Citizen Influence and Certain Other Interests in Physical Planning

The plan requires that urban planning has genuine democratic anchorage and is rooted in people's love for the place they live, and wants democratic processes to permeate all of society. Investigating greater resident influence over shared spaces, local councils, and cultural planning is directly in line with this, as is the protection of cultural heritage. Security is created, according to the plan, through strong local communities.

• democratically anchored planningdecisive»Planeringen behöver en genuin demokratisk förankring och utgå från människors kärlek till platsen man bor på.« (party programme ↗)“Planning needs genuine democratic anchorage and must be rooted in people's love for the place they live.”
• expanded democracy»Vi vill gå i riktning mot ett samhälle där demokratiska processer genomsyrar hela samhället« (party programme ↗)“We want to move toward a society where democratic processes permeate all of society”
• protection of cultural heritage»och kulturmiljölagen, som skyddar vårt kulturarv, är viktiga för att alla människor ska kunna leva goda liv.« (party programme ↗)“and the cultural environment law, which protects our cultural heritage, are important so that all people can live good lives.”
• security through local communities»Starka lokalsamhällen, välfungerande skolor, meningsfull fritid och full sysselsättning är avgörande för att varje människa ska hitta konstruktiva sammanhang att vara i.« (party programme ↗)“Strong local communities, well-functioning schools, meaningful leisure time, and full employment are crucial for every person to find constructive contexts to be part of.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme asserts that residents' influence over their dwelling and dwelling area shall increase and that democracy begins in everyday togetherness. The counter-proposal's demands for local councils and greater opportunity to influence the immediate environment follow directly from this, and the demand for crime-preventing design aligns with the commitment to combat both crimes and crimes' causes. The concrete forms are not specified in the documents.

• increased resident influencedecisive»inflytande över sin bostad och sitt bostadsområde ska öka.« (party programme ↗)“influence over their dwelling and dwelling area shall increase.”
• everyday democracy»Demokratin börjar i vardagens gemenskap.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy begins in everyday togetherness.”
• preventive crime-control work»Bekämpa både brotten och brottens orsaker.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat both crimes and crimes' causes.”
• future-oriented urban development»framtidsinriktat stadsbyggande som skapar integrerade, variationsrika och transportsnåla« (party programme ↗)“future-oriented urban development that creates integrated, varied and transport-efficient”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that people be able to influence the city's development in a simple and constructive way and that decisions be made close to those affected. The counter-proposal's requirement for greater resident influence over shared spaces, local councils and protection of culturally and historically valuable buildings responds to these commitments. The crime prevention aspect also aligns with the plan's view of safety in residential areas.

• citizen influence in planningdecisive»att på ett enkelt och konstruktivt sätt påverka« (party programme ↗)“to influence in a simple and constructive way”
• decisions close to citizens»Beslut bör tas så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Decisions should be made as close to citizens as possible.”
• preserve culturally historic buildings»värdefulla byggnader, minnesmärken och andra« (party programme ↗)“valuable buildings, monuments and other”
• crime prevention work»Det viktigaste brottsförebyggande arbetet sker genom att« (party programme ↗)“The most important crime prevention work occurs through”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's overarching principle is decentralisation: people shall decide more themselves and decisions are made close to those affected, and decisions that only concern the local level shall not be moved up. The counter-proposal wants to investigate greater resident influence over shared environments, local boards, cultural planning for valuable buildings and crime-preventive design. That is in line with the plan's commitments on cultural heritage and preventive security work. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• decisions close to peopledecisive»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralise more. People should get to decide more themselves, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”
• local decisions stay local»Beslut som endast berör en mer lokal nivå, eller bara individen själv, bör inte flyttas upp till en högre nivå« (party programme ↗)“Decisions that only concern a more local level, or only the individual themselves, should not be moved to a higher level”
• tend the cultural heritage»till att vårda och utveckla ett kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“to tend and develop a cultural heritage”
• crime-preventive measures»satsa på förebyggande insatser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in preventive measures”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that attractive public spaces increase the sense of security and that systematic citizen dialogue takes into account citizens' knowledge also between elections. Cultural heritage shall be kept accessible for future generations. That bears toward both crime-preventing design and cultural environment consideration in planning. At the same time, the plan considers that quality in culture is defined by the profession, which makes support for local councils over public art weaker.

• security through urban spacedecisive»Attraktiva offentliga rum ökar känslan av trygghet.« (party programme ↗)“Attractive public spaces increase the sense of security.”
• systematic citizen dialogue»En systematisk medborgardialog bidrar till att medborgarnas kunskaper och intresse tas tillvara« (party programme ↗)“Systematic citizen dialogue contributes to citizens' knowledge and interest being taken into account”
• preserved cultural heritage»kulturarv som finns i Sverige är en del av mänsklighetens gemensamma kulturarv och ska hållas« (party programme ↗)“cultural heritage that exists in Sweden is part of humanity's shared cultural heritage and shall be kept”
• the profession defines quality»Kulturpolitiken ska sträva efter kvalitet. Vad som är kvalitet definieras av professionen.« (party programme ↗)“Cultural policy shall strive for quality. What is quality is defined by the profession.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly states that planning shall be aimed at designing communities so that security is promoted and crimes are prevented, which is precisely crime-prevention design as a formal part of the process. It also wants residents themselves to take an active part in decision-making about their immediate surroundings and other forms of resident participation to be developed. The counter-proposal's demands thereby coincide with the plan's own commitments.

• crime-prevention planningdecisive»inriktas på att bygga och utforma samhällena så att trygghet främjas samtidigt som brott förebyggs och försvåras.« (party programme ↗)“aimed at building and designing communities so that security is promoted while crimes are prevented and made difficult.”
• residents involved in their immediate surroundings»planera för trygga och vackra miljöer där invånarna själva« (party programme ↗)“plan for safe and beautiful environments where residents themselves”
• developed resident participation»Andra former av invånarinflytande bör finnas och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Other forms of resident participation should exist and be developed.”
• the importance of the immediate environment»Människans närmiljö är av stor vikt för vårt psykiska och fysiska välbefinnande.« (party programme ↗)“The human's immediate environment is of great importance for our psychological and physical well-being.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The counter-proposal demands greater resident influence over shared environments and that crime prevention design becomes a formal part of the urban planning process. The plan commits to letting citizens gain greater influence over architecture and to invest in safe outdoor environments, where lighting of dark places is highlighted as one of the most important safety measures. Decisions shall furthermore be made as close to citizens as possible. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• medborgarinflytande över arkitekturdecisive»Låta medborgare få större inflytande över arkitekturen för att minska överklaganden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let citizens gain greater influence over architecture to reduce appeals”
• trygga utemiljöer»Satsa på trygga utemiljöer, där en viktig del är att lysa upp obelysta platser runtom i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in safe outdoor environments, where an important part is to light up unlit places throughout Sweden”
• trygghetsskapande planering»Att göra obelysta platser tillgängliga och trygga är därför en av de viktigaste åtgärderna för att öka känslan av trygghet utomhus.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Making unlit places accessible and safe is therefore one of the most important measures to increase the sense of safety outdoors.”
• beslut nära medborgarna»Beslut ska fattas på lägsta möjliga nivå, så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decisions shall be made at the lowest possible level, as close to citizens as possible.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly wants to design public environments with greater citizen influence, and the party programme states that citizens' oversight and influence should be significant in all urban planning and public art projects. The plan also requires that a crime prevention and safety-creating perspective is an obvious part of social planning and pleasant areas with classical architecture. The counter-proposal's requirement thus coincides with the plan.

• citizen influence over public environmentsdecisive»Fördela offentliga kulturmedel och utforma offentliga miljöer med ett större medborgarinflytande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Distribute public cultural funds and design public environments with greater citizen influence”
• oversight in planning and public art»Vid alla former av stadsplanering och uppförande av offentlig konst skall de berörda« (party programme ↗)“In all forms of urban planning and public art projects those affected”
• crime prevention planning»Ett brottsförebyggande och trygghetsskapande perspektiv skall vara en självklar del« (party programme ↗)“A crime prevention and safety-creating perspective shall be an obvious part”
• classical architecture and safety»Sverigedemokraterna vill verka för trivsamma och trygga områden med klassisk arkitektur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to work for pleasant and safe areas with classical architecture.”