Sweden

A deep analysis of Sweden National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

571090
GDP per capita

pop

9.8M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.8%
Population growth rate

inflation

1%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

68.9%
Forested areas

co2

44
CO2 emissions estimate

female

60.9%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

68.3%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

83.7
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

80.1
Male life expectancy

unemployment

8%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

85%
Urban population

male pop

49.4%
Male education

female pop

76%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

Strategy for Liveable Cities (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Implementation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of the Environment and Energy;Ministry of Finance (since 2019)

stages
TIMELINE

2018

focus
FOCUS

The policy focuses on three main pillars. The first one highlights the national priorities on housing, basic services, socio-economic wellbeing, culture, lifestyle, mobility and infrastructure, and climate, energy and the environment. The second pillars identifies the need for reform of the system and processes related to urban governance, legislation, regulations, urban design, and urban economy. The last pillar focuses on formulating strategies for development, implementation and monitoring. Together the three pillars function as a 3 step roadmap towards local implementation of global agendas and providing national support.

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Further Resources
COMMENTS

The plan is still in the formulation stage. Its basis is the New Urban Agenda.

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Thematic scope of Sweden NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Moderate

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Sweden NUP

Measurement of how Sweden NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Sweden, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Sweden NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Implementation phase.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Sweden NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Sweden NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Sweden NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

NO