FREDSTAN - Kommersialiseringen av Sydöstra city i Göteborg

Abstract

Public space is an indispensable part of all urban spaces and is central to successful placemarke Wng of a posWndustrial city. Public spaces also carry social, economic and symbolic values. The planning of these public spaces is oaen achieved though public-privet partnerships. The balance in this relaWonship will manifest in the physical space. This study aims to describe and analyse these public-privet partnerships in Sydöstra city / Fredstan. In order to achieve this aim, the following research quesWons were formulated and answered: - Who are the primary stakeholders in the project of Sydöstra city / Fredstan? - What ideas and visions of Sydöstra city / Fredstan as a public space are expressed by these stakeholders? These quesWons were answered by means of a case study of Sydöstra city / Fredstan. The case study started with a document analysis, where selected planning documents from the respecWve stakeholders were analysed qualitaWvely to answer the research quesWons. The analysis of the planning documents resulted in the establishment of four different themes that describe the actors’ visions and interest for the area’s development. The document study was supported by interviews with some of the stakeholders. The case study findings point to three stakeholders; Göteborg stad, Hufvudstaden and Vasakronan. It further shows that these stakeholders acWvely work together, and this public-private partnership which points to Gothenburg being an entrepreneurial city. The three stakeholders have already successfully begun making the atmosphere of the public spaces of Sydöstra city / Fredstan increasingly exclusive. A tonal shia which all stakeholders believe themselves to benefit from.