Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences at the Agricultural University of Iceland.

Part I: Setting the Scene

1. Introduction: The Planning Pyramid

Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir

2. Enduring the Neo-liberal Rollercoaster: Resilience or Sustainability as Planning Theory's Response?

Tore Sager

Part II: Nature and Economy

3. The Physical Frame of Planning

Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir

4. Co-Management in Environmental Planning: An Alternative to the Precautionary Principle

Arvid Viken and Torill Nyseth

5. Cycles in Housing Markets, Policy and Finance

Lúðvík Elíasson

Part III: Government and Regulations

6. The Planning System and Practice in Norway

Eva Irene Falleth and Berit Irene Nordahl

7. The New DNA of Danish Spatial Planning Culture: The Case of Regional Planning

Carsten Jahn Hansen

8. The History of Swedish Planning

Kristina L. Nilsson

9. Icelandic Planning: Milestones of Sustainability

Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir

10. Balancing between Efficiency and Sustainability: Discourses on the Finnish Land-use Planning System

Hanna Mattila

Part IV: Built Environment

11. How Does the Carbon-neutral Settlement of Brøset Contribute to a New Paradigm in Planning the Urban Fabric?

Dag Kittang

12. Suburb in Limbo: From an Idea Conceived in an Economic Boom and Realised During a Crisis: A Case Study of a Reykjavik Suburb

Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir

13. Three Restricted Developer Competitions: Experiences from Sweden

Magnus Rönn

Part V: Liveable Community

14. The Finnish Local Government Reform: Juxtaposing Cost Structures and Centre-periphery Relations of Municipalities in Urban Regions

Raine Mäntysalo, Olavi Kallio, Petteri Niemi, Jarmo Vakkuri and Jari Tammi

15. Rebound Effects for Reduced Car Ownership and Driving

Juudit Ottelin, Jukka Heinonen and Seppo Junnila

16. When Planners Aim for More Sustainable Cities: Lessons from Scandinavia

Enza Lissandrello

Part VI: Future Scenarios

17. Urbanity as a Strategic Aim: Will the Nordic Cities be Sustainable in 2030?

Johanna Lilius

18. Discussion and Conclusions

Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir

Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir