the case of hammarby sjöstad
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The Case of Hammarby Sjöstad A model of the goals of the EU’s Urban Agenda?
Nina Lindholm
European Studies: Politics, Societies and Cultures Bachelor Level 15 ECTS VT 2019 Supervisor: Cecilia Hansson
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Abstract Fast urbanization all over the globe has resulted in the need of sustainable urban development. The
European Union that has been aiming to become a leader in sustainability globally, has answered to
this need by creating an Urban Agenda that aims to guide the EU member states and cities to develop
in sustainable matter. However, the document itself is not that powerful, since it cannot bind the EU
member states to execute urbanization in sustainable matters.
Hammarby Sjöstad is one of the leading sustainable urban development projects in Sweden.
This project has managed to draw attention globally. It is visited from different parts of the globe, and
it’s one Stockholm City’s largest neighborhood projects. The project has even been part of creating a
sustainability model on a Swedish national level, this model is called the Hammarby model. The case
study of Hammarby Sjöstad is an interesting way to approach sustainable urban development in
European level. With the theory of New Urbanism, the project neighborhood is scrutinized, to find out
how sustainable it actually is and how well it relates to the EU’s Urban Agenda. From an environmental
perspective, it has a lot of in common with the EU’s Urban Agenda, while from a social point of view,
the Hammarby Sjöstad project has not managed to become as sustainable that it has been aiming to
become.
Key Words: Hammarby Sjöstad, EU Urban Agenda, Sustainable Development, Urban Development,
City Planning
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Table of Contents
ABSTRACT .........................................................................................................................................................0 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................3 2. LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................................................5 3. RESEARCH QUESTION ..............................................................................................................................9 4. KEY CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. 10
4.1 SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................. 11 4.2 URBAN PLANNING AND NEW URBANISM ......................................................................................................... 12
5. METHODOLOGY AND MATERIAL ........................................................................................................... 14 5.1 METHOD: CASE STUDY ............................................................................................................................... 14 5.1 MATERIAL AND DATA .................................................................................................................................. 15 5.2 ISSUES .................................................................................................................................................... 16
6 CONTEXT SWEDEN – STOCKHOLM – HAMMARBY SJÖSTAD ................................................................... 17 6.1 STOCKHOLM ............................................................................................................................................. 17 6.2 HAMMARBY SJÖSTAD ................................................................................................................................. 18
7 ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................... 20 7.1 THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS ....................................................................................................... 21 7.2 THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS ................................................................................................... 27
8. CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................................. 33 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................................................ 35
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1. Introduction Today more than half of the world’s population live in urban areas. This means that all countries in the
globe are becoming increasingly urbanized. Urbanization shortly means that people are moving from
rural, dispersed settlements to the cities that are high density living areas. This phenomenon has been
strongly linked to industrialization. “Cities and towns become hubs of trade and culture, and more
people start moving out of the country to gain access to some of these social and financial benefits.”
(O’Donnel, 2018). Urbanization has both positive and negative effects. When cities grow, it usually
increases the employment level. Cities usually offer more access for the people, like access to schools
and health services. However, when the urbanization becomes too fast and the cities grows out of
their capacity, it has negative effects like environmental problems, inequality and lack of housing
(O’Donnel, 2018). Urbanization is both a challenge in today’s world, and in the future. In 2006 at the
UN World Urban Forum, held in Vancouver, nations from different parts of the world highlighted the
importance of sustainable urbanization. This green urbanization would become one of the key
concepts that would help to solve the global environmental problems (Beatley, 2012: 2). In May 2018
the United Nations published Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. In this publication it was
highlighted that “Understanding the key trends in urbanization likely to unfold over the coming years
is crucial to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including efforts to
forge a new framework for urban development.” (United Nations, 2018). Sustainable development of
the cities has become an essential part of the urbanization.
Europe is one of the most urbanized continents in the world. Its capital cities and regions have
been developing fast in the recent years. The regional and urban growth has set up various challenges
from environmental problems to housing crises (Eurostat, 2018: 13). Even though urbanization is one
of the concerns of the European Union, it does not have a common binding policy considering the land
use or urban planning. Rather, the EU has developed policies with urban dimensions like the
Transportation Policy, Environmental Policy, and the Cohesion Policy (Purkarthofer, 2019: 88). These
policies include some reference to sustainable urbanization, but cannot alone bind the member states
to sustainable urban development. Further, in 2016, the Urban Agenda for the EU was established in
Amsterdam. This Agenda, like its predecessors, was not binding but it highlights the importance of
creating a common urban policy for the EU (European Union, 2016: 3). In 2018, The European Union
published the Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2018, where the urban development in EU was described
as: “The various dimensions of urban life – economic, social, cultural and environmental – are closely
interrelated. Successful urban developments are often based on coordinated/integrated approaches
that seek to balance these dimensions through a range of policy measures such as urban renewal,
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increasing education opportunities, preventing crime, encouraging social inclusion or environmental
protection.” (Eurostat, 2018: 19).
Like in other parts of Europe, in Sweden the urbanization processes started in the end of 19th
century, during the industrial revolution (Svanström, 2015). It happened quite fast. While in the end
of the 19th century, 15% of the Swedish population lived in urban areas, by the beginning of the 21st
century over 80% of the population lived in the cities. Currently the largest city in Sweden is its capital
Stockholm. It is estimated that in 2019 over 1 million people will be living in Stockholm City, and over
2 million people will be living in Stor-Stockholm which is the metropolitan area of Stockholm. It consists
of the city of Stockholm and 25 municipalities located close to Stockholm (Stockholms Stad, 2018: 11).
Sweden has been one of the frontrunners of sustainability and sustainable development. In 2018,
RobecoSAM, which is an investment specialist company that focuses on sustainability and sustainable
economic investments (RobecoSAM, 2018), published a Country Sustainability Ranking Update. This
update revealed that Sweden is the leader in sustainability globally. According to this update Sweden
has been successful developing sustainability in the three different dimensions of sustainability;
environmental, social and governance sustainability. It has also been fairly successful in the sustainable
urban development. Sustainable neighborhoods like Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm have been
globally recognized for their sustainable urban planning processes (Folletta, 2014:32). Hammarby
Sjöstad is a neighborhood that has been designed with sustainability in mind -focus. The planners of
Hammarby Sjöstad have been working closely together with two other Nordic Capitals, Helsinki and
Copenhagen and their urban planners that are creating similar neighborhoods to be able to find
innovative solutions sustainable neighborhoods (Beatley, 2012: 300).
Like mentioned, Hammarby Sjöstad has been one of Stockholm’s flag ship projects of
sustainable urban planning. It has been described as “an international role model / example”
(Stockholms Stad, 2011) [my translation]. The Hammarby Sjöstad project started in the late 1980s
when the planning started. Already then, the focus was on environmental and sustainable urban
development in the neighborhood (Stockholms Stad, 2011). What makes it an interesting case is that
it aims to be an international role model of sustainable urban planning and construction. There are
10 000 visitors from all over the world visiting the area yearly (Stockholms Stad, 2011). What is it that
makes this area a model for sustainable urban development? Since Sweden and Stockholm are part of
the European Union, how does the area relate to EU’s Urban Agenda, one of the main documents of
European urbanization?
The case study that will be researched in this dissertation is based on Hammarby Sjöstad. The
data from this case study will later be analysed with theory drawn from the theory chapter and will be
compared to the goals of EU’s Urban Agenda. The research question studied in this thesis is: How does
the urban planning in Hammarby Sjöstad relate to EU’s Urban Agenda?
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The thesis is constructed in following way:
Chapter 2 discusses the previous literature, and what has been previously written about sustainable
urban development on the EU level.
Chapter 3 scrutinizes the research question more in detailed and explains how it differs from the
previous literature.
Chapter 4 introduces the key concepts and theories that will be used in the analysis of the thesis, like
sustainability and the theory of New Urbanism.
Chapter 5 discusses about the case study method, data and material that is used in the analysis of the
dissertation, and the issues related to the method and material presented in this chapter.
Chapter 6 explains why Stockholm and Hammarby Sjöstad were chosen for the purpose of this study.
Chapter 7 analyses the method and material by using the concepts and theories discussed in earlier
chapters.
Chapter 8 concludes and presents the findings of this dissertation.
2. Literature review
To be able to go deeper into the research topic of sustainable urban development that is conducted in
this dissertation, it is important to understand what has been written before about the topic of
sustainable urbanization and its different dimensions on the EU level.
Rydin’s and Moore’s chapter, Sustainable Construction and Policy Learning in Europe: Cascades,
Networks or Fragmentation? in the book Sustainable Urban development: Changing Professional
Practice (2008) discusses the learning and development of sustainable construction in Europe (Rydin
& Moore in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 27). More detailed, the chapter examines “…how policy learning
about sustainable construction is being promoted across European and national levels, and reflects on
the lessons for understanding European governance.” (Rydin & Moore in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 28).
While sustainable construction introduces more of a technical aspect towards the sustainable urban
development in Europe, it is a major part of it. Without sustainable construction and use of sustainable
materials in the processes of building and creating neighborhoods, the urbanization cannot happen on
sustainable terms.
In the beginning of the chapter, Rydin and Moore define what policy learning is and how it
works on a European level. They highlight that policy learning is based on networks and their
interactions (Rydin & Moore in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 29). Policy learning can be approached from
two perspectives that are linked to multilevel governance. There are two types of multilevel
governance mentioned in the chapter. The type I is a hierarchical approach, which means that the
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policy learning processes are based on hierarchy, where the policies are set on a higher level and then
shaped on a local level where the policies have most effect on (Rydin & Moore in Cooper & Symes,
2008: 30). The second type of multilevel governance, named as Type II, is a more complex and fluid
model, where the jurisdictions and areas of responsibility are mixed. This type of multilevel governance
makes it more effective to learn from the policies, since it breaks down the established barriers
between different actors from governmental level to organizations and companies working on
construction, and this way connects all of these actors closer to each other, where the knowledge of
the policies can be discussed more effectively (Rydin & Moore in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 30).
The EU’s strategies and policies on sustainable urban development is based largely on
networks. These networks contain members from different levels, from the EU, national and local level
to also non-governmental and private sectors. These networks work with changing information and
aim to create more sustainable approach of both urbanization and urban construction. However, these
networks tend to have a limited access. Sometimes the actors like smaller construction companies that
are an important part of the construction business all over Europe tend to be left out of these
networks. This means that all the policies, strategies and knowledge that is shared in these networks
don’t reach those actors effectively (Rydin & Moore in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 36). One other grievance
that Rydin and Moore raise is the problem with transfer and translation. The problem with transfer is
that the knowledge delivered to the EU considering sustainable construction can take a long time to
get processed. The translation is also becoming problematic, since the EU is needs to deliver the
policies and strategies in the main EU languages. “Documents are now translated into fewer (usually
three) languages and are often reduced in length to keep costs of translation down…” (Rydin & Moore
in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 38). This means that the documents are not available for everyone, since
they are not translated into all of the EU’s official languages.
What is highlighted in the chapter written by Rydin and Moore is that the EU does not really
have an urban policy or planning policies, since it does not have formal authority on that level. This is
due to the principle of subsidiarity. The principle of subsidiarity is part of the Treaty of the European
Union that states that the EU does not have exclusive competence over its member states. According
to the principle of subsidiarity, the power that is exercised in the EU should be done on a sufficient
level, and as close to the citizens as possible (Panizza, 2019). For example, the urban planning and
construction policies are linked closely to the city or regional level, which means that the EU cannot
really intervene with those matters with legally binding directives (Rydin & Moore in Cooper & Symes,
2008: 37).
While Rydin and Moore discuss about the policy cascades in urban construction on a European
level, Thomas Scheck, Ivan Dejmal and Ger de Vries approach EU’s urban dimensions and construction
from a different angle. Rydin and Moore focus more on the learning processes and how the EU’s
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construction rules and policies could be more effectively executed, while Scheck, Dejmal, and de Vries
emphasize the matter of member states own interest to implement, and put sustainable urban
development in to action. Since, like mentioned earlier, the principle of subsidiarity steers EU’s ways
to effect on local level, the member states need to have their own will to move forward with
sustainable urbanization and construction (Scheck et al. in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 168).
In the chapter Sustainable Construction and Urbanism in the Netherlands and the Czech
Republic: Challenges of Today’s Political and Professional Context, Scheck, Dejmal and de Vries point
out that in Europe the sustainable urban development is in very different levels in the EU member
states. The authors aim to show this by comparing two different EU member states, The Netherlands
and Czech Republic. The authors start the comparison by stating that while The Netherlands and Czech
Republic are politically and economically on a similar level, they are very different when considering
the sustainable urban development in these countries and their cities. The Netherlands has been a
pioneer on the sustainable construction and urban development (Scheck et al. in Cooper & Symes,
2008: 150), while in the Czech Republic the urban development has been very unsustainable. In Czech
Republic the neighborhoods are mostly been built for residential usage, without any mixed functions
like services or work opportunities. This kind of neighborhood development is linked to the socialist
political ideology (Scheck et al. in Cooper & Symes, 2008: 162). However, these kinds of neighborhoods
are very vulnerable to segregation. Also, the materials that were used to build the new neighborhoods
in the Czech Republic were not as sustainable as in the Netherlands. Even after joining the European
Union, the Czech Republic has not shown interest towards EU’s sustainable urban agendas or policies,
while the Netherlands is one of the leading countries in this area (Scheck et al. in Cooper & Symes,
2008: 168).
While sustainable urbanization is highlighted in EU’s different policies and agendas, there still
are big differences between how the EU member states are concerned about the sustainability of
urban development. The Czech Republic was part of the Soviet Union and communism, which has had
an effect of the urban development of the country. Before and after joining the EU, the Czech state
has been focusing on developing its politics and economy to the EU level, so the sustainable urban
development hasn’t been prioritized in similar ways than in the Netherlands. However, the authors
highlight that maybe with the help from EU’s different urban dimensions, like partnerships and
agendas, the urbanity in the Czech Republic might develop towards sustainability (Scheck et al. in
Cooper & Symes, 2008: 168-169). EU member states own activity is very important in the matter of
sustainability and urban development since the EU does not have the power to legislate binding law
for this matter. The EU’s Urban Agenda was established in 2016 as a part of the Pact of Amsterdam.
The aim of this document is to become one of the most important documents that would guide
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sustainable urbanization on EU-level. Like Scheck, Dejmal and de Vries pointed out, the interest of the
member states is important for developing sustainable urban development in EU level.
In an article Investigating the partnership approach in the EU Urban Agenda from the
perspectives of soft planning, published in the journal of European Planning Studies, Purkarthofer
discuss the Urban Agenda and the partnership tool that it introduces, and how the EU tries to develop
urban development through this legally non-binding document. “The Urban Agenda is thus an
intergovernmental policy paper at European level, which presents strategic objectives related to urban
issues while being legally non-binding” (Purkarthofer, 2019: 86). In her text, Purkarthofer focuses on
the different types of European policy interventions that are used in the urban context by the EU. This
theory explains more clearly how the urban dimensions of the EU policies vary. Purkarthofer mentions
the Vedung’s policy distinctions that is divided in to three different categories: ‘stick’, ‘carrot’ and
‘sermon’. The ‘stick’ category in the case of urban policies on the EU level means the EU directives that
are legally binding and needs to be incorporated into the national law of the member states
(Purkarthofer, 2019: 88). One example given by the author is the Environmental Noise Directive. The
second category, ‘carrot’ means the different ‘rewards’ that the EU gives to the urban areas and cities
that follow the guidelines of the different EU policies and agendas considering urban development.
These rewards are for example, the funding of different urban projects (Purkarthofer, 2019: 88). The
third category ‘sermon’ means the legally non-binding agendas that work more as a guideline of how
to plan better cities (Purkarthofer, 2019: 88). The main goal for the European Urban Agenda is to create
common European planning goals that focus for example, on the environmental sustainability and
fairly priced housing in new neighborhoods (European Union, 2016: iii). The Urban Agenda was created
by the Council of Ministers of the European Union. It was ratified in 2016. The Agenda is based on the
Partnership tool. This kind of Partnership approach to the urban planning and development isn’t new
on the European level. For example, EUROCITIES, founded in 1986, is a network of European Cities that
aims to work together to develop the cities in innovative ways (EUROCITIES, 2019). The Urban Agenda
partnership model focuses “…on cities and their surroundings, the involvement of urban authorities is
regarded crucial for its successful implementation.” (Purkarthofer, 2019: 94). The difference between
EUROCITIES and the Urban Agenda is that EUROCITIES works more as a platform for cities and local
governments to work together, and it is also closely linked to the EU level strategic priorities
(EUROCITIES, 2019). The Urban Agenda’s partnership model aims to bring both the cities, and other
stakeholders, like construction and energy companies together, to work closely to develop and plan
sustainable urbanization. The aim of the Urban Agenda is in the long run to create binding EU policies
for urbanization. In her text, Purkarthofer criticizes the Urban Agenda, and states that the partnership
model might be difficult to sustain. She uses the Austrian Federal system as an example, “In the
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Austrian federal system, for example, the main responsibilities regarding planning lie with the federal
states, leaving the national level in a situation not unlike that of the EU.” (Purkarthofer, 2019: 95).
According to the previous literature, currently the EU is not able to create proper legislation
considering sustainable urbanization. This is due to the principle of subsidiarity, and the different
planning functions of the states. Also, the member states own will and interest to create and construct
sustainable urbanization is important. However, the EU clearly does try to guide the member states
towards it with the Urban Agenda, and the different funding performances, and rewards for cities that
develop with sustainability in mind. However, without binding legislation it is hard to get all the
member states to develop this kind of urbanization. While some member states like The Netherlands,
and Sweden are interested in creating city structures that are sustainable, countries like the Czech
Republic are not as interested in creating these kinds of functions for their cities.
3. Research Question
The literature mentioned in the previous chapter, about the EU and its sustainable urban dimensions,
has been criticizing EU’s power on the matter. While sustainable development and green policies have
been a large part of EU’s policies, on a city level this has not been so visible yet. While some of the EU
states and cities have been working hard towards sustainable urban development, some of the states
have not been doing so much. Like mentioned earlier, the EU’s Urban Agenda was established by the
council of the European Union in 2016. It was highlighted, that the sustainable growth of urban areas
in EU are important part of succeeding in the EU 2020 objectives (European Union, 2016: 3). While the
EU cannot legislate the urban development effectively enough, the help of urban authorities is crucial
for executing this kind of development (European Union, 2016: 3).
This thesis approaches the EU’s Urban Agenda and its goals from a perspective of ecological
and sustainable neighborhood. The Hammarby Sjöstad project has been marketed as an international
example of neighborhood and city development that focuses on sustainability and environment
(Stockholms Stad, 2011). The aim of this thesis is to scrutinize how well the development of this project
relates to the goals of EU’s Urban Agenda, to see if Hammarby Sjöstad actually can be seen as a both
international and European pioneer of sustainable urban development. To be able to do this, a case
study will be conducted to collect data for the analysis. The analysis will be divided into two parts to
be able to approach the question from two different perspectives that are intertwined together. These
two approaches are the structure and the performance of the neighborhood. Picture 1 below visualizes
the construction of the research question. The structure focus on what is physically in the
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neighborhood and how well it has been placed there in comparison with the EU’s Urban Agenda and
in relation to the theory of New Urbanism. The performance part of the analysis aims to show how the
neighborhood works and how the infrastructures in the area function, again in comparison with the
EU’s Urban Agenda and in relation to the New Urbanism theory. By analyzing both of these approaches
this thesis aims to sketch how well the neighborhood is actually planned, and if it is also working like
a sustainable neighborhood should be.
(Picture 1, made by the author)
4. Key Concepts and Theoretical Framework
This chapter will present the theoretical framework and key concepts for this thesis and how it
supports the research that is conducted regarding the case of Hammarby Sjöstad and the sustainable
urban development in Stockholm. The chapter will be divided in to two parts, the first part considers
the concept of sustainability and the second part focuses on urban planning and the theory of New
Urbanism that will later be used in the analysis part of the thesis.
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4.1 Sustainability and sustainable development
Sustainability is a complex concept that has its roots back in the mid 1980s. In 1987, the World
Commission on Environment and Development introduced sustainability as a concept that focuses on
meeting the needs of today while not compromising the needs and conditions of the future
generations (Portney, 2015: 2-3). Sustainability is closely linked to the concept of sustainable
development, which also refers to the same idea of developing today’s society while keeping in mind
the future generations and their needs. Sustainability and its importance are recognized globally, but
the concept itself is not often discussed. The concept is socially constructed, which means that it is not
value neutral. This means that the concept can be used and understood differently depending on the
context where it is presented (Wagnel, 2013:4).
The concepts of sustainability and sustainable development have three elements that help to
explain the concepts and their scope better. These three elements are: economic, social and
environmental (picture 2). These three elements are independent, although in the long run they will
not be able to exist without each other (Portney, 2015: 7-8). According to this model sustainability and
sustainable development can be achieved only if all of these elements are in balance and taken care
of both on regional and global level (Portney, 2015: 6-7).
(Picture 2, made by the author)
From an EU’s perspective sustainability and sustainable development have become important
over the years. The European Union has been aiming becoming a leader in sustainable development.
The EU has been creating sustainable development strategies for its member states that follow the
model of three dimensions of sustainability (Rodríguez-Ariza et al in Prado-Lorenzo & Sanchez, 2013:
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3-4). However, like mentioned, since sustainability is a socially constructed concept, its importance
and execution differs between the member states. For example, the Nordic Countries, including
Sweden, Finland and Denmark are highly developed in sustainable matters, while member states that
are in transition states, like the countries that joined the EU during the Eastern Enlargement have not
been managing to reach similar levels of sustainable development (Rodríguez-Ariza et al in Prado-
Lorenzo & Sanchez, 2013: 20). This shows how the importance of sustainable development and
sustainability is valued differently within the EU. However, even though the importance differs from a
member state to another, still the three dimensions of the sustainability are present in the EU’s
sustainability guidelines.
4.2 Urban planning and New Urbanism
Shortly, urban planning can be explained as political and technical processes that aims to develop the
land use, build environment and other infrastructures like roads and public transportation networks
in urbanized areas (McGill University, 2019). Like mentioned, today over 50% of the world’s population
lives in the cities. This makes urban planning even more important. Cities are growing rapidly, and
without proper urban planning mechanisms cities might grow to unwanted directions. For example,
slums are an example of uncontrollable urban development. Urban planning changes the cities and
their structures and guides the growth so that it meets the needs of cities and improves the quality of
life in cities (Washburn, 2013: 5).
New Urbanism is an urban planning theory that focuses on how cities are planned and built.
The theory originates from the 1980s United States of America, but it has been influenced by the old
European cities that were quite small but at the same time were really centralized and included and
mixed the residential buildings and different services. The theory emphasizes compact and walkable
neighborhoods in cities where the public spaces like streets and parks would be accessible for
everyone. Through this kind of planning, theorists from the school of New Urbanism believe that cities
would become more sustainable and equal for their citizen, and urban sprawl, that means unrestricted
urban growth without detailed planning can be avoided (Briney, 2019).
One of the most influential New Urbanism authors is Jane Jacobs. Jacobs was American-
Canadian journalist, author and urban activist who has been influencing in different fields, like in urban
studies, economics and sociology. One of her most known publications, The Death and Life of Great
American Cities (1961), is one of the seminal books in the field of urban planning that explains the basis
for the New Urbanism theory. In The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jacobs introduces new
principles for urban planning and development. Before Jacobs published her book, the field of urban
development was suffused by urban renewal -strategy. It was strong during the mid 1900s. The main
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idea behind the urban renewal -strategy was to clear out the unlivable areas and slums in inner cities
and turn them into opportunities for private businesses and higher-class housing. The urban renewal
strategy is closely linked to economic gains. Jacobs criticized urban renewal strategy for segregation
and gentrification, because it is based on the privatizing of neighborhoods and changing the
neighborhoods so that the lower-class people can’t afford living in the areas anymore (Jacobs, 1961:
65). Jacob states, that neighborhoods should be diverse, both socially and from the usage of the
neighborhood. The neighborhoods should be built for multipurpose, and they should size-wise
encouraging people to walk or bike rather than use cars (Jacobs, 1961: 16).
While New Urbanism has been a successful theory in the field of urban planning that fits well
to other important planning goals like urban revitalization, growth management and environmental
protection, it has been criticized a lot as well (Ellis, 2002: 261). One main reason why New Urbanism
has been criticized is closely related to urban sprawl. Urban sprawl means uncontrollable urban
growth. Urban sprawl has been seen mainly as negative concept, that is based on private urban
development. While New Urbanism encourages the planning politics to be open to everyone, the
urban sprawl theorists believe, that privatizing the urban development processes are better for the
economic development of the cities. The sprawl theorists believe that the citizen should be seen as
consumers and tax-payers who consume the city (Ellis, 2002: 263). New Urbanism has also been
criticized of being too ‘nostalgic’. Like mentioned earlier, New Urbanists have been interested in old
European cityscape and style. However, the world and the cities have changed from those days. For
example, cars have become a large part of today’s city life. New Urbanist planners use old patterns
rather than create new and innovative urban plans (Ellis, 2002: 268-269). Regarding cars, which
according to New Urbanism should not be part of the city life, the theory has been getting critique
because cities are dependent on cars and car traffic. The communities and neighborhoods build by
following the guidelines of this theory, where the car traffic is limited have been compared to “islands
in the middle of ocean”. This means that these neighborhoods are hard to reach, and this might
decrease the popularity of the neighborhoods (Ellis, 2002: 264-265). Other main criticism that New
Urbanism has been getting is related to the social side of theory, that encouraged creating mixed
neighborhoods to create socially sustainable neighborhoods. The criticizers have for example
mentioned that today’s world is more individualist than before. People enjoy their private space and
life. Also, the communication has changed drastically in the world because of the development of
telecommunication methods and the internet (Ellis, 2002: 268). In addition, the New Urbanism
planning has not alone managed to create socially sustainable areas. The research made of this matter
has shown, that in socially mixed neighborhoods, people from different social groups don’t interact
with each other that much. This shows that there are cleavages between different type of housing,
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and social classes, which for example modifies people’s opinions about the neighborhood (Trudeau,
2013: 442).
While the New Urbanism theory is criticized and it has its weaknesses, it’s still one of
the leading theories in the field of urban planning, that focuses on urban planning and development
from the three different perspectives of sustainability, economic, environmental and social (Ellis, 2002:
261), which makes it a good theoretical tool to be used for the purpose of this thesis. Since it is such a
seminal theory in the field of urban planning, it is very likely, that Hammarby Sjöstad is related to it
and that also the EU’s Urban Agenda has some similarities with the theory as well.
5. Methodology and Material
This chapter will demonstrate how the study in this dissertation is constructed and what methods
and material is used. Also, the limitations and ethical issues will be addressed in this chapter. 5.1 Method: Case Study
The research that is carried out in this dissertation is done as a qualitative research. “Qualitative
research is a research strategy that usually emphasizes words rather that quantification in the
collection and analysis of data” (Bryman, 2012: p. 380). The aim of this research is to examine
sustainable urban development in Hammarby Sjöstad in Stockholm and how it relates to the EU’s
Urban dimensions and goals. The examination will be conducted by using qualitative material, that
derives from the case study, like the written documentation, visual master plan of Hammarby Sjöstad
and observations that were made in the area.
The research method that is used to conduct this study is case study method, more precisely
representative case study -method. This method is strongly linked to the qualitative research strategy.
Representative case study method aims to focus on phenomena, in this case the sustainable urban
development in a real-life context, and try to analyze it from that perspective (Bryman, 2012: p. 70).
This means that the method investigated the global phenomena on a very local level, to mirror how
these phenomena really affect on the social systems on a very local level. (Perry in May 2011: 221).
The strengths of case study method are that it really delves into the case that is studied and aims to
find out all the details needed for the analysis. This kind of case study method can be divided into two
different categories, generalizing - and particularizing case study method. The generalizing case study
method aims to generalize the findings in case study research the global world, while the
particularizing case study method aims to find the differences and make the case a unique example of
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a global phenomenon (Perry in May, 2011: 221). This study is more a particularizing case study, since
it aims to scrutinize the case of Hammarby Sjöstad, which is a unique neighborhood, and find out how
well does it relate to an international document.
Like any research method, case study method has its limitations and it needs to be explored
from a critical perspective as well. Even though case study method is strongly linked to the qualitative
research strategy, it needs to be taken into consideration that case studies can be also based on
quantitative research or even mixed method researches. The research approach can affect on the
results of the study. While the aim of case studies is to go into detail in the different phenomena, it
can be really hard to generalize the cases on a global level (Perry in May, 2011: 225). One other
weakness that needs to be mentioned is the problem with interpretation and bias. The case and the
results of the study are usually based on the interpretation of the researcher. This means that if the
research would be done again by a different researcher, the results could be different, depending on
how the second researcher interprets the case and the material used in the study. The interpretation
of the researcher can also make the result of the case study biased. When doing a case study research,
the amount of material can be large, and the more the case is being researched, the more it can affect
on the research’s opinion about the case. If the researcher starts to approach the case from a personal
level, the results can be biased (Perry in May, 2011: 225-226).
5.1 Material and data
The material and data that will be used to analyze and answer to the research question that is focused
on in this research is part of the case study. Material that will be used in the case study is based on
qualitative data. The data will be divided into two categories; the written/visual data and the
observation data. The written data is the main source and includes all the material and documentation
of Hammarby Sjöstad. This includes material like the environmental program of Hammarby Sjöstad
(1999), the detailed comprehensive plan of Hammarby Sjöstad (1991), and the Hammarby model
document (2011). All of these were found through Stockholm City’s archives. The visual data, more
precisely, the master plan of Hammarby Sjöstad from 2016 that was found through the case study is
also from Stockholm City’s archives. However, even though the 2016 visual master plan is much newer,
than the environmental program and the comprehensive plan they are still related to each other. This
is because the 2016 visual master plan is based on the documents from the early 1990s. Yet, what
needs to be kept in mind when using these documents in the analysis is that, for example, the
construction technology has changed from the early 1990s to this day. This may have effect on the
plans of Hammarby Sjöstad today.
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The second main source of the data is based on the observations done by the author in
Hammarby Sjöstad. While observation is a functional data source, it needs to be taken into
consideration that the observations are done by one person and it is based on personal reflections of
the area. This means that the data could be different if the observations would be conducted by
someone else. The observation data will be visualized by using photographs and this way showing and
explaining the data for the reader.
The data from the European Union that is used to compare the planning achievements in
Hammarby Sjöstad is the Urban Agenda of the EU. This document was chosen because it is one of the
leading documents that gives direction to sustainable urban development in Europe.
5.2 Issues
To be able to conduct a fair research, the issues considering the material need to be mentioned and
covered.
The first issue that might affect the result of this study is the language and translations
conducted while doing the research. To be able to conduct the research, translations from Swedish to
English needed to be made. While Stockholm City offers documentation both in English and Swedish,
the Swedish documentation of Hammarby Sjöstad was more comprehensive. However, translations
can be problematic when conducting a research. Since terminology and connotations can differ from
language to language, some words and phrases can be hard to translate, which means that the
translations can lose the richness of the original text when being translated from the original language
to another (Temple & Young, 2004: 167).
Second issue has been mentioned earlier, and that is the issue of interpretation of the material
and observations. The trustworthiness of qualitative analysis can be divided into three categories,
proposed by Williams and Morrow in 2009. These three categories are integrity of the data, balance
between reflexivity and clear communication and application of findings (Willig in Willig and Stainton
Rogers, 2017: 283). The first category, integrity of the data, refers to the relationship between the data
and how the data has been interpreted. This means that when interpreting the data, it needs to be
understood what kind of basis is behind the data, like history for example. (Willig in Willig and Stainton
Rogers, 2017: 283). In the case of this study it means that to be able to interpret the material, like the
documentation, observations and visual material of the Hammarby Sjöstad, the purpose of the
Hammarby Project, how it started and how it has developed to the level that it is at the moment, needs
to be understood. The second category, balance between reflexivity, means that the researcher needs
to keep in mind what the relationship is between what the data offers for the purpose of the research
and researcher’s own perspective on the research subject. What this means is that the researcher
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needs to be able to understand the pre-understandings of the subject, and be able to stay open-
minded and being able to let the data and material to change the pre-existing ideas of the research
topic (Willig in Willig and Stainton Rogers, 2017: 284). When reflecting this to the study conducted in
this thesis, the researcher needs to be able to understand what are the existing understandings about
Hammarby Sjöstad, and let the data shape the study without any prejudices. The third and final issue
of interpretation, that needs to be considered is the clear communications and application of findings.
This means that the researcher needs to be able to clearly communicate the results and applications
of what is found in the research, because the value of the conducted study depends on its usefulness
to society. This means that interpretation done by the researcher in the study can change how people
approach the topic. This is why the researcher needs to be able to clearly communicate the results and
own interpretations of the study for the readers (Willig in Willig and Stainton Rogers, 2017: 284).
6 Context Sweden – Stockholm – Hammarby Sjöstad
This chapter aims to explain why Hammarby Sjöstad was chosen as case study for this thesis. Sweden
has an interesting history regarding urban development. While European metropolitans like Berlin,
London and Warsaw were partly destroyed by the bombings, the Swedish capital survived both of the
World Wars without damage. This is because Sweden managed to stay neutral during the World War
I and II (Gilmour, 2010: 12).
6.1 Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. It’s one of the most attractive cities in Northern Europe that has
been developing fast. It has successfully attracted both people and companies to relocate in it. The
attractiveness of this city has been boosting both the Swedish - and Stockholm’s own economy
(Stockholms Stad, 2018: 6). The rapid growth of the city has set challenges for Stockholm’s growth.
The focus on the city development has been on creating high-density urban neighborhoods that are
sustainable both environmentally and socially (Stockholms Stad, 2018: 7).
Stockholm became an EU capital in 1995 when Sweden joined the European Union. “Being a
member of the EU means that Sweden has a direct influence on and is directly affected by EU decisions.”
(Government Offices of Sweden, 2019). By becoming a member of the European Union, the legislation,
and regulations of the EU affect not just on the Swedish governmental level, but also on the regional
and city level. This means that Stockholm City also had to adjust to the new European Union era. While
EU has fairly little legislation that affects straight on the city level, there is still regulations and
legislation, like the environmental legislation considering for example noise and pollution levels in
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cities, that the local authorities has to take care of. Stockholm City has been adapting well to the EU
regulations and policies. It is estimated that around 50% of the decisions that have been made in the
municipality level in the city is somehow connected to the EU. Stockholm has been working actively to
adapt to the EU rules and regulations, and it has been active on the European level, to both affect on
the EU decisions, and develop the city planning in whole Europe (Stockholms Stad, 2019). For example,
Stockholm became a part of the EUROCITIES, which is a city network that works closely with the EU to
respond to common issues that affect the day-to-day lives of Europeans living in urban regions. “Our
objective is to reinforce the important role that local governments should play in a multilevel
governance structure.” (EUROCITIES, 2019). The EUROCITIES network aims to shape and influence on
the EU decisions that affect on both the regional and city level, and try to make the city and regional
governments part of the EU’s decision making (EUROCITIES, 2019). One other example of Stockholm
working closely together with the EU, and also setting an example especially in the field of sustainable
urban development, is that Stockholm became the first European Green Capital in 2010 (Stockholm
Stad, 2019). The European Green Capital competition was launched by the European Commission in
2010. The main goal of this program was to encourage the European cities to face and find innovative
solutions to the environmental challenges that come with urbanization. The winning cities work as
example setters for the other European cities (European Green Capital, 2019). The reasons why
Stockholm won the first Green Capital Award was that it had been working with integrating an
administrative system that guarantees that environmental aspects are considered in the municipal
level decision making, for example in budgets and city planning operations. Stockholm had also
managed to cut down its carbon dioxide emissions by 25% per inhabitant since 1990. It is also aiming
to become one of the first cities that will be functioning without fossil fuels by the year 2050
(Stockholms Stad, 2019).
Stockholm City makes an interesting case worth of studying. It is one of the leading sustainable
cities in European level that is investing on becoming even more sustainable, both socially and
environmentally (Stockholms Stad, 2018: 11-12). It is agreed on fulfilling the sustainable development
goals of the United Nations, and the sustainable urban development has become one of the focus
points on Swedish national level (Stockholms Stad, 2018: 16). The Stockholm region is also committed
to becoming one of Europe’s most attractive regions that would be a leader in sustainable
development and construction (Stockholms Stad, 2018: 16).
6.2 Hammarby Sjöstad
Hammarby Sjöstad is an urban project in the South side of Stockholm city, as a part of the Södermalm
district. Hammarby Sjöstad project is very unique on a Swedish level, which makes it an interesting
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research subject. The project has its roots back in 1980, when the planning of the area was started
(Stockholms Stad, 2011). Before that the area was working as an industrial site and as an old port. The
first official plans of the area were presented in 1991. However, the first plans got a lot of critique on
the municipality level, since it did not take in the consideration all of the co-operations that was
needed to make the neighborhood work, like the co-operation between Stockholm City and Nacka
municipality (Inghe-Hangström in BoStad02, 2002: 19). However, in 1996, a year after Sweden became
an EU member state, the planning processes in Hammarby Sjöstad changed. Stockholm City decides
to enter the competition for the Summer Olympics 2004, and Hammarby Sjöstad project became an
important part of the Olympics project. The neighborhood was planned to become an Olympic village
for the athletes competing in the Olympics, and a new sports arena was also planned into the area
(Inghe-Hangström in BoStad02, 2002: 21). The Olympic project also introduces the environmental
focus, and the area aimed to become the most sustainable Olympic village (Inghe-Hangström in
BoStad02, 2002: 22). The Olympic village projects had been criticized for not being sustainable, and in
1994 the Olympic Committee attended the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where it was
decided that the cities competing for the games needed to commit to “Green Games” -project, which
aimed to make the world’s biggest sporting event a role model for sustainable thinking and
development (Bideaux, 2016). In the spring of 1997 Stockholm City, together with four other cities,
qualified to the final round of the Olympic Games-competition. This made the city’s sustainable and
environmental investments even more interesting. Sadly, in 1998, the Olympic games were decided to
be held in Athens instead (Inghe-Hangström in BoStad02, 2002: 23). After all the effort from Stockholm
City to promote Hammarby Sjöstad as an environmental and sustainable area to win the Olympic
games, the area was still decided to be built with the sustainability in mind -focus. The new plan was
accepted by the city and the builders in Hammarby in 2000. (Inghe-Hangström in BoStad02, 2002: 30).
The plan has been, and still is to make Hammarby Sjöstad a continuum of the inner city of
Stockholm and connect it to the already existing inner-city structures. Everything from materials to the
land use plan is developed with the sustainability-in-mind focus. This method has resulted in
something called Hammarby-model, which is an urban sustainability model that has been developed
through the development processes of Hammarby Sjöstad. This is something unique on the national
level of Sweden. The Hammarby-model focuses on integrating the energy production, waste- and
water management so that all of those function would work in a cycle, and would be solved as locally
as possible. (Stockholms Stad, 2011).
Hammarby Sjöstad is an interesting research subject since it’s so unique on both a national
and European level. From a national point of view, Hammarby Sjöstad is the first neighborhood in
Sweden that has been part of creating a sustainability model for future sustainable urban projects.
From a European perspective the neighborhood is interesting since it aims to be an international
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example for sustainable urban development. The area is visited by around 10 000 visitors from all over
the world yearly (Stockholms Stad, 2011).
7 Analysis
In this chapter, the data and material collected through the case study of Hammarby Sjöstad will be
analyzed and compared to the EU’s Urban Agenda to be able to answer the research question of How
does the urban planning in Hammarby Sjöstad relate to EU’s Urban Goals? The analysis is divided into
two parts.
1. The Structure of the neighborhoods
2. The Performance of the neighborhoods
In the first part the structure of the neighborhood will be analyzed by using the theory of New
Urbanism. The structure of the neighborhood refers to the physical buildings and spaces that are
present in the neighborhood. The analysis is conducted by using the master plan, other
documentations of the neighborhood, and observation data to find out how Hammarby Sjöstad is
structured and how it compares to the EU’s Urban Agenda.
In the second part, the performance of the neighborhood is analyzed by using the observations
and the master plan and other related documentation. The performances of the neighborhood refer
to the street and transportation network of the neighborhood, that is used daily to move in the
neighborhood. The aim is to find out how the neighborhood performs as a sustainable part of
Stockholm’s inner city, and how well it relates to the EU’s Urban Agenda. The Hammarby model is also
scrutinized in this part of the analysis, since it’s one of the main products of the project, that is a key
part of the infrastructure and performance of Hammarby Sjöstad. It will also be compared to the
environmental goals of the Urban Agenda and the New Urbanism theory, to find out it works as a
sustainable part of the neighborhood.
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7.1 The Structure of the Neighborhoods
(Picture 3 by Stockholms Stad)
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Housing
When taking a closer look at the master plan and the structures of Hammarby Sjöstad project from
2016 (picture 3), the color red seems to be the most captivating. The color red refers to the
residential buildings.
Housing is an important part of the structures of neighborhood (picture 4). The reason why the
Hammarby Sjöstad project and its neighborhood are mainly for residential use comes from the need
for housing in Stockholm. Stockholm City has been growing rapidly economically. This phenomenon is
called urban agglomeration. It has both positive and negative effects. While agglomeration helps the
city to grow and it develops the economy, it also has negative effects. Lack of housing being one
(Glaeser, 2007: 26-27). The city of Stockholm has been fighting against lack of housing, already from
the late 1900s. Like mentioned earlier in the context chapter, Hammarby Sjöstad area was used as an
old port before, but since its use declined, the city decided to move the functions of Hammarby Port
to other locations, and close it down to recreate the area for residential use. In 1991, when the first
master plan of Hammarby Sjöstad was published, it was stated that the project would become one of
the biggest residential construction projects in the history of Stockholm (Stockholms
Stadsbyggnadskontor, 1991: 5). The plan included over 11 500 apartments of different sizes. The
median size for apartments were three rooms and kitchen (Stockholms Stadbyggnadskontor, 1991:
44). The project area is aimed to be home for over 26 000 people by 2020 (Stockholms Stad, 2011).
(Picture 4 by the author: Residential buildings in Hammarby Sjöstad)
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According to the New Urbanism theory, housing opportunities in the neighborhoods should
be variating, meaning that there would be different kinds of housing prices, and rental apartments
from different price points, so that the area could be socially sustainable. Hammarby Sjöstad has been
criticized of the social sustainability (Gaffney et al. 2007: 25). One of the arguments explaining the
social equity of Hammarby Sjöstad is that the promises made about the target goal of apartment ratio
of 50:50, meaning that 50% of the new apartments created to the area should be rental apartments,
and the other 50% was going to be privately sold and owned. In the case of Hammarby Sjöstad this
hasn’t happened. Some of the rental apartments that were rented through Stockholm City’s rental
services, were sold out for the consumers instead of renting them out. The current ratio of Hammarby
Sjöstad’s housing is 62:38 (Statistik om Stockholm, 2018). What needs to be mentioned that from this
ratio, 1/3 is apartments rented by the municipality, while 2/3 are rented by private rental companies.
These companies are not obligated by the Swedish national housing policy to develop affordable
housing for everyone. This makes Södra Hammarbyhamnen, which is one of Hammarby Sjöstad project
neighborhoods, an expensive area to live in (Gaffney et al. 2007: 25). Currently, it is also seen as a
homogenous neighborhood. This can be also seen from the statics of the Södra Hammarbyhamnen.
These statistics are provided by Stockholm City (2018). According to the statistics, the average income
in Södra Hammarbyhamnen is 468 400 yearly (16 years and older) which is over the average income
in Stockholm; 374 400SEK yearly. In addition, according to the statics from Stockholm City, 67,3% of
the population living in the area is highly educated (Statistik om Stockholm, 2018).
The EU’s Urban Agenda has highlighted important goals considering housing in cities.
These goals are:
I. Inclusion of migrants and refugees
II. Housing
(EU Urban Agenda, 2016: iii)
When analyzing Hammarby Sjöstad, and especially the Södra Hammarbyhamnen from these
perspectives, the neighborhood project does not seem to be a model example of these goals.
According to the Urban Agenda, city development should focus on including the migrants and refugees
to the cities and local communities (European Union, 2016: iii). However, like mentioned earlier, Södra
Hammarbyhamnen is fairly expensive to live in and it is also socially homogenous area. According to
the statistics by Stockholm City, only 21,3% of the people living there have a migrant background
(including people who are born in Sweden but both of the parents are migrants) (Statistik om
Stockholm, 2018). The second goal, housing in the EU’s Urban Agenda does not fit in the case of
Hammarby Sjöstad either. Even though the constructors of the project have been successful of making
good quality housing in the area, it has not really been affordable, or focusing on state aid rules or
general housing policies (European Union, 2016: iii). Like mentioned earlier the housing prices are fairly
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high, and the ratio of municipality rental apartments is low in Södra Hammarbyhamnen which is a large
part of the whole Hammarby Sjöstad project.
Mixed-Usage
Mixed-usage is one of the key parts of New Urbanism theory. The idea behind mixed-use is to make
the neighborhoods livelier and more sustainable, by having everything in close range. This would
encourage the people to move around in the area in sustainable ways, like by walking and cycling.
In the Hammarby Sjöstad’s plan (picture 3), colors violet and orange present industries, office
spaces and services. Some of the services are integrated as part of the residential buildings, like stores,
restaurants and coffee shops, but by doing observations in the area, they can be found and analyzed
(picture 5). The color violet refers to industry and office buildings in the Hammarby Sjöstad project
area. In addition, the color grey that also can be found from the plan, close to the violet areas, refers
to heavy municipal technicality areas, like energy production and waste management facilities. Both
the violet and grey colored buildings are centralized to the south-west side of the Hammarby Project.
The reason for this is that the area was already industrialized, before the rebuild of the area started.
Some of the industries were left, and some were taken down and replaced with office buildings
(Ericson & Bodén in BoStad02, 2004:14).
(Picture 5 by the author: Commercial Services in Hammarby Sjöstad)
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The services that are planned for the area can be divided into three different categories, first
being municipality services, like schools, elderly care and child care services. These services are mostly
marked by the color orange to the master plan above (picture 3). The second category is the
commercial services, like grocery stores, restaurants and cafés. These services are integrated to the
residential buildings, by using the ground floors of the residential constructions as space for these
functions. This can be seen from the picture above (picture 5). The main reason for this is that the
planners of Hammarby Sjöstad emphasized the importance of not centralizing these services, rather
spreading them all over the area, so that all of the residents have opportunity to access these.
Centralizing these services for example by creating a shopping center was seen unnecessary since
these kinds of centralized functions can be found by close proximity. For example, in Globen City which
is an area nearby has a shopping center (Stockholms stadsbyggnadskontor, 1991:45). The third
category of services is public commercial services, like libraries, museums and cultural houses. Some
of these buildings are also marked by the orange color in the master plan (picture 3).
When looking at the area from a New Urbanism perspective, the neighborhood of Södra
Hammarbyhamnen seems to be planned according to the New Urbanism theory. The area has mixed
usages, like industries and other working opportunities as well as residential buildings, which was
discussed above. And like discussed, the services are not centralized, rather they are diversified over
the area.
The EU’s Urban Agenda’s goals also relates well to the mixed-usage of Södra
Hammarbyhamnen. Goals like circular economy and jobs and skills in the local community fit well with
what has been done in Hammarby Sjöstad. What circular economy means is that economic growth and
job opportunities are created by sustainable matters, like creating sustainable waste management
systems and resource efficiency. While the main goal of Hammarby Sjöstad project has been creating
apartments for people to live in, the second goal of the project of creating jobs and skills to the local
community has also been successful. It has been estimated that by 2020, there should be over 10 000
work opportunities in the project area (Stockholms Stad, 2011).
Public Space
The green and yellow color in the master plan (picture 3) are also important to analyze more closely.
These colors refer to public spaces, like parks, and streets that are mainly for pedestrian use. The color
yellow also contains the town squares of the area. Public spaces are an important part of the city
structures. These places are open for all of the citizen of the city and neighborhood. Everybody should
be able to use and enjoy of these areas. The parks and pedestrian areas on the waterfront of the
Hammarby lake are described as an important visual part of this neighborhood. The waterfront of the
area is in many of the documents named as “the Blue Eye” [Author’s Translation] (Menyes & Bodén in
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BoStad02, 2002: 64) of the Project. The proximity of nature and water is a big part of urban planning
in Stockholm (Menyes & Bodén in BoStad02, 2002: 64). Public spaces in Hammarby Sjöstad have also
tried to made as including as possible. This means that there should be possibilities for people with
mobility difficulties, that for example, use wheel chair could access the public space as easily as
possible. In Södra Hammarbyhamnen, the planning has been done so that there are as little stairs as
possible. There are still stairs in the area, but in close connection to the stairs there is also elevators.
For example, by Sickla Channel, (picture 6), there is an elevator just by the stairs. This makes it easier
for people with mobility difficulties to access the public parks and streets.
(Picture 6 by the author: Elevator by Sickla Channel)
As part of sustainable planning and urban development, Jacobs and the school of New
Urbanism focus also on the parks as parts of cities. Jacobs highlights that too big parks are not part of
sustainable urban planning. Big parks are considered as a safety risk. These big parks also take room
from the city life, and are not functional. However, Jacobs mentions that if the parks are functional
and specialized, the parks can be seen as a natural part of sustainable city life (Jacobs, 1961: 90-91).
The Hammarby Sjöstad project includes parks as a part of the master plan. The parks are different
sizes, some of them are quite big. One of the biggest parks of the project is blended with the Nacka
nature reservation. While some of the parks are big, which according to New Urbanism are not useful
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in city planning, some of the parks are smaller and have special functions. For example, the Luma park
has a cultural function by working as an amphitheater during the summers, where different theater
productions are played for the residents and people visiting the project area. New Urbanism also
encourages the city planners to make streets and public spaces accessible for all. In this Hammarby
Sjöstad project has been successful so far by also focusing on creating accessible public spaces for
people that have mobility issues (Jacobs, 1961: 101).
When analyzing the Hammarby Sjöstad project and Södra Hammarbyhamnen’s public spaces
from the EU’s Urban Agenda’s perspective, a goal that can be related to it is sustainable use of land
and nature-based solutions. The idea behind this goal is to ensure that the developed areas are
planned so that it is respectful for the environment and it improves the quality of life of the people
living in the area. For example, making the urban areas green and renaturing them is one way to do
this (EU Urban Agenda: 2916: iv). In Hammarby Sjöstad, this has been done well. The key point of the
planning of the area has been sustainability and green planning. Since the nature, especially the
waterfront has been one of the key elements of the area, the planning has been done so that the
nature and waterfront is not been disrupted (Menyes & Bodén in BoStad02, 2002: 65).
7.2 The Performance of the neighborhoods
This part of the analysis focuses on the performances that are present in the neighborhood, like the
transportation structures, streets, public transportation and other traffic infrastructures. Also, the
environmental sustainability structures, that were briefly mentioned in the structures part of the
analysis is analyzed in this part more thoroughly.
Streets and Traffic Infrastructures
Streets and traffic infrastructures are important parts of the city structures. Without these, moving
and transportation functions in the city would be impossible. These structures are usually planned so
that they both fit the needs of the neighborhood and work as a continuum of the other parts of the
city. Walking and cycling possibilities are an important part of the performances. New Urbanism
encourages the city planners to plan cities that are as walkable ad possible, and where cars wouldn’t
be such a large part of the streets (Jacobs, 1961: 7). According to Jacobs sustainable cities encourage
people to walk and keep the streets busier, which will help with the social mixing of the neighborhood
(Jacobs, 1961: 72) Walking and cycling possibilities are also better for the environment since those
forms of transportation do not affect on the carbon emission levels, like driving a car does. When
looking at master plan of Hammarby Sjöstad above (picture 3), it can be seen that the walking and
cycling possibilities have been well thought through. In the documentation of the planning of
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Hammarby Sjöstad, it is stated that walking in the area is aimed to be organized in a safe way. For
example, in the close proximity of schools and day cares, the space should be mostly reserved for
walking opportunities, so that any bigger accidents would not occur (Stockholms
Stadsbyggnadskontor,1991). This is also something that has been emphasized by Jacobs in her book
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961: 87).
Cars are a big part of the street view today. Transportation is the third largest source
of carbon emissions in Europe that contributes about 27% of the emissions in the EU member states
(Transport & Environment, 2017: 8). The car traffic and roads in Hammarby Sjöstad have been planned
environment in mind. The idea behind the planning of road network has been to encourage people to
use the public transportation rather than own cars (Hammarby Sjöstad, 1999: 7). The road network in
Hammarby Sjöstad is composed of main roads, that are also used by the public transportation,
including tram and busses, and smaller roads that are planned in the residential areas. However, the
car traffic in the area has been tried to minimize, and the area is built so that cars should not be able
to drive on high speed. This is done by planning the area so that the roads don’t connect to each other
on the residential areas, which means that driving through residential areas is not possible (Stockholms
Stadsbyggnadskontor, 1991: 48-49). In addition, the traffic in the area is planned so that the people
with mobility-issues are taken care of, there is both parking space for handicapped and a possibility to
drive close to the doors of residential buildings (Hammarby Sjöstad, 1999: 7). Like mentioned before,
the New Urbanism theory does encourage the city planners to aim to make areas that would not be
car-friendly. This is both due to security reasons, and to make the areas more sustainable with less
carbon emissions. One other factor that is highlighted in the New Urbanism theory is that there should
not be big parking lots in the neighborhoods. These take space from other city structures, and they are
not that beautiful either (Jacobs, 1961: 234). In Hammarby Sjöstad, there is not big parking lots in the
area, rather the parking space is planned by the side of the streets and to the underground garages
(picture 7). This makes the parked cars less visible in the street view and gives space for different city
structures, like public parks (Stockholms Stadsbyggnadskontor, 1991: 49).
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(Picture 7 by the author: Parking on the streets in Hammarby Sjöstad)
Public transportation is also important part of the transportation in cities. The public
transportation network in Hammarby Sjöstad project is organized by SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik).
SL together with the planners of the area have focused on the placement of bus stops. The maximum
distance between a bus stop should be only 350 meters, to make sure that everyone should be able to
access a bus stop (Stockholms Stadsbyggnadskontor, 1991: 49). On the main road of the area, there is
also a tram traffic between Hammarby Sjöstad area, and Gullmarsplan, which is one of the traffic hubs
of South side of Stockholm city (picture 8). The public transportation has been aimed to done so that
it’s as easy as possible for the people living in the Hammarby area to access, and connect themselves
to the central of Stockholm city. While the bus and tram connections are working, there isn’t any
straight connection between Stockholm City and Hammarby Sjöstad. People living in the area need to
switch to metro or another bus line to connect themselves to the central. While the time of travel stays
around 25 to 30 minutes, the straight connection between downtown Stockholm and Hammarby
Sjöstad is currently missing (SL, 2019). This would probably encourage people to use public
transportation more, and make it more effortless to travel between city center and the Hammarby
Sjöstad. The New Urbanism theory does not discuss about public transportation that much. However,
in Jacobs’ book it is mentioned that big public transportation hubs disturb the city life, and take space
from other city structures and separate the different parts of the cities (Jacobs, 1961: 264). But at the
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same time, the New Urbanism theory does aim to create neighborhoods that have good connections
between the different parts of the city and that have less car traffic (Jacobs, 1961: 230). Public
transportation is important for reaching both of those goals. In Stockholm, the plan has been making
the city fossil-fuel free by 2040. To be able to achieve this goal, both working walking/cycling
opportunities and public transportation system is important.
(Picture 8 by the author: Public Transportation in Hammarby Sjöstad)
From the EU’s Urban Agenda perspective, Hammarby Sjöstad has working transportation
structures. “The objectives are to have a sustainable and efficient urban mobility. The focus will be on:
public transport, soft mobility (walking, cycling, public space) and accessibility (for disabled, elderly,
young, children, etc.) and efficient transport with good internal (local) and external (regional)
connectivity.” (European Union, 2016: iv). Like mentioned earlier, main goals of planning the area have
been on pedestrian friendly streets, working public transportation, and including public space, that
also the disabled people can use. While the public transportation and connection between the city
central of Stockholm could be better, since there is not any straight connection with the public
transportation at the moment, the current transportation is still working well, and traveling between
different parts of Stockholm City have been made smooth (SL, 2019). The EU also has been working on
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bringing the transport carbon emissions down. Hammarby Sjöstad sets a good example of this as well,
it is planned so that the car traffic in the area would be lower than the average (Hammarby Sjöstad,
1999: 7). People are also encouraged to use carpooling, which has been made very visible in the
neighborhood. There are special parking spots on the streets that are reserved for carpooling cars only.
This is also an innovative way to try to bring down the carbon emissions, by having cars in the area
that everyone can access and use if needed, which means that people don’t necessarily have to own a
car. These cars are also environmentally friendly. (Hammarby Sjöstad, 1999: 7). This is an innovative
way of planning, that relates well to the EU’s Urban Agenda and its goals.
Sustainability Structures
Hammarby Sjöstad is known world-wide for its sustainable structures. Like mentioned before, it has
been one of the first neighborhoods that has been creating its own model of sustainability, the
Hammarby model (Stockholms Stad, 2011). The idea behind the Hammarby model is that everything
regarding waste management, energy and water, should be taken care of as close as possible, to avoid
emissions from transportation (picture 9). The Hammarby Model is connected to the United Nations
Agenda 21 Human Settlement Objective 7.5, which states that sustainable management of energy,
waste management, water and drainage and transportation should be promoted in land-use planning.
This objective has been adopted by the Swedish government (Gaffney et al. 2007: 17)
The energy (electricity and heating), comes from renewable energy sources, like solar panels,
and geothermal power. For example, solar panels are placed on the roofs of the residential buildings
in Hammarby Sjöstad (Stockholms Stad, 2011). The waste management in the area is organized so,
that the waste stations are close-by, and there is a possibility to recycle everything, from daily - to
heavy waste. The garbage is collected from the waste collection points by using a system that suctions
it to the waste station. This way the waste cars don’t have to enter the area which means that the
carbon emissions coming from the transportation of the waste management are cut down (Stockholms
Stad, 2011). When it comes to the water management in the area, the idea is that especially the
drainage water is cleaned and taken care of locally. For example, the rain water is led to channels by
using a sand filter system that purifies the water before it is led to the Hammarby Lake. One other
example of taking care of the rainwater has been installing roof gardens on top of the buildings. This
way the rain water gets absorbed to the plants on top of the roofs (Gaffney et al. 2007: 57). For the
construction of the neighborhood, the materials have been selected environment in mind. Sustainable
materials, like tree, steel, glass and rock have been main materials that have been used both on the
outside and inside of the buildings (Stockholms Stad, 2011).
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(Picture 9: Hammarby Model by Judd)
The Hammarby Model relates well to the EU’s Urban Agenda, which also highlights the circular
economy, climate adaption and energy transition. With these goals, the aim is to make EU cities to
create and promote working opportunities within recycling and re-use of materials, to act against
climate change on a city level and to create energy efficient cities, that promote green energy
(European Union, 2016: iii). Like mentioned earlier, the Hammarby model, and the infrastructures that
are place in the area work well together with the New Urbanism theory as well, since they help to
create mixed-use and work opportunities to the neighborhood.
Although the Hammarby model is marketed globally as ecological and environmentally friendly
area, it has also gotten criticism about that it might be marketed to be more sustainable are than it
actually is. For example, the electricity usage in Hammarby Sjöstad were supposed to be on a lower
level than the average electricity usage of Swedish household, which is around 110 kWh/m2. The goal
for the electricity usage for a square meter in Hammarby Sjöstad was set to be 100 kWh/m2. However,
the area has fallen far behind from this goal. The households in Hammarby Sjöstad drain energy about
142 kWh/m2, which is more than the Swedish average (Röhne, 2009). One other fact that was
mentioned is that since both the area and the Hammarby Model were planned already in the early
1990s, the technology needed to create a working Hammarby model was not necessarily existing back
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then. This means that the model and its aims do not necessarily match with each other, and Hammarby
Sjöstad might be marketed both internationally and on European level more environmentally
sustainable than it actually is (Wagnel, 2013: 13-14).
8. Conclusion
European urbanization is incoherent. While countries like the Netherlands and Sweden are focusing
on developing their cities in sustainable matters, countries like Czech Republic are not developing in
similar ways. While the EU aims to become a sustainable leader in world politics, it still has not
managed to resolve how to create legislation that would guide its member states towards sustainable
urban development. Since urbanization is such a big global challenge, it would be essential for the EU
to create these kinds of legislative tools. Though, this is currently impossible due to the principle of
subsidiarity. Since city planning and the decisions that are taken when planning a neighborhood are
taken on a local level, the EU does not have the power to legislate it. While the Urban Agenda of the
EU is one of its main documents, it is nothing more than an agenda. The EU cannot force its member
states to follow this document.
The case of Hammarby Sjöstad is unique on European level. While it relates to the EU’s Urban
Agenda very well, it also aims to be an international example of sustainable construction and urban
development. It is one of Stockholm’s sustainability products, that people from different parts of the
world come to visit and inspect. The Hammarby model, for example is an innovative solution to waste-
, energy- and water management in an urban neighborhood, although it might be seen as more
environmentally sustainable than it actually is. While the Urban Agenda of the EU relates well in
environmental sustainability to Hammarby Sjöstad project, it is hard to say if the Agenda has actually
had any, affect on the project itself. Most likely not, since the Hammarby Sjöstad Project was started
already in the early 1990s and the sustainability aspect was based on both the idea of creating a
sustainable Olympic village and the choice of Stockholm city’s city planners and politicians to move
forward with the sustainable planning. However, from a perspective of social sustainability, Hammarby
Sjöstad is not so sustainable. The area has become a homogenous area, where mostly people from
upper-middle class can afford to live. In that way, Hammarby Sjöstad does neither relate to the EU’s
Urban Agenda nor the New Urbanism theory, which emphasizes the social mixing of the
neighborhoods. This is also something that is hard to develop, since most of the housing possibilities
in Hammarby Sjöstad are privately owned.
This study has focused on the EU’s Urban Agenda on a perspective of fairly sustainable
neighborhood project, Hammarby Sjöstad that is located in a city that follows for example, the UN’s
Sustainable Development Goals. The city of Stockholm is growing, which means that it has capita to
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focus on sustainable urban development, while other cities in EU don’t necessarily have that kind of
economic capacity or interest to focus on it. However, even Stockholm has had problems with its other
neighborhoods and segregation (Stockholms Stad, 2018: 12), so the case study of Hammarby Sjöstad
does not tell the whole truth about the sustainable urban development of Stockholm.
For possible future research, the focus should be on the Urban Agenda and how it actually has
been supporting the sustainable urban development in EU member states, that haven’t necessarily
urbanized in sustainable matters. The EU’s Urban Agenda is not very powerful document, but the
partnership tool that it introduces should be able to help to create sustainable urbanization all over
Europe, if the EU member states would have the will to invest on the matter.
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