Pathways to Sustainable Welfare Inertia, Emergence and Transformation in Swedish Cities

• Published in: BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
• Main Authors: Emilsson, Kajsa, Fritz, Martin, Hildingsson, Roger, Johansson, Håkan, Khan, Jamil, Koch, Max
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol Policy Press 2025; Bristol University Press
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Annan samhällsvetenskap; Central / national / federal government; Central / national / federal government policies; Central/national/federal policies; Cities; Cities and Urban Life; Climate Change; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; Economics; Economics of specific sectors; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; Emergence; Environment; Environment and Sustainability; Environmental economics; Environmental Policy; Envrionmental economics; Europe; Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism; Inertia; Nonfiction; Northern Europe, Scandinavia; Other Social Sciences; Place qualifiers; Political ideologies and movements; Politics; Politics and government; Public Policy; Public Policy and Administration; Samhällsvetenskap; Social groups, communities and identities; Social Sciences; Social services and welfare, criminology; Social Welfare and Social Insurance; Social welfare and social services; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Sustainability; Sustainable Welfare; Sweden; The environment; Transformation; Urban communities; Urbanisation and Cities; public attitudes; path dependency; inertia; environment; urban governance; emergence; civil society; transformation; welfare; Sustainable welfare

Cities face the challenge of providing welfare within planetary boundaries. As climate change accelerates and has led to a phase of climate emergency, more efforts are needed to handle the dual challenge of adapting to climate change while safeguarding the welfare of citizens. Through original empir...