Scrutinising the Plan-Ability of Outdoor Recreation in the Swedish Compact City: Continuing and Discontinuing Modernist Planning Legacies

Figures & data

Table 1. Plans, policies and documents from the case study. Titles translated from Swedish by the author.

Document	Year
Future Upplands Väsby - ‘the modern small town.’ Comprehensive plan 2005–2020	2005
Vilundaparken planning program. Public consultation document	2008
Urban qualities (stadsmässighet) – definition for Upplands Väsby municipality	2013
Development plan for ecosystem services in Upplands Väsby municipality	2016
Detailed development plan for Järnvägsparken	2017
Väsby Sports City. Planning proposal	2018
Investment notification, Smedby Skate Park KS/2018:332	2018
Definition of urban qualities (stadsmässighet) for Upplands Väsby municipality	2018
Väsby City 2040. New comprehensive plan for Upplands Väsby municipality	2018
Detailed development plan for Östra Rundby and Väby Station area	2018
Active through life - strategic plan for sports in Upplands Väsby Municipality	2019
Proposal for location of skate park KFN/2017:1	2019
Minutes of the culture and leisure committee 2019-06-18	2019

Table 2. List of interviewees and their main responsibilities.

Interviewees and main responsibility
1	Comprehensive planning
2	Strategical planning
3	Detailed development planning
4	Detailed development planning
5	Detailed development planning
6	Environmental planning
7	Park management
8	Culture and leisure strategy

Table 3. Organisation of committees and departments in upplands väsby municipality with a short and selective description of each department’s responsibilities. Source: www.upplandsvasby.se.

Political organisation		Administrative organisation	(Selected) responsibilities
Local government	Executive Committee	Department of Municipal Management	Budgeting, main responsibility for municipal development
	Economic Development and Competence Committee
	Technical Services and Property Committee	Department of Planning	Strategic planning, comprehensive planning, land use planning, environmental planning, parks, landscape architecture, ecosystem services
	Environmental and Planning Committee
	Building and Environment Committee	Department of Building and Environment	Building permits, geographical data, mapping
	Culture and Leisure Committee	Department of Culture and Leisure	Sports facilities, support for sports associations, youth activities
	Social Services Committee	Department of Social Services and Community Care	Elderly care, care for people with disabilities, municipal primary health care
	Community Care Committee
	Educational Committee	Department of Education	Schools and education including physical education and facilities

Figure 1. Central Upplands väsby, showing the area demarcated as “densely urban” in the comprehensive plan and the location of two areas containing “valuable green and recreational values.” Aerial photo from lantmäteriet ©, modified by the author.

Figure 2. Three examples of new features added to existing recreational facilities and streetscapes. Photos by the author.