Hållbarthet: En prioriteringsfråga : En studie av Jönköpings kommuns planering av urbana vattenområden och vattennära bebyggelse

Sammanfattning: Adapting urban planning policies to upcoming effects of climate change is becoming increasingly important to municipalities all over the world. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine how Jönköping municipality prioritizes sustainability dimensions in their planning of waterfront areas, as well as how they implement climate adaptation in their regulatory documents. To achieve the results for this study, a qualitative content analysis with predetermined codes has been used. The predetermined codes are based on a part of the analytical framework of the study, which is “Sustainable urban planning development framework”. The framework consists of four sustainability dimensions, environmental, social, economical, and planning, accompanied by subthemes and codes. Another analytical framework that has been used to analyze the results is the Sustainable Development Goals. The results of the study indicates that Jönköping municipality addresses the sustainability dimensions differently in their planning documents. The results of the study also demonstrates how Jönköping municipality incorporates climate adaptation strategies in a majority of their urban planning documents, with a significant focus on managing future flood risks.