The Inclusive City

Monday 20 November 2017

How do you build for community?
How do you create places that include everyone?
And how do you do it in a way that benefits the entire city?

These are questions that engage ByggVesta, the Swedish Union of Tenants, and Riksbyggen – all working to contribute to vibrant and safe neighbourhoods wherever they operate. Together with economist Stefan Fölster, they are seeking the answers.

In Den inkluderande staden (The Inclusive City), Stefan Fölster highlights the complexity of these issues and the consequences that may arise if we fail to invest in areas facing socio-economic challenges today. Drawing on robust research and successful international examples, he identifies key starting points for municipalities and urban developers to achieve positive urban development — one that builds community, fosters inclusion, and benefits the entire city.

Download the report (Swedish)

Stefan Fölster

Stefan Fölster is an economist and public commentator. He studied at UCLA and the University of Oxford and has worked as a researcher at Stockholm University and the Research Institute of Industrial Economics, as well as an adjunct professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Fölster is Director of the Reform Institute and has previously served as Chief Economist at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and as Head of the Swedish Institute for Retail Studies.

In The Inclusive City, Stefan Fölster approaches urban development issues from an economic perspective, offering concrete tools for municipalities and urban developers to create places that benefit entire cities.

Initiators

ByggVesta, the Swedish Union of Tenants, and Riksbyggen are the initiators of The Inclusive City.

They all work towards sustainable urban development and, to draw attention to this issue, have commissioned researcher Stefan Fölster to explore how inclusive places can be created in ways that benefit entire cities.

ByggVesta, the Swedish Union of Tenants, and Riksbyggen welcome further discussion on the topic and hope that more stakeholders will contribute their perspectives.

The Inclusive City

Initiators

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