Förutsättningar för regional tillväxt - en studie av Lomma och Eslöv kommuns planarbete inför etableringen av ESS och MAX IV

MalmoeLund is one of the three large metropolitan regions in Sweden. Compared with Stockholm and Gothenburg, the region has the lowest regional growth. The decision to establish ESS and MAX IV in Lund has brought great opportunities for the region. To take advantage of possible spin-off effects, which among other things can lead to new job opportunities for the region's overall population, extensive collaboration at the regional level is required. There is a major responsibility of the municipalities to include planning, where conditions to be able to receive population growth and opportunities for business creation must exist. The well-functioning infrastructure conflates the region’s municipalities and creates a comprehensive housing and labor market which facilitates economic activity. If the municipalities cannot offer a wide selection of accommodation and premises for new businesses, the region may miss out on potential economic growth. Investment in education is a priority to create a knowledge-intensive labor to attract new companies to the region. Moreover, the region is already known to be a knowledge-based cluster and ESS and MAX IV could further enhance the regions position as a global hub for research and industry