ABSTRACT

Strategic urban planning is promoted to effectively implement sustainability policies. This paper investigates the role of practitioners when conducting strategic urban planning in a Swedish development project: the RiverCity Gothenburg. A case study of the project shows how practitioners serve a crucial role as boundary-spanners when dealing with the organisational challenges arising during the planning process. The paper concludes that the responsibility put on practitioners risks diminishing the political legitimacy of the strategic planning process. Therefore, there is a need to reduce the gap between politicians and practitioners for addressing the political aspects of strategic goals.

摘要

促进战略性城市规划以有效实施可持续发展政策。本文调查了从业者在瑞典发展项目：RiverCity Gothenburg 中进行战略性城市规划时的作用。该项目的一个案例研究表明，在处理规划过程中出现的组织挑战时，从业者如何作为跨界者发挥关键作用。本文的结论是，从业者承担的责任可能会削弱战略规划过程的政治合法性。因此，有必要缩小政治家和实践者之间的差距，以解决战略目标的政治方面。