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Scale and Scope in Municipal Energy Planning in Sweden

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  • Brita Olerup

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The present course of municipal energy planning in Sweden is to focus on problems at the local level, adopting a systems view and targeting sustainability. Aims should be set so that they can be covered by available financial resources. The setting of goals and their realization demand co-operation between different municipal administrations as well as the involvement of others in the region. This approach is attractive from a rational perspective but involves the usual planning quandaries as illustrated by Uppsala's recent plan. The weaknesses of the present course include breaking down national goals into local problems, integrating responsibilities and weighing alternatives against one another. A general strength of planning appears to be its capacity to generate alternatives. However, this capacity depends on the order in which technological, economic and ecological aspects are handled. Starting by considering environmental aspects gives a clear direction but risks narrowing the number of options prematurely.

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  • Brita Olerup, 2000. "Scale and Scope in Municipal Energy Planning in Sweden," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(2), pages 205-220.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:43:y:2000:i:2:p:205-220
    DOI: 10.1080/09640560010676
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    1. Poputoaia, Diana & Bouzarovski, Stefan, 2010. "Regulating district heating in Romania: Legislative challenges and energy efficiency barriers," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(7), pages 3820-3829, July.
    2. Olerup, Brita, 2002. "Mitigating global warming: traditional versus alternative approaches in a planning versus a market context," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(8), pages 709-716, June.
    3. Jonas Fischer & Donald Alimi & Jörg Knieling & Camila Camara, 2020. "Stakeholder Collaboration in Energy Transition: Experiences from Urban Testbeds in the Baltic Sea Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-12, November.
    4. Anis Radzi, 2015. "A survey of expert attitudes on understanding and governing energy autonomy at the local level," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 4(5), pages 397-405, September.
    5. Nilsson, J. Stenlund & Mårtensson, A., 2003. "Municipal energy-planning and development of local energy-systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 76(1-3), pages 179-187, September.

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