“Better ugly and nice than pretty and boring”: Sustainable neighbourhood developments in peri-urban environments

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  • Mikael Andersson Department of Urban Planning and Environment, Division of Urban and Regional Studies , KTH Royal Institute of Technology image/svg+xml , Institution for Information and Technology , Dalarna University image/svg+xml
  • Tony Svensson Department of Urban Planning and Environment, Division of Urban and Regional Studies , KTH Royal Institute of Technology image/svg+xml , Institution for Information and Technology , Dalarna University image/svg+xml
  • Maria Håkansson Division of Urban and Regional Studies, Department of Urban Planning and Environment , KTH Royal Institute of Technology image/svg+xml

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“Better ugly and nice than pretty and boring”: Sustainable neighbourhood developments in peri-urban environments. (2026). plaNext–Next Generation Planning, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.24306/plnxt/123

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sustainable neighbourhood development, sustainable urban development, policy mobility, peri-urban, Sweden

Abstract

The concept of sustainable neighbourhood development (SND) is constantly gaining traction among planners and policymakers. Initially emerging in the 1990s as flagship projects in a few northern European cities, SND has started to be mobilised into new, more peripheral contexts. In this study, the concept’s translation and coordination to peri-urban environments are analysed based on an in-depth case study of Jakobsdalen, a new SND in a medium-sized Swedish city. Drawing on theories of policy mobility, the study uncovers significant challenges in mobilising the current policy discourse of SND to peri-urban environments. By contextually articulating, texturising, retrosembling, and situating the project, the study shows that SND initiatives in peri-urban environments risk being implemented without adequately addressing and managing critical concerns in the situated context, highlighting tensions between economic viability and existing socioecological resources. For SND to become a strategic policy discourse for sustainable urban development in multiple contexts, the study highlights the importance of having a contextual approach, recognising that different contexts present different needs, challenges and potentials.

Author Biographies

  • Mikael Andersson, Department of Urban Planning and Environment, Division of Urban and Regional Studies, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Institution for Information and Technology, Dalarna University

    Mikael Andersson is a lecturer in civil engineering at Dalarna University and a PhD candidate in planning and decision analysis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. His research examines the conceptualisation of sustainable neighbourhoods, with a particular focus on policy mobility and peri-urban contexts. He holds an MSc in Architecture.

  • Tony Svensson, Department of Urban Planning and Environment, Division of Urban and Regional Studies, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Institution for Information and Technology, Dalarna University

    Tony Svensson holds a PhD in planning and decision analysis and holds positions as an assistant professor in planning and construction at Dalarna University and as a researcher in urban and regional studies at KTH. He has conducted research and led projects for more than 10 years in the field of sustainable urban planning.

  • Maria Håkansson, Division of Urban and Regional Studies, Department of Urban Planning and Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Maria Hakansson is an Associate Professor in Urban and Planning Studies, with a specialization in the theory and practice of planning. Her research interest focuses on professional roles and the preconditions for learning, collaboration, and interaction in urban and regional planning practice, in the frame of sustainable transformation.

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