Sofie Storbjörk
Linköping University
43 Papers
143 Citations
Sofie Storbjörk is an academic researcher from Linköping University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Climate change & Political economy of climate change. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 40 publications.
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Governing Climate Adaptation in the Local Arena: Challenges of Risk Management and Planning in Sweden
TL;DR: In this article, conditions for climate adaptation as an important part of governing climate change in the local arena are addressed, and empirical focus is put on attempts to manage flood risks by means of risk management and planning in two Swedish municipalities.
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The practice of settling and enacting strategic guidelines for climate adaptation in spatial planning: lessons from ten Swedish municipalities
Sofie Storbjörk,Ylva Uggla +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze how frontline planners approach climate change adaptation in an urban context, emphasizing the process of settling and enacting strategic guidelines in spatial planning, and suggest that municipalities are being preactive, i.e., preparing to act by settling guidelines rather than proactively implementing change when planning for new settlements.
Creating Transformative Force? : The Role of Spatial Planning in Climate Change Transitions Towards Sustainable Transportation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the ability of spatial planning to support local climate change transitions towards sustainable transportation in two case studies of planning in Swedish municipalities with comparatively high climate ambitions.
Negotiating climate change responses: Regional and local perspectives on transport and coastal zone planning in South Sweden
TL;DR: In this paper, a case-study of transport and coastal zone management in a Swedish municipality is presented, based on interviews (focus group and single in-depth) and official planning documents.
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Developing transformative capacity through systematic assessments and visualization of urban climate transitions.
Erik Glaas,Mattias Hjerpe,Sofie Storbjörk,Tina-Simone Schmid Neset,Anna Bohman,Prithiviraj K. Muthumanickam,Jimmy Johansson +6 more
TL;DR: An assessment framework developed to visualize the implementation of urban climate transition (UCT) was applied to three Swedish cities and found to be key to facilitate UCT governance, but potentially also broader sustainability transitions.