university and colleges and in research
environments, the business community and the public
sector provide the basis for innovation and development. 8,000 students are offered teaching in Kristiansand. A University City Report concerning collaboration between the university, colleges, the city and other
operators is being followed up via the Collaboration
Committee (established for this purpose). The forum for land use planning and infrastructure
has initiated a city analysis for the Campus Kristiansand area and Kvadraturen and the connection between these two areas. The analysis is intended to specify the principles for the physical development of the university city. The objective is for the city and the university to become more integrated and visible to each other. A property company has been established to
ensure more uniform development of properties along this knowledge axis.
10 Aquarama
Kristiansand and the regions new activity centre, Aquarama, is a complete swimming and sports centre with
a competition pool, diving pool, spa, gym, sports hall
and various public health services. A park designed for
various outdoor activities has been established on Bystranda (city beach). Aquarama is a resource centre for
the regions inhabitants and an attraction for tourists.
Its great location and concept are expected to enhance the attractiveness of the city. The project was implemented by the property company Aquarama Kristiansand AS in collaboration with the City of
Kristiansand as developer, using an exciting new procurement process and operating concept.
The city was the landowner and defined the needs. The collaboration was organised in three
sub-projects, hotel, sports hall and swimming centre, with joint outdoor facilities. The result is a
unique resource for the city. The project won the local construction prize for 2013.

WHERE IS KRISTIANSAND
HEADING?
The city as a driving force, the city as a good
place to live and the low-carbon city are the
areas of initiative of the municipal plan. The
Kristiansand region has long enjoyed growth
above the national average. This may be changing. The citys housing policy will continue to
be an important competitive advantage for the
citys attractiveness. Kvadraturen as the setting
for culture, tourism and experiences will form
the basis for development and growth. The citys ambitions for concentrated urban growth
have to chime with the identity and tolerance
limits of Kvadraturen and the peripheral zone.
As a public health city, it is important for its
green structure to be looked after and developed.
In parallel with the development of Kvadraturen as an attractive city centre for the entire region, Srlandsparken has developed into
the biggest retail centre in the region. This has
contributed to area-intensive businesses being concentrated on one site and has given the
district the businesses it wants. But it has also
meant that the relative strength of Kvadraturen
and Srlandsparken is changing and subject
to debate. The city and the region need both.
Their different functions must be cultivated
and developed in close cooperation.

The expert environments at the university, an

international, competitive business community, the public sector and research environments
offer opportunities for innovation and development. The work to enhance the citys role as a
cultural driving force and further development of the university city will be prioritised in the
future.
Kristiansand has internationally competitive
companies that are leaders in their fields and
represent global top-level technological expertise linked to the oil technology industry. This is
important for the citys new business strategy.
Important climate change-related topics are
the development and planning of major infrastructure measures and the organisation of
public transport services and provision for pedestrians and cyclists. Measures need to be taken to prevent further growth in car use. This is
a clear priority in the sequence of development
for future housing construction and the location of new labour-intensive businesses.

12 stre Havn (eastern port), shore promenade,

river promenade and Bystranda (city beach)
stre Havn and the river bank were the first port
area of the city. The area was subsequently used
for industry and landfill, located outside the city
centre itself for safety reasons. The river and shore
promenades of today are very popular and attractive with historical fortifications, parks, a festival
site, moorings for residents and visitors, a bathing
beach in the city centre and play and activity areas.
The foundations were laid in forward-thinking urban planning after the last war, but only with the ecocity programme in the 1990s was it possible to implement measures along the entire route. Proximity to the sea, river and hills lends
a strong natural element to the identity of Kvadraturen. This characteristic feature is enhanced
by the way in which the communal areas are designed. The public health centre (Aquarama) is
centrally located between Kvadraturen and the Tangen urban development area. The area has
been awarded the Nordic Green Space Award quality mark.
17 SMS- project
The SMS project, involving local development, participation and social meeting places, is a
three-year Nordic Interreg IVA project. The purpose is to investigate how it is possible to create socially sustainable places where people can
live a good, healthy life. Cities face changes in
urban culture, ways of living, demographics and
the ethnic make-up of the population. To boost
Kvadraturen, the city needs to be filled with
more people in the afternoons and evenings. Vest-Agder county municipality and the City of
Kristiansand are local partners. The aim of the project is to contribute to integration of the social
dimension and public health issues in urban planning processes and develop methods for resident participation in local development. The sub-project on urban outdoor recreation along the
river/shore promenade is being used to develop the river and shore promenade with universal
new meeting places.

KRISTIANSAND IN 2020
In 2020, Kristiansand is an attractive regional centre, characterised by a high level of
skill and an innovative business community.
The city is a university city. A plan for the E18
bypassing the city centre is in place and new
public transport and cycle bridges across the
Otra have been built. The city continues to
have attractive housing and labour markets.
The city and the university have become more
integrated and improved contact between the
city centre, campus and hospital area have given the Hospital of Southern Norway opportunities to develop as a modern, future-oriented hospital near the centre, in line with the
climate change principles adopted.
New measures in Kvadraturens city life zones,
the cultural axis and the knowledge axis have
been implemented in cooperation with the
business community and other operators in
the city. The profile of cultural diversity in the
city has been raised and the wider impact of
Aquarama activity centre and Kilden Performing Arts Centre has enhanced Kvadraturens
attractiveness. New cultural environments
have emerged. A modern new central library
is in place in the centre.

The work to organise the housing and local

environments with the focus on public health
has produced results. The conditions for pedestrians and cyclists have improved and social
impact assessments are used as tools in urban
planning. Fremtidens bydel has been established and is an inspiration for planning and development, and the principles of Fremtidens
byer have been integrated in urban development.
By 2020, Kristiansand has come closer to the
target of being carbon-neutral by 2050. The
objectives of the State wage agreement have
been met and the urban environment package work in the Kristiansand region has boosted initiatives to increase public transport
use. The cycle route network has been developed and the cycle expressway through the
city is in place.

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LILLESTRM
2013
Lillestrm emerged as an industrial city based on timber when modern steam-powered
sawmills were introduced. Long into the subsequent century, the city remained the major
supplier of timber to the large construction
industry in the capital and for the considerable exports of building materials to the rest
of Europe. As a consequence of this, the first
railway in Norway was built between Lillestrm and Oslo. This gave the city a new status as a transport hub.
On account of Kjeller military air base, the first
in Norway, a defence (NATO)-related technological research centre was established at Lillestrm after the Second World War. There is
also now a large proportion of civil research
and development divided between five national research institutes, a college, departments of the University of Oslo and a number
of technology companies. Now that it is declining fast as an industrial city, Lillestrm has
great hopes for the ability of this technological environment to deliver some of the business basis on which the city must live in the
future. After the establishment of a national
airport at Gardermoen and the airport rail link
that passes through Lillestrm, it also looks as
if the city will succeed with this.
In the past decade, the centre of Lillestrm
has undergone an extreme transformation.
Located directly on the main traffic artery of
Norway, the city has become a national centre for conferences, trade fairs and congresses. The interest organisation Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrm (Knowledge City Lillestrm) has
been set up and is working with the incubator Kjeller Innovasjon (Kjeller Innovation)
to boost innovation and reinforce the partnership between the city and the knowledge
environment.
Lillestrm was granted city status in 1998 and
had its first pedestrian street in 2009 - it continues to develop at a furious pace, while Norway as a whole is undergoing rapid urbanisation. 50,000 people currently live in Skedsmo,
which is expected to experience population
growth of approximately 2% per annum. Although only just under one third of the citys
inhabitants live in the centre of Lillestrm, this
proportion is growing fast.
The city is also a dormitory municipality for
the centre of Oslo, which is only 18 km away.
Lillestrm is in the process of changing from
a small town into a medium-sized Norwegian
city and an important hub in the Oslo region.
The city has a resolute council that has, in just
a few years, laid down the main principles
for the citys development. Lillestrms weak
point to date may have been in not creating
space for unplanned space. This is something
that often characterises a successful knowledge city. How do you create space for dreams
and local involvement and the unforeseen,
when a new city needs to be built and planned from scratch?
This is one of the big challenges in the further urban planning and development of Lillestrm as a knowledge city.

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THE 25 EXAMPLES

1 Kunnskapens hus (Knowledge centre)

A shared arena established on the initiative of Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrm as the leader of and link for the
startup collaboration between knowledge businesses.
The building is located centrally in Kjeller, and has
become an institution that continues to coordinate and organise knowledge businesses and operators
at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied
Sciences. They also support start-ups in the Kjeller environment.

2 Institute for Energy Technology

IFE is an international research foundation and part

of the Kjeller environment. This is an institute for
energy and nuclear technology with the main aim of
working on a not-for-profit basis to conduct research
and development in the energy and petroleum sector
for the public good. One of Norways two nuclear
reactors is an important factor in IFEs research activities. IFE is helping change Lillestrm into a knowledge city.

3 Feasibility studies

A number of local feasibility studies have been carried

out in Nesa, Strmmen, Leirsund, Skedsmokorset and
Hvam and at Kjeller Airport. These studies contribute input to general area plans that the city is preparing
and also give private operators an idea of the potential
of the various areas.

4 Municipal plan

Provides general guidelines on development patterns

and the rate of development, plus the make-up of
functions. Makes specific requirements for the design
and quality of buildings. Densification has been planned in the Lillestrm Strmmen Kjeller hubs, the
LSK triangle. Growth is to take place from within
the hubs outwards. The consequence will be a restrictive attitude to development in areas outside the hubs.

5 Norway Trade Fairs

The biggest trade fair and conference centre in Norway moved from Sjlyst in Oslo to Lillestrm in
2002. It is an international arena for trade fairs, conferences and events and a meeting place for local operators. The location is 11 minutes by train from Oslo
Central Station, 13 minutes by train from Oslo Airport Gardermoen or 15 minutes by car from the centre of Oslo, making it an ideal meeting place both nationally and internationally.

6 Lillestrm st (east)

An important district that is part of the extension of

the city centre. There are plans for a structure-giving
rambla and a different type of development from the
traditional grid structure Lillestrm currently has. The
plan attaches particular importance to outdoor space
and urban space and also makes room for pilot projects as generators for further development. The area
planning is a pioneering partnership between the city,
developers and external architects. As the area is today,
there are large areas ready for transformation, and it
has great potential to attract new residents/city users,
knowledge businesses and other businesses, etc.

7 High-profile architects

New building projects in Lillestrm are fortunate to

have many high-profile architects, including in block
8 in the centre, where a building of 41,000 m2 designed by Snhetta has been planned in detail. The
STRAKKS study was used here. The project combines
a shopping block with offices, homes and new urban
spaces on the roof with stairs and axes, and revitalisation of Lillestrm torg (square).

8 Lillestrm square

This is a meeting place between the shopping centre and the surrounding commercial buildings that is
used for concerts, festivals, bazaars and markets. The
square is subject to priority requirements in a detailed
plan for the development of a block and will be given
a much-needed boost.

9 Pedestrian street Storgata

This was established in 2009 and was the citys first

pedestrian street. For Lillestrm, this was an important step in its focus on new urban development and a
new urban culture, with people at the centre.

10 yern recreation

Lillestrm has green areas and water areas close to its

centre. yern has great diversity of fauna and attracts
people interested in birds and fish in particular. The
landscape has great potential for experiencing nature. It
is an Eldorado for canoeing, kayaking or river-boating.

11 City bikes

Lillestrm and Skedsmo have invested heavily in cycling.

In recent years this has involved a self-financed city bike
scheme. The city bike scheme was established in summer
2013. This provides a good starting point for further increasing the rate of cycle use. This is one of the objectives
of the citys cycle plan.

12 Research environment - the institutes in

Kjeller

The Kjeller environment has its roots in the historical

air base, which brought knowledge and researchers with
it. Since then, the environment has expanded to include
major operators such as IFE, FFI and Oslo and Akershus
University College of Applied Sciences. It represents an
overall arena with the potential for interdisciplinary cooperation between the various operators.

13 Start-ups

Many people start businesses in Kjeller, starting from the

research institutes FFI and IFE or Oslo and Akershus
University College of Applied Sciences. An incubator
has been established. The challenge to Lillestrm is to
make them permanent and make them grow. The situation is not currently favourable enough for most to remain in the city.

14 Jazz scene

Lillestrm jazz club was jazz club of the year in the eastern part of southern Norway in 2004. In 2003 the scene
won Skedsmo Municipalitys cultural prize. Ribbejazz is a
winter city festival. They also work with Lillestrm cultural centre. Nevertheless, few people outside Lillestrm associate the city with jazz and there is therefore potential
to become better known as a city at national level.

15 Political predictability

A stable council and a chair from the same party for over
100 years. There is a tradition of good, close dialogue
with politicians. Commitment to architecture/urbanism
in urban development is high.

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16 Nitelva and Sagelva

The river Nitelva links Skedsmo together and runs from
the E6 past the city centre down to yern. A dyke has
been built here to prevent the centre from being flooded. The dyke is suitable for recreation and people can
spend time on the wharf. The river was once the reason
why Lillestrm became an important wood chip town
and is now an important resource for the development
of the centre. The challenges lie in turning the city to face
the river, connecting it to the centre and animating it so that it attracts people.

17 Kjeller airport
This was the first airport in Norway and was built in 1912.
It is one of the reasons for the establishment of the knowledge environment in Kjeller. Today, the airport represents
a possible backup area for a new district in Lillestrm. It is
the link between the city and the knowledge area. It can
also offer the opportunity for the Norwegian armed forces to set up an engine repair shop for F-35 jets here.

18 Gardermobanen (airport rail link)

Lillestrm is Norways third largest public transport hub
and, after the opening of the Romerike Tunnel along with
Gardermoen Airport in 1998, this enabled Lillestrm to
gain city status. The building of Gardermobanen was and
is the key to further urban development and gives Lillestrm the opportunity to invest heavily in public transport.

23 Lillestrm 2020
One of this companys activities involves organising events associated with business in Lillestrm. The company prepares and develops
the framework conditions for existing businesses and enhances the attractiveness of the area for the establishment of new businesses
and business activities.
24 Cycling city
In 2012, Lillestrm was named the best cycling city in
Norway for the third time. The topography of Skedsmo makes it ideal for a cycle-based structure. The
cycling strategy and the services available to cyclists
are continuously being developed. A trial city bike
project has now been established.

25 Urban space programme

Guidelines and a pilot for designing urban spaces in
Lillestrm, prepared in connection with Lillestrm
st area regulation. The urban space programme
provides guidelines for the possible or compulsory
quality of urban spaces, allowing distinctive character
and identity-creating spaces in each project. The programme was prepared in connection with the area
regulation in Lillestrm st and will be developed
into a general document for the entire city. In the
programme, the spaces are divided into three main
categories: streets, squares and parks.

19 Lillestrm Kultursenter (cultural centre)

Lillestrm Kultursenter came into being as a result of voluntary work by the local population and is an important
meeting place for both business and private individuals.
The venue, with its fantastic facilities, can be used to hold
concerts and theatrical performances and to organise large or small meetings, courses and conferences. The centre can handle everything from food and drink to artists,
shows and implementation. The cultural centre is an important institution in an area that is
intended to be developed into a cultural quarter, an important new district in the centre of
the city.

20 Kunnskapsbyen (knowledge city)

Kunnskapsbyen is a business enterprise that consists of
more than 120 member businesses that work together
on business development and knowledge-driven urban
development. The objective is to contribute to increased
innovation and national value creation. The organisation
also contributes to increased business growth locally in
Lillestrm.

21 Urban development strategy to 2050

The strategy was prepared by the planning department
and adopted in 2009. The strategy includes important
overall guidelines on area development in the city, based
on densification from the inside out, and with the focus
on people and people in the city. This strategy uses its
own molecular development model which requires development in each area to contribute to overall urban development. In this strategy, the city is divided into several
zones. This shows clearly that the citys highest development potential is actually in the city
centre zone. In turn, this has resulted in Skedsmo again investing in public transport and
not car use. In addition, this is precursor of the urban space programme created in 2013,
based on putting the importance of the urban spaces first.

22 STRAKKS
STRAKKS was a business and urban
development project and partnership
between the City of Aalborg in Denmark and Skedsmo Municipality. The
project was financed with EU funds.
The STRAKKS project focuses on parts
of Lillestrm st and was a precursor
of the area regulation there. STRAKKSs
contribution was to create a partnership between the city and architects/developers. The study also inspired other projects.

RESOURCES
On Norways main traffic artery, the city is a
national centre for trade fairs. With one of
the countrys two nuclear reactors, the city is
also an energy development centre. With Lillestrm st and jazz and as a cycling city, Lillestrm is also an increasingly attractive place
to live as a suburb of Oslo, the centre of which
is only 18 km away.

Lillestrm is rapidly changing from a small

town with a few industrial enterprises into an
important hub and major suburb for the capital. Lillestrm has great resources at its disposal and the city has a resolute council that has,
in just a few years, laid down the main principles for the citys development. The city council
wants to try out new urban development solutions and the STRAKKS project is a good example of this.

LILLESTRM 2020
- a different task
The railway between Lillestrm and Oslo is
the oldest in Norway, but Lillestrm only became a city around Gardamobanen roughly in
the new millennium and via the major infrastructure of which the city became a key feature. Up to 2020, growth is almost certain in
Lillestrm and the task concerns the result of
this development. In many ways, the premises
for Lillestrm as a station city seem to be identical to the emergence and development of
many station cities in Sweden and Denmark,
in particular, which took place in connection
with the establishment and subsequent development of the railway network, for example
Hje Taastrup west of Copenhagen. The opportunity exists here to establish a new city
from scratch on a site where growth is almost
inevitable. There is, of course, much to learn
from the many positive and negative expe-

riences from places such as Hje Taastrup.

There are many pitfalls in the development of
the unplanned space that often characterises
a successful knowledge city. How do you create space for the dreams, the local involvement
and the unexpected meetings that a knowledge and network society demands when building and planning a new city from scratch?
How is it possible to ensure that Lillestrm
does not remain just a large stop on the line?
How can this be done via planning?
For most other Nordic cities, the task up to
2020 involves creating growth. This is not the
task of Lillestrm here the task is to ensure that rapid growth and furious development do not derail the citys opportunities after
2020.

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LINKPING
2013
Over the past 20 years, the population of the
City of Linkping has increased by just over
20,000. Linkping has changed from being a
relatively anonymous medium-sized city into
the fifth largest city in Sweden with greater
cultural life and street life.
Linkping University has been an important
factor in the development of the city. The university also means that the population is relatively young. The business community is made
up mainly of high-tech, innovative companies
that benefit from the students on the technology courses. For example, the investment
in the aviation industry and Mjrdevi Science
Park has meant that the city has managed to
retain companies.
As a university city inland without any water
nearby, street life in Linkping was regarded
as dead during the summer. However, initiatives such as a city festival, the marketing of
attractions and efforts in the city centre, including outdoor cafs, mean that the city now offers active, attractive street life in the summer
as well. The city has also worked to enhance
contact with the river Stngn to give the water a more natural, clearer place in the urban
space.
Regional development is and has been important to Linkping. In 1995, a commuter
train service was launched between Norrkping and Linkping. The improved local transport by both train and bus has allowed the
cities and the built-up areas and rural areas
nearby to develop increasingly into a joint labour market region with good opportunities
for commuting. In 2010, a joint master plan
was adopted for Linkping and Norrkping
to build a common platform for strategic decisions.
Links with the rest of the world have also been
improved as KLM flies between Linkping
and Amsterdam three times a day. SAS now
also flies between Linkping and Copenhagen. Many people cycle in the city and the city
has done much to create an attractive cycle
network.
When large parts of the military activities in
Linkping were shut down in the last 90s, land
was freed up relatively centrally in the city. Homes were built in the Garnisonen district and
the former regimental buildings were used to
house offices for government agencies, the
judiciary and the police, among others. Large
parts of the military exercise areas south of
the city have been transformed into the Tinner oak landscape nature reserve, which is now
a very popular destination for visitors. Several
other areas are planned for housing construction with some business use in the long term.

PIONEERING INITIATIVES

URBAN PLANNING PROJECTS

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Plans are in progress to upgrade several inner city streets and squares in Linkping and some of the work
has already started. The idea is to develop each site
and give it its own character, while also linking the
various sites together in a coherent environment on
pedestrian terms.

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2 Storgatan and Stora torget to be converted into a pedestrian street

Storgatan, one of Linkpings most important streets,

is currently open to public transport and limited vehicular traffic but there are plans to convert part of it
into a pedestrian street. Stora torget is part of a general overhaul of square environments in the city centre.
Guidelines are being prepared for market trading and
outdoor cafs, among other things.

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6 New travel centre on the other side of

the river

A new travel centre is required for Ostlnken, a

high-speed rail link between Jrna and Linkping,
construction of which is planned to start in 2017.
This will be located on the other side of Stngn. A
new railway is expected to reduce the travel time to
Stockholm to around one hour and to Norrkping to
just 15 minutes.

7 Inner city growing across the river

8 A denser, more coherent city
major densification project

The master plan for the city of Linkping in 2010 has

a clear strategy to densify the city within its existing
structure. Building a denser city represents good use
of land resources and the existing infrastructure can
be made use of. Linkpings distinct districts will be
linked to create a more coherent city. Construction
on high-value agricultural land around the city will be
minimised.

9 High-rise buildings a new scale

The ten-storey building Kannan in Tannefors is usually called Linkpings first skyscraper and was built in
the late 50s. In a few years, the building will be joined
by further high-rise buildings nearby. There are currently buildings with eight to ten floors at the periphery of the centre and there is a high-rise building in
virtually every district.

10 Plantagon a high-rise greenhouse

A 60-metre high vertical greenhouse is planned close

to the E4 highway. The building is planned to contain
4,000 square metres of cultivable area and an office
building. In many countries in which big cities grow
to enormous proportions, there is an interest in developing green, industrially designed cultivation solutions in the urban environment. Plantagon will be a
test building for this.

11 Linking the university to the city and

the University Hospital Vallastaden and
Djurgrden

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5 Stngn route - increase contact with

the water

The city is working actively to make the Stngn route

from Slattefors to the river mouth in Lake Roxen
more accessible. Cycle paths along the river are being
linked together to create a continuous route. A brochure and an app are being prepared, with information on attractions. New wharfs have been built and
new bridges are planned.

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4 Lill-Vala - an innovative playground

Lill-Valla is part of an overall initiative involving playgrounds throughout the city. Since 2002, the City of
Linkping has been overhauling all of its playgrounds.
The aim is to make it easier for people of all ages to
meet and be active. In 2012, an architects competition was held to design the Lill-Valla playground.

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3 Vallastaden Linkpinsgsbo 2016

Campus Valla is the main campus of Linkping University and is clearly a separate campus area. Many
students live in the adjacent residential area of Ryd.
The city is working actively to establish better links
between the university, the city and the University Hospital, where the Faculty of Health Sciences is
located.

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12 LinkLink - important public transport

routes

Public transport has high priority in the City of Linkping. LinkLink will be important public transport
routes that will be served by buses. However, in the long
term, it is to be possible to switch to rail traffic. Where
possible, separate lanes are used, permitting high travel
speed, which results in short travel times.

INITIATIVES/OTHER FACTORS
13 Partnership with inner city operators
The partnership company Linkpings City AB.

14 Regional development

Transport hub - commuter trains, Ostlnken, trains,

planes.

15 Linkping as a cycling city focus on

swept, gritted routes, cycle paths, etc.

Cycle traffic currently accounts for just over 30% of total traffic. However, the ambition is for even more people to leave their car at home whenever possible. The
city is working concertedly to make the city even more
cycle-friendly. The cycle network consists of principal
cycle lanes, local routes and mixed traffic.

16 Tinner Eklandskap kultur och natur

(oak landscape, culture and nature)
- a nature reserve that has been developed,
marketed and made more accessible.
17 Trdgrdsfreningen (park)
a new initiative in a classic city park

Linkpings trdgrdsfrening (park) was laid out in

1859. These green parks were primarily intended to be
educational. The aim was to spread interest in cultivation. The park is now a green oasis in the centre of the
city. It is a place to walk in the beautiful environment,
have a picnic, buy plants, play, etc.

18 Hybrid parks in Skggetorp EU project,

new local park, city farm
Hybrid parks is an EU project via INTERREG IV C,
which aims to create a modern park with a city farm in
the heart of Skggetorp. The project focuses on creating
meeting places. By cultivating together, we enhance the
feeling of community and create results that all those involved can be proud of.

19 Dialogue with citizens proposals by citizens, MoS p stan, Hej Linkping!

The city conducts dialogues with citizens in many different ways. In addition to formal consultation, for example in connection with plans and programmes, the
city listens to its residents in many other ways. Everyone
who is registered in the city, for example, is entitled to
make proposals that are considered by civil servants and
decided on by politicians.

Vissa projekt saknar

geografisk position eller r
s utbredda ver staden att
de inte illustreras p kartan.
Vissa projekt har illustrerats
med flera punkter, som

20 Culture and event city

Cloetta center, Linkping arena

The new football stadium, Linkping arena in Kallerstad, was opened in 2013 for the womens European
Championship in football. Cloetta Center and Linkping Konsert och Kongress (concert and conference centre) also put on major events every year.

21 Active Linkping
- initiatives involving local sports facilities

To be an attractive city to live in, there must also be initiatives involving local sports facilities. Dansens hus
(dance centre) was opened in 2012. Friidrottsarenan
(athletics stadium) was opened in June 2011 and is the
citys main arena for athletics. It is close to the university and the citys athletics hall. A new indoor swimming
pool is also planned in the long term.

22 The Linkping brand

phenomena that put the city on the map

What really puts Linkping on the map is often things

that are beyond the control of the city. Linkpings
Hockey Club, LHC, and the womens football team at
LFC are examples of sports clubs that receive press coverage outside the city as well as in it. The musician Lars
Winnerbck is closely connected to Linkping and the
Swedish Air Force Museum is well known in Sweden.

23 Cultural events

Another thing that puts Linkping on the map is its various small and large cultural events. These make the city
even more appreciated by its inhabitants and attract visitors from elsewhere. For example, Linkping folk music
festival is one of the biggest festivals in Sweden and focuses on folk dance and folk music.

24 Everyday festivals Vinterljus, Linkpings stadsfest (city festival)

Vinterljus is an annual event at which part of the city

is lit up in exciting ways. Part of the aim of the event is
to increase safety by attracting many people to the same
place. Linkping city festival is held every year at the end
of the summer and involves music, a food market and
family activities.

25 Mjrdevi science park

a business and knowledge cluster

Mjrdevi Science Park in Linkping is characterised by

high-tech, innovative and successful companies with
worldwide reputations. Most of them have emerged
from or have strong links to the research at Linkping
University. The proximity between major international
companies, small start-ups and current research leads to
interesting partnerships and projects.

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3 Vallastaden Linkpinsgsbo 2016

16 Tinner eklandskap kultur och natur (oak

the citys first residential and urban

planning exhibition
Status: Planned
Aim: To market Linkping and enhance the university by linking Campus Valla to the city via
construction.
Contents: The new district of Vallastaden will be
built just south-east of Linkping University. With homes, a school and a preschool, squares
and parks, office and shopping environments, Vallastaden is intended to be a link between
the university and the city. Vallastaden is being built in stages and will therefore grow gradually. In summer 2016, when much will have been built, the district will be exhibited as Linkpings first homes fair. During summer 2012, an architects competition was held for a structural plan for the area south-east of the university on campus Valla. The winning proposal,
Tegar, was designed by Okidoki arkitekter AB and focuses squarely on social sustainability.
The concept partly involves narrow properties and common shared buildings in each block.
Effect: Advertising for the city, media coverage, attraction.
Strategic importance: Link the city to the university to enhance the attractiveness of the university and thus of the city.
References: http://www.linkopingsbo2016.se/

landscape, culture and nature)

- a nature reserve that has been developed,
marketed and made more accessible.
Status: Implemented
Aim: To preserve the culture and the natural
landscape in Tinner and grant more people access.
Contents: Like a green wedge from the south,
the stergtland oak landscape reaches into
central Linkping. Tinner eklandskap kultur
och natur is a roughly 700 ha municipal nature reserve that was created in 2006.
The reserve is dominated by old oak trees in undulating pastureland where many different
plants and animals have their habitat. Interspersed with the oak groves is coniferous woodland
with a diversity of fungus species, organically cultivated arable land, hay meadows with a wide
variety of flowers and several recreated wetlands. Tinner is also rich in ancient monuments.
Traces of settlements, ancient fields and grave fields, primarily from the iron age, are very well
preserved. The area is easily accessible with an extensive network of gravel paths suitable for
cycling. Information signs, a signposted path system, rest areas and barbecue sites and several
birdwatching towers have been installed by the city.
Effect: A popular destination is made more accessible. Restored natural environments.
Strategic importance: Shows that Linkping has experience assets. Makes the city more attractive as a place to live. Enhances the Linkping brand.
References: http://www.linkoping.se/Miljo-halsa/Natur/Naturreservat/Tinnero/

7 Inner city growing across the river

Status: Planned
Aim: To expand the attractive inner city.
Contents: In connection with the new travel centre, a new district, Stngebro, is being planned
for the eastern side of the river. The idea is for
the city centre and inner city will grow across
the river and Stngn will be incorporated in the
heart of the city. Homes will be interspersed with
shops, restaurants, offices and cultural sites to create an inner city atmosphere.
During spring and summer 2013, an architects competition was held for a structural plan for
the area around the travel centre. Immediately before the competition winner was decided,
an addition to the existing railway study for Ostlnken was started. This involved considering
the option of Ostlnken passing through the city in a tunnel. A tunnel would reduce the barrier effect of the railway and reinforce the citys connection to the new district.
Effect: Produces a larger, more content-rich city centre.
Strategic importance: Having a wider range of attractive inner city elements enhances the
competitiveness of the city and the region on the housing and labour markets.
References: http://www.arkitekt.se/s73916

13 Partnership with inner city operators

the partnership company Linkpings City AB.
In 1997 and 2009, Linkping won the rets Stadskrna (City Centre of the Year) award. The work
to develop, refine and improve the city centre
continues. It is the economic engine and the citys face to the world. Success depends partly on
good cooperation between all operators in the
centre. Cityfastighetsgarna (city centre property
owners) and Cityfreningen (city centre association) jointly own the partnership company Linkping City AB. The company is financed via an
annual contribution from the respective parties and contributions from the City of Linkping,
which is also a partner.
The company organises the development work in the centre of the city and is responsible for
activities such as drawing up an action plan and follow up on it, as well as horizon scanning.
Effect: A tidy, attractive urban environment with a wider range of activities and events.
Strategic importance: To enhance the attractiveness of the inner city.
References: http://www.linkopingcity.se/

14 Regional development
transport hub - commuter trains,
Ostlnken, trains, planes.
Status: Ongoing
Aim: Collaboration to boost the entire region.
Contents: The commuter train service between
Linkping and Norrkping means that it is
common to commute between the two cities.
However, the two cities exchange more than just
commuters. For example, Linkping University
has a branch in Norrkping. With the campuses
in both cities, Linkping University has approaching 30,000 students. With its cutting-edge
research and strong links with the business and local communities, the university plays an
important role in development and growth. This is particularly true in areas such as aeronautical engineering, visualisation, environmental engineering, medicine and logistics. In 2010,
a joint master plan was adopted for Norrkping and Linkping, highlighting development
locations throughout the region. There are also partnerships with other neighbouring municipalities such as Mjlby, Motala, Vadstena, Finspng and Trans.
Effect: Better opportunities for commuting to work.
Strategic importance: Regional enlargement.
References: http://www.eastsweden.se/

WHERE IS LINKPING HEADING?

Linkping is a city that is developing fast. The
city has passed 150,000 inhabitants and is
now aiming for 200,000. Ostlnken, the highspeed rail link between Linkping and Stockholm, which is planned to have been completed by 2028, will provide further stimulus for
growth. It will be possible to travel to Stockholm and several other cities faster. However,
the high-speed rail link will also have positive
effects on regional development by reducing
the load on Stambanan (the main line), allowing commuter rail traffic to be developed.
The ambition is for the city to be denser and
more coherent. The possibility of placing the
railway tracks in a tunnel under central Linkping is being studied in 2013 2014 in a
railway study. Such a solution would be very
positive for Linkpings urban development.

Work is in progress to develop the inner city of

Linkping. Great efforts are being made to develop streets and squares. Densification is welcomed, but each project must have a wider
impact, contribute to vitalisation of the city
and be seen as part of the whole. The work to
produce a development plan for the inner city
is in progress.
Linkping will hold a homes and urban planning fair LinkpingsBo2016. The fair site is
next to the university on the periphery of the
city. The ambition is for the fair site to contribute to linking the central parts of the city to
the university. The design of the area was preceded by an architects competition. The winning proposal involves the area being divided
into small properties, allotments, to achieve
density, diversity and good opportunities for
human interaction on a daily basis. The district
will be characterised by both ecological and
social sustainability.

LINKPING 2020
The region continues to develop positively.
The partnership with Norrkping has been
reinforced and the cities are working actively together to make the best possible use of
the opportunities that the new high-speed rail
link will provide.
Construction companies and property developers are showing a high level of interest in
investing in Linkping. Several new districts
have been built. One example is Vallastaden,
the district that is close to the university and
of which LinkpingsBo2016 was the first stage. Another is vre Vasastaden, a centrally
located area with 900 dwelling units.
A decision to build a railway tunnel through
Linkping would mean that the railway would
no longer be a barrier in the city and further
development opportunities and links would
be made possible. Intensive planning work is
in progress on the basis of these conditions.

A new travel centre is being built on a new

site on the other side of the river Stngn. An
architects competition was held for the travel centre and the winning proposal gained
widespread international attention. There is a
high level of interest in building close to the
new travel centre. The result of the international urban planning competition forms the
basis of the areas structure. The planning is at
an advanced stage and some buildings have
already been constructed. This is the first stage in the development of Stngebro, a district
with dense mixed buildings east of the river
Stngn. When the area has been completed,
it will provide approximately 20,000 jobs and
5,000 dwelling units.
The inner city is growing across the river and
Stngn is in the process of becoming an integral part of the city. The river space is the object of major investment. Homes and offices
are being built and urban spaces and routes
are being developed.

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LUND
2013

THE 25 EXAMPLES

A thousand years of history forms the backdrop for the opportunities of the future in
Lund. From being the religious centre of
Sweden in the 12th century, Lund is now at
the forefront of research, science and technology. The city throws up exciting challenges in
the integration of medieval architecture with
the modern focus on sustainability and smart
solutions. It is one of the fastest growing cities
in Sweden and has many exciting new initiatives in progress. In north-eastern Lund, the
brand new district of Brunnshg is emerging
around the world-leading research facilities
ESS and MAX IV. Brunnshg aims to be a European example of sustainable urban planning.
To make a joint contribution to creating a sustainable district, all the parties involved signed the Brunnshg contract in 2013.
Lund University is one of several magnets in
the city. Nearly 50,000 every year choose to
study in Lund. The university and the many
successful major companies make Lund a
highly international city. Students, researchers
and workers come here from throughout Europe and the rest of the world. When ESS and
MAX IV are finished, interest from elsewhere
will increase still further. International researchers will live for shorter or longer periods
of time in Lund. This enhances the need for
services, activities and recreation. Therefore,
intensive work is in progress to develop Science Village Scandinavia, an attractive urban environment and research park.
The development of tramways is key to the
successful construction of a sustainable Lund.
The tramway is the biggest infrastructure project in the history of the city. Its objective is to
create the conditions for and be a central part
of sustainable, attractive urban development.
The first stage is from Lund Central Station to
Brunnshg via the knowledge-intensive, business-intensive knowledge route.
Lund is investing in both large and small projects to build an economically, ecologically
and socially sustainable city. Urban cultivation, climate-friendly transport and sustainability festivals are some examples. Eliminating
barriers and uniting the two parts that are separated by the railway are another. A unified
city centre will create new flows, meetings
and ideas.

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1 Knowledge route the sustainable city

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4 Lund NE/Brunnshg
5 Structural map of Malm - Lund
PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE LUNDS ROLE
AS A SUSTAINABLE, INTERNATIONAL
CITY
6 ESS & MAX IV

The research facilities MAX IV and ESS are being

built in LundNE/Brunnshg. The total investment
is equivalent to the cost of the entire resund Bridge
and the facilities will attract researchers from around
the world. ESS and MAX IV complement each other,
create significant synergy effects and put Lund squarely on the world map.

7 Science Village Scandinavia

Science Village is a research park that will supplement

MAX IV and ESS. Science Villages sustainability initiatives make the entire district a living demonstrator
for sustainable energy, construction and environmental technology which, together with the rest of LundNE/Brunnshg, confirms the regions world-leading
position in the field of sustainable urban develop
ment.

8 K2 centre

K2 knowledge and skills for attractive public transport is a national research initiative based in Lund.
K2s objective is to make Sweden an international
example of how public transport can be used as the
means for the development of sustainable, attractive
big city areas.

9 Hllbarhetshuset (sustainability house)

Hllbarhetshuset is intended to be a meeting place for

sustainable urban development in which citizens, academia and the public, private and non-profit sectors
meet to discuss and present how Lund tackles the
challenges of the future. The building itself is also a
full-scale trial of and test bed for sustainable building
technology.

10 Brunnshg contract

The sustainability targets in Brunnshg are high. The

area is intended to be a European example of sustainable urban planning. To make a joint contribution
to creating a sustainable district, the City of Lund,
Lunds Renhllningsverk, VA SYD and Lunds Energi
together drew up the Brunnshg contract in 2013.

11 Brunnshgs recreation area

One of three visions for Brunnshg is that it should

be a regional destination for science, culture and recreation. Therefore, a large recreation area is planned
at the periphery of the district. A green entry area and

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a city forest will be created here for recreation and outdoor activities.

12 Hllbar kunskapsstad (sustainable

knowledge city)

Hllbar kunskapsstad is an investment project for sustainable initiatives on the knowledge route in which it is
important to have collaboration between operators and
stakeholders. The project is an important engine in the
work towards sustainable urban development. When the
project ends, the hope is that new ideas will be developed and new partnerships will begin.

13 InnoCarnival

InnoCarnival Lund will be held for the first time in

2014. This is an event for children and young people
about sustainable urban development with the focus on
people. InnoCarnival Lund sees children, young people
and adults as a resource in the work on sustainable urban
development and innovation.

14 Framework programme for the hospital

area and the southern university area

The framework programme specifies the vision for the

knowledge route within the southern university area and
the southern hospital area in Lund. The programme is
intended to form the basis of long-term, sustainable urban development and show how this part of the knowledge route should be developed and how the hospital
area can be better linked to the rest of the city.

15 Campus plan

The campus plan is the vision of Akademiska Hus and

the university for its physical development up to 2025.
The campus plan is based on the universitys strategic
plan and plans for greater ecological and social sustainability. It contains visions for the development of the
knowledge route, innovation clusters, research facilities
and investments in student housing, recreation environments and culture.

16 LundaMaTs green transport system

LundaMaTs is the City of Lunds strategy for achieving

a sustainable transport system. The work is based on a
vision of the situation we want to have in 2030. LundaMaTs contains objectives and tools for both social planning and transport.

PROJECTS THAT MAKE THE CITY DENSER

AND MORE ATTRACTIVE AND DEVELOP
LUND CITY CENTRE AS A MEETING PLACE
19 Sockerbruksomrdet

The vision for Sockerbruksomrdet is to create a city

faade in western Lund as well. The entrance to Sockerbruksomrdet is Kristallen, Lunds new municipal building. With a bridge over the railway, it links the two
parts of the city. A modern, varied urban area is being
created by densifying and transforming an industrial area.

20 resundsvgen

After Sockerbruksomrdet, the city centre crosses the

railway again. The master plan is currently being extended to transform this central industrial area into a living
mixed area with Lund-specific distinctive features. Homes, businesses and exciting outdoor environments will
change the character of the area and create a dynamic
route in western Lund.

21 Stadsparken (city park)

A major renovation of Stadsparken is in full swing ahead

of its 100th anniversary. Stadsparken is the most important green space for Lund residents, a place for relaxation, play, exercise, celebration and tradition. Stage 2 of
the planned development of the park was implemented
in 2013.

22 Domkyrkoplatsen

A natural new meeting place has been created beside

Lund Cathedral and the new Domkyrkoforum. Domkyrkoforum was awarded the Kasper Salin prize, one of
the most prestigious architecture prizes in Sweden. The
interplay between the Cathedral, Domkyrkoforum and
the surrounding environment has transformed this part
of the city centre into a lively, beautiful place.

23 Rbysjn and Sdra Rbylund

Within cycling distance from the centre, the residential

area Sdra Rbylund and the rainwater pond Rbysjn,
which covers several hectares, are being built. As Lund
has no large natural lakes, this will be a brand new feature of the urban environment and the surrounding cultivated land with both urban qualities and direct access to
an area for relaxation and outdoor activities.

17 Utmaning hllbart Lund (sustainable

Lund challenge)

24 Ideontorget

Utmaning hllbart Lund is the citys and Lund Universitys stage and workshop for sustainable development.
The event has a topical subject, like Stora Nanodagen
2012, when the business community, the public sector,
students and school pupils met to learn more about the
role of nanotechnology in a sustainable society.

As a very important development point along the knowledge route, Ideontorget is located between the premises
of the university and the world of research in Ideon. The
tram stop in the centre of the area contributes to the vitality of the area, along with many new businesses and
offices in a sustainable environment that is integrated
with the city.

18 Planet Lund

25 Medicon Village

Planet Lund has been held twice; in 2013 as urban cultivation days and in 2012 as a sustainability festival with
lectures, activities and films.

Opening up a previously closed area and adding a wide

variety of research facilities has allowed Medicon Village
to be an area for leading-edge life science research. Located centrally in the city, the area is integrated in a natural manner with the surrounding areas, communications
and parks.

SELECTED PROJECTS (description and illustration)

1 Knowledge route the sustainable city
The knowledge route runs between the centre of Lund and Brunnshg. It is a route with a
unique concentration of science, research and
innovative companies. 55,000 people work
and study here and it is now the biggest workplace in the region for knowledge-based businesses. With sustainable urban development,
the area is to be improved with densification and
workplaces along clear routes and nodes. The
development is taking place in parallel with that of the tramway. There will be stops along the
full length of the knowledge route. With the new ESS and MAX IV research facilities, Lund gains additional international weight as a knowledge and innovation centre. The objective of the
knowledge route is to develop these knowledge and innovation environments to make them
more integrated in the rest of the city.
2 Tramway
The construction of the tramway is the biggest
infrastructure initiative in the history of Lund.
Trams are a modern, high-capacity means of
transport that create diverse urban attractiveness and have a low impact on the environment.
The construction of a tramway creates excellent
conditions for and is a central part of sustainable,
attractive urban development throughout Lund.
The first stage will be from Lund Central Station
to the ESS research facility being built in the district of Brunnshg. The section consists of 5.5
km of double tracks with nine stops. Two other lines are planned in the long term: Brunnshg
Dalby and Lund Central Station Staffanstorp. The tramway project is being managed by
the City of Lund, Sknetrafiken SPIS Sprvagnar i Skne and the Kunskapsstrket (knowledge route) and Brunnshg projects.
3 Lund C
Lund Central Station is one of the biggest stations in Sweden in terms of the number of passengers. Just under 40,000 people use the station
area to travel within and outside the city on a daily basis. Forecasts indicate that this number will
double over the next 20 years, which means that
Lund Central Station must be converted if it is to
continue to function sustainably and satisfactorily. It is planned to be an attractive station area with shops and meeting places, efficient passenger service, allowing people to make connections and change between all modes of transport. With a combination of modern architecture and historical environments and buildings,
the Lund Central Station of the future will be an exciting place to encounter Lund and its city
centre for the first time and will naturally link together the two sides of the city.

ANALYSIS OF LUNDS DE FACTO

STRATEGY
Lund is the twelfth largest municipality in
Sweden with a population of 113,000 (2012),
of whom approximately 50,000 are students.
Annual population growth is 1%.
Lund bases continued growth on a development strategy supported by four pillars:
1. A combination of history and future. Lund
has a long history as a city under both
Swedish and Danish control. The city was
also the site of the first Nordic episcopal
see and established a university at an early
stage. The citys cultural heritage is an important building block of the strategy because it creates an identity and it extends
the life of the city from its medieval centre
towards new and renovated districts. Old
barriers are broken down to produce a modern city with mixed functions, meeting
places, green areas and organised events
as important features.

investments in research and development

are generating demand for scientific infrastructure and housing, in particular in the
new district of Brunnshg, which has natural contact with the older part of Lund via
the knowledge route.
3. To project an image of sustainability to the
world by marketing ongoing and future initiatives such as LundaMaTs, the tramway
and concepts such as sustainable knowledge city, and within the city via education
and Planet Lund.
4. Regional integration via increasingly active partnership, primarily with Malm but
also as part of a larger resund region. The
cities in the resund region have complementary, unique functions, all of which
play a role in the region as an international knowledge producer and a sustainable
metropolitan region.

4 Lund NE/Brunnshg
The worlds leading research and innovation
environment. That is one way of summarising
the vision for Brunnshg. The vision consists of
three components; the worlds leading research facilities, a European example of sustainable
urban planning and a regional destination for
science, culture and recreation. When the huge
ESS and MAX IV super-microscopes are finished, Lund will be a world-leader in materials research. By creating an interesting, sustainable urban environment and attractive destinations
around the facilities, the areas attractiveness is enhanced. People from the entire world will
live and work here. LundNE/Brunnshg will offer a dense, mixed-function urban environment with urban, green and blue routes and sites. With the development of LundNE/Brunnshg,
Lunds strong sides are enhanced in the form of knowledge-intensive businesses, a sustainable urban environment and an international population.
5 Structural map of Malm - Lund
Malm and Lund are getting ever closer to
each other, partly via increased regional integration and partly because the cities are working on the same development issues knowledge and sustainable urban development. The
cities have produced a specific joint vision of
the future based on the MalmLund vision for
2030: an international metropolitan region in
constant development. The vision rests on a
multi-centre backbone that combines Malm
and Lund as a metropolitan region and integrates the region in a wider regional structure with
Copenhagen and other metropolitan areas.
Each regional centre in the backbone can develop its unique role and together the centres
can enhance each other. If all five of the municipalities in the region make use of our shared
potential, the region will develop towards an
international metropolitan region.

NORDEN

Lund Science Village

MAX IV
KUNSKAPSSTRKET
LTH
SUS Lund
RESUNDSVGEN

LU

ESS
BRUNNSHG

Sprvg Lund C-ESS

IDEON
Medicon Village

LUND SDRA

HJRUP
Regional sprvg
4-spr
Stambanan
SLU Alnarp

Supercykelvg

KARP
Busskrflt E22

Pendlarparkering
resundsmetro
VSTRA HAMNEN

NYHAMNEN
MAH

Stapelbddsparken
Sustainable Business Hub
KKH

World Village of
Womens Sports

KPENHAMN
EUROPA
VRLDEN

KRONETORP

Clean Tech City

STRA HAMNEN
Solar City

SUS Malm

MEDEON
HYLLIE
Malm Arena

Sprvg Malm

Malmmssan
Pendlarparkering

LUND 2020
Around 2020, the ESS and MAX IV research facilities will be approaching completion.
Around the facilities, homes and exciting
meeting places have been developed in the
district of LundNE/Brunnshg. With a sustainable urban environment and access to smart living, services, play, leisure activities and recreation, LundNE/Brunnshg has given people of
different cultures, backgrounds, incomes and
ages the opportunity to find their own niche
in this constantly growing district.
The establishment of ESS and MAX IV has also
led to a concentration of international research and associated businesses on the Copenhagen-Malm-Lund axis. This region contains
a concentration of international researchers,
spin-off businesses, major visitor industry and
service businesses linked to the research operations.

The construction of the tramway between

Lund Central Station and ESS is in full swing
and new companies and shops have grown
up around existing stops. Rapid, sustainable
public transport has further enhanced Lunds
attractiveness as a place to live and work, with
the result that a growing number of businesses want to relocate there. The integration
with the rest of the resund region continues
apace. Many young people and many people
from other countries have moved to the region, in particular from Lund, and are contributing to broad-based social, cultural and economic development. One major challenge is
how social integration will take place.

2. Solid national and European investments in

advanced scientific research facilities. The

21

NORRKPING
2013
Norrkping
kunskapsstad.
Norrkping r
is aenknowledge
city.
The development of Norrkping in the 20th
Norrkpings
utveckling
under
1900-talet
century reflects
the change
that
many Eurospeglar
den
frndring
som
mnga
europeispean cities have undergone. The original
inka
stder
genomgtt.
I
Norrkping
lg
den urdustry in Norrkping was in the city centre,
sprungliga
industrin mitt
i staden,
knuten
till
linked to Strmmen,
which
gave the
machiStrmmen
som
gav
kraft
och
liv
till
maskinernes power and life. Businesses were gradualna.
Efterhandtoutlokaliserades
verksamheter
ly relocated
the periphery of
the city and till
ytterkanten
av
staden
och
allt
frre
mnniskor
fewer and fewer people worked in the
city
arbetade
inne
i
staden.
Textilindustrin
lades
centre. The textile industry was shut down
ner
helt 1970
pappersindustrin
flyttade
completely
inoch
1970
and the paper industry
ut
frn
stadens
centrum
i
mitten
av
1980-tamoved out of the city centre in the mid-1980s.
let.
avfolkades
och tmdes
TheIndustrilandskapet
industrial landscape
was depopulated
och
mnga
verksamheter,
som
ocks
hadealso
and emptied and many businesses, which
stort
tjnsteinnehll,
lades
i
mer
perifera
loffered a wide range of services, were relocagen.
Det
gav
staden
ett
besvrligt
ekonomiskt
ted to more peripheral locations. This placed
lge,
men
ett stort
centralt
omrdeand
med
the city
in ocks
a difficult
economic
situation
tomma
eller
delvis
tomma
byggnader,
de
esleft it with a large central area with emptyflor
ta
med
stora
arkitektoniska
kvaliteter
Indupartially empty buildings, most of them sigstrilandskapet.
nificant architectural assets - the industrial
landscape.
Under mer n 10 r var Industrilandskapet
helt
tomt than
och stngt
innan
For more
10 years,
thekulturinstitutioner
industrial landsflcape
yttade
in
och
en
ny
tid
brjade.
mitten
was completely empty
and Vid
closed
until
av
1990-talet
fl
yttades
en
del
av
Linkpings
cultural institutions moved in and a new era
universitet
till mid-1990s,
Industrilandskapet,
vilket r
began. In the
part of Linkping
den
enskilt
mest
betydelsefulla
hndelsen
fr
University moved into the industrial landscaNorrkping
de
senaste
decennierna.
pe. This was the single most important event
for Norrkping in recent decades.
Resan frn utprglad industristad till kunskapsstad
harfrom
varit,
och r
fortfarande, ocks
The journey
being
a predominantly
induen
stor
utmaning
d
den
genomsnittliga
utstrial city to being a knowledge city has been
bildningsnivn
r lg.challenge
Den kompetens
som efand remains a major
as the average
terfrgas
av
hgre
kvalifi
cerade
tjnstefretag
level of education in the city is low. The skills
firequired
nns oftaby
inte
utanservice
frutstter
thei Norrkping
more advanced
cominfl
yttning
eller
inpendling.
Norrkping
har en
panies are often unavailable in Norrkping
stolt
arbetarkultur
och
ett
mycket
utbrett
kuland require people to either relocate or comturliv.
Detta
har
tillsammans
med
senare
rs
mute to the city. Norrkping has a proud worsatsningar
p innerstaden,
frcultuatt knyking-class culture
and very insatser
extensive
ta
ihop
staden
bttre
med
strk
och
ny
ral life. This, together, with initiatives in sprrecent
vg,
Norrkping
n mer
attraktivt
fr city
nya
yearsgjort
in the
inner city and
work
to link the
invnare.
Att
Norrkping
r
en
attraktiv
stad
better to routes and new tramways, has made
har
inte variteven
s knt
i resten
av landet
men
Norrkping
more
attractive
to new
residetta
hller
p
att
ndras.
I
mitten
av
2013
var
dents. The rest of Sweden was not that aware
Norrkping
den
stad
som
kade
mest
i
Sverithat Norrkping was an attractive city but that
ge
efter Stockholm,
Gteborg
och Malm.
is changing.
In mid-2013,
Norrkping
was the
city that grew most in Sweden after StockNorrkpings
kommun
har sedan 2010 varit
holm, Gteborg
and Malm.
medlem i Nordic City Network. Den kunskap
och
inspiration
kommer
drifrn
Since
2010, the som
City of
Norrkping
hasbidrar
been a
starkt
till
att
rtt
satsningar
grs
fr
frmja
member of Nordic City Network. Theatt
knowleddet
levande
stadslivet.
ge and inspiration from the network make a
strong contribution to the right initiatives being carried out to promote a living city.

25 EXAMPLES
FROMKUNSKAPSSTADEN
THE KNOWLEDGE
EXEMPEL FRN
CITY OF NORRKPING
NORRKPING

1 The university
1Campus
Universitetet
Norrkping is part of Linkping University.

Campus
en del av
universiWith justNorrkping
over 5,000 r
students,
it Linkpings
has had a great
imtet
och
med sina idag
5000
studenter
pverpact
onhar
Norrkping.
The drygt
campus
offers
both courses
kat
finns beautiful
universitetsutbildandNorrkping
research. It mycket.
is one ofHr
the most
campuses
ningar
och forskning
och harinhittills
resulterat
ett av
in Sweden
and has resulted
a higher
level ofi educaSveriges
campus,
hgrehigh
utbildningsniv
fr
tion for vackraste
Norrkping
residents,
inward migration
Norrkpingsborna,
strre
inflyttning
flera nyawas
and several new hybrid
urban
spaces.samt
Norrkping
stadsrum
av hybridkaraktr.
Norrkping blev rets
student city
of the year in 2013.
studentstad 2013.

Skvallertorget
22Skvallertorget

33ppen
stadsstruktur
kartlggning
Open city
structure - -survey

Vad
r is
detthe
frprincipal
huvudsaklig
struktur
ger stadsliv?
What
structure
thatsom
produces
city
Stadsbyggnadskontoret
gjort en kartlggning
life? The urban planninghar
department
has carried som
out
frsker
frst to
hurshow
ppen
sluten struka survey visa
thatoch
attempts
andeller
understand
how
turen
r.of
Vilka
byggnaderlandscakan
open iorIndustrilandskapet
closed the structure
the industrial
sgas
del av det
hybrida
stadsrummet
pe is.utgra
Whichenbuildings
canfjrde
be said
to form
part of the
och
vilken
potential
vi att
tillgngen
sdafourth
hybrid
urbanhar
space
andka
what
potentialavdo
we
na
rum?
have
to increase the number of such spaces?

4 Kultur som starter

4 Culture
as a starter
Nr
Industrilandskapet
ppnades upp - efter industriWhen the industrial
landscapestngt
was opened
up (after
nedlggningarna
var omrdet
under mnga
r
themuseerna
industry was
down,
themed
area att
wasflclosed
var
och shut
kulturen
frst
ytta in.for
many
years),
museums
and
culture
were
the
first
to
Museerna har gratis entr och r exempel p fjrde
move in. med
The museums
have freeoch
admission
stadsrum
sina utstllningar
cafer. and are
examples of the fourth urban space with their exhibiand cafs.
5tions
Musik
och konferens
P 1990-talet byggdes en av Holmens gamla pappersindustribyggnader
om till Norrkpings konsert- och
5 Music and conferences
kongresshus
de Holmens
Geer. Hrformer
spelar Norrkpings
In the 1990s,Louis
one of
paper indusymfoniorkester
ochconverted
huset fungerar
ocks
som
stry buildings was
into the
Louis
de en
Geer
samlingsochconcert
mtesplats
nr detcentre.
inte rNorrkkonsert.
Norrkping
and ven
conference
pings symphony orchestra plays here and the centre
6also
Vrmekyrkan
functions as a meeting place when there are no
Holmens
concerts. gamla vrmecentral har kyrkliknande karaktr och r idag en utstllnings- och eventlokal med bevarad,
ruffig karaktr.(the
Hr fiheating
nns, i en gammal
dockad
6 Vrmekyrkan
church)
tillbyggnad,
turistbyrn.
Holmens old
heating plant is like a church and is

now an exhibition and event centre with its industrial

7character
Ljus jagar
bortThe
mrker
preserved.
tourist office is located here
Norrkping
ljussatte
tidigt sina stadsmiljer, vilket
in an old attached
annex.
gjorde staden till en plats att beska men vilket ocks
kade trygghetsknslan och bidrog till att lyfta fram
7 Light
away miljn,
the dark
den
vackrachases
och spnnande
srskilt i IndustriNorrkping lit its urban environments at an early
landskapet.
stage. This made the city somewhere to visit. It also
people feel safer and helped highlight the beau8made
3K-strket
tiful, exciting
environment,
particularly
Kunskap,
kultur
och kommers
- tre delarinavthe
ett industrk i
strial landscape.
Norrkpings
innerstad. Begreppet har blivit ett arbetsnamn fr att knyta ihop universitetet med Skvallertorget,
Industrilandskapet och kommersen vid Drott8 3K route
ninggatan.
strket
gatumiljer
ochelements
parker
Knowledge,Lngs
culture
and ska
commerce
- three
rustas
samtinndvndiga
trappor
och strk
lggas
till.
of a route
Norrkpings
city centre.
This
has beMed
byggs
stad.
come3K-strket
the working
titleenforsammanhllen
a project to link
the university to Skvallertorget, the industrial landscape and
9the
Sm
verksamheter
shops
on Drottninggatan. The street environmeDe
verksamheterna
spelar
roll fr staden.
nts mindre
and parks
along the route
will stor
be upgraded
and
Sm
verkstder,
tjnstefretag,
rer,
the necessary
stairs
and routes aff
will
be cafer
added.och
Theres3K
tauranger.
Dethe
finns
framfr alltofi akransomrdet
route allows
construction
coherent city.till Industrilandskapet.

9 Small businesses

Som
i all stadsomvandling
nnsrole
en risk
att sm
The small
businesses play afibig
for the
city.verkSmall
samheter
drivs
bort.companies,
Ska blandstaden
bli verkworkshops,
service
shops,kunna
cafs and
reslighet
mste
mindre
verksamheter
betaltaurants.
They
are primarily
in themed
arealgre
surrounding
ningsfrmga
ocks
ha
en
plats.
Hittills
har
detta
the industrial landscape. As in all urban transformafungerat.
tion, there is a risk of small businesses being driven
away. If a city with mixed functions is to become re-

10
N
vattnet
ality,
small
businesses with lower ability to pay must

Vid upprustningen
Industrilandskapet
har det vaalso
have their place.avThis
has worked to date.
rit viktigt att skapa mjligheter att rra sig lngs med
och kunna f mer kontakt med vattnet. Lngsgende

22

10 Reach the water

promenadstrk
har byggts
p tidigare
In connection with
the renovation
of otillgngliga
the industrialplatser
och meritfihas
nnsbeen
att gra.
landscape,
important to create opportuni-

ties to move along the water and have more contact with
Idag
utgr laxfisket
enthe
populr
fr
it. Promenades
along
water fritidssysselsttning
have been built in presvl
Norrkpingsborna
som
fr
tillresta
beskare.
Arbeviously inaccessible places and there is more to be done.
te
pgr fishing
fr att ytterligare
presentera
ochpursuit
stimulera
Salmon
is now a popular
leisure
for detta
both
iNorrkping
stadsrummet.
residents and visitors. Work is in progress to
raise its profile and encourage it in the urban space.

11 Science park i Strykbrdan

11 Tjnsterna
Science park
Strykbrdan
12
tarinver

Fler och fler fretag omlokaliserar sig frn mer externa

till Industrilandskapet.
Att kunna erbjuda en
12lgen
Services
are taking over
attraktiv
rekryteringar
r viktigt.from
Det handlar
More andmilj
morevid
companies
are relocating
more exinte
bara
om tjusiga
lokaler
utan landscape.
ocks om identitet
och
ternal
locations
to the
industrial
When recrustadsmilj.
Pronova
r
en
del
som
tidigt
omvandlades
till
iting staff, it is important to be able to offer an attractive
kontorshotell
fr
kunskapsintensiva
fretag
inom
Norrenvironment. This is about not only pleasant premises
kping
haftenvironment.
en mycket viktig
roll is
i
but alsoScience
identityPark
andoch
the har
urban
Pronova
hela
av Industrilandskapet.
a partomvandlingen
that was previously
converted into a business centre for knowledge-intensive companies in Norrkping

13
Parkrummen
Science
Park and has played a very important role in the

Grnska
inom Industrilandskapet
har varit
spontan och
overall transformation
of the industrial
landscape.
vild. Idag nr omrdet omvandlas stlls nya krav och
parker tillskapas med respekt fr det gamla. Universitets13 Park
parken
harspaces
p senare tid kombinerat grnska, sittplatser
Greenery
within
industrial
landscape
och
kontakt
medthe
vattnet.
Arbete
pgr frwas
att spontatillskapa
neous
and wild.
the area
transfornya
parker
fr attNow
mtathat
behovet
nrhas
flerbeen
boende
tillkommed,i new
demands are made and parks are being creamer
Industrilandskapet.
ted with respect for the old environment. The university
parkKonst
has recently combined greenery, seating areas and
14
contact
withoch
thestimulerande
water. Work stadsmilj
is in progress
to create
new
En
levande
behver
ovntaparks
to meet
when
more
settle in lngre
the inde
inslag.
Det needs
kommer
ingen
rkresidents
ur skorstenarna
dustrial
landscape.
men
de har
ftt nya funktioner och det har tillkommit
en ny skorsten som verkar ha sjunkit till Strmmens
botten.
14 Art
A living, stimulating urban environment needs unexpec15
ted Visualiseringscentret
features. Smoke no longer emerges from the chimneys but they have gained new functions and a new
16
Stadhas
dygnet
runtthat appears to have sunk to
chimney
been added
Blandade
funktioner
bidrar till kad aktivitet under strthe bottom
of Strmmen.
re del av dygnets timmar. Dr kontor och handel dominerar
behvs tillskott centre
av bostder och vice versa. P se15 Visualisation
nare r har ngra ombyggnads- och tillbyggnadsprojekt
blivit till men r fortfarande marginella, sett till anvnd16 24-hour
city
ningen.
Det finns
stora mjligheter att bygga fler bostMixed
to detta
increased
der
ochfunctions
det pgrcontribute
planering av
idag.activities during
a large part of the hours of the day. Where offices and
shops
dominate, homes need to be added, and vice versa.
17
Knppingsborg
In recent years, some
conversion
and
extension
Knppingsborg
var tidigare
ett helt
slutet
kvarterprojects
men
have
come
into being
but they remain
marginal
in terms
r
idag
en etablerad
mtesplats
och en ny
handelsmilof som
use. There
great potential
build
more
j
tidigareis saknats
i staden.toIdag
finns
hrhomes
frmstand
thisrer,
is currently
in the
process.
aff
restauranger
ochplanning
marknader
men ven en del
kontor och ett mindre antal bostder. Kvarteret har gett
en
viktig bild av en frndrad stad som r under
17mycket
Knppingsborg
fortsatt
utveckling.
Knppingsborg
used to be a completely closed quarter
but it is now an established meeting place and a new
18
Broar mellan
mnniskor
commercial
environment
that was previously lacking in
Spr
av produktion
finnsshops,
i Industrilandskapet
the city.
It mainly offers
restaurants andbland
markets
annat
i form
av broar
frbinder
medquplus some
offices
and som
a small
numberhuskroppar
of homes. The
varandra.
ven kunskapsindustrin
behva
arter has provided
a very importantkan
image
of a sdana
changed
frbindelser.
2012
invigdes en bro mellan Kkenhus och
city that is still
developing.
Visualiseringscentret, fr att binda samman universitetet
med
Visualiseringscentret.
18 Bridges
between people
There are visual reminders of the industrial past in the

19
Respekt
och fantasi
industrial
landscape
in the form of bridges connecting

buildings. The knowledge industry may also need such

20
Cnema In 2012, a bridge was opened between Kconnections.

Cnema
r Norrkpings
kommunala
biograf ochcentre)
medie-to
kenhus and
Visualiseringscentret
(visualisation
pedagogiska
verksamhet
samt
en
del
av
Visualiseringslink the university to Visualiseringscentret.
center C.

19 Respect
and imagination
Hit
r alla vlkomna
att ta del av ett stort utbud av film,
liveopera, barnbio och festivaler i tre moderna biosa-

20 Cnema

longer mitt i Norrkpings vackra industrilandskap. CneCnema is Norrkpings municipal cinema and media
mas lokaler innefattar ven ett film- och medielabb med
education centre and part of Visualiseringscenter C. It
inspelningsstudio, redigeringsal, animationslabb och
is open to all to enjoy a wide range of films, live opera,
mindre redigeringsrum. Cnema stttar filmskapande p
childrens cinema and festivals in three modern cinemas
semiprofessionell niv och genom talangutvecklingsproin the centre of Norrkpings beautiful industrial landsjektet Eastwood skapas varje r flertalet kortfilmer.
cape. Cnema also contains a film and media lab with a
recording studio, editing room, animation lab and small
Sedan 1 januari 2012 r Film i st, stergtlands regioediting room. Cnema supports filmmaking on a seminala resurscentrum fr film och media, en del av Cnema.
professional level and a number of short films are made
Uppgifterna r att stimulera och berika film- och medieevery year via the talent development project Eastwood.
kulturen i regionen - inte minst fr barn och ungdomar.
Since 1 January 2012, Film i st, stergtlands regional resource centre for film and media, has been part of
21
Stolthet, mod och poesi
Cnema. The centres tasks include stimulating and enHur frvandlar man ett vergivet industriomrde till stariching the film and media culture in the region, in pardens stolthet? Ett stort problem har omvandlats till en
ticular for children and young people.
av stadens strsta tillgngar. Mnga beslut p vgen och
mnga ifrgasatta projekt har krvt stort mod.

21 Pride, courage and poetry

How
do you transform
a derelictstadspark
industrial area into the
22
Fisktrappa
och lekfull

pride byggde
of the city?
A big problem
has been
2013
Norrkpings
kommun
om i transformed
Strmparinto one
of thesom
citysftt
major
assets.
Many of the
ken.
En bck,
namnet
Lekbcken,
gr decisions
nu igealongparken.
the wayBcken
and many
projects
required a
nom
har disputed
en fisktrappa,
en vandringsled
great
courage.
fr
laxdeal
ochofring,
vars vatten rinner ut i Motala Strm.
Fiskvgen underlttar ocks lek fr fiskarna, vilket blir
en
p sportfi
sketfun
i staden.
den nya bcken r
22satsning
Fish ladder
and
city Ipark
det
mjligt
se vandrande
fisk p
nra hll Strmpar- mitt inne
In 2013,
theattCity
of Norrkping
redesigned
iken.
centrala
staden.
A stream,
which was named Lekbcken, now flows
through the park. The stream has a fish ladder, a migraBcken
kompletteras
flera
olikatrout,
lekmiljer
fr barn,
tion route
for salmonav
and
brown
that flows
into
med
vatten,
kltterstllningar
och annat.
r mnga
Motala
Strm.
The fish route also
makes Det
it easier
for the
stolar,
sittmiljer
i Strmparken.
Smin
broar
fish to bnkar
spawn, och
which
contributes
to game fishing
the
och
gr new
promenaden
parken
mermigrating
dynamisk.
city. ar
In the
stream, itgenom
is possible
to see
fish at close quarters, right in the centre of the city. The
23
Markanvisningstvlingar
stream
is supplemented by several different play areas for
Norrkpings
har inbjudit
markanvisningschildren withkommun
water, climbing
framestilland
other features.
tvlingar
uppfrande
av flerbostadshus
med lokaler
There arefr
many
chairs, benches
and other seating
op- i
bottenplan
inom Industrilandskapet
i Norrkping.
Med
tions in Strmparken.
Small bridges and
islands make
a
tvlingsformens
de allra
bsta projekten tas
walk through thehjlp
parkska
more
dynamic.
fram, avseende arkitektonisk kvalitet.Tv tvlingar r genomfrda.

23 Land allocation competitions

The City of Norrkping has invited entries to land alNorrkpings kommun ser med stor entusiasm fram emot
location competitions for the construction of blocks of
projekt som visar vgen fr Industrilandskapets tredje utflats with business premises on the ground floor in the
vecklingsvg frst kultur i form av museer och konsert/
industrial landscape in Norrkping. The competitions
kongress, sedan hgre utbildning och nringsliv och nu
are designed to ensure that the best possible projects
boende, kompletterat med ett serviceutbud i form av resare implemented in terms of architectural quality. Two
tauranger, butiker, etcetera. Det blir ocks nybyggnadscompetitions have been held. The City of Norrkping
projekt, vilket i och med den stora byggnadsmassa som
is looking forward with great enthusiasm to the project,
funnits tillgnglig i form av tomma lokaler inte varit s
which points the way for the third wave of developmemnga.
nt for the industrial landscape; first culture in the form
of museums and the concert and conference centre, then
24
Medborgardialog med 3D-kartor
higher education and the business community and now
housing, supplemented by a range of services in the form
25
Delta-X
of restaurants, shops, etc. There will also be newbuild
Status: Europan 2012 - implementering
projects, although not very many on account of the available building stock in the form of empty business prendaml: Stadsutveckling med utgngspunkt i spontan
mises.
tillblivelse av ett nytt stadslandskap vid flerbostadshus i
frortsstruktur, infartsled och grnmark (impediment).

24 Dialogue with citizens with 3D maps

Innehll: Fri anvndning av kvartersmark.

25 Delta-X

Eff
ekt: Stadsutveckling
och genomfrd av
Status:
Europan 2012 - frankrad
implementation
mnniska
istlletdevelopment
fr fretag/det
offentliga.
Purpose: urban
based
on the spontaneous
creation of a new urban landscape with blocks of flats
Strategisk
betydelse:
Mjliggr
ett roads
annat and
synstt
p stain a suburban
structure,
approach
uncultivaden
och vem som formar den.
ble land.
Contents: free use of developed land.
Hnvisningar:
http://delta-x.se/
Effect: urban development
rooted in and implemented
by people rather than companies/the public sector. Strategic importance: allows for a different approach to the
city and who shapes it.
References: http://delta-x.se/

SELECTED PROJECTS
and illustration)
UDVALDA
PROJEKT (description
(nrmare beskrivning
samt illustration)
22 Skvallertorget
Skvallertorget

Skvallertorgetstrafi
traffic
solution
is an example
shared
Skvallertorgets
klsning
r exempel
p ettofdelat
trafispace.
krum,
This
has
turned
a
road
junction
that
was
previously
controlled
shared space. Det har gjort en tidigare sedvanlig ljusreglerad
by traffic
lightstillinen
thestadsmilj
usual waydr
into
an urban environment
in
trafi
kkorsning
fotgngare
och cyklister ftt
which
pedestrians
and
cyclists
have
been
given
greater
space
strre utrymme och mer makt ver trafikrummet. Uteserveringand more
power over
the
road
space.
Outdoor cafs
have been
arna
har tillkommit
som
ger
goda
mtesplatser.
Lsningen
har
added,
providing
good
meeting
places.
The
solution
won the
ftt statens pris vackra vgars pris.
government Vackra vgars pris (beautiful roads prize).
11 Science
Strykbrdan
11
Science park
park in
i Strykbrdan

To be
to stimulera
stimulate nya
newfretag
seed companies,
an incubator
Fr
attable
kunna
av groddkaraktr
har enhas
been
created
in
the
building
next
to
Strykjrnet
and
Arbetets
s kallad inkubator skapats i grannhuset till Strykjrnet och
museum.museum.
Norrkping
Science Park
is here,
others reArbetets
Norrkping
Science
Parkalong
finns with
hr tillsamsponsible
for
business
start-ups
in
Norrkping,
but
there
is also
mans med en del andra ansvariga fr etableringar i Norrkping,
space
for
offices
for
small
sole
proprietorships.
The
building
men hr finns ocks rum fr kontorsarbetsplatser fr sm en-has
recently acquired
a challenging
addition
in the formtillgg
of an exterimansfretag.
Huset
har nyligen ftt
ett utmanande
i
or
staircase.
There
is
also
a
restaurant
on
a
much-used
and
form av en utvndig trappkonstruktion. Det finns ockspath
en resa
fourth
urban
space
on
the
roof,
a
viewpoint
in
the
centre
of
taurang vid ett frekventerat gngstrk och ett fjrde stadsrum p taket en utsiktsplats
the industrial
landscape.
mitt
i Industrilandskapet.

ANALYSISAV
OFNORRKPING
NORRKPINGS
ANALYS
DE FACTO
DE
FACTOSTRATEGY
STRATEGI
Norrkping is a city in the County of stergtNorrkping r en stad i stergtlands ln
land and has a population of approximatemed cirka 134.000 invnare, 170 km sder om
ly 134,000 people. It is located 170 km south
Stockholm. Sveriges industriella vagga hade
of Stockholm. The cradle of Swedish industry
bland annat en omfattande pappers- och texhad many companies operating in the paper
tilindustri, men p 1980-talet lades den sista
and textile industries, but the last factory in
fabriken i stadens centrum ner och platsen
the city centre was shut down in the 1980s
stod lnge de.
and the site was deserted for many years.

Nr andra stder jmnade sina gamla industriWhile other cities razed their former industrimiljer med marken, s stod Norrkpings inal sites to the ground, Norrkpings industrial
dustrilandskap kvar, outnyttjat men intakt.
landscape remained, unused but intact.
I och med att Linkpings universitet frlade
delar av sin verksamhet i Industrilandskapet,

When Linkping University relocated some of

dr andra kulturinstitutioner redan etablerats,
its activities to the industrial landscape, where
har staden gtt frn en utprglad industristad
other cultural institutions were already estatill en innovativ kunskapsstad.
blished, the city changed from a marked induDetta stller hga krav p oss som planestrial city to an innovative knowledge city.
rar och utvecklar staden. Hur bevarar man
This makes great demands on those of us who
en stads karaktr nr en transformation ger
plan and develop the city. How do you rerum? Hur vrnar man historien, utan att fasttain a citys character when a transformation
na i den? Hur uppnr man en blandad, levanis taking place? How do you preserve history
de stad, till fr alla, alla tider p dygnet? Och
without getting mired down in it? How do you
hur binder man samman stadens olika delar
achieve a mixed, living city to suit everyone 24
och samtidigt skapar platser fr mnniskor att
hours a day? And how do you connect the vamtas?
rious parts of the city together, while creating
places for people to meet?

15
Visualiseringscentret
15 Visualiseringscentret
Visualiseringscentret
ettvisualisation
gemensamt centre)
projektisrunt
univerVisualiseringscentretr
(the
a joint
sitetets
pwith
teknisk
Hr mts
kultur,
project satsning
associated
thevisualisering.
universitys focus
on technical
vetenskap,
underhllning
och
information.
Centret
r en
visualisation.
It is a meeting
place
for culture,
science,
en-mtesplats
dr till
exempel
allmnhet,
studenter
och the
forskare
tertainment
and
information.
The centre
enables
genekan
mtas.students
Projektets
dome
r inrymttoi meet.
Bergs The
kraftstation.
ral public,
and
researchers
projectsDet
arkitektoniska
tillgget
som
binder
ihop The
tv byggnader
r utdome is housed
in Bergs
power
station.
architectural
format
under
ochwas
fantasi.
addition
that devisen
links tworespekt
buildings
designed under the
motto respect and imagination.
19 Respect
19
Respektand
och imagination
fantasi

To be
to hantera
manageen
a change
in ani en
existing
environment,
Fr
attable
kunna
frndring
befintlig
milj krvs
it
is
necessary
to
have
an
approach
that
lasts
over
time
ett frhllningsstt som varar ver tiden utan att frska
without
trying
to
retain
individual
details.
The
urban
planlsa fast till exempel enskilda detaljer. Stadsbyggnadskontoning
department
has
been
working
with
the
key
words
ret har under ngra r arbetat med ledorden respekt och
respectRespekten
and imagination
several years.arvet
Respect
for the
fantasi.
fr det for
kulturhistoriska
r givet
fr
cultural
and
historical
heritage
is
a
given
for
an
environment
en milj som industrilandskapet som ocks har ett formellt
like the
industrial
landscape
also enjoys
formal protecskydd.
Hela
omrdet
utgr ettthat
riksintresse
fr kulturmiljtion.
The
entire
area
is
of
national
interest
in
terms
of preservation
of the
environvrd. Fantasin har ingen stor plats i modern arkitektur
som prglas mer
avcultural
mode och
proment.
Imagination
does
not
play
a
large
role
in
modern
architecture,
which
is
characterised
duktionsanpassning n av just fantasi. I mindre projekt r det drfr viktigt att vga prva
more by lsningar.
fashion and
adaptation
production
imagination.och
In small
projects,
therefoovanliga
I ett
samhlle to
som
r alltmerthan
mngfacetterat
prglat
av mngfald
re,
it
is
important
to
dare
to
try
unusual
solutions.
In
a
society
that
is
increasingly
multifacekan inte arkitekturen binda fast sig vid en estetisk dogm eller enbart respekt fr det befintted and characterised by diversity, architecture cannot tie itself to aesthetic dogma or resliga.
pect only for what already exists.
24
with citizens
with
3D maps
24Dialogue
Medarbetardialog
med
3D-kartor
Dialogue
about
the industrial
Dialog om
Industrilandskapet
landscape
Industrilandskapet r en viktig del av
The
industrialoch
landscape
is an important
Norrkping
mnga Norrkpingbors
part
of Norrkping
the pride ofoch
many
stolthet.
Invnarnaand
ska engageras
Norrkping
must
be
f vara medresidents.
och skapaResidents
tillsammans
med
involved andHur
allowed
to av
participate
and
kommunen.
kan en
norra Europas
create
with theytterligare
city. How bidra
can one
northern Europes
finest
urban
finastealong
stadsmiljer
till of
Norrkpings
utveckling?
Hur
vill vienvironments
att omrdet ska
contribute
further ito
the development of Northern Europe? What do we want the area to
se ut och fungera
framtiden?
look like and how do we want it to function in the future?
En dialog inleddes med Norrkpingsborna och verksamma i omrdet i brjan av 2012 och
Adedialogue
was
begun
with
Norrkpingligger
residents
and people
in thefr
area
in early
ider som
kom
in frn
allmnheten
till grund
fr denworking
nya visionen
Industri2012
and the ideas submitted by the general public form the basis of the new vision for the
landskapet.
industrial landscape.
Norrkpings bodagar
Norrkpings
bodagar
Under Norrkpings
bodagar bjd Norrkpings kommun invnarna att tycka till och lmDuring
bodagar, thefortsatta
City of Norrkping
residents
to givelanserades
their opinion
na iderNorrkpings
om Industrilandskapets
utveckling.invited
En interaktiv
3D-karta
p
on
and submithemsida
ideas forsom
thebjd
continued
development
of the industrial
landscape.
An interactikommunens
in till dialog
med allmnheten
och dr
det var mjligt
att f
ve
3D map was
on the
citysplaneringssituation
website, inviting dialogue
with the
public
and
information
omlaunched
bland annat
dagens
i stadsdelen
ochgeneral
lmna sina
synallowing
them to
information
about
the450
current
planningoch
situation
in the
district
punkter direkt
pobtain
den interaktiva
kartan.
Cirka
synpunkter
ider har
hittills
sattsand
ut
submit
their
directly on the interactive map. Around 450 views and ideas have been
p kartan
avviews
allmnheten.
placed on the map by the general public so far.
3D-verktyget anvnds i stadsplaneringen
The
tool is used
in the har
urban
planning
Den3D
interaktiva
3D-kartan
blivit
ett verktyg i stadsplaneringen i Norrkping med dialoThe
3D map has become
a tool
used
in urban
in Norrkping,
driven
geninteractive
om Industrilandskapet
som motor.
I ett
flertal
strre planning
planarbeten
har 3D-kartan
kom-by
the
dialogue
the industrial
landscape.
In a number of major planning projects, the 3D map
pletterat
meron
traditionella
former
av dialog.
has supplemented more traditional forms of dialogue.

RESOURCES
RESURSER

1. Industrial landscape
1.
A Industrilandskapet
major resource that is currently felt to be
En
stor resurs
i dagslget
upplevs
separate
fromsom
the rest
of the city.
How avskiljt
can
frn
vriga
staden.
Hur
kan
platsen
ett nav
the site become a hub in the city ofbli
which
it
iisstaden,
somcan
det we
r en
del
av?
Hur
part? How
link
the
rest
ofkopplar
the cityvito
vriga
staden landscape?
till Industrilandskapet?
fr
the industrial
How do we Hur
introduvi
in
fl
er
bostder?
Mtesplatser
fr
alla?
ce more homes? Meeting places for all?

2.
rde stadsrummet
2. Det
The fjfourth
urban space
Industrilandskapet
r rikt isprich
fjrde
stadsrum
The industrial landscape
in fourth
urssom
kafer,
entrer
och
foajer,
men
ban space such as cafs, entrances andderas
foyers,
potential
som mtesplatser
frplaces
verksamheter
but their potential
as meeting
for busioch
mnniskor
skulle
kunna
tas
nnu
bttre
nesses and people could be made
even
better
tillvara.
use of.

3. Motala Strm
3.Motala
MotalaStrm
strmis a unique asset in Norrkping.
Motala
r en unik
tillgng
i Norrkping.
The cityStrm
has grown
up along
Strmmen,
which
Staden
har along
vuxit fram
lngs sequences,
Strmmen som
meanders
in various
each
slingrar
fram
olikaspecial
sekvenser,
var och
en
of themsig
with
its iown
character.
Routes
med
sin speciella
karaktr.
Strkgreat
och platser
and sites
along the
water have
potential
lngs
har stor
attenhance
utvecklas
to bevattnet
developed
evenpotential
further to
the
nnu
merand
fr character
att drigenom
stadens
identity
of thefrstrka
city.
identitet och karaktr.
4. Skvallertorget - Shared Space
4.Norrkping
Skvallertorget
- Shared Space
has established
one of the most
Norrkping
hartraffic
etablerat
en avindethe
mest
expeexperimental
solutions
Nordic
rimentella
klsningarna
i Norden. Filosofi
region. Thetrafi
philosophy
is self-regulation.
Cann
r
sjlvreglering.
denna princip
this
principle be Kan
transferred
to otherverfras
areas?
till andra omrden?

NORRKPING 2020
NORRKPING 2020

1. stra Saltngen
I hamnstadsdelen Saltngen mts innerstad
med hamn. Hr har Norrkping chansen att
1. stra Saltngen In the port district of Salbygga vidare p innerstadens kvaliteter, i ett
tngen, the inner city meets the port. Norrunikt, vattennra lge. Men vilken typ av stad
kping has the opportunity here to develop
ska mta hamnen? Hur frstrks stadsdelens
the qualities of the inner city in a unique locakvaliteter och identitet p bsta stt? Hur skation close to the water. But what type of city
par vi en stadsdel fr alla? Kopplad till stadsshould meet the port? How can the qualities
krnan?
and identity of the district be best enhanced?
How do we create a district for all? Linked to
the city centre?

2. Ostlnken
Snabbtgfrbindelsen kommer att leda till
2. Ostlnken The high-speed rail link will make
vsentligt snabbare resor, ett kat antal resetravel considerably faster, increase the numnrer och fler fretag, en enorm potential fr
ber of passengers and companies along it
en stad som Norrkping med sitt strategiska
and generate huge potential for a city such as
lge i mitten. Projektet innebr fler invnare,
Norrkping with its strategic location in the
nyetablering avretag och en mer mngfasetcentre. The project entails more residents, the
terad stad. Rtt hanterat, med upphjda spr
establishment of new companies and a more
och ett nytt resecentrum, kan den barrir som
multifaceted city. Managed correctly, with
jrnvgen idag utgr verbryggas och staden
elevated tracks and a new travel centre, the
ges en mjlighet att lka samman.
barrier the railway currently represents can be
overcome and the city can be given the opportunity to heal.

Nya projekt
1. stra Saltngen - Hamnen
2. Ostlnken - Jrnvgen
3. Motala strm - Vattnet
4. Stadsrummet - Mtesplatserna
New projects
1. stra Saltngen - The port
2. Ostlnken - The railway
3. Motala Strm - The water
4. Urban space Meeting places

23

26 examples

STAVANGER IS THE CENTRE OF ONE

OF THE FASTEST-GROWING REGIONS
OF NORWAY. STAVANGERS AIM FOR
THE FUTURE IS TO BE A GREEN, BEAUTIFUL CITY WITH HIGH DENSITY AND
GOOD LIVING CONDITIONS.

1 Regional housing policy

Since the first major discovery of oil in the

North Sea in 1969, Stavanger has developed
as a base for the oil and gas industry. The city
is home to Statoil and several large energy
companies, plus government agencies such
as the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and
the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. The
oil adventure has greatly helped change Norwegian society, and Stavanger in particular,
from an industrial society to a knowledge society. Stavanger is now an international city
in which one in five of the population comes
from another country. The city has world-leading expertise in drilling and well technology,
maritime occupations and safety/emergency
preparedness.

The existing terminus with regional train connections

is to be renovated to meet new requirements and improved as a regional transport hub. The development is planned to help enhance Stavanger as a regional
centre and improve access to the regions shared resources. The station area will be able to house several
functions related to the general public.

2 New Stavanger station - regional transport hub

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s fj

Lunde

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rd

Langy

Skeie

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n

Vardenes
Viste

Y t r e Ta s t a

Ulsnes

Bjrny
Vassy

Austb
Roaldsy

Finnestad

Ta s t a r u s t

Steinsy

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Kvernevik

Friheim

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Endrest

Hlandsvatnet

Two new road projects with submarine tunnels will

enlarge the Stavanger hinterland and provide important new road links through western Norway towards
Bergen. The projects will increase regional accessibility and mobility and may have a positive effect on Stavanger as a regional centre.

H U N D VG

Dusavik

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History of the city

Stavanger is regarded as a medieval
city and was founded in 1125. The city
mainly developed in the past 200 years
based on four major industries that

RANDABERG

Regional initiatives and infrastructure

Urban redesign and urban development
Urban quality and urban space
Business development
Education and research
Culture and tourism

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A new busway in the ribbon city will improve cohesion from north to south and access to shared resources. A better public transport service will reduce the
number of car journeys.

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Kampen

EIGANES

Store
Stokkavatn

Stokka

Kalvy

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STORHAUG

Sunde
Mary

V L A N D

Jsund

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Mosvatnet

Tjensvoll

MADLA

Varden

Madlamark

Revheim

5 Hillevg-Paradis

New homes and workplaces are planned for a former railway site near the centre. Dense development around the railway terminus, a new marina and
a shore promenade along the fjord will enhance the
attractiveness of an area that has been characterised by
industry and traffic.

Karist

Mllebukta

Ta n a n g e r
Madlasandnes

Risavika

Usken

Ullandhaug

H I L L E VG

Madlatua

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Mariero

Hinnamarka

Snde

Vaulen

H a f r s fj o r d
Grannes
Jttvgen

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Offices, homes and service companies are planned for

a former industrial and storage site. The project will
provide Forus, the biggest, most important business
area in the region, with new offices, many new homes, parks and trails. The area is well served by public
transport with a station and a future busway.

Boganes

HINNA

8 Madla-Revheim, new urban area in

western Stavanger

A new district is planned for 10,000 inhabitants and

some workplaces. The area is in a beautiful location
in an open agricultural landscape and will have good
public transport links to the centre via the busway
line. The project is an important contribution to regional urban development and will deliver a high standard of homes and the living environment.

9 Recreation area project

The aim of the project is to ensure attractive green areas and connected trails for the citys inhabitants and
visitors. Easy access to recreation areas enhances quality of life, outdoor activities, tourism and the citys
overall competitiveness.
Establishment of a market for secondhand goods, festivals and exhibitions in a car park in the centre with
active residents as the driving force. The activity is based around the centre of Stavanger, urban quality and
governance. A new courthouse and car park in a rock
cavern are planned in the area. This is a challenge to
the existing urban space and its current use.
The city has established a 5 km trail beside the sea
in the centre of Stavanger. The promenade improves accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists, improves
contact with the fjord and enhances the city centre,
urban quality and quality of life and tourism. It links
the centre to its peripheral points - Bjergsted Culture Park and the urban transformation area in eastern
Stavanger.

partly overlapped each other: herring

fishing, shipping, the canning industry and finally the oil industry. The city
grew rapidly during virtually this entire
period.

Godeset

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Gausel

Dale

SANDNES

SOLA

7 Eiganes Park

A former football stadium with a central location has

been transformed into a modern residential district
with exciting architecture based on wood. This, along
with the excellent outdoor areas, makes the project an
example for other district development in Stavanger.

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11 Blue promenade

Projects that are changing

Stavanger

STRAND

3 Busway enhanced public transport

corridor Stavanger - Sandnes

10 Nytorget
Reinventing Stavanger is therefore a demanding task and it needs to be performed by
many municipalities together. The urban region has a good tradition of collaboration which
can be developed, and it will be possible to
achieve a joint vision of the city of the future.

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The administrative division of the urban region

was established in 1965, and the city as a whole is currently governed by 4 municipal councils. The close surrounding area has another 6
municipal councils, which are involved in regional development issues. In this situation,
regional collaboration is extremely important
when it comes to performing tasks. Stavanger
plays a central role in this collaboration.

Hidle

Vestre my

The city recognises its vulnerability, linked to a

strong oil industry that will be scaled down in
the future. The expertise must be used to build
new businesses and jobs. Energy, food and
cultural businesses may have natural advantages and development opportunities in the Stavanger region.

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RENNESY

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The oil industry has brought expertise, international elements, growth and prosperity to Stavanger. In the period 1960 to 2000, the population of the city nearly doubled. In the same
period, the citys developed area quintupled in
size as cars were accessible to all and formed
the basis of urban development. In 2000, a regional plan was adopted for long-term urban
development that would limit new urban expansion at the cost of important agricultural
land. From this point in time, the work began
to build the city inwards by means of densification and redesign. Stavangers aim for the
future is to be a green, beautiful city with high
density and good living conditions.

Sokn

A joint project between neighbouring municipalities

to achieve a good distribution of homes and population in the regional city. This is essential to the municipal economy, transport system and quality of life.

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STAVANGER
2013

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12 Plan for the centre of Stavanger

The city is preparing a joint development plan for the

centre of Stavanger that will govern and guide all public
and private investments in the centre. The plan will enhance the centre as a business area and residential area,
accentuate the identity of the city and contribute to better quality of life for the citys residents and visitors.

13 Regional business partnership

16 Stavanger Forum

A large sports and trade fair site near the centre. The area
contains new hotels, a number of halls for exhibitions
and sport and an ice hockey arena with high seating capacity. Stavanger Forum is very important as a meeting
place for the business community and sports environments. Close by is an upper secondary school that offers
sports subjects.

The organisation Greater Stavanger is the municipalities joint initiative for what we must live from and is
an organisational force for the business community. The
regional business partnership came into being during
the construction of the oil community with the aim of
developing and enhancing this sector. The partnership is
valuable in connection with the recruitment and development of new businesses.

17 Tou Scene

14 Forus Business Park

18 City of refuge for authors

Further development and modernisation of one of Norways biggest, most important business areas for the oil
and gas industry, with 2,500 businesses and 40,000 jobs.
The area is located centrally in the Stavanger-Sandnes
strip. The municipalities prepare sites and infrastructure and contribute to the necessary renovation of the older parts.

15 University and innovation park

The university (established in 2004) is close to the centre, main roads and the airport. The campus will be developed into a new district with urban functions and
contribute to improving knowledge, education, innovation and renewal of the business community. The disadvantages of a decentralised location will be countered
by better local services, better public transport and more
student housing in the centre.

Stavanger today
Stavanger is now the fourth largest city
in Norway with a population of approximately 130,000. The total area of the city
is 67.67 km. Of this 43.23 km (60.55%)
is built-up area - which makes Stavanger the most densely populated municipality in Norway. The city is in northern

1000 m

A former brewery beside the fjord in eastern Stavanger

is gradually being transformed into an art factory, scene
and meeting place with studios, shared rehearsal space
for rhythmic music, stages, a caf, etc. The project is very
important for popular and less formal cultural environments and will be an identity-creating factor in the transformation processes in progress in the district.
Stavanger has been a city of refuge for persecuted authors
since 1995 and was the first in Norway. The city is also
home to ICORN The International Cities of Refuge
Network. This is a humanistic, cultural and literary organisation with great potential importance for local and
international urban culture.

19 Gladmat

Stavanger holds the biggest food festival in Norway every

summer, thus promoting regional ingredients and traditions for 15 years. The festival enhances public-mindedness, urban life, identity, tourism and business development.

20 Cruisehavn

During the summer half of the year, large cruise ships

call in the centre of Stavanger. This boosts trade and
tourism and produces urban life and experiences for all.
The big ships also change the landscape of the city in this
period as they contrast massively with the small houses
and boats that are typical for Stavanger.

Jren. Together with Sandnes, Sola and

Randaberg, it makes up the third largest
urban region in Norway, with a population of 237,269. Stavanger is regarded as
the administrative, economic and cultural
centre of the county and is home to several operators and institutions in the fields
of culture, finance, health, research and
education.

SELECTED PROJECTS (description and illustration)

21 Regional plan for urban development in

24 Medieval city and the historical port

Jren
Regional authorities and 10 municipalities have
together produced a master plan for the development of the urban area in the wider Jren region,
Stavangers hinterland. The plan provides an overall, holistic solution for development, densification
and the transport system in the region. The focus
of the plan is on denser development of the urban
area, protection for agricultural areas and green
areas of regional importance and improved public
transport. The plan also defines long-term development aims and a hierarchy of centres in the
multi-centre region of Jren.

25 - European Capital of Culture, Stavanger

22 Jttvgen
Extensive development of a backfilled area where
large offshore installations were produced for the
North Sea in the 70s and 80s. The area is established as a modern district with homes, workplaces, an upper secondary school, a public transport
hub and a sports stadium.

23 Urban seafront in eastern Stavanger

Foto: Hinna Park

Foto: Urban sj + front foto

A visionary urban transformation project near the

centre, where a former industrial and port landscape is being transformed into a modern district with
good contact with the fjord. The project is being
implemented in partnership with the landowners
and others. Private and public sector operators are
working together.

STAVANGERS DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
The development of the city and the region is
based on an extensive initiative. What strategy
can we discern from the overall impact?
Growth - a number of regional initiatives in
combination with infrastructure projects
and a shared regional policy for urban development and business development. An
initiative based on the citys and the regions
essential business basis.
Quality of life - several projects that create
attractive living environments, urban quality
and good urban spaces by means of extensive urban transformation and major urban
development. This initiative is directed particularly at the quality of life of residents.
Knowledge - an extensive initiative in the
areas of culture, research and education that
is designed to contribute to ensuring both
the present quality of life and future sustainable development in terms of education,
research, innovation and new businesses.
The oil and gas industry has exerted a strong
influence on urban and social development
in the region, in part as a growth engine for
the region and a generator of strong public
and private economies. Stavangers extensive focus on culture is partly due to a desire to
attract well-educated population groups with
an interest in culture to the oil industry and
to serve them well. The urban region of Stavanger-Sandnes is usually called a strip city,
where two long-established city centres are
connected by a continuous belt of built-up
area. A large urban crossroads has emerged
in the centre of the city strip. Forus business
area was previously characterised by industry,
heavy transport and helicopter traffic and is
now a prestigious address for head offices and
other important expertise businesses in the
oil industry.
Forus has had more jobs than the two city

Foto: Torgeir E. Srensen

landscape
The preservation of buildings and the urban environment in the medieval city, Sjhusrekken
and the historical port landscape is an important
regional and national task. Large parts of the city
centre are worthy of preservation. This represents a challenge for modern commercial and
office developers in the city centre. Unique solutions can emerge where good ideas are developed within the framework of historical urban environments. Good use of the citys historical
environments will enhance the urban environment and its identity, tradition and values for
residents and visitors. The citys plans are designed to contribute to the desired development.

centres for a long time now. The area has its

own logic and architecture and its own transport challenges. The regions airport and the
university and innovation park are close to
Forus.
The current urban strategy attaches importance to the following:
Promoting the conditions for the current
business community by enhancing the region and the infrastructure, modernising the
business areas and adding modern new business facilities in addition to a high level of
mixed use.
Investing in new businesses, education and
the establishment of good living environ
ments.
Developing the old city centres as engines
for wider business and social development by focusing on culture, urban quality and
attractive urban living environments.
Improving relations in the community that
will support social development in the future by means of a better infrastructure for
commuting and leisure activities and better
use of shared regional resources.
Boosting cultural initiatives and thus the experience of community and identity.
The strategy is supported by resources from
sources including the business community,
the university, the international airport and
attractive urban and natural environments.
The citys private and public decision-makers have gained important experience and
self-confidence to build on after 40 years of
success. Although the oil resources in the
North Sea have given Stavanger a business
windfall, a pioneering spirit and the desire to
work for the common good, plus the ability
and will to make decisions and work together
regionally have also made a strong contribution to developing the Stavanger of today.

Foto: Jan Nilsen

2008
Under the vision Open Port, Stavanger was European Capital of Culture in 2008. This gave the city
important experience of large urban events and
gave residents and visitors unique experiences
on stages, in urban spaces and in the landscape.
The entire citys cultural life, schools and nursery
schools played an active part in the events during
the year. The vision remains in use in the plan
designed to ensure that the initiative has a long-term impact (Culture City Stavanger 2010
1017). Several of the Capital of Culture projects are being continued.

26 Vision for Bjergsted

A former port area in the centre has been transformed into a music district. A new concert hall
was finished in 2012 and is the new home for the
symphony orchestra. An outdoor amphitheatre, a
school of culture and an upper secondary school
for music, dance and drama have been built. The
universitys department of music and dance is close by. Attractive new homes have been built in
the area around the music centre in Bjergsted.

Foto: Siv Egeli

STAVANGER TOWARDS 2020

The oil industry is Stavangers strength and
weakness at the same time. It requires a
high level of attention and may limit awareness of new opportunities. Although the
oil sector will continue for many years to be
a strong element in the existential basis of
the city, the post-oil era is also a key topic.
The major challenge is to pave the way for a
broader new existential basis and more diverse business community.
The long-term strategic plans for urban and
regional development include the following:
Boosting regional community by means of
better relations and partnership on important tasks. Stronger, coordinated leadership
in the face of stiff global competition.
More active work to develop new businesses and counteract any vulnerability as a
consequence of the strong oil industry.
Further development of cultural initiatives
from a more consumption-oriented form to
a more involving, creative form that promotes active residents and new communities
and better reflects the multicultural population of the city. One in five Stavanger residents today has his or her origin in another
country.

Foto: Hinna Park

Innovative urban transformation: to create

a modern, urban form of living and urban
structure that promote innovation, culture
and community. This involves renovating
the entire centre of the strip city to create
modern knowledge-based districts and an
integrated urban structure, while also enhancing the old city centres as attractive
cultural environments.
The new urban structure will have a renovated Forus business area in the centre of
the strip city as a result of the transformation of former industrial environments. A
nationally important business area surrounded by the city. To the north and south are
the attractive city centres of Stavanger and
Sandnes; to the east the fjord and mountains; to the west new districts and green areas.

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TROMS 2013
The City of Troms represents a geographical
region in itself with an area of 2,566 km2. Of
the citys population of 70,000 people, approximately 60,000 live in the central part of
the city. The city is the capital of the County
of Troms and the biggest city in the northern
part of Norway. The establishment of the university with the university hospital is the most
important basis for the development of a modern knowledge city and the citys role as a regional centre.
The Arctic Council decided in 2013 to locate its secretariat permanently in Troms. The
secretariat itself is not large but the decision
confirms the international importance of the
term Arctic Capital.
The mergers between the university and colleges in Troms and Alta have also been completed. The citys central importance is emphasised by the new name of the university:
The Arctic University of Norway.
The focus on research and development in
the northern regions is further emphasised
by the extension of the Fram Centre and the
establishment of large, important commercial
companies in the city in connection with this.
An upsetting political dispute about the citys
relationship with the Sami community has
been resolved with an agreement between
the city and the Sami Parliament. This will
emphasise the fact that the city should also
play a central role in the Sami community and
is assuming a role in the promotion and protection of Sami culture.
The citys political leadership is optimistic
about growth, based particularly on the citys
position as a knowledge city, activities linked
to the oil activities in the north, the production of seafood and growing tourism.
However, the city faces major challenges associated with the choice of a strategy and direction for continued urban growth. Today there
is heavy pressure on the existing infrastructure and a great need to develop a sustainable
transport system.
The city is built along two straits with
Tromsya as the central urban area. The zone
for construction between the mountain and
the shore is narrow. The beach zone and the
land on the peak of the island are important
recreation areas. Towards the mountain, development is limited by steep mountain sides and construction higher than contour
line + 100 is climatically demanding. The natural restrictions have produced a development pattern with an urban strip along the
Tromsysundet and Sandnessundet straits.
Urban growth in this pattern can produce large distances unless construction takes place
with adequate density. The lines of communication, involving crossing the straits, produce few hubs. However, the density of the
construction must also be weighed up against
the quality of the outdoor space with a low
sun at a latitude of 70 degrees north.

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25 projects that point the way

The projects presented from Troms achieve, to varying extents, the values enshrined in the five themes of
the Odense charter.

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URBAN WELFARE SOCIETY

THE CITY FOR ALL

If the city is to function with its rich diversity, the

welfare institutions and cultural institutions must be
integrated in the established city. First of all, we present the citys strategy for the development of properties for health and welfare up to 2030. We also present
housing construction that is well integrated in existing
structures and the projects with the greatest importance to meeting the citys high demand for homes.

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1. Development of properties for health

and welfare up to 2030

The project will lay out the strategy for the citys own
construction of housing for people with various needs
for assistance and service functions for this.

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2. Gyllenvang nursery school

The nursery school is integrated in the existing residential area. It was finished in 2005 as part of the
nursery school promise, which achieved the governments target of full nursery school coverage.

3. Kvamstykke nursery school

11. Brannstasjonen (fire station)

The building, which was finished in 2010, was constructed as a low-energy project. The site is in the far south,
along Stakkevollveien, and promotes the urbanisation of
this area.

tal of the County of Troms and the biggest city in the

northern part of Norway. The university, the university
hospital and the secretariat of the Arctic Council give the
city an important function as a regional centre and a global centre for the northern areas.

4. Parkgata 17 - 19

12. Politihus (police centre)

19. University

The building was finished in 2012. In addition to being part of the nursery school promise, the building
is also a pilot for sustainable construction that is designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
A private block of flats that introduced a new dimension of housing construction in the centre, with the
city park being regarded as part of the homes outdoor
space.

5. Grnnegate 21 23

Three homes and the centre of the Sami Reindeer

Herders Association of Norway. In 1985, this was a
pioneering project for modern adaptation to the old
wooden buildings.

6. Fiskergata 8

A private minihome that makes use of a very small

site.

7. Heraklium bo- og velferdssenter (residential and welfare centre)

In the 80s, two such centres were built in the centre
of the city with good access to the various functions
of the city.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Concentrated urban growth is the citys most important contribution to sustainable development and
has been a guiding principle for the citys development strategy for the past 20 years. Higher density was
entirely necessary to make better use of the technical infrastructure and limit the growth in car use. At
the same time, the low sun at a latitude of 70 degrees
north presents major challenges to the quality of outdoor space.

8. Strandkanten

A former prawn factory has been demolished and replaced by a 14,500 m2 building for the police, Statens
barnehus (Childrens House) and the Norwegian Mediation Service. The site is opposite the fire station and enhances the transformation of the area.

13. TROFI

The production of herring oil and herring meal has given way to the production of feed for cod spawn and the
construction of 17,600 m2 of offices and high-tech business activities.

14. Homes for young people in

Tomasjordnes

This is a project by a housing association with the aim

of creating cheap homes for young people. It is also in a
good location with access to an important bus route.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE CITY

The establishment of the university in 1972 began the

citys development as a knowledge city. The foundation
was laid for the development of other knowledge institutions and business start-ups with knowledge production and the use of modern knowledge as the primary
capabilities.

15. Srbyen

In 1998, the Norwegian Polar Institute moved into a

new building in the area south of the centre. Today, the
Fram Centre is the focus of an area of transformation in
which the city is preparing the ground for the establishment of a number of new knowledge businesses.

The university was established in 1972. It now has an

area of 225,000 m2 on its campus in Breivika. After the
merger with the colleges in Troms and Finnmark, there
are still some university functions outside the campus.
The university has 2,700 employees and 12,000 students, of whom 10,000 are in Troms.

20. Fram Centre

The Norwegian Polar Institute moved to Troms in

1998. The Fram Center is now being extended and a
site is being allocated for a third construction phase. The
centre will then have an area of 30 40,000 m2 with
room for 625 employees in a number of research and administration institutions in addition to the secretariat of
the Arctic Council.

21. District terminal in Prostneset

All is now in place for the construction of a modern terminal building in this hub in the centre. All journeys
by regional bus or fast ferry to and from the centre of
Troms will be via the terminal, in addition to two daily
calls by Hurtigruten.

A LIVING, OPEN CITY

Organised meeting places are an important element in

the development of creativity in a knowledge city. Parks
and urban spaces are important. The fourth urban space is defined as part of a building at street level that is
accessible and can be regarded as an extension of the
public urban space that consists of squares, open spaces
and streets.

22. Fokuskvartalet (Fokus quarter)

1,200 homes are being built in former business areas,

some on backfilled land in the sea. This has been an
important pilot project for the citys urban development strategy with inward growth, reversing the previous urban spread.

16. Office building for Aker Solutions

(ASKO)

ASKO is the leading engineering company in Norway

for offshore oil and gas. A 12,000 m2 office building is
being built as a neighbour to the Fram Centre.

The City of Tromss city hall with a library and multiplex cinema was opened in 2005. The large open city
hall, which is linked to the canteen, cinema and library,
functions as one of the citys most important meeting
places.

9. Tomasjordnes

17. Conversion of Mack brewery

23. Skarven and The edge

This housing project was started in the wake of

Strandkanten. 650 homes are being developed here at
a faster rate than at Strandkanten. The construction
out into the sea is shared but the implementation is
managed by one owner and is faster than at Strandkanten.

10. Kullkransvingen

Coal from Svalbard is no longer shipped out via

Troms. The plan now is for the area to be used for a
modern office and business area in line with the plans
to urbanise the entire area between the centre and the
university.

17.
The brewery has moved out and an area of 16,500 m2 is
now being converted into a student centre with stages,
premises for an academy of art and a new landscape architect course.

18. Kystens hus

A 20,000 m2 building is being built on Stortorget. It

will house offices for Norges Rfiskelag, the research institute Nofima, the head office of Norges Sjmatrd and
possibly other related institutions.

THE REGIONAL CITY

The City of Troms represents a geographical region in

itself with an area of 2,566 km2. The city is the capi-

Archaeological finds show settlement 9,000 years ago

1252 Status as a place with a church
1794 City status
1820 Hurtigruta
1964 Troms airport Langnes opened
1969 Fire destroys large parts of the buildings in the centre
1972 University opened (the northernmost in the world)
1974 Bridge to Kvalya opened
1991 UNiT University Hospital UNN
1994 Tunnel under Tromsysundet
1998 Norwegian Polar Institute moves to Troms
2005 New city hall, library and cinema centre
2013 Secretariat of Arctic Council located in Troms

The hotel is being constructed with a large, open lobby area with contact to Vertshuset Skarven, the quay in
front and the city via Strandgata.

24. Strandgata 20

A good small example of a shop that opens out to the

city square and establishes a good connection between
inside and outside.

25. Tromsmarka

A recreation area extends along the back of Tromsya

with links to the districts around it. This is a large natural
area with several lakes and forests. The city is working to
increase use of the area for recreation and links between
the districts with ski trails, footpaths and cycle paths.

Key figures
Area: 2,524 km2
Population 70,358 (10,000 in the
urban area)
Students 10,000
Employed 34,000
Unemployed approximately 700
Homes started
2010: 99
2011: 115
2012:427

SELECTED PROJECTS (description and illustration)

8 Strandkanten
Developers: several
Project planners: several
In the period 1993 96, the city conducted a study of
the urbanisation potential in areas close to the centre.
The aim of this project, Spillet om Troms (the Game
of Troms), was to prepare the way for urban growth
without extending the construction zone. The area
along the strait, south of the centre of Troms, was
studied as one of the pieces in the game. Strandkanten is the northernmost part of this area.
In the context of Troms, this is a very large urbanisation project. 1,200 new homes are being built, partly on backfilled land and partly on former
business areas that had low capacity utilisation. The city took the initiative to follow up on the
Game of Troms with a pilot project for concentrated urban growth. A fruitful partnership was
established between the city, a landowners organisation and Husbanken. The ambition was to
establish a concentrated built-up area as an extension of the centre of Troms. The homes were
to be organised with a structure for urban spaces across the central communication axes that
follow Strandveien and the shoreline. In addition to pavements along Strandveien, a central
continuous pedestrian route and a shore promenade are planned. The urban spaces are designed to be car-free. The development plan was approved in 1999, construction started in 2003
and in 2013 just over 60% of the area was developed. The development has taken considerably
longer than expected during planning. Changing ownership, different development companies
and a city with little experience of coordinating such a large project have made it difficult to follow up on all the good intentions of the project.
Some homes have been built here that strive to achieve the ambitions of the project for quality
of construction and outdoor space and there are other projects that are not able to achieve this
ambition to the same extent. However, the project has been an important milestone in the rapid
change from a city of detached houses to more sustainable urbanisation. With 1,200 homes linked to one of the citys most central public transport axes, some within walking distance of the
centre, this is a strategically important project.

11+12+13 Stakkevollveien
The area between the centre of Troms and Breivika
has been a central element in the citys work to urbanise the areas close to the city. Since 1993, it has been
a major objective to link the university campus more
closely to the centre. The processes have taken a long
time but in the past five years a number of projects
have been started to give the area higher capacity utilisation and new urban functions:
Kulkrana, which was once important in the unloading
of coal from Svalbard will be converted into a new
area for offices and businesses of 15,000 m and offices of 2,500 m, with business area facing Stakkevollvegen.
Directly north of Kullkrana, on the upper side of the
road, a new 5,100 m2 fire station was opened in 2010.
The building was constructed as a low-energy project with strict environmental requirements
for the materials used. The project acted as a pilot for the transformation of the area and
made it attractive for the establishment of a new police centre of 14,500 m2. The image of the
area is thus being changed from that of a run-down industrial area to that of an area that is interesting for business relocation and new and increased activities.
Further north, the plans are complete for the former fish processing plant on Krmers property to be replaced by extensive new housing. Further north is TroFi, another, larger industrial plant where there was production of herring oil and fish meal until recently. These
operations have now been shut down and replaced with new activities associated with the
production of feed for cod farming, in particular in the spawning phase.
In the southern part of the site, construction has now started on a total useful area for new
buildings of 17,600 m, of which 3,000 m is on new backfilled land. The ambition is prepare
the way for new business activities based on knowledge development relating to marine resources.

15 Srbyen
Around 1850, the city boundary went along Musegate, which is perpendicular to the shoreline, south of Macks brewery, which opened in 1877. A hospital, a church and finally a museum, which opened on the citys 100th anniversary in 1894, were built south of this boundary.
The area along the shore came to be used occasionally for waste deposits and subsequently
various activities and a provisional building for the new university, which was established in
1972. The use of the area today was primarily determined by the establishment of Polarmiljsenteret Hlogaland (now the Fram Centre). The city has prepared an area programme for development of the area with several of its stakeholders.
The Norwegian Polar Institute was established in 1928 and moved to Troms, where its building on Strandveien was taken into use in 1998. Together with 20 other institutions, this now
makes up the Fram Centre. Plans have now been adopted to expand the centre from 23,000
m2 to over 30,000 m2. 10 new institutions are to be housed in the centre that will house the
secretariat for the Arctic Council. In addition to office and meeting room functions, the extension contains advanced laboratories. Statsbygg is planning the building as a pilot project for
the construction of offices and business buildings with passive house standards. The centre
will then have 625 employees. Construction of the extension is expected to start in 2014. At
the same time, a partnership with the city has allocated a site for a third construction phase
with an upper limit of 14,000 m2.
In addition to the Fram Centre, 30,000 m2 of new office buildings are planned for tenants including Aker Solutions, Norways leading engineering company for offshore oil and gas. The
company plans to located 2 300 employees in Troms initially.
Plans for a large hotel north of the Fram Centre and the construction of a shopping centre in
and south of Macks brewery are under consideration.
22 Fokuskvartalet (Fokus quarter)
Client: City of Troms
Project planners: HRTB arkitekter
The City of Tromss city hall with a library and multiplex cinema was opened in 2005. The
building replaced a city hall on the site that was built in 1958. Fokus cinema, with its characteristic Candela design from 1970 was converted into an open library on four floors under the
old cinemas concrete shell. A new multiplex cinema with 6 screens and 950 seats is located
beneath the city hall part, which has over 400 jobs, the city council chamber and a large open
city hall.
The city hall faces Rdhusparken; the library and the cinema face Grnnegate. The large open
city hall, which is linked to the canteen, cinema and library, functions as a meeting place. The
functions of the city hall are open and accessible and stimulate contact between employees,
politicians and users of the city.
The building combines cultural activities with political life. The transition between city council chamber, canteen and public area is a particularly good example of how the fourth urban
space invites participation and joint consultation.

TROMS TOWARDS 2044

2013 represents a significant milestone in the
establishment of Troms as the Arctic Capital.
The Arctic Council decided to locate its secretariat permanently in Troms. The secretariat is not large but the decision confirms the
international importance of the term Arctic
Capital.
The political leadership of the city has great ambitions for the city to fulfil this role, based in particular on new oil activities in the
Barents Sea. Even if oil extraction should be
considerably less extensive than expected,
global climate change will lead to all the resources in the Arctic becoming more accessible. In 2044, the northern shipping route

may be open for ordinary shipping. Seafood

businesses seem to continue to have good
growth potential.
The focus on research and development in the
northern regions is emphasised by the extension of the Fram Centre and the establishment
of large, important commercial companies in
the city. In 2044, the city will be 200 years old.
Troms is then expected to have consolidated
its position as the leading centre for education, research and innovation in Arctic regions.
The university is the leader for research and
education associated with the development
of the northern regions.

TROMS 2020
An upsetting political dispute about the citys
relationship with the Sami community has
been resolved with an agreement between
the city and the Sami Parliament. This emphasises the fact that the city should also play a
central role in the Sami community and is assuming a role in the promotion and protection
of Sami culture.
Tourist traffic has increased considerably.
More and more people want to experience the northern lights and the Arctic winter. Tourism is expected to continue to grow.
Troms can become a leading destination for
ecotourism, ski experiences and major conferences.

Troms has cemented its position as the capital of Arctic research, education and innovation. It is the bridgehead for all interest in the
North Atlantic, which has only increased over
the years and which covers a very wide range
of activities and operators.
Troms is also developing fast as a tourist region. The tourists of the future seek authenticity. They want to see the northern lights, get
a sense of Sami culture and understand both
the environmental and natural assets of the
huge Arctic region. No other city in the Nordic
region can display this history like Troms, based on its over 10,000-year history.

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TRONDHEIM
2013
Trondheim focuses on knowledge
Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway
and is growing fast. Its population is growing
by 2,700 every year.
The citys and the regions biggest advantages are the strong educational and research
environments, with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), SINTEF
(Scandinavias biggest research group) and
Sr-Trndelag University College (HiST) the
most important.
Knowledge and expertise will be even more
important in the future. The work to prepare
conditions for the educational and research
environments and enhance their interaction
with their surroundings continues apace.
Trondheim has been repeatedly named the
best city in Norway to study. This is largely
due to the unique student culture organised
by the students themselves. Trondheim must
look after this advantage as well as it can. It
must also work to ensure a good supply of
student homes. The proportion of international students and researchers is increasing.
There is good reason to focus additional efforts on our role as a host city for them in the
future.
Good, future-oriented campus and urban
development is an important means of enhancing the city as a place to study and as a
knowledge city. The universities and colleges
must have good framework conditions and
a campus infrastructure that can be developed over a long-term perspective. At the same
time, homes for students and young researchers, the business community, city life and meeting places such as cafs, shops and sports
and cultural arenas must be located amongst
educational and research institutions and laboratories to create vibrant innovation sites.
NTNU, HiST, SINTEF and St.Olavs hospital are
already well represented in the area from the
centre of Trondheim and to the south. The city
and the region work closely with the knowledge institutions to help implement important
individual projects and safeguard common
interests.
We are now preparing a master plan, a common platform for further development of the
city campus and knowledge axis. The objective is to boost interaction, visibility and attractiveness.
We highlight below some of the pioneering
projects that come under this overall concept.

25 PIONEERING PROJECTS

URBAN TRANSFORMATION/URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
1 Vitenskapssenteret (science centre)

A new Science Centre is to be built in Kalvskinnet

with stores for scientific collections, exhibition areas,
facilities for the public, teaching rooms, workshops,
a caf and a shop. The objective is to combine research communication and knowledge-based experiences
under one roof to make use of the proximity between
and opportunities for interaction with the public, cultural institutions and the city.

2 HiST technology building

3 HiST teacher training

HiST is building a new building in Kalvskinnet for

its technology courses. Teacher training, which is currently outside the centre, is planned to be housed in
the same area. The development plans in Kalvskinnet will be important contributions to resolving the
social challenge of the need to train more engineers
and good teachers. The focus on scientific subjects
will benefit from stronger links between the two subject areas.
Two exciting projects are being studied that will undoubtedly enhance the knowledge city and the district
of Kalvskinnet:

4 Cirkus: sports building, student homes

and cinema?

Trondheim cinema needs to renovate its facilities and

incorporate state-of-the-art technology. The students
need greater capacity in terms of both sports activities
and homes, and HiST needs auditoria and sports facilities for teaching and research. The three parties are
therefore developing a joint project with an integrated
sports building, student homes and a cinema.

5 New building in Leuthenhaven

Another option is for the cinema to be developed

with the City of Trondheims project for a new public
administration building in Leuthenhaven. Important elements of this project are the development of a
new park/square and preparation for the extension of
Trndelag Teater.

6 St.Olavs hospital
7 Kunnskapssenteret (knowledge centre)

The Knowledge Centre is the last centre at St. Olavs

hospital for now and opened in September 2013. The
hospital and NTNU have joint ownership shares.
HiST is also a partner in the large health library. The
Knowledge Centre will be a major meeting place for
students, employees, guests and patients with relatives. The centre houses the biggest auditorium in ya,
a medical museum and Kunnskapsportalen (knowledge portal), a high-tech teaching and presentation
platform.

8 Psychiatry building

St. Olavs hospital is now starting a study on the last

centre planned in ya: a psychiatry building. The
objective is to build a psychiatry building integrated
with NTNU to develop the university department
and interdisciplinary treatment options.

9 ya helsehus (health centre)

ya health centre opened in 2008. The building

contains the municipal health service, HiSTs nurse
training and NTNUs Institutt for samfunnsmedisin
(Department of Community Medicine). The building
is linked to the hospital via a bridge to enhance interaction between the two levels.

10 HiST health and social subjects

To supplement and enhance the health cluster in ya,

HiST will build a new building for its health and social subject courses close to ya health centre and St.
Olavs hospital.

Metoder for projekter

11 Student Society
12 KAMM project: Kunst, Arkitektur, Musikk
& Medievitenskap (art, architecture, music
and media science)
NTNU wants to combine its art courses, the Academy of Art, architecture, music and media science in the
area between the Student Society and NTNUs main
building in Glshaugen. The objective is to enhance
subject-related and interdisciplinary development and
develop a main arena for culture and knowledge communication via art-related activities, exhibitions and
events.

13 Student sports and homes

The Student Welfare Organisation wants to extend the

existing sports building and build homes for students
and guest researchers to create life near the campus.

14 Hgskoleparken

Hgskoleparken is a resource in connection with the

campus and the students use it a good deal when the
weather is fine. The park will be included in a study of
meeting places and urban spaces in the knowledge axis.

15 NTNU social subjects and humanities extension in Dragvoll or new building on

city campus?
16 Research laboratories for renewable
energy

NTNU and SINTEF have joint responsibility for coordinating the pan-European initiative to develop research
laboratories that will deliver new technology for the capture and storage of CO2 (ECCSEL). To be able to create
the technological climate solutions of the future in the
field of renewable energy, new and upgraded research infrastructure is therefore being built in Glshaugen.

17 Glshaugen sports park

In 2011, SiT opened a considerably upgraded outdoor

sports facility in Hgskoledalen with a new artificial
grass pitch, beach volleyball courts and an asphalt street
basketball court that can be covered with ice in the winter. A trail has also been built for the general public and
the Student Society has made an agreement with SiT to
use the sports park as a concert arena during the UKA
festival.

18 HiST Trondheim Business School

19 Innovation centre

NTNU wants to combine its innovation environments

in a new building adjacent to the new Business School.
The objective is to enhance knowledge in innovation,
change and technology management and make it more

Ordfrere og rdmenn TK og STFK, rektorer NTNU og HiST, konsernsjef

SINTEF, adm.dir. Nringsforeningen og Samskipnaden

Plangruppe for helhetlig campus- og byutvikling

Arbeidsgrupper, workshops

Administrativ ledelse, strategiske rdgivere

TK, STFK, NTNU, HiST, SiT, SINTEF, student

TK Byplan, Byggesak, Kommunalteknikk og Eierskapsenheten

Eiendomsforvaltning & utbyggingsenheter hos partene

Master plan for the Trondheim

knowledge axis

Rdgivere og saksbehandlere prosjektledere, utviklere

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20 Student homes

In the past two years, SiT has completed over 700 new
student homes in the knowledge axis. It is very important for the students to live in the area to create a living
campus and city. Teknobyen student homes, completed
in 2011, is designed according to an innovative model,
with 116 students sharing a kitchen and a shared living
room.

21 Ocean Space Centre

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries is heading

the development of the future knowledge centre for ocean space technology in Trondheim. The development of
the Ocean Space Centre is planned in Tyholt, where the
marine technology research environments of NTNU and
SINTEF are located. The investment is estimated to be
in the order of NOK 3-4 billion.

22 Energy campus

In autumn 2012, SINTEF launched an initiative to develop an energy village in Trondheim to boost Norways
position in the field of international energy technology.
The idea attracted a great deal of interest, including in
the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Confederation
of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). SINTEF and NTNU
are now working together to crystallise the vision, while
at the same time possible locations for an energy cluster
are being included in the master plan work.

23 Elgeseter gate
24 Teknoforbindelsen
(technical connection)

Good connections, urban spaces and meeting places are

important elements of a successful campus. With the
Teknoforbindelsen, we want to enhance the cross-connection between Glshaugplatet and Nidelven by upgrading the pedestrian route and creating a park by the
river.

25 City arena

A city arena is planned in Trondheim to house both large

sports events and concerts. A city arena in the knowledge
axis will have the potential to stimulate the campus environment in several ways. Construction of the arena will
make it possible to hold large international conferences
with up to 10,000 attendees.

The citys overall objectives and

visions

Strategisk
samarbeidsforum for kunnskapsbyen

The loft contains visions and objectives and work

is done at the political level to push through important initiatives and projects.
On the ground floor are the formal processes
between developers and the city involving consideration of development proposals, construction
permits, etc.
On the mezzanine, the strategies are prepared for
implementing the visions and objectives, and overall visions and objectives are translated into guidelines for the design and consideration of individual projects.

accessible. At the same time, more economics environments can move into the building and thus develop a
powerful economics and innovation cluster. This will enable NTNU and SINTEF to increase their national responsibility for knowledge-based development and innovation in the public and private sectors.

Key figures

Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway and

has a population of 180,000
Trondheim is a strong academic city with over
33,000 students

Joint strategies that crystallise how we will work

towards the vision via three sub-objectives:
Ensure appropriate, attractive development for
education, research and innovation
Ensure good conditions for attractive campus and
city life
Ensure efficient connections and good accessibility

New initiative

Meeting places and urban spaces

Connections and accessibility

Trondheims overall objectives are formulated in the

social part of the city plan for 2009-2020:
1. In 2020, Trondheim will be an internationally
recognised technology and knowledge city
2. In 2020, Trondheim will be a sustainable city
in which it is easy to live in an environmentally-friendly manner
3. In 2020, Trondheim will be an inclusive, diverse city
4. In 2020, the City of Trondheim will be an active
social developer and attractive employer
Main objective 1 is also detailed further in other
plans by the city:
NTNU and the other knowledge environments
are the regions greatest advantage (Strategic Business Plan for the Trondheim Region, 2010)
By 2018, Trondheim must be regarded as the best
academic city in the Nordic region (Action Programme for Holistic Student Policy 2013-2014,
Students Declaration on the Future, 2013)

SELECTED PROJECTS (description and illustration)

6 St. Olavs hospital

On ya, the new St. Olavs Hospital has been extended with the objective of being one of the
best, most patient-friendly university hospitals in
Europe. The extension covers a total of approximately 200,000 m2, of which NTNUs medical faculty has around 25%. The new St. Olavs Hospital has thus become a fully integrated university
hospital in which there is close contact between
the hospital (treatment/nursing) and university (research/teaching). The extension has also
followed a city structure, making the university hospital an important part of the urban environment. More than 10,000 people enter and leave the district every day. The extension of
the university hospital, with the interaction and integration achieved, now serves as an example for a number of other projects (see 7-10).

18 HiST Trondheim Business School

HiST Trondheim Business School moved into a
new building in Elgeseter in January 2014. HiST
has thus chosen a strategic location near to the
technology environments in Glshaugen and
been established first in an area that may develop into a new campus centre in the south (see
19, 20 and possibly 15). The establishment of a
strong economics environment connected to
an innovation centre is regarded as an important move to enhance and raise the profile of
Trondheims specialist environment in this field. With their proximity to the serious technology environment in Glshaugen and the health environments in ya, the education and research environments here have the potential to become a strong driving force for change and
renewal.

11 Student Society
The Student Society is the students meeting
point in Trondheim and is run by the students on
a voluntary basis. Its round red building houses
concerts, debates, various cultural events, numerous bars, a caf and restaurants. Norways biggest cultural festival UKA and the worlds biggest
international thematic student festival, ISFiT, are
also held at the Student Society every other year.
The building dates from 1929, when there were
3,000 students in Trondheim. There are now 33,000 students and they need additional premises so that the Society can continue to be the most important meeting point for the citys
students and the foremost symbol of Trondheim as an academic city. With the projects described below (12-14), this has the potential to become an exciting area that links the city, the
university and the students.

15 NTNU social subjects and humanities -

extension in Dragvoll or new building on city

campus?
NTNU currently has two main campuses: Glshaugen near the centre and Dragvoll 5-6 km
outside the city. The Government has initiated a
concept evaluation study and a decision will be
made in 2014 on whether NTNUs future extension will continue to take place following the current scattered campus solution or the humanities
and social science environments will be moved
into the city campus. If the decision is to co-locate NTNU, the city campus will be further supplemented and enhanced, and Trondheim will be
even better equipped to meet complex social
challenges that require an interdisciplinary approach. This would be one of the most pioneering
urban development advances in Trondheim.

ANALYSIS OF TRONDHEIMS DE
FACTO STRATEGY
Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway
with a population of 180,000 (of whom 33,000
are students) and a growth rate of approximately 1.5% per annum.
Trondheims development strategy is based
on the following two main pillars:
1. Enhance the strong concentration of educational and research institutions that can
continue to grow, particularly if the city can
retain its reputation as a good educational
environment. The strategy is based on integration according to the universitas principle, i.e. a university environment in the
city with meeting places and public spaces
in the urban environment instead of the
previous campus orientation with freestanding university areas.

2. Institutionalised collaboration between the

City, academia and representatives of the
business community that is designed to be
sufficiently specific that the partners respective projects are developed within the
framework of a shared vision (master plan)
and detailed transformation studies.
Trondheim is a regional (service and cultural)
centre for a large hinterland that, via a shared
business plan, highlights the knowledge environments as the biggest advantage of the
region. This means that development of the
campus and the city takes place in close cooperation, not just between the university, college and city but also with a large, knowledge-based business community in the region.

23 Elgeseter gate
Elgeseter gate is perhaps the biggest challenge
in Trondheims city campus. The street is currently the main artery into Trondheim from the
south and is dilapidated with major noise and
dust problems. At the same time, it is an important residential street and it passes straight
through the central campus areas described
above.
A plan is now being prepared for measures to
be implemented from 2014 and for long-term
solutions.
The objectives are:
Elgeseter gate should be an elegant street through the most important campus in Norway,
that welcomes visitors to Trondheim
Accessibility for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport passengers to and between the
campus areas in Glshaugen, Hgskolebakken, ya and Elgeseter should be improved
There should be good conditions for cyclists in the area
There should be good conditions for pedestrians in and through the area
Elgeseter gate should be much less of a barrier between east and west than it is now
(see also 24)
Elgeseter gate should have an urban feel and be organised to allow small shops and restaurants
at street level

TRONDHEIM
2020
The institutional collaboration on the development projects in the R&D sector, primarily in technological sciences, combined with
initiatives related to student life, has created a
number of well-integrated facilities and good
public environments that have, in turn, attracted follow-up investments. The citys role as a
growth location and regional centre has been
enhanced.
Trondheims main objectives for 2020 include
the city being an internationally recognised
technology and knowledge city and a sustainable city in which it is easy to live in an environmentally-friendly way. In 2013, the students issued a joint declaration on the future
to the effect that Trondheim must be the best

academic city in the Nordic region. This objective has been repeated by all the parties concerned in a shared action programme for a holistic student policy.
This means that Trondheim in 2020 will be an
attractive city for students, researchers and
the business community because the quality
of its educational, professional, social and cultural environments will be high. Integration
and collaboration between the various functions creates synergies that give the city an
advantage over its international competitors.

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UME 2013

25 INITIATIVES AND PROJECTS that are driving the

development of the city
8

Umes population growing towards

200,000
Ume is one of the fastest-growing cities in
Sweden. In the past 20 years, its population
has increased from 95,000 to 118,000. Umes
two universities, which currently have approximately 38,000 students enrolled, are the major driving force behind the growth of the city,
as well as the expansive business community and the fact that Ume is an attractive, safe
city to live and work in.
The vision is for Ume to continue to grow
towards a population of 200,000 in 2050. The
plan is for the city to be able to develop additional infrastructure to support a diversity of
businesses, culture and services and also offer
attractive, sustainable living environments to
its residents. Ume should be a metropolitan
alternative in the north.
Ume sustainable urban development
The master plan adopted in 2011 specifies the
framework within which the city will grow. The
plan provides for the development of urban
qualities such as increased density, dynamic,
living meeting places in public space, attractive residential environments and investment
in sustainable, efficient transport both within
the city and to connect the city with the world
beyond it. The master plan includes doubling
the number of homes and workplaces in the
most central districts with densification and
higher building heights, as well as major investments in parks and squares. The effects
of this can already be seen in extensive urban
development projects in the centre.
In recent years, major infrastructure investments have also been made in Ume. The
construction of Botniabanan (the Bothnia
Line) is producing considerable improvements
in regional collaboration. The new ring road
is improving road safety and air quality in the
centre. It also creates opportunities to transform the former trunk roads into city streets
and new built-up areas.
Ume involvement, openness and tolerance
The university has contributed to Ume becoming a strong knowledge city with a high
proportion of highly educated people. Ume
is also a young city with a large proportion of
inward migrants and the city is characterised
by an influx of expertise, innovation and new
ideas. There is an openness between people,
tolerance and curiosity in relation to the new.
There is a great desire to debate issues and
Ume residents are involved in urban planning issues, among others.
Ume - culture as the driving force
Ume has a long-term focus on culture and
leisure as part of its strategies for urban development. One result of this has been that
Ume is the 2014 European Capital of Culture.
Innovative architecture, art and renovation of
the city centre with the focus on culture are
contributing to enabling Ume to attract people and businesses.

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1 Artistic campus

For Ume School of Architecture, Ume Institute of

Design, Ume Academy of Fine Arts, Bildmuseet and
Humlab-X, there is now a shared campus in the city
centre beside the river Umelven. This is a creative meeting place between the university and the city and a
new node for the development of knowledge-intensive,
creative businesses in the centre of the city.

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2 IKSU - Europes biggest student sports

centre

IKSU sport is in the university area in Ume and is the

biggest training centre in the Nordic region. The centre
is an important meeting place and makes a significant
contribution to attracting students and researchers to
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3 Science Park

Uminova Science Park offers a high-tech business environment adapted to research-related companies and
organisations. With special initiatives related to young
entrepreneurship, it promotes local innovation culture,
competitiveness and active work for shared economic
development.

4 The university campus

The growth of the university is essential to the development of Ume. The university campus contains two
expansive universities, SLU, the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences, and Ume University, plus the
university hospital. The area is swarming with students
and it is also one of the biggest employers in northern
Sweden.

5 New urban development in central locations, for example n

A dense new district with mixed use buildings is planned on n, an island in the middle of the river just a
few hundred metres from the city centre. The location
offers unique assets, allowing residents to live both close
to the water and close to the city. The new district is an
example of the urban planning based on Umes new
growth strategies specified in the master plan.

6 Development of the city centre in partnership with the business community

Strategic partnership on urban development issues

between the city and the business community has led
to a jointly-held view and a shared vision of the development of the city centre. This work has led to clear
rules being established and the initiatives by the city
and the business community have the potential to reinforce each other.

7 Attractive new meeting places and public

spaces
The city is investing heavily in developing public meeting places in squares and parks in partnership with
the various operators in the city, plus new public attractions including the Kulturvven cultural centre and
a new swimming centre as part of value-creating urban
planning with the objective of achieving an attractive,
dense city.

8 Ume project - new ring road

A new ring road for the E4 and E12 is being built

around the city. Three quarters of the system have been
completed and the last phase is expected to be finished

RBCK

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LIDHEMSOMRDET

13

TOMTEBO

in 2018. The ring road is very important to improve air

quality in the centre of Ume and creates opportunities
for the desired densification of the city centre.

other things, have been tested here in reality with good

results. The results are very important as good examples
for subsequent planning and construction in Ume.

9 From traffic control system to attractive

urban environment

14 European Capital of Culture 2014

The new ring road around Ume makes it possible to

transform the former trunk roads that passed straight
through the city centre into city streets. Where there
used to be road junctions and environments impaired by
traffic, it is possible to develop urban buildings in attractive central locations.

10 A commercial city - the arrival of IKEA

IIKEA and IKANO are now at the core of a new commercial area just two kilometres south of the centre of
Ume. Their arrival enhances Umes position as a commercial city and their relatively central location means
that interaction with the commerce in the city centre can
enhance the city centre and new companies will come
to Ume.

11 Conference and event city;

Visit Ume and new hotels

Several new hotels and the new company Visit Ume AB

are giving Ume improved development opportunities as
a conference and event city. The company works to attract meetings, conferences and congresses to Ume and
the hotels provide an improved infrastructure for this.

12 Visitor attractions in central locations;

Guitars - The Museum, Bildmuseet and the
aquatic centre

Over a period of a few years, several new visitor attractions have been created or are in the process of being
created in central Ume. Bildmuseet with modern architecture and art, Guitars - The Museum with a unique
collection, the countrys only museum of womens history and a central aquatic centre are some of these. This
enhances Ume as a city to visit and contributes to increased diversity and attractiveness for the city centre.

13 Sustainable lidhem

Conversion work in the district of lidhem has functioned as a pilot for creating sustainable urban development within a traditional 60s area. New systems for energy
efficiency and socially sustainable construction, among

RESOURCES

ANALYSIS

- Good communications, a new coastal

railway and an airport near the city centre
- Considerable growth for many years
- A large university of a high international
class with many students and researchers
- A top quality university hospital
- A successful business community with
many strong local business owners
- Willingness to invest among the business
community
- An open, tolerant, young city
- High level of gender equality and security
- Involvement and do-it-yourself spirit
- A city with developed networks that is characterised by partnerships and high social
capital
- Clear, strong, courageous political leadership
- Culture as a development and identity
factor, rich non-profit cultural life and highclass cultural institutions
- Innovativeness and entrepreneurial spirit
- Magnificent landscape, proximity to rich
natural experiences and outdoor activities
with a coastal landscape and river
- A winter city of snow and darkness, but also
light 24 hours a day in the summer

The Ume spirit

The development work in Ume is steadily taking place, following the vision of sustainable
urban development and 200,000 inhabitants.
Clear political leadership and a long tradition
of collaboration across political boundaries,
called the Ume spirit, are decisive factors in
this development work. A specific result of
this is the strong support from the citys politicians for the growth strategies that the city
has unanimously adopted.
Cross-border partnerships
Well-established partnerships between the
city, the university and the business community have been one way for Ume to combine its forces and work steadily on various joint
development projects. The desire to collaborate has also been reflected in the ambition
to work in networks regionally, nationally and
internationally to enhance Umes function as
a regional centre. This networking has led to
Ume being high on the European agenda in
many issues, including the work on the year as
European Capital of Culture in 2014.

The key words for Umes focus on being the European

Capital of Culture in 2014 are curiosity, passion and the
art of co-creation. The distinction is part of a long-term
initiative in which culture is an important driving force
for the citys development and success. Ume uses the
term culture-driven growth to describe this driving force.
With belief in the future and commitment, Ume has
used its focus on being European Capital of Culture to
grow into something new and unique, which has attracted worldwide attention. Culture, the City and the residents of Ume are all growing in Ume.

15 Kulturvven, cultural centre and library

Kulturvven is a building, a new cultural centre that will

be completed in November 2014. Kulturvven has several functions. With new architecture of a top international standard, the building puts culture and Ume in the
spotlight in a location that creates a new river frontage
and turns the city towards the water. The development
of the quarter also supports the development of new meeting places and creates opportunities for new cultural
experiences.

16 Political leadership, the Ume spirit

Clear political leadership and a long tradition of collaboration across political boundaries on long-term strategies, called the Ume spirit, are decisive factors in Umes
development work. The Ume spirit is characterised by
collaboration in networks and projects across traditional
boundaries, the aim of all being to achieve the best for
Ume. Compared with other cities, Ume also has good
conditions for political work, which means that political
involvement can be greater and wider.

17 Sparken and Broparken

IAs part of the focus on Young and active, an activity

park has been built with activities including a skate park
and parkour. The park has been developed in an ambitious co-creation process with the young people of the
city. The result is an attractive park, swarming with people, and strong commitment to it among the young citizens of the city.

Development of the university city

To develop a high level of attractiveness in the
face of ever stiffer competition, the city and
the university have increasingly had to work
together. The university needs the attractiveness of the city on its doorstep and the city
needs the university in the urban environment to be attractive. Ume must also be able to
offer development environments and creative
meeting places between the intellectual capital of the university and the business community. The city is therefore now being gradually
developed into a university city, with the functions of the city growing into the former traditional campus area and the university growing
into the city centre (including with the recently constructed artistic campus). Overall, this
enhances the growth opportunities of both
the city and the university.

SELECTED PROJECTS (description and illustration)

18 Botniabanan (Bothnia Line) - new coastal

railway
Botniabanan links the coastal cities between Kramfors
and Ume, providing shorter travel times and more
efficient goods transport. Two new travel centres have
been built by the City of Ume, one in Hrnefors and
one in the university and hospital area, Ume stra.
It is clear now that the city will also be responsible for
completing the Ume Central Station travel centre. Botniabanan dramatically improves the opportunities for commuting, enhances the accessibility of qualified service and provides a wider
region with a wider range of services. Major investments have also been made in a new freight
terminal and in developing the infrastructure of the Port of Ume. The concept is called Nordic
Logistic Center (NLC). Umes role as a logistics hub has been enhanced, as have the opportunities for the business community in the region to obtain competitive transport solutions.

19 International partnership between Ume and

Vaasa
The Vaasa region of Finland has one of the largest populations of Swedish speakers in the country and the
partnership between Ume and Vaasa has its roots a
long way back in the past. Both Vaasa and Ume are
among the fastest growing development regions of
Finland and Sweden, respectively. Major investments
are now planned in the transport infrastructure, with
a joint port company, a new ferry, a bridge via the island of Kvarken in the long term and other improvements that may create the conditions for
transnational development in an east-west direction, with the regions on either side of the border being welded together. Joint development planning has begun, with the aim of creating
the conditions for new markets and forms of partnership of which we have only seen the start
so far. The ambitions include developing the entire E12 route from Mo i Rana on the Norwegian
coast and over to the Finnish side.
20 Growth vision for 2050 with new master plans
Umes new master plans have created the framework
for the citys development with a vision of growth
towards 200,000 inhabitants by 2050. The plans are
based on six different development strategies for
long-term sustainable urban growth. The development strategies are the foundation for Umes ability
to grow and simultaneous improvement of the living
environment in Ume. The master plans were drawn up during a process with committed politicians, the business community, citizens and other operators and the result is a joint view and
rules for how Ume is to be developed. The effects of this include a long-term approach and
clarity in the citys planning that contribute to a better focus on the measures that need to be
taken and increased willingness to invest among the business community.

21 Culture-driven growth
The key words for Umes focus on being the European Capital of Culture in 2014 are curiosity, passion and
the art of co-creation. The distinction is part of a longterm initiative in which culture is regarded as an important driving force for the citys development and
success. Ume uses the term culture-driven growth
to describe this driving force. Via its European Capital of Culture initiative, the city has created a
level of involvement and belief in the future that gives the city a new self-image, self-confidence and self-esteem. During the work, new networks are created, new methods are tested and
new businesses related to culture have opportunities to be formed. During the European Capital of Culture year, investments are also being made in infrastructure for cultural growth and
development. The biggest is in Kulturvven, a cultural centre and new arena for culture-driven
growth in Ume.

22 Development of the university city

Ume has two universities which have been a very important engine in Umes growth. They have largely
been developed around a campus roughly two kilometres from the city centre. The new artistic campus that
links the traditional campus to the city and contains
Ume Institute of Design, Ume School of Architecture
and Ume Academy of Fine Arts, among others, is a first
step in the attempt to offer exciting study and research environments, while enriching the life of Ume with their activities. In the new plans for the
development of the university city, the city functions will therefore grow into the university area
and the university will grow into the city centre. The boundary between the university campus
and the city centre will become less clear, offering opportunities for urban development that
supports the dynamic meetings that can be created between the university and the rest of the
life of the city. This also offers new opportunities to the business community, which wants to
use the driving force of the university for its operations.
23 lvsstaden, the city between the bridges
The development of lvsstaden with parks, squares and
new activities along the bank of Umelven create an
arena for a modern urban lifestyle based on meetings
and experiences in urban space. The major public initiatives being implemented here are taking place at the
same time as the city centre is being densified with new
buildings. These factors together develop a new attractiveness with a combination of generous, high class
urban space and increased density of city life and functions. At the same time, the city is turned back towards the river and the assets the river entails
for city life are made use of.

24 Sports city
Ume has a long tradition of sport in associations. Deliberate political support via investments in halls and
pitches and contributions to associations, etc. has produced both elite sport and widespread involvement in
sport. Active associations are good for involvement, a
safe community and public health. Success in national
sport has also long enhanced the Ume brand. Ume is
widely known as a pioneer city in womens football and
floorball and the ice hockey team Bjrklven (which is back in Allsvenskan, the second Swedish
ice hockey league) is one of Umes strongest brands. Sport also contributes to enhancing Ume
as a city for visitors. A clear example of this is Ume Football Festival, UFF, one of the events (of all
categories) that attract most visitors to Ume.

25 Gender equality
The fact that Ume is one of the cities in Sweden with
the best gender equality also means that it is one of the
cities in the world with the best gender equality. Gender equality was high on the political agenda at an early stage and concerted political work, leading in part to
the City of Ume having a separate political committee
for gender equality issues, has produced clear results.
However, this does not mean that Ume has achieved its
objective. Nevertheless, it is obvious in the city that these issues are addressed actively. One of many examples is that in 2015 Ume is opening the first
museum of womens history in Sweden, the aim of which is to be an arena for debating and developing gender issues.

UME IN THE FUTURE

The Ume of the future is a living regional
centre with exciting urban environments, beautiful parks, dynamic meeting places and a
rich range of businesses and services. It is a
pleasant, pedestrian-friendly, cycle-friendly city with efficient public transport and cars
are increasingly absent. Growth continues to
be strong and new buildings complement the
old city, resulting in a dense, attractive, sustainable city.
Ume offers good residential environments
with accessibility to a wide labour market and
is also close to a rich range of activities and
services. Schools and childcare are among
the best in Sweden and contribute to growth
as families with children see Ume as a good

city to live and work in. Consequently, creative people, organisations and companies are
attracted by Ume, which now enjoys a strong
position as an interesting alternative to the
metropolitan regions in the south.
A new coastal railway, Norrbotniabanan, has
been built, connecting the coastal cities north
of Ume. The coastal railway and the new
bridge across to Vaasa in Finland have opened
the doors to cross-border regional development, with universities, the business community and cities working together across all borders. Investments have also resulted in Ume
developing into an important freight transport node in the northern European network.

Ume University is now a fully integrated part

of the city. Dynamic, attractive environments
are created in the meeting between the university and the city. Creativity flows between
the two, making a strong contribution to the
enterprising spirit in the city and Umes position as one of the most popular cities in the
world for students and researchers.
Ume is a tolerant city characterised by safety, democracy and gender equality, in which
everyones ideas are useful for the forward thrust of development. Ume has not only test
environments but also driving forces for the
implementation of innovations. This is particularly successful in the fields of new transport
solutions, energy efficiency and sustainable

urban planning, as well as in the creative cultural sector.

The year as European Capital of Culture in
2014 was a major success and Ume has
courageously continued to develop projects to enhance its attractiveness. As part of
this work, Ume was shortlisted as European
Green Capital in 2016 and the city will soon
host the Winter Olympic Games.
To everyones joy, Ume IK again won the
Champions League and Bjrklven is back in
the ice hockey Allsvenskan league.

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UPPSALA
2013
The development of uppsala in the past
two decades

Uppsalas role as a centre of education and research goes back to the Middle Ages and has
left its mark on both the citys culture and the
labour market. The two universities and various knowledge-developing special public operations have been a stable development force
in recent decades as well, a period characterised by uninterrupted population growth of
just over one per cent per annum to the current figure of 205,000 people. The city is both
a regional centre in the formal region of the
County of Uppsala and enjoys ever-increasing integration with the Stockholm region
and the northern part of the Mlaren region.
Its position of strength as a northern node in
one of Europes most creative regions is demonstrated by the fact that it is one of the fastest growing cities in Sweden, among other
things. The growth in population and human
capital has produced opportunities for extensive urban transformation towards a denser,
coherent city with upgraded urban spaces
and new urban activities and workplaces. The
city size achieved is an attractiveness factor in
itself as a result of the diversity of services and
functions that it has consequently been possible to develop. At the same time, there has
been a mental journey from the attitude of
the 1990s that the city had finished growing
to acceptance of growth, not spread, and the
growth of urban culture. The City of Uppsala
is also undergoing a paradigmatic shift in its
approach to leadership of urban development
and regional development, having assumed
the role of visionary, initiative taker and partner more clearly.

THE 21 MOST IMPORTANT PROJECTS AND

INITIATIVES FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN UPPSALA
PHYSICAL PROJECTS

1 River route, river space

From forgotten backside and barrier to the pearl of

the city. In many ways, this marks the start of the
work to improve the conditions for city life in the city
centre.

2 Dragarbrunnsgatan

From a bus and distribution street to a living city life

and commercial route. Public space upgraded with
private operators.

3 Transformation of the industrial

districts of Kungsngen and Brjetull

Inner city expansion via transformation, virtually without municipal land ownership. Kungsngen
marks the start of transformation work in former industrial environments. A vision and programme in
the early 1990s laid the foundation for a transformation that only took off ten years later.

4 Rbyvgen

From traffic route to city street. Double-sided development of road space and parking areas with mixed
urban quarters and a lane for public transport.

5 Arenas

Several large sports facilities of regional importance

are being built in the decade starting 2010. This is taking place with various levels of municipal involvement. Example: The worlds biggest floorball arena,
a large athletics centre, a football/bandy arena and a
multiple-use arena, each with a capacity of 10,000.
These are important milestones for Uppsala as an
event and sports city.

6 Renovation of Eriksberg

The municipal housing company Uppsalahem has

worked here on a long-term, open vision process with
major local involvement to improve and densify a large residential area from the early 1960s that is facing
extensive renovation. The result will probably lead to
strong local legitimacy for structural changes, many
new homes, strong services and improved quality in
the urban spaces. The experience is being employed
in other districts where several housing management
companies can work together on joint processes.

7 Campus Uppsala and Dag Hammarskjld route

The expansion and renovation needs of the two universities made them major builders in the 2000s. Activities were concentrated on a long north-south route
by transforming old, sparse institutional areas into
new, denser ones. The development of varied residential environments follows on from this. One example
is Ullerker a former hospital area that is now planned to be turned into several thousand homes and various businesses.

INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS

8 Strategic, continuous master plans

The master plans have gradually switched from more

detailed land use planning to strategies and rules for
urban development with clear directions for implementation and action. Follow-up is linked to ordinary
accounts. Decisions on topicality, renewal of various
tasks, important questions regarding the way forward,
etc. are included in the citys rolling four-year planning on direction, operations and finances.

9 New regulations: parking policy, cycle

policy, park plan, etc.

These reflect changed, more intensive activity by the

city to move, with their own operations, in the direction of development indicated by the master plan,
for example sustainable travel and higher quality and
multifunctionality in our parks.

ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGY

The ambition to enhance urban qualities has succeeded and coincides with the
strong mental trend towards urbanisation.
The structural approach of prioritising urban
routes and core areas, plus dedicated public
transport routes and hubs, results in rational
resource utilisation, good growth opportunities, high accessibility and interconnection
of the parts of the city, both physically and
mentally. One success factor has been that
the citys working methods in the area of urban planning have been developed towards
process orientation, systematisation, open-

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ness and collaboration with other operators in

the community. The many young people and
students in the city are a special resource in
the development of urbanity, with their rapid
adaptation of trends, changes in values, etc. At
the same time, the citys long history and its
physical legacy provide a secure identity and
cultural capital that are part of the driving force behind urban planning.

10 New process for land allocation

The city owns relatively little land. However, for several

years it has applied new principles for land allocation
that raise the quality of urban planning and increase the
number of operators on the housing market to enhance competition and boost housing production. Among
other things, the city uses land allocation competitions
with a fixed price on the market, requirements for a specific proportion of tenancies and a competition element
that involves delivering quality.

certain project initiatives. Permanent collaboration with

the municipalities between Uppsala and Stockholm on
the development of the railways, stations and a shared
knowledge base on, for example, the housing market.
Collaboration with the public transport authorities in
the Counties of Stockholm and Uppsala to realise dedicated public transport routes in the city and cross-border
commuter transport. The most recent breakthrough was
commuter trains between Uppsala-Arlanda-Stockholm,
stopping in all local stations.

11 Organisational renewal to ensure mo-

14 Business and branding collaboration

dern working methods within the citys responsibility for urban development

Organisational renewal to ensure modern working

methods within the citys responsibility for urban development. Merger of offices and process orientation. A
new office for social development has been set up, with
the result that responsibility for operational urban development, from planning and legislation checking to the
work on actual implementation and administration, is
located in one organisation. Process orientation means,
among other things, that lead times are shortened and it
is easier to achieve joint planning and prioritisation.

12 Collaboration with the universities

The city and the universities work together to create

more export companies and growing export companies. One example is the company incubator Uppsala Innovation Centre (UIC). Just over a third of the
companies have their origin in the universities. Uppsala BIO is another example of an initiative between the
city, the universities, the business community, etc. that
has attracted international attention via its programme
BIO-X. In 2011, the global life science company Roche,
for example, began collaborating with Uppsala BIO on
BIO-X. The collaboration has long held institutional
status via the Foundation for Collaboration between the
Universities in Uppsala, Business, and the Public Sector
(STUNS).

13 Macro-regional and regional collaboration on infrastructure and transport

Permanent collaboration with municipalities and regional representatives, public transport authorities, etc.
in Mlardalen to jointly lobby the Government on infrastructure investments, etc. Temporary groupings for

RESOURCES
Uppsala has a range of resources that have a
stimulating effect on the citys changes and
development.
- Two universities as the basis for urban and
business development.
- Many young adults and students who support modern values, an urban lifestyle, city
life, new business development and a future-oriented outlook. In the long term also leadership for Uppsala.
- The city contains many urban qualities and
dynamic city life.
- A high level of agreement and consensus

From macro-regional partnerships such as Stockholm

Business Alliance to branding work, one of the aims of
which is to expand the image of Uppsala and the identity of the citys residents to what we actually are today a
large, multifaceted city that is the northern node in the
metropolitan region and a growing engine of regional
and national development.

15 City centre collaboration

Collaboration on the development of the inner city with

business and property owners on everything from general issues such as transport systems and route development to cofinancing of specific projects to enhance the
attractiveness of public spaces and thus also improve the
conditions for the visitor industry in the surrounding
built-up area.

16 District development work

Social focus and collaboration with local operators and

residents in various districts to boost development impetus, etc.

17 Events in public spaces: the Allt Ljus p

Uppsala festival of light, Culture Night, ice
sculpture, Walpurgis night, etc.

Events in public spaces: the Allt Ljus p Uppsala festival

of light, Culture Night, ice sculpture, Walpurgis night,
etc. Partnerships result in several different events in and
at public spaces that entail added value for residents, cultural performers, athletes and the visitor industry. Some
have been going on for centuries. An increasing number
are being tried out and welcomed.

on urban development, enhancement of the

inner districts and growth in the community.
This was achieved via dialogue, collaboration
and results in the 1990s.
- Uppsala has a critical mass for urbanity and
self-generating growth.
- Uppsala has a strong position in the region
with high population growth, business development, a growing labour market, knowledge production, knowledge-intensive companies and clusters.
- A strong cultural heritage that can support
continued cultural and social development.
Cultural capital.

SELECTED PROJECTS (description and illustration)

18 Travel centre, including concert and conference centre with surrounding square and

20 stra Salabacke

public spaces
A transport hub and meeting place with a new city quarter in the city centre. Contributes to
the expansion of the centre eastwards and interconnection across several barriers, including
the railway. Fully implemented by approximately 2015. The concert and conference centre
that was opened in 2007 is a landmark building and a meeting place that interacts with its
local environment of public spaces and has contributed to this expansion of the city centre.
The pace of transformation on the eastern side has increased noticeably, as has the arrival of
businesses.

A former power transmission corridor that passes straight through

the eastern parts of the outer city
on municipal land. It is now the citys most interesting development
area in terms of trying out new process approaches to achieve ambitious quality and sustainability targets. The process design integrates
the planning and implementation
processes and involves developers
at an early stage, working together
to achieve high overall and local quality. The citys main role is as an enabler and visionary. The
process design is part of the strategic objective to increase the rate of construction, widen the
range and increase the quality of what is built. This took place here, for example, via an aggressive land allocation competition, small-scale division into property units and price differentiation. Eight new building owners became established on the Uppsala market that had previously been dominated by six operators. The project attracted national attention and has been used
as an example of how urban planning projects can be organised, managed and implemented.

19 City routes and core areas, dedicated public transport routes and hubs
New emphasis and attitudes in the master plan
with the intention of creating stable rules for
construction and functional content. City routes (blue) indicate activity routes in the outer
city in which densification is welcomed if it includes both business premises and homes and
in which special care must be shown to the
public spaces. The dedicated public transport
routes (red) indicate that there will be dense,
fast, permanent public transport here and densification is welcome. The response from developers has been clear. Acceptance of the need
for a mixed urban environment in city routes
has been gained.

21 Climate work with the climate protocol

Strong partnerships with many specific emissions reductions and an important conceptual
and learning process. The experiences and ideas
are incorporated in urban development projects
such as stra Salabacke and product development, etc. In 2010, the city invited local companies, public activities and the two universities
to jointly accept the climate challenge. The Uppsala climate protocol was created. The members both invest in their own climate-driven business and activity development and contribute jointly to achieving the citys climate targets. The protocol now has 27 members, comprising
a third of all employees in Uppsala. Collaboration projects take place in focus groups in areas
such as sustainable travel, energy transmission systems, waste and solar energy. One example of
a project that emerged from this collaboration is action charts for enhancing energy efficiency
in tenant-owner associations. During 2013-14, the climate protocol collaboration is developing
Road map for a carbon-neutral Uppsala a specific plan to achieve lower emissions together.

CHALLENGES FOR 2020

Uppsala is preparing to make even better
use of its favourable location in the foremost growth region of Sweden and its good
regional, national and global accessibility.
Key factors are 1) the capacities of housing
production and of macro-regional and local
transport systems and 2) the citys ability to
convert strong innovativeness into business
growth. This makes it necessary to make greater use of and reserve the best location in
terms of accessibility, near the travel centre,
for contact-intensive and knowledge-intensive export businesses and support services for
them. In addition, even more effort must be
put into collaboration with various operators
on various geographical levels for infrastructure provision and transport so that the sustainable transport systems can be developed to
a sufficient extent. To cope with housing production, we need to have even more large development/transformation areas in progress
simultaneously to create a secure basis.
The environmental and climate-related challenges remain obvious. The need for resource-efficient solutions, along with the global

fast pace of urbanisation, have made sustainable cities a growth business area. Via the
knowledge environment in Uppsala, the city
can take the lead and be a test bed for various
innovations in this area to a greater extent.
With increased diversity and individualised lifestyles comes a need for many different types
of environment and price levels for business
premises and homes. An increasingly elderly population means a changed needs profile. Uppsala should be already preparing, in
its urban planning, housing construction and
service provision, to be at the leading edge in
terms of the change in demand that can be
predicted and also ensure that the contacts,
the interconnections, between city districts
increase.
For the development of the urban space, the
challenges include making use of and highlighting the growing specialisation and scope
of businesses, for example via cluster formations in routes and areas (for example cultural
routes). However, this also involves seriously
tackling and developing city routes in the outer city in partnership with the local communi-

ty, developers, etc. The role of cycling in city

traffic needs to be honed (we are already a
strong cycling city) and the urban environments must be adapted to cycling even more.
The faster rate of change also demands more
of the citys leadership, both internally and in
a regional context. Discussions on urban development issues with residents and operators need to be systematised to achieve higher participation and efficiency and ultimately
higher quality in the built environment, etc.
It is necessary to set priorities and consider
advantages and disadvantages in terms of
both time and space. One of the most difficult
things is to keep a cool head and wait for the
time to be right, but it may be necessary to
achieve expedient development in the long
term. This is partly about investments being
deployed efficiently at the right time and location-bound qualities being preserved,
and making use of and highlighting the
growing specialisation and scope of businesses, for example via cluster formations in
routes and areas (for example cultural routes).
However, this also involves seriously tackling

and developing city routes in the outer city

in partnership with the local community, developers, etc. The role of cycling in city traffic
needs to be honed (we are already a strong
cycling city) and the urban environments
must be adapted to cycling even more.
The faster rate of change also demands more
of the citys leadership, both internally and in
a regional context. Discussions on urban development issues with residents and operators need to be systematised to achieve higher participation and efficiency and ultimately
higher quality in the built environment, etc.
It is necessary to set priorities and consider
advantages and disadvantages in terms of
both time and space. One of the most difficult
things is to keep a cool head and wait for the
time to be right, but it may be necessary to
achieve expedient development in the long
term. This is partly about investments being
deployed efficiently at the right time and location-bound qualities being preserved.

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VASA 2013
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF VAASA IN THE PAST 10-20 YEARS
The energy capital of the Nordic region is a
fast-growing coastal city with a flourishing business community and a very wide range of
bilingual and multilingual educational options
right up to university level. The city is located
on a unique land uplift coast surrounded by
Swedish-speaking peripheral municipalities.
This has meant that the city structure has remained dense with a well-defined centre. The
city was founded by Charles IX of Sweden in
1606 in the oldest port and trading centre in
Ostrobothnia. In 1852, the city burned down
and was moved to its present location nearer to the sea. In 1856, the new city plan was
drawn up by the Swedish architect Carl Axel
Setterberg. The plan remains clearly visible in
the citys grid structure. The total area of the
city is 575 km2, of which 364 km2 land area.
Development in the past 20 years has been
dramatic. Despite there having been no enlargement of the municipality before 2013,
the population, which is 65,674, has increased
more in recent years than predicted, by approximately 600 per annum. The population of
peripheral municipalities has also increased
over the past 20 years. The increased multicultural nature of Vaasa is based primarily on students and international workers.
The technical sector has long had a presence in Vaasa in the form of both the manufacturing industry and education. In the past
10 years, the energy technology sector has developed into an extremely significant industry
at a global level. Jobs within this sector alone
have increased to 10,000 and are expected to
increase by the same amount again over the
next ten years. The industries have developed
their products and their production so that
they have been able to continue their operations in the same place in the city centre. This
differs from many other cities in which industry was phased out and disappeared. At the
same time, business parks and commercial
centres have been established approximately
2-7 km from the core centre on the citys main
approach roads both to the north and south.
Changes in government structures have
meant that certain functions, for example the
county and county administration and the
military staff have disappeared, while others
such as the regional administrative agency
have been added.
The ongoing land uplift (8 mm per annum)
presents a challenge but also offers new opportunities to develop the social structure in
the region. In 2006, the Kvarken Archipelago was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site
jointly with the High Coast in Sweden.

25 NEW PROJECTS

1 Innovative cities

Vaasa has been chosen to be part of the planned innovative cities project. Vaasa assumes national responsibility for developing the subject of sustainable energy
solutions. This means that the city networks nationally to develop the energy sector nationally and globally
and to develop higher education in the energy sector
between different cities.

2 Development of new energy solutions

in the district of Brnd

The district of Brnd is located centrally by the sea

and consists of an old settlement, a new university campus and also older higher education buildings
and industries. As part of the innovative cities project, innovative, new, green energy solutions will be
applied in this district, in which district heating is the
dominant form at present. In addition to new energy
sources, new forms of technology will be used to allow
residents to monitor their energy consumption in real
time and thus reduce it.

3 Innovation platform - Energy Lab

In conjunction with the university campus in Brnd,

a research and product development laboratory is being set up. The objective is to bring together research and knowledge in the various institutes of higher
education with companies in the energy industry.
This shared research platform will give engine research
good conditions to develop, which will also be visible
in higher education teaching. At a later stage, the innovation platform will be expanded to cover other focus areas in the field of energy.

4 Stormossen - Pttska parken

A new project that involves building two pipes from

the citys sewage treatment plant, Pttska reningsverket, to the citys waste management facility in Stormossen. One pipe is designed to convey the sludge
collected in the sewage treatment plant to the waste
management facility to extract biogas. The second
pipe is designed to convey the gas, methane, back to
the city where it would be used by many companies
in their product development processes, including the
testing of new engines. 3.5 million m3 of gas could be
used innovatively every year.

5 Railway

Rail links to the logistics area, airport and port are being developed.

6 Airport

The airport is being developed by renovating the passenger terminal and building an air logistics terminal.

7 Port

The port is being developed with the Port of Ume

with universal new energy and environmental solutions for the shipping industry, including the opportunity to fill up with LNG.

8 Highway 8 to the north

The highway north from the logistics area south-east

of Vaasa is being rerouted east of the city to the north.

9 Port road

A new port road is being built between the port and

the logistics area. The port road will reduce the heavy
traffic that currently passes through the centre of the
city.

10 New green, energy-efficient ferry via

Kvarken

A functioning transport corridor is being developed

with intermodal transport solutions between Norways
ice-free port in Mo i Rana, via Ume in Sweden, to
Vaasa and on to Russia, among other places. A brand
new ferry for the Kvarken service represents a very important part of this logistics corridor.

11 The Vaasa regions logistics area

The city is creating, with the neighbouring municipality of Korsholm, a 400 ha logistics area in the regions
logistics hub between the railway, the airport and highway 8. The area is divided into a logistics business
park, a rail terminal and an area for manufacturing
industry. With the Port of Vaasa and the airport, the
area forms a functional logistics unit that enhances the
competitiveness of the companies in the region. The
logistics area is made unique by the latest new energy
and environmental solutions being tested and developed there.

12 Lngskogen Business Park

A brand new detailed development plan area of approximately 43 ha near the airport and the logistics area
for such industry that will be located in the very centre of the energy sector. A centralised energy network
is being studied for the area.

13 Vaasa Airport Park

The fast-growing Vaasa Airport Park is located next to

the airport and the southern approach road. It is the
most recent of the citys business parks. It offers approximately 200,000 m of office space and there are
plans for further extension. The companies in Vaasa
Airport Park employ 4,000 people, many of whom
work for companies in the biggest energy concentra-

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Vasas 25 projekt p kartan

tion in the Nordic region. The construction of an air

logistics area is currently being prepared to create a link
between Vaasa Airport and Vaasa Airport Park.

14 Development of Liselund, Kungsgrden

and Ris
See Vaasas 5 selected projects.

15 Detailed development plan for Ris business and corporate area

The approximately 68 ha area is 8 km south-east of the
centre of Vaasa. The aim of the detailed development
plan is to manage business construction in the area. The
intention is to locate approximately 120,000 m2 of business premises of various types in the area. The aim is to
create detailed development plan conditions for a pleasant, functioning area with a lively business community.
Another aim is to attach special importance to the use of
renewable energy in the planning of the area.

16 Campus Kungsgrden

YA! Vocational College of Ostrobothnia provides vocational training in Swedish in Ostrobothnia. The aim of
the vocational college is to enhance vocational skills,
expertise, competitiveness and prosperity in the region
with vocational training adapted to the business community and flexible skills development. A new campus
is emerging south of the city. The extensive project comprises approximately 20,000 m2 of floor area, of which
just over 15,000 m2 is new premises. The area combines
courses in construction and wood, automotive technology, machines and metal, electrical engineering, beauty,
food preparation and social services and healthcare.

17 he citys expansion of the centre

The leap across the railway
See Vaasas 5 selected projects

18 Klemets

The objective in Klemets is to create more housing and

local services, while retaining the existing conditions for
business activities. The services in Klemets are profiled so that they are attractive but still differ adequately
from the services in the centre area to avoid a situation
arising in which there is undesired competition. The
height of the newbuild quarter will be adapted to the
heights of the old centre. Klemets is profiled as a personal, energy-efficient future area on a human scale and
the objectives are reflected in the quarters appearance
and activities.

19 Trotting track

The old trotting track next to the city centre is being turned into an energy-efficient residential area in terms of
both production and energy use.

20 Old bus station

The construction of the former bus station quarter is one

of the most important urban planning and construction
projects in the centre of Vaasa and its expansion areas for
several decades. The city is developing and building business, office and service premises and housing in the quarter. According to the plans, there are also to be music
and conference premises in the area. The quarter will be
of a high quality and environmentally efficient in accordance with the citys profile and strategy, which are based
on energy knowhow. A selection procedure is being used
to find new ideas and business models for the realisation
of a quarter that expands the centre and in which there
will be a total of approximately 30,000-35,000 m floor
area of business, office and other premises. To achieve
this, operators are required that want to and are able to
produce a high-quality environment and creatively link
services and other functions.

21 Land uplift and the Kvarken world heritage site

The Kvarken Archipelago and the High Coast in Sweden

form a unique geological unit in which traces of inland
ice and the land uplift of the last few millennia characte-

rise both the landscape and the natural environment. The

ongoing land uplift (8 mm per annum) makes the world
heritage site a unique example of a landscape in constant
change. The Kvarken Archipelago, with its highest point
below 20 metres above sea level, is a young landscape
(2,000-3,000 years old) that is continuously changing
shape. During his or her lifetime, a human being can see
the land rising out of the shallow sea and the landscape
changing; new islands emerge from the sea, bays become
lakes and fairways become shallow. The land area in the
Kvarken Archipelago increases by 1 km or 100 hectares per annum. On account of the land uplift, Kvarkens
habitats, vegetation and fauna are in a constant state of
change, both under the surface and on land.

22 Sdra Stadsfjrden

Sdra Stadsfjrden is a bay, approximately 2 km wide and

6 km long, i.e. a very big bay. The water is no more than
approximately 2 metres deep at the deepest point. The
depth is mainly under 1.5 metres. Land uplift means that
the water depth decreases every year. The shallowing process is also being accelerated considerably by the sediment
and the nutrients supplied by other local rivers. In 100
years, Sdra Stadsfjrden may be completely overgrown
and in 50 years over half of the bays area will probably be
overgrown with reeds. A project has therefore been started to study various development opportunities for Sdra
Stadsfjrden and measures to prevent the bay from becoming overgrown. Outdoor activity trails are also planned around the bay and will be established in stages. The
idea is to have an outdoor activity trail all the way around
Sdra Stadsfjrden.

23 2040 structural model for the Vaasa city

region

At the beginning of 2013, the City of Vaasa, in partnership with the surrounding municipalities in the Vaasa
city region (Korsns, Malax, Korsholm, Laihela, Storkyro, Vr), began work on creating the 2040 structural
model for the Vaasa city region, in which various approaches to the future development directions of the city
region are evaluated from the perspective of land use.
The work will be completed in 2014. The development
corridor model (below) improves the favourable development of the operating environment of the business community and its competitiveness. The centre of the city of
Vaasa and its local areas function as the focus of the development. The model continues the development that
took place in the 2000s with new homes and jobs and
supports the development of the area that already has the
best accessibility.

24 Enlargement of the municipality

See Vaasas 5 selected projects.

25 National social services and healthcare

reform

The aim of the national social services and healthcare reform in Finland is to guarantee equal social services and
healthcare services for all. This requires changes in the
municipal structure and increased regional collaboration.
The population base needs to be broadened to arrange
the services and the service structure and practice must
be renewed. The social services and healthcare areas that
the municipalities create would be responsible for all of
the municipalities statutory social services and healthcare tasks (the so-called extensive basic and special levels).
Municipalities that have at least approximately 20,00050,000 residents may, if they so wish, create areas on
base level. They would arrange the services on base level
that the health centres and social services departments
arrange today. The services on special level are arranged
in the social services and healthcare area. Municipalities with fewer than 20,000 residents would not arrange
any services themselves. The services for residents in such
municipalities are arranged either by a social services and
healthcare area or an area on base level. However, small
municipalities would continue to have the task of promoting residents health and welfare as this is also the
task of other municipal sectors.

SELECTED PROJECTS (description and illustration)

17 The citys expansion of the centre

The leap across the railway
The centre of Vaasa is a unique, attractive city
region centre for approximately 112,000 residents. The main reason for its urban landscape is the detailed development plan that was
adopted in 1855 with its esplanades and fire
breaks and urban construction style, the landmarks of which are a series of public buildings
in red brick. Continuous strong measures are
required to keep the centre pleasant and vital. The vision for the future is The leap across the
railway, which entails expanding the centre to Klemets on the eastern side of the railway. The
aim is to establish both housing and diversified, mixed centre functions in the area. The plans
also include functions that serve the entire city region such as a concert hall. Significant, dynamic drivers of the change are the old bus station area, the Korsholmesplanaden bridge and the
unused land in the railway area. The aim is to densify the structure and create a high-quality urban environment with a total of almost 500,000 m floor area. The plans include potential homes
for approximately 8,000 residents. Planning traffic routes and parking is an important part of the
development of the centre. The conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport will be
improved. Attractiveness will also be promoted by increasing the number of parking spaces. To
reduce the harmful environmental effects caused by heavy traffic passing through the centre,
the possibility of building a tunnel under the centre has been studied.

14 Development of Liselund, Kungsgrden

and Ris
Liselund, Kungsgrden and Ris are on Vaasas
southern approach road and represent a central part of Vaasas quality corridor, which is to
be developed into a high-quality corridor for
service and jobs in terms of urban landscape
and traffic. The accessibility of the area is very
good. It is beside the motorway, and the railway and the airport, with their logistics areas, are
nearby. The area already has various functions and both public and private services and is being expanded with an extensive project for housing and commerce. According to the landscape plan adopted in autumn 2013, up to 120,000 m floor area of new business premises may
be located in Ris and Liselund.
The Kungsgrden area is a significant development factor that enhances the regions identity and attractiveness. Kungsgrden school, which was founded in the 16th century near Korsholm Castle, is now a modern educational centre that is being developed rapidly. The campus
area is being expanded and the number of students is growing. The old Vaasa hospital area is a
fine cultural environment in the empire style from the 19th century, creating functional diversity in the area.
The development work allows for construction for shops, housing, educational purposes and
business activities in the southern area of the city to create a place with a strong identity and
a pleasant place for housing, work and services. It is estimated that the area will have approximately 3,000 new jobs and approximately 1,500 new residents in the coming 20 years.

5-11 Development of logistics

infrastructure
The city is creating, with the neighbouring
municipality of Korsholm, a 400 ha logistics
area in the regions logistics hub between the
railway, the airport and highway 8. The logistics area is made unique by the latest new
energy and environmental solutions being
tested and developed there. Rail links to the
logistics area, airport and port are being developed. A port road is being built between
the logistics area and the port. The highway
north from the logistics area is being rerouted. A functioning transport corridor is also being
developed with intermodal transport solutions between Norways ice-free port in Mo i Rana,
via Ume in Sweden, to Vaasa and on to Russia, among other places. A brand new ferry for the
Kvarken service represents a very important part of this logistics corridor (see item 3).

10 A new, green, energy-efficient ferry

between Vaasa and Ume
In addition to a functioning transport corridor, a specially designed new ferry is required
for the Kvarken service. Traffic has travelled
between Vaasa and Ume for several hundred
years. However, when duty-free sales ended
on accession to the EU, the service ceased to be as profitable. In 2012, therefore, the cities of
Vaasa and Ume established a joint shipping company and bought a new ferry that now provides the Kvarken passenger and freight service. However, the ferry is old and not designed
for the new environmental requirements that come into force for shipping from 2015. Therefore, a more long-term solution is required, a new green ferry designed for these shallow waters. The vessel should have high icebreaking capacity. Consequently, the vessel is planned to
be built in a brand new material, high durability steel, which is more durable but even lighter.
The result is that the vessel is lighter and uses less fuel, making it possible to reduce emissions
further. The project has 18 partners, consisting of cities, regions, development companies and
companies in the industry.

Vision
In Vaasas strategy The energy capital
of the Nordic region - flow for a good
life, the objective is to safeguard the
citys welfare, attractiveness and economic success. The city is focusing on
elements such as facilitating the establishment of companies, increasing
the supply of skilled labour, improving
logistical accessibility, working with
companies and communities, making
the city organisation more flexible and
more innovative, promoting city culture and improving multilingual services.

Energy capital of the Nordic region

Vaasa is one of Finlands most successful cities and has all the conditions for
continued success. We have our own
Silicon Valley in the energy industry; the Vaasa regions energy cluster
employs 10,000 people and its share
of Finlands energy technology exports
is 30%. Local companies are number 6
in the table of those investing most in
R&D in Finland. Future needs for skilled labour are secured by means of
investments in education. Vaasa has
7 institutes of higher education with
12,000 students. 3 are Swedish-language and 4 are Finnish-language. The
institutes of higher education have
a wide range of English-language
teaching and the proportion of foreign
students is high.

24 Enlargement of the municipality

According to the 2011 government programme, extensive municipal reform is being implemented in Finland with the aim of creating a
vital municipal structure based on strong primary municipalities. According to the programme, a strong primary municipality consists of
a natural commuting area and is large enough
to supply basic services itself, with the exception of demanding specialised healthcare and
demanding social services. According to the
government programme, extensive municipal reform is being implemented with the aim of creating a vital municipal structure based
on strong primary municipalities. According to the programme, a strong primary municipality
consists of a natural commuting area and is large enough to supply basic services itself, with
the exception of demanding specialised healthcare and demanding social services. A strong
primary municipality is also able to carry out business policy and development work and take
action to develop the social structure. Vaasa wants to create a new municipality consisting of
the Vaasa regions existing municipalities shown on the map.

Strong growth
The Vaasa region is one of the fastest
growing city regions in Finland. Both
the population and the number of jobs
have increased rapidly. The Vaasa region is the eleventh largest with a population of 112,000, of whom 59% speak
Finnish, 36% Swedish and 5% other
languages. The region is also one of
the most multicultural in the country.
The proportion of foreign citizens is
fourth highest and their proportion is
growing fast.

The innovative, competitive city

Vaasas status as an innovative city was
recognised when it was chosen as one
of Finlands five most innovative cities
(see 1 Innovative cities). The energy
cluster and its growth potential on the
global market contributed to this distinction. By safeguarding its business
conditions, the city contributes to maintaining and improving the competitiveness of not only Vaasa but also the
entire country.

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SNDERBORG 19 EXAMPLES
Snderborg Municipality is located in in the
south-eastern part of Jutland, just north of
the border with Germany. Half of the municipality is located in Jutland, while the other
part is located on the island of Als. The municipality has a total population of approximately 75,000, of which 27,000 people live in the
biggest city, Snderborg, while the remaining
inhabitants live in small towns, villages and in
the countryside.
When they talk about Snderborg, visitors
and locals often emphasise its beautiful natural environment, its fine location, its lovely
atmosphere and the company Danfoss. Snderborg is also known as an area with a living
history. Despite its rural location, a long way
from big cities such as Copenhagen and Aarhus, it manages to buck the trend and attract
and retain knowledge-intensive companies
and well-educated individuals in a peripheral
region.
Although these characteristics are only part of
the story of Snderborg, they and much else
besides contribute to Snderborg standing
out as an area that attracts national and international attention in a range of fields such as
energy and welfare technology.
Snderborgs geographical location means
that it was clear from an early stage that it was
necessary for Snderborg to do something
completely extraordinary to maintain and expand its position and attractiveness to businesses, residents and tourists. In this connection, the areas businesses such as Danfoss
have made an important contribution to Snderborgs ability to buck many of the negative development trends that characterise comparable areas in Denmark, for example falling
population, low level of education and departure of knowledge jobs.
In the course of just a few years, Snderborg
has experienced the consequences of a number of major governmental restructuring operations. These have included the reduction in
size of the citys hospital in 2014, the relocation of a psychiatric department in Augustenborg Palace and the closure of the citys sergeants college in 2014. The restructuring is
part of the general trends across the country,
in which large public functions are being centralised, often at the expense of smaller cities.
In specific terms, the restructuring means that
prominent buildings in Snderborg Municipality will stand empty and the identity of the
cities will also be affected to some extent by
such major changes. Ensuring that something
positive emerges from this is a major challenge.
However, Snderborg is also seeing a development in the opposite direction, in contrast
to the reductionist agenda. The city centre
and port areas are currently the focus of significant urban improvement. New agendas involving, for example, the university, the retail
trade, functions aimed at tourists and housing
projects have the potential to boost the city in
a new way, with growth coming from places
other than the public sector.
The current positive development in Snderborg is the result of a general planning initiative and a vision that grew out of collaboration
between local businesses and the municipality in Snderborg. It comprises individual visions that are realised in a wide range of specific projects.

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TRANSFORMATION OF THE CITY

1 Snderborg city centre plan

In the past few years, the municipality has drawn up

an ambitious city centre plan which will help make
the citys central shopping streets even stronger in the
competition between the regions commercial centres.
With this plan, the city is seeking to ensure balance
between commercial life in the city centre and commercial life outside the city centre.

2 Alsion

In Alsion, Snderborg has combined

research and education at university level, a classical
concert hall, local
businesses and parts
of the municipalitys administration in a unique, coherent environment. The building is part of a strategy to strengthen the
activity in the town centre by placing functions with
high flow centrally in the city. Among other things,
the building has helped activate and redefine a part
of Snderborg which previously had only a secondary
role in the city.

3 Gehrys port
plan

The former commercial port of Snderborg is now being

transformed into an
attractive urban area
in close relation to the city centre. The transformation is based on a master plan drawn up by the architect Frank Gehry for the port area. When the entire
area has been completed, the port area will function
as a natural extension of the city centre with functions
such as hotels, homes, art galleries, offices and multicultural centres.

4 Augustenborg
port

In 2011, a port area

in Augustenborg was
the setting for a Europan competition
for young architects.
The winning project provided a strong vision of how
Augustenborg port can be revitalised over a number
of years through a mix of new and existing buildings.
The project is intended to enhance Augustenborg as
an attractive urban community.

5 Snderborg barracks

When Snderborg barracks close in 2014, a very prominent building and an important area in the city
centre of Snderborg will suddenly be empty and full
of potential. The municipality has initiated ambitious
planning work that is designed to preserve the assets
of the beautiful buildings and make the best possible
use of the potential of the area.

6 De fem haver (The five gardens)

Climate change
adaptation is not just
a matter of establishing large delay basins
in new areas. This
needs to be done in
existing urban and
residential areas as
well. The De fem haver project provides an answer
to how climate change adaptation can simultaneously solve a practical problem with rainwater and give
the city an area that both creates identity and is a recreation area. As a result of the project, an existing
green area without any significant recreational value
has been given a purpose and adds value for the local
homes.

7 Student housing

To attract Danish and foreign students to the city, Snderborg aims to offer centrally located, high quality student accommodation. Therefore, a different type of hall
of residence is being planned in one of the citys better
locations in close relation to the modern port which is
currently being created. Joint consideration of student
housing, a multistorey car park and the existing landscape will give the citys students attractive new homes and
contribute to city life.

8 Universe in Nordborg

Universe.dk

Als is a popular tourist

destination where many
Germans and Danes
enjoy the islands countryside and coastline.
But Als is much more
than that, and the area
has several impressive companies whose stories show that Als is a very special place in many ways. The experience park Universe
has given northern Als an attraction that is more than
just a theme park for families. Universe combines learning, communication and entertainment in a new way
in which everyone can expand their horizons in relation
to scientific phenomena. Universe continues to evolve in new directions and contributes to the entire areas
identity.

9 Grsten port

The former commercial port in Grsten has been transformed from a closed commercial area to an open urban
area with a promenade that connects a holiday resort
with a spa and water park to holiday homes, residential housing and a marina. In the planning of the area, it
was decisive to retain the local character, with brick playing an important role, in particular. In summer, the area
attracts many tourists, and the atmosphere is both lively
and relaxed, as in the rest of Grsten.

Facts about the municipality

Population: 75,732
Area: 496 km2
Biggest city (Snderborg): 27,237
www.sonderborgkommune.dk

10 Snderborg bus station

In the course of the years to come, Snderborg bus stations garages and parking areas will be moved out of the
city centre and a large, central area will become free for
urban development. The planning is focusing on activating the site with a mix of public functions and homes to
enhance and complement the city centre area.

SHARED IDENTITY AND VISIONS

11 Project Zero

The vision of total CO2

neutrality by 2029 is
the focus of one of the
main current planning
initiatives in Snderborg. The project is
multifaceted and targeted on several fronts - the business community and the
private and public sectors. Snderborg City Council set
the objectives with private investors, and Project Zeros
mission is to maintain the vision, implement it and ensure that the green initiatives benefit the areas businesses
and create jobs under the project motto Bright green
growth.

12 Snderborg heating plan

One of the prerequisites of the Project Zero vision is the

ambitious Snderborg heating plan to ensure that the
heating supply in the municipality makes the transition
to renewable energy sources. In Snderborg, heating
planning is not only about practical instructions. It is just
as much about creating a common objective, a common
understanding and a basis for good working relationships. On these points, Snderborgs heating planning
stands out as an example to follow.

Facts about planning strategy

Planning strategy shapes planning for the future in the municipality. The key words of the
plan are:
Cohesion
Growth
Knowledge
Accessibility

13 Application to be European Capital of

Culture

In 2013, Snderborg
and its closest neighbours applied to become European Capital
of Culture in 2017.
Although Aarhus eventually got the title, the accompanying planning up to the
time of the application is an example of a strategically
planned initiative which is unusual for a city of the size
of Snderborg. The citys application helped articulate
and focus on the many cultures and identities that exist
in the area.

15iFabrikken

iFabrikken is an entrepreneurial initiative

that continues the spirit
with which the areas
biggest businesses were
created. iFabrikken supports entrepreneurs, allowing them to break through with their ideas, obtain
knowledge in networks and have a common platform
in the start-up phase. The project came into being
and is rooted in the areas business community.

14 Creation of Snderborg Municipality

In 2007, Snderborg Municipality was created by the

merger of seven smaller municipalities. The merger entailed a major task of creating a common identity across
the old municipal boundaries for both citizens and the
administration. The task was managed by initiating joint
identity creation projects that contribute to an overall
sense of community and motivate people to work together across former boundaries.

Border culture - from barrier to potential.

The special way of life on the border has created a particularly hardy mentality and the people here believe in their own abilities. They
have a can-do attitude and a desire to do even
things that appear to be almost impossible,
The list of urban projects and other initiatives contains several examples of very difficult
challenges that have been met through surprising projects and initiatives.
Hamburg/Flensburg. Snderborg may be
in an out-of-the-way part of Denmark, but it
is also only 40 minutes from Flensburg and
2 hours from Hamburg. Hamburg is a city of
almost 2 million inhabitants and Germanys
economic powerhouse. Partnership across the
border offers great potential.
An attractive, small, dense city with a beautiful location. Snderborg is a small, dense
city with squares, open spaces and a port environment and distinctive urban life, including
festivals. It has a clear, characteristic urban
environment and architecture. The city is the
centre of the municipality and a central part
of the southern Jutland urban structure.
Danfoss - the grand narrative, identity,
cohesive force. Danfoss is not just a big company. It is also a piece of history and an engine
for social development and all other development in Snderborg. The company is an example of what it means to take corporate so-

18 Funen-Als bridge

The new motorway from Snderborg to the E45 at

Kliplev has made it possible to get to and from the area
easily, enhancing the local infrastructure. The project is
innovative in Denmark on several fronts, including in
relation to the financing model.

It should be easy to get to and from Snderborg. Therefore, accessibility is given high priority by working
for a regional, cross-border partnership to establish an
efficient, future-proof transport structure guaranteeing regional, national and international connections.
Snderborg is therefore working to create a fixed link
between Funen and Als.

17 Snderborg Airport

19 Snderborg trail plan

16 Snderborg - Kliplev motorway

The business community in the Snderborg area wants

high-frequency, rapid transport links to the rest of the
world. Snderborg Airport is open to all types of aviation and is used for scheduled flights, charter flights, private flights and helicopter services. The airport site also
hosts a number of additional activities such as a flying
club and a skydiving club. Work is in progress to make
Snderborg Airport binational.

Snderborg Municipality has 96 km of nature trails

and 238 km of hiking trails. There are a further 100
km of grass, gravel and natural trails. The best known
is Gendarmstien, which has historical importance and
is one of the best known, most popular hiking trails
in Denmark. The municipality constantly develops
and improves the trails by means of targeted planning
in order to create local value and attract tourists.

SNDERBORG 2020 - NEW

TASKS

RESOURCES
The most important resource in Snderborg is
the people who live and work in the area every day. They help make the municipality the
special place it is. In this border area, culture
and identity have been largely formed by history and the both Danish and German influence with which you are inescapably confronted
throughout the area. The special features of
Snderborgs identity can hardly be captured
in a snapshot. They need a composite mosaic
image, including:

REGIONAL CONNECTIONS

cial responsibility, as shown by the companys

lasting involvement in many of the citys projects. Danfoss is a social institution that plays
a significant and crucial role in Snderborg now and in the future.
Food sector with potential. Snderborg Municipality and the area around it have a significant food sector. Good, healthy food products
will be a growth industry in the future, offering great opportunities for new business development and jobs.
Creative class. A survey of the creative class
in Denmark shows that they usually live in the
biggest cities. It comes as a great surprise to
learn that cities such as Svendborg and Snderborg are rising to the level of the big cities
in terms of the number of creative citizens. It
must be possible to make use of this to generate new development, businesses and attractive environments.
Mentality. The citizens of Snderborg have a
mentality, a culture and a way of life that are
favourable factors for the citys future development on all fronts. Inequality is a growth
inhibitor in the development of urban communities, but equality is dominant in Snderborg and everyone is on board. At the same
time, citizens and businesses are linked together socially in all directions, and networks
are the breeding ground for growth.

The de facto strategy described is based on

the selected projects, initiatives and resources.
The strategic overall approach needs more
work to be done in the following areas.
To renew the initiative for business promotion and new jobs. To cultivate the interaction
between urban quality and new urban jobs. To
enhance leadership and regional partnership
(can always be improved).

To develop primary and lower secondary

schools as the engine of education (modern
ways of living and working).
To organise and use the local creative class.
To invest more in arts courses, jobs and other
initiatives.
To develop a young political environment (the
citizens of the future).

ANALYSIS OF SNDERBORGS DE
FACTO STRATEGY
Snderborg prepared the best planning strategy in Denmark and this has guided initiatives for many years.
The major strategic challenges are:
- to develop new jobs
- to attract leadership talent
- to attract new citizens
The current strategic approach focuses on the
following elements:

To invest in culture, urban development, urban quality and attractive housing (quality of
life).
To invest in education and research.
To invest in cross-border, regional collaboration.
To make better use of resources and boost the
critical mass via regional development, accessibility, collaboration and leadership.
To develop brand, image and interest via exciting initiatives and projects.

Strong awareness of identity and self-confidence. The cultural background and past
performance have endowed the city with
considerable self-confidence. A number of historical factors pull in the same direction. Denmark was created in precisely these border
regions in the early Middle Ages and the war
in 1864 led to the self-awareness that what is
lost abroad must be won at home.
This assumed significant influence in the Snderborg area.

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Malmo has a history of thriving businesses in
industries such as shipbuilding and the textile
industry. However, the latter part of the 20th
century was characterised by industries closing down and moving to neighbouring municipalities with a reduction in population. It is
no understatement to say that Malm was in
a crisis at that time. The advantage of the crisis
was that it paved the way for political and broad agreement on the future direction to take.
With great consensus, a shared vision was developed based on turning Malm from an industrial city into a knowledge city and increasing inward migration.
With strong political support, Malm succeeded in pushing through a number of important strategic decisions that were significant for the achievement of the objectives of
the vision. The link to the resund and Denmark was boosted thanks to the resund Bridge, which minimised both the transport time
and the mental distance between Copenhagen and Malm. The City Tunnel from Malm
Central Station, which takes trains directly to
the bridge, has meant the construction of two
new rail stations, Triangeln and Hyllie, the latter of which creates the impetus and conditions for a new district with mixed functions.

1 Augustenborg

The ecocity of Augustenborg is a unique process in

which existing, older urban buildings are converted
and improved in close cooperation with both the residents and the various operators in the area. The green
roofs of Augustenborgs Botaniska Taktrdgrdars
(Augustenborgs Botanical Roof Gardens), the open
surface water management, energy solutions, waste
management and transport solutions are some of the
environmental initiatives taken.

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The City Tunnel is the biggest infrastructure initiative in the history of Malm. The link opened in December 2010, and two new district stations have been
added. New opportunities for district development have been created around them. Transport times
within Malm have been reduced and it now takes
twenty minutes to reach Copenhagen and Copenhagen Airport.

5 Folkets park

The international homes fair Bo01 kicked off

the development of the former shipyard area
in Vstra Hamnen and has now become internationally renowned for its successful work,
mainly in the areas of climate and energy. International interest has also been shown in
the dialogues and the value-based planning
that the City of Malm carries out with developers and managers every time before the start
of construction.

After going through a period in which it was less well

used, Folkets park has resumed its place as an arena
for meetings between people. The park has become
the site of choice for cultural and sensual experiences.
Associations and citizens celebrate national days and
festivals from around the world here.

Confirmation that Malm was really on the

way to achieving its objective of being a
knowledge city came with the establishment
of Malm University in Universitetsholmen
beside the station. Its central location, with
all the university students, has given the city
new life and momentum. The City of Malm
and the university collaborate in an organised
manner, partly via the Institute for Sustainable
Urban Development, ISU.

7 Holmastan

Malms population is now growing, while

new challenges are coming into being. Kommissionen fr ett socialt hllbart Malm (the
commission for a socially sustainable Malm)
has highlighted the uneven distribution of
health and social conditions and pointed to
physical segregation as part of the unequal
conditions. Knowledge City is no longer the
objective that Malm primarily needs to strive towards. Today there is a great need for the
city to be more equal, connected and networked. A large proportion of the 25 innovative
examples selected for Malm point in precisely this direction.

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PIONEERING INITIATIVES AND

6 Hi District!

Views on improving the local environment were collected by means of dialogue with residents and business owners to better understand and live up to needs
and desires. Hi Kirseberg! began in 2007. The results
were so good that all of Malms districts have now
been visited by the Hi District project.
The district of Holma, which was built in the 1970s,
has been given the conditions and the impetus to
realise an overarching development project thanks
to a Europan competition and the advent of Hyllie
station. Via value planning in a broad partnership
between the parties involved, a mixed, dense, coherent, connected and attractive district is being planned
entirely according to market principles.

8 Kommissionen fr ett socialt hllbart

Malm Stad (The commission for a socially sustainable City of Malm)
The Malmo Commission is the first of the Marmot
commissions studying the city and its physical role
from the point of view of health and equality. One of
the commissions proposals for measures, Amiralstaden, involves using a new rail station as the basis for
combining four districts that are currently separated
by physical and mental barriers.

9 Lindngen choir

The district of Lindngen was invited by Swedish television to put together a choir of local residents. The
result was shown on TV at peak time under the name
Trapphuskren (the staircase choir) and helped show a
completely different image of the area from that usually presented by the media.

11 Malm University

The establishment of Malm University was part of

Malms transformation from an industrial city to a
knowledge city. The city has been made more attractive and its level of skills and education has been raised. The location of the university has contributed to
students and academics populating the centre of the
city and stimulating outdoor environments, cafs and
similar activities.

12 Malm Live

Malm Live is the collective name for Malms new meeting place for cultural experiences, concerts and events
that is located half way between the old city and the
district of Vstra Hamnen. Water and greenery, outdoors
and indoors, have been essential to the site, the building
and the planned office and residential buildings.

13 Malm ring line

The construction of Malms City Tunnel has meant

that the railway tracks that lead from the north to the
south above ground are now used only for freight traffic.
This has made it possible to have a railway line that can
form a local ring line with a number of local stations.
District centres can be developed at these new stations.

14 Media Evolution City, MEC

MEC is the hub of Malms many diverse media companies. The main purpose of the building is to promote cooperation, allowing businesses to openly share and
help each other develop and grow. Flexibility, simplicity
and low thresholds characterise activities.

16 Norra Sorgenfri

In Norra Sorgenfri, the City of Malm has discussed

with 22 property owners a development in which the
areas industrial heritage will sit beside small-scale new
architecture. The activities that already exist in the area
have given the work a cultural character. The focus is on
the diversity of both activities and expressions.

17 Vision work

At the time of the crisis in the mid-90s, the City of Malm implemented a major vision project across the city in
which the citys civil servants and politicians were united
around a shared vision of the future. The vision, along
with strong, widely established political leadership, was a
crucial precondition for the transformation that Malm
has now undergone.

21 Stapelbddsparken

Stapelbddsparken is run by a nonprofit organisation

and is a meeting place for young peoples ideas and visions. It boasts one of Europes largest concrete skateparks, the Nordic regions first boulder park for climbing
and the STPLN opportunity house, which is an open
house for creative, artistic and cultural experiments and
projects.

22 Varvsstaden

The urban development of Varvsstaden is a process that

will take around 20 years. To create long-term sustainable development, the City of Malm and the developer
are working together on value planning. A development plan has been drawn up to provide the conditions for
both clear direction and the possibility of flexibility over
time.

23 Value planning

Value planning takes place in a dialogue between the

City of Malm, property owners and developers. The
method provides guidance from vision to reality by connecting the fundamental core values to specific strategies.
The method is more about what than how and entails
a clear direction that permits flexibility when the conditions change.

24 Yalla Trappan

Yalla Trappan is a work-integrated social company that is

run by a nonprofit organisation. The activities are organised as a workers cooperative for women in Rosengrd.
Since May 2010, a caf has been run, serving breakfast
and lunch in its own premises. There is also a studio with
the sale of products made on site.

25 2012 master plan

During the 2000s, Malms continuous master planning

process was reported in dialogue memos formulated as
problems, which in turn formed the basis for a new master plan. One major ambition was to expand ownership
of the master plan within all the departments of the city.
All of the plans guidelines and maps are presented via a
unique web-based mapping tool.

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10 Linjen (the line)

Linjen is the collective name of a business development process along a hypothetical physical
route. Participants include the City of Malm ,
Malm University and the businesses in the area.
The focus is on cooperation between the routes
operators and the synergy effects produced by
joint use of the physical space. It is about fluid
boundaries between indoors and outdoors, and
where the boundary lies between public and
private space (fourth space). The idea is also for
the outdoor environment to contribute to making skills and proficiencies visible to people
outside their own operations. The driving force
is peoples commitment and the process is run
without extensive management and administrative organisation. There is a shared convening function to which it is also possible to report what small working groups within Linjen
are doing.

20 UngBo
UngBo 12 is a communication project initiated by the
City of Malm in partnership with the construction
industry to provoke a debate on the shortage of housing among young people. With idea competitions,
Swedens first homes fair for young people and a national housing conference, the operators on the housing
market were brought together to take joint responsibility for increased construction with young people as a
target group. By gaining the industrys help to involve
young people in an issue that affects them, the project
has had a major impact. Relevant departments and
ministries have followed the project and UngBo will
be used in the future to stimulate a general increase
in construction for young people, the underprivileged
and the homeless to address the task of building an
equal, socially sustainable, attractive city.

15 Mobilia
The transformation of Mobilia creates a denser,
more mixed-function city in which there were
previously only commercial activities. In cooperation between the property owner and the city,
the areas urban planning conditions were identified and a vision for development was formulated: To develop the Mobilia area and its surroundings as a whole and create an overarching
sustainable urban structure with clear interconnections that contribute to an urban quarter scale. Cofinancing has made it possible for the streets round about to be upgraded and Trelleborgsvgen has been transformed into a city street with cycle lanes, trees and good lighting.
New patterns of movement are being created with new open spaces and more accessible
buildings. Commercial areas are being supplemented by homes, cultural activities and wellness services. Parts of faades that are of cultural and historical interest have been highlighted and educational functions will be added. The traffic situation is improving because there
is less traffic looking for parking spaces and street-level parking is being replaced with a multi-storey car park.

18 Rosengrdsstrket (Rosengrd route)

Rosengrdsstrket is a project with social, environmental and economic overtones. The objective is partly to connect Rosengrd more clearly
to the central parts of Malm and increase active
pedestrian and cyclist numbers. New live work
units, shop premises linked to homes, have been
built on the rear of homes so that shops now
face the route. The live work units have contributed to flow in the area and made it easy for entrepreneurs to establish themselves. Rosengrds
first square has now also been built close to these units. Rda rosens matta is an activity area
along the route that was developed with young girls in the area. The urban development
project Culture Casbah recently won a prestigious award at the international property fair in
Cannes and is the next project along the route.

19 Themed playgrounds
Around twenty of Malms municipal playgrounds have unique, specially built attractions
that all follow a certain separate theme. The objective of the playgrounds is that they should
arouse childrens curiosity, entice them into
physical activities and stimulate their imagination via exciting, challenging play equipment.
The playgrounds are evenly spread throughout
the city and have names like Circus Playground,
Music Playground and most recently Adventure Playground. In addition to offering children stimulating environments, the playgrounds
have served as attractive magnets for a much larger area than residents in the local area and
contributed to children and adults with different backgrounds and from different directions
meeting at a common location. During 2014, two themed playgrounds will be upgraded and
another five started.

ANALYSIS OF MALMS DE FACTO

STRATEGY
The examples selected, which represent where Malm is at the present time, pursue the
concept of a densified, mixed city, like so
many other cities. The examples also demonstrate Malms ambition to think in terms of
urban development rather than just urban
planning, i.e. an attempt to allow urban development to be a driver of social, environ-

mental and economic aspects so that the end

results give qualitative values back to the city
in addition to their primary function. Another
shared feature of the majority of the projects
selected is that they represent and promote
broad, cross-sector cooperation between different operators.

RESOURCES
Malms advantages consist of its location in
the resund region, its growing and diverse
population, clusters of interesting companies,
skilled employees and a stable political le-

adership that is aware that the planning of the

physical city can also act as a lever for issues of
a social and cultural nature.

MALM 2020 - NEW TASKS

Malms new challenge is to make full use of
the good resources offered by a multicultural
city. The physical and mental barriers that are
seen in the city must be overcome and areas
must be more clearly linked to each other to
become part of the city as a whole. Residents

of Malm must feel involved and welcome

throughout the city. The ambition to achieve
the dense, green, mixed city in the master
plan must go hand in hand with requirements
for increased quality and a good environment
and not mean densification at any price.

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ODENSE 2013
With a population of just under 200,000,
Odense is the biggest city in the Region of
Southern Denmark, the southernmost of the
countrys five regions. The citys world-famous son, storyteller Hans Christian Andersen
(1805-1875), has been translated into more
than 150 languages. He and Denmarks national composer Carl Nielsen, who was born
just outside Odense (1865-1931), have made
Odense known in large parts of the world.
Both men continue to play a central role in
tourism, cultural life and the marketing of
Odense around the world.
Odense is also home to the University of
Southern Denmark, the main campus of
which is located in Odense and next door to a
new regional university hospital (Odense University Hospital), which is being built to replace the current university hospital. In 2014, the
city has more than 30,000 students and aims
to increase the number of students by at least
10,000 in the course of a few years. In addition to the university, Odense is also home to
University College Lilleblt, SDE College, Tietgenskolen and a number of other further education institutes that help confirm Odense as
a growing, dynamic educational city. Odenses
population is growing fast at present, including students.
Under the motto From large Danish city to
Danish metropolis, a number of very large
transformation projects are currently in progress in Odense city centre from the closure of
the large, centrally located main thoroughfare
Thomas B. Thriges Gade to the redevelopment of the area around the Port of Odense and
especially the large new campus area around
the University of Southern Denmark. Everything will be interconnected by a modern
light railway that is at the planning stage and
will extend from the campus in the south-east
up through the centre towards the northern
part of the city. The extensive urban regeneration may reflect the citys major transformation in recent decades from one of Denmarks
major industrial cities to an education and
service city in which business activities, cultural life and homes are increasingly placed side
by side; a city that continuously focuses on
attractive urban space and urban development with clear environmental policy ambitions
and a strong focus on the development of the
citys many recreational areas, its art and the
natural environment close to the city.

PIONEERING INITIATIVES

1 Ny-Ny (new-new)

This is the slogan of a general change discourse for the

entire municipal organisation: new reality, new welfare indicate an overall new approach to the citizen as a
partner rather than a client or customer.

2 Welfare experimentarium

This is a meeting place at which good ideas and commitment from outside and from below contribute to
innovation in the City of Odense. Citizens participate
not as citizens but as themselves. Individual citizens
contribute what will work best for me. The welfare
experimentarium is therefore innovation based on
peoples experience of their everyday lives.

3 Breeding ground for young music

In a relatively short number of years, Odense has managed to become a hotbed of young, new music in
Denmark, partly by establishing new meeting places.
This is a new profile created via a combination of physical settings and human capital.

4 Funen project

Following a national planning report that had almost

written the Funen region out of the development,
Odense and its neighbouring municipalities on Funen
worked together to enhance growth and development
on the island by boosting joint planning.

5 Citizen Service Light

A new partnership between the citizen service centre and the library that is able to draw on the skills of
both and contribute to enhancing the quality of service and information to citizens.

6 EXPO 2010 in Shanghai

Odense exhibited for the first time at the Shanghai

World Expo in 2010, the only Danish city to do so.
Its theme was one that may have encountered resistance in a country where everyone wants to have a car;
the focus on cycling and a good urban environment.
This has been the biggest individual initiative abroad
to market Odense.

7 sterbro project

Urban renewal projects in the past often involved the

demolition of old insanitary homes and building new
ones. However, a new project in Odense is taking a
new approach with inspiration from sources such as
New York and other big cities.
Architects and project managers from the City of
Odense are in the process of preparing visions for a
brand new concept on Funen - pocket parks.
sterbro in Odense may be the location where the
first pocket park on Funen is created. The future location of one of the pocket parks has previously been a
handful of allotments.

8 Tryg By (Safe city)

Cooperation between the city, housing companies

and the police is essential and that is what the Tryg By
project is all about. The safety barometer is a good,
newly developed tool that helps decide where additional work is required.

9 TBT project

The extensive transformation of the main thoroughfare in the centre of Odense will change the citys appearance and identity forever and create new places for
people to spend time and new flows. It is the most extensive urban transformation in the citys history and
has been created in close cooperation between the city,
foundations and other private operators.

10 Nordisk Platform (Nordic platform)

In terms of international collaboration, this is a unique example of a dialogue between four large Nordic
cities for more than 10 years with a systematic focus
on transformation from industry to a knowledge city.
Politicians, government officials and educators have
participated in the dialogue.

11 Nordatlantisk Hus
(North Atlantic house)

In close collaboration between a number of operators,

both public and private, the basis has been created for
a new Nordatlantisk Hus in the Port of Odense. This
will bring together all the Nordic and North Atlantic interests in the city and the region and add new
ones. It will be a North Atlantic multipurpose centre
focusing on culture, education, business development and support for the North Atlantic and a dialogue
between Denmark and the entire Nordic region.

12 Det sammenhngende
brn- og ungeliv (connected lives for
children and young people)

The childrens and young peoples department has

launched a new strategy, connected lives for children
and young people, which is based on three clear objectives: 1. together for the youngest 2. together for
education and jobs and 3. strong environments for
young people. The project aims to create consistency
and coordinated action between a number of operators in the area of children and young people.

13 Campus: a learning landscape

The idea may have been incomplete, but Odense is

on the way to creating a large campus area with a uni-

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walking distance of each other. The synergy is obvious
but still unresolved. There are probably few places in the
world where such strong knowledge environments are
physically so close to each other.

14 Urban life surveys - quality of life over

time

We are very fortunate that Odense conducted the same

type of urban life survey in 1988, 1998 and 2008. It studies how citizens use and can use the city and is a unique
analytical tool. And the documentation can be a key area
in ensuring that the development of welfare in the future
takes place on a sound basis.

15 Hotline for solar panels

To promote citizens use of alternative energy sources,

the city has established a hotline for solar panels at a
time at which there is a very strong focus on the installation of solar panels on private houses.

16 Active elderly

In the future, those aged 75 and older will be more active and keep themselves much fitter. Specialised training will be an integral part of daily life, and new health
bracelets on elderly persons wrists will act as an alarm
clock, reminding them to take care of their own health.
This is the ideal scenario for the Virksom Dialog (Active
dialogue) at the City of Odense, which has just started
a large-scale project with researchers from the Institute
of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics at SDU.
What do you do when the number of elderly people is
set to grow explosively in the years to come and the economy needs to be balanced? The fact is that there will be
twice as many people aged 80 and older in the Region of
Southern Denmark in 2030.

17 Forest cemetery

The City of Odense would like to offer a forest cemetery in Kohaveskoven, where you will be able to have an
urn buried. The forest cemetery is the first of its kind in
Denmark and is an addition to the already varied range
of funeral options in the City of Odense.

18 Elmelundsskoven - new forest close to

the centre

Institution Bolbro is working hard to establish a communal, learning environment in connection with the
planting of Elmelundsskoven forest.
The institution has proposed the establishment of a pavilion for all generations in the forest area and the idea has
received solid support from residents and associations represented in Lokalforum Bolbro.

19 Energy Lean

The project involves working systematically to renovate

the many buildings belonging to the city to reduce energy consumption and create greener, more sustainable
solutions. The investments will be repaid in the longer
term in the form of big savings on electricity, water and
heating.

20 Grn Bl Rekreativ Plan

(Green blue recreational plan)

A comprehensive approach to focusing on the environmental and landscape values in Odense in connection
with major transformation processes such as the deve-

lopment of the campus and construction of the light

railway.

21 Integrated Care

For the first time in Denmark, a region, a municipality and practising doctors have entered into a partnership
designed to ensure better care for elderly medical patients
and people suffering from stress, anxiety and depression.

22 Bellinge Flled

One of the objectives of the City of Odenses environmental policy of 2008 was to create a sustainable district by
2025. Bellinge Flled has been designated and a range
of measures are in progress from management of surface
water to minimisation of infrastructure, protection of biodiversity and housing densification. A sustainable, holistic approach to quarter planning.

23 Citizen involvement policy

Innovative citizen involvement policy and strategy, which

very specifically talk about the citizen in three future
positions: as a democratic force (codetermination), as a
knowledge person (enhancing the quality of the work
in the city) and as a resource person (helping reduce the
burden on municipal resources).

24 Revitalisation of Hans Christian Andersen

A decision, after the international celebration of Hans

Christian Andersens 200th birthday in 2005, to think
again about how an international icon can contribute to
enhancing growth and development in relation to three
strong elements: cultural events, tourism and research.

25 Camp U in Vollsmose

Camp U is an educational cluster. Camp U is a campus a setting for young people and community. And
Camp U is not least a brand new, pioneering initiative
that plays a central role in the City of Odenses and Denmarks target of 95 per cent of a cohort in 2015 completing upper secondary education.

26 Civil society - examples of urban communities

A privately established homework club in the heart of

Odense. Two young students used their own funds to
rent premises for a homework club which is run and financed by the users. A network established by two nurses
for the relatives of dementia sufferers, who are often left
alone with the particular challenges of having a partner
who is affected by dementia.

27 Temporary use of municipal premises

In connection with the many major transformation plans

in Odense, the city has worked hard to ensure that premises can be organised for temporary use. Temporariness
promises to play an increasing role in urban development
in the years to come.

28 Odense as a cycling city

This is the expression of a long-term strategy that focuses

on cycling as the most attractive, best means of transport
in Odense. More than 550 km of cycle paths, protection
of school roads for cycling schoolchildren, city bikes, etc.
emphasise a unique cycling culture that attracts many
visitors.

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2 I Two districts in the City of Odense are designated as welfare experimentaria.

The welfare experimentaria have their origin in
the local libraries and are meeting places for people, ideas, disciplines, business owners, voluntary clubs and organisations. In the welfare experimentarium, citizens, users and relatives work
with city employees to find ideas and qualify and
test ideas. The ideas are anchored via prototyping in the local area at the municipal institutions
and with contributions from the necessary disciplines. There is an open invitation to all disciplines and project managers from all over the city to come and bring ideas to life with local enthusiasts and users. Welfare experimentaria cross traditional administrative boundaries and contribute to the overall innovation movement in the City of Odense with a set-up for learning and
knowledge sharing. It is precisely the total volume of experience, knowledge and perspectives
that give participants in the welfare experimentaria projects the sparring and the input that reinforce their own projects and work.
The welfare experimentaria are bottom-up contributions to the overall development of the City
of Odense and welfare models in general. In the welfare experimentarium, innovation is based
on experienced everyday life and supplements other decision-making processes on organisation, budget allocation, partnership agreements, etc.
The welfare experimentaria are meeting places at which good ideas and commitment from outside and from below contribute to innovation in the City of Odense. The experimentaria are intended to identify good ideas and make them established. See more at www.odense.dk/velfaerd
6 EXPO 2010 in Shanghai
In the era of and for the purposes of globalisation, Odense
took part for the first time at the World Expo in 2010, allocating a big budget to a common topic and establishing a project organisation with sufficient time to prepare. This was at
the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai under the title spinning
wheels. The main topic was the citys relation to its perhaps
best devised and most sustainable means of transport, the
bicycle. In itself this was a slightly provocative topic in a country in which a large part of the population dreams of being
able to afford a car. However, the bicycle was presented at the
expo as not only a useful, cheap means of transport but also
as a symbol of good urban living. The bicycle symbolises movement and thus health. It symbolises moving silently through the city and also coming very close to and through the citys
recreational areas. Sustainability, nature and health are three crucial dimensions, all of which
can be connected to the bicycle and also relate to some specific areas of responsibility of a
modern Danish city.
The project can also be seen as one citys decision to present its story to a wide international
public based on the fundamental belief that the story represents values of importance to urban development in many other parts of the world.

23 Revitalisation of Hans Christian Andersen as an international city icon for Odense

With a great deal of attention and also with subsequent political turbulence, Odense celebrated
Hans Christian Andersens 200th birthday in 2005. Like all cities with international cultural icons,
there is an interest in using these icons and their special anniversaries to attract visitors, potential investors and general attention. When the anniversary or year is over, the attention fades. This
also happened to some extent in Odense until a subsequent decision was made, by establishing
a locally rooted but nationally recruited Hans Christian Andersen Fund, to revitalise the writer as
part of the citys identity and of the marketing of Denmark in the future. The revitalisation rests
on three main elements: Hans Christian Andersen cultural events, Hans Christian Andersen research at international level and marketing of Odense and Denmark with Hans Christian Andersen
as a common identifier.
This is a project that also paves the way for very exciting collaboration between Odense and
Denmarks capital, Copenhagen. It therefore also has regional and national potential that can be
coordinated for the first time for the benefit of the capital, Odense and thus the entire country.

28 Urban communities
We could name one project rather than another,
but they all have one common feature. They are
initiated by citizens themselves and are aimed
directly at meeting the concrete needs of one or
more groups of citizens in the city. For instance,
two students established a private homework
club in the heart of Odense on their own initiative and with their own funds. It is run and financed by its users. Or two experienced nurses who
took the initiative to establish a network for relatives of dementia sufferers. Both projects indicate that civil society is developing positively. There are many other similar projects in the areas of social services and the elderly about
which it can be said that they contribute to the further development of the welfare state but
in completely different ways and with other organisational methods than previously seen.
They also emphasise the importance of civil society and the city being in much closer dialogue with each other in the future about how they can jointly develop services for citizens,
in particular those citizens who may have fewer resources to manage their everyday lives.

29 Thomas B. Thriges Gades transformation

Under the motto From street to city, the
transformation of Ths. B. Thriges Gade is the
biggest transformation project in the centre
for many years, and it is a project that consists
of several very interesting layers. Firstly, it
links the entire inner city physically together
after nearly 50 years of separation by a very
large traffic artery that was built in the 1960s.
This will make a decisive change to mobility flows and the citys traffic patterns in the
future. Secondly, it is an interesting partnership between a municipality, a large fund
and a number of private investors. Therefore, not only the financing but also the entire
implementation reflect a partnership model
and method of cooperation that will probably develop in the future, with the city as catalyst constantly needing to make new alliances and partnerships with both large and
small operators to generate development and
change. Thirdly, the project has a psychological and mental dimension because it expresses a special way of thinking about a city as a
place where functions, people and aesthetic
expression are combined and mixed. It is the
dynamics and aesthetics of density that are to
be combined in this project and will end up
as a brand new district in the centre of Odense.
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ANALYSIS OF ODENSES DE FACTO

STRATEGY
As the biggest city in the Region of Southern
Denmark, Odense assumes several positions.
Odense plays a significant role in the cooperation fora that exist between the 22 municipalities throughout the region, and the location
of the University of Southern Denmark and
Odense University Hospital in Odense also
means that the city also has branches out to
the entire region in a number of other areas.
On Funen itself, Odense is a major driving force in the local collaboration between the municipalities and for the strategy to create the
optimum balance between a capital and its
natural hinterland. Odense attracts people for

work and study but is also closely connected

to areas such as the coast of Funen, from where employees commute and local businesses supply goods and services to the capital
of Funen. In terms of tourism as well, there is
great potential in creating a dynamic balance
between the capital and the recreational areas
and in the rural areas and along the coastline. Nationally, Odense is part of a partnership
between the big cities in Denmark, which also
means a growing dialogue with the Copenhagen/resund region, the full perspectives of
which have not yet been clearly defined.

RESOURCES
The decisive resource in Odense is the opportunity to create a triple helix of powerful parties at a very high level. As a university city and
the headquarters of a future super-hospital
and a number of prominent businesses, there
is the opportunity to make alliances with great decision-making power, possibly with the
city as catalyst.

Odenses resources also include the fact that,

in terms of infrastructure, it is very favourably positioned just over an hours drive from
Copenhagen and Aarhus, the biggest and second biggest cities in Denmark, and only just
over 3 hours drive from Hamburg, the biggest
metropolis in northern Germany.

ODENSE 2020 - NEW TASKS

In the next few years, Odense faces investments in the order of just over DKK 25 billion, including the construction of a new light
railway starting from an equally ambitious
campus with the University of Southern Denmark, a new university hospital and a new
science park environment - together attracting more than 60,000 visitors and workers
a day when it is fully finished. This illustrates the major transformation from industri-

al city to knowledge city of the future. In the

city centre, the entire major thoroughfare of
Thomas B. Thriges Gade will be transformed
in the years to come, linking the city together
in a brand new way and changing traffic and
people flows in the city forever, while the development of the Port of Odense as a mixed
housing, commercial and cultural area will
continue and accelerate in the years to come.

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Malm Stadsbyggnadskontor aug 2014. Grafisk form: Stina Andersson