Towards a Climate-Resilient City: Collaborative Innovation for a ‘Green Shift’ in Oslo

Hofstad, Hege; Torfing, Jacob

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-54984-2_10

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“…Cross-pressure between the growing service expectations of increasingly affluent citizens and the increasingly scarce public resources makes it difficult to make ends meet without developing and implementing smarter public solutions (Torfing, 2019). Wicked and unruly problems such as climate change, obesity epidemics, inner-city decay cannot be solved by existing standard solutions, but call for out-of-the-box thinking and the creation of new and bold solutions (Ansell & Torfing, 2014;Crosby, Hart & Torfing, 2017;Hofstad & Torfing, 2017;Meijer, 2019;Seid et al, 2018).…”

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Taming the snake in paradise: combining institutional design and leadership to enhance collaborative innovation

Torfing

Cristofoli

Gloor³

et al. 2020

Policy and Society

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The growing expectations to public services and the pervasiveness of wicked problems in times characterized by growing fiscal constraints call for the enhancement of public innovation, and new research suggests that multi-actor collaboration in networks and Collaborative innovation and the snake in paradiseUntil recently, 'public innovation' was considered as an oxymoron. Fortunately, new research has demolished the longstanding myth that juxtaposes an innovative and dynamic private sector with an ossified public sector trapped in red tape, lack of incentives and centralized control (Mazzucato, 2013). The public sector is much more

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Taming the snake in paradise: combining institutional design and leadership to enhance collaborative innovation

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Cristofoli

Gloor³

et al. 2020

Policy and Society

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“…Oslo's strategy focuses on strengthening the environmental potential of the cemeteries, while the Copenhagen Municipality concentrates more on social aspects. The environmental focus of Oslo's policy is influenced by the more general "green shift" of Oslo towards becoming a sustainable and environmentally-friendly city (Hofstad and Torfing 2017). Although Copenhagen also has ambitious environmental targets, the development of its cemetery strategy was more in line with the Municipality's emphasis on innovation, liveability and provision of services for citizens (Munthe-Kaas 2015).…”

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“…Compared to Copenhagen, Oslo's strategy is more focused on the environmental aspect of the development of cemeteries and their contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Discussing the background of Oslo's strategy, one interviewee pointed to a local political focus on green and environmentally-friendly development -the so-called "green shift" (Hofstad and Torfing 2017). Oslo has ambitious goals in climate adaptation and mitigation and was the European Green Capital of 2019.…”

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“Philosophical Park”: Cemeteries in the Scandinavian Urban Context

Grabalov¹,

Nordh²

2020

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Cemeteries in densifying cities are undergoing a shift into spaces used both for the dead and by the living; this in turn calls for a more nuanced approach to planning. Using Oslo and Copenhagen as cases, this paper explores why both cities recently developed strategies for cemetery planning and management. In analyses of the written policy strategies and interviews with ten experts working with the cemeteries, we observe that both municipalities share many reasons, including a growing demand for green urban spaces, cemeteries' recreational potential and increasing diversity of burial practices and memorial forms. The policymakers and practitioners in both cities recognise the spiritual or "philosophical" aspects of the cemeteries, which distinguish them from other green spaces and direct attention to a need for a specific management strategy. Our findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of cemeteries as a special type of green space and can hopefully inspire practitioners in other densifying cities.

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“…Nordic cities appear to be, in some respects, leaders in urban sustainability because national policy, municipal commitment, public opinion, and private-sector interest are aligned to create the conditions for implementing actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Political science and planning studies find the Nordic cities to be driving forces in climate governance innovations, such as climate budgeting and the inclusion of green requirements in their tenders (Hofstad & Torfing 2017;Tønnesen et al 2019). The servicedriven economies and relatively decarbonized electricity supply in some of the Nordic countries mean that they have fairly low direct emissions.…”

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Nordic responses to urban challenges of the 21st century

Haarstad¹,

Hanssen²,

Andersen³

et al. 2021

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Cities and urbanism have become increasingly central to social change because of their dominance in culture and politics and as a result of massive urbanization. In line with such developments, 'urban studies' has grown into a broad research field that embraces study across disciplines within social sciences and urban planning. The central idea behind this journal is that a strengthened Nordic community of urban scholars can advance the debates within this field of study. In this editorial article, we elaborate on the scholarly foundation that provides the starting point for the journal and critically reflect on how urban experiences in the Nordic countries may provide responses and solutions to challenges of the 21 st century. In doing so, we trace some of the research traditions in Nordic societies that can underpin the scholarly advances this journal seeks to make. Finally, we outline an interdisciplinary urbanist approach that we aspire to develop through this journal and point towards research topics that may be well served by further exploration from a Nordic perspective.

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Towards a Climate-Resilient City: Collaborative Innovation for a ‘Green Shift’ in Oslo

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Taming the snake in paradise: combining institutional design and leadership to enhance collaborative innovation

Taming the snake in paradise: combining institutional design and leadership to enhance collaborative innovation

“Philosophical Park”: Cemeteries in the Scandinavian Urban Context

Nordic responses to urban challenges of the 21st century

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