Grönstrukturen i Örnsköldsviks stad - möjligheter och begränsningar

Green infrastructure has numerous beneficial ecosystem services which can make a city more sustainable and resilient to the climate change. There are also various of cultural benefits of green areas for the inhabitants of a city, such as the opportunity for recreation. This study has examined which methods and strategies are being used by key people who work with green structure in Örnsköldsvik municipality. Interviews have been made with one local politician, whom is a chairperson for a planning committee, and four civil servants. As well as to scrutinize which prospects and restraints the above-mentioned consider with a reinforcement of the green structure and how an enhanced green structure may improve the social sustainability. Focus is on the city core of Örnsköldsvik. The result was that the primarily used strategies are the green plan, an addition to the comprehensive plan and the detailed development plan process. The prospects of strengthening the green structure are a new more thorough green plan, implementing a cooperation forum between those who possess knowledge about green issues and foremost involve and raise the matter of green structure early in the planning process. The identified restraints are that there is a lack of knowledge and competence regarding green structure and there is an exploitation pressure on these sites in the city. The green areas in Örnsköldsvik have an immense effect on social sustainability and are of great importance for the mobility in time and space for individuals especially children, the elderly and those with a lower socio-economic status