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While the Nordic countries are considered world leading in creating conditions for human health and well-being, challenges such as segregation and inequity are increasing. As societal challenges rise, so does the need for cross-fertilisation of sector-specific competences, as well as alignment between policymaking, planning, management, and operational activities. The Nordic countries share key similarities, having highly autonomous municipalities with similar organisational structures. However, the prevailing organisational structures often constitute a challenge for cross-departmental initiatives, creating silos and lacking links between vision and action. To address these organisational concerns, this chapter uses a programmatic alignment framework to describe three intra-organisational levels for municipal organisations to consider: (1) the strategic level of vision development, (2) the tactical level of planning and management, and (3) the operational level of implementation. In this framework, vertical and horizontal alignment provide categories for ensuring that knowledge from relevant sectors is integrated and aligned throughout the entire governance structure. In this chapter, we describe and exemplify how planning and management is organised at the municipal level, and how alignment of visions and resources can be used to foster health-promoting green spaces. Using examples from the Nordic municipalities of Vilhelmina and Täby (Sweden), Espoo (Finland), and Aarhus (Denmark), we describe and discuss the importance of programmatic alignment across organisational levels, and we show how planners and managers can integrate aspects of human health and well-being at different spatial and organisational levels.

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Nordregio Report
2024, nummer: 2024:1, sidor: 67-78
Titel: Green and healthy Nordic cities : How to plan, design, and manage health-promoting urban green space
Utgivare: Nordregio

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  • ISBN: 978-91-8001-088-7

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