Strategic Responses to Wicked Problems of Heritage Management: Experiences from the West Link Infrastructure Project in Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Notion of Heritage and Its Application in a Planning Context
1.2. Wicked Problems and Strategy-as-Practice
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Case Study: The Dialogue Process on Heritage Management in the West Link Project
2.2. Methodology
- meeting notes 2014–2019;
- documents such as agreements, strategies and decisions mainly 2014–2019;
- observation notes from meetings 2014–2019; and,
- notes from a workshop (December 2016) in which key representatives from the negotiation process participated and various value perspectives were highlighted; and
- interviews with representatives of participating parties.
3. Results
3.1. The Inherent Complexity of Condition 1
3.1.1. Context
3.1.2. Strategy Used to Tackle the Dilemma
3.1.3. Result
3.2. Difference in Approaches to Heritage Management
3.2.1. Context
3.2.2. Strategy Used to Tackle the Dilemma
3.2.3. Result
3.3. A Lack of Adequate Coordination—Within and between Organizations
3.3.1. Context
3.3.2. Strategy Used to Tackle the Problem
3.3.3. Result
4. Discussion
4.1. The Inherent Complexity of Condition 1
4.2. Difference in Approaches to Heritage Management
4.3. A Lack of Adequate Coordination—Within and between Organizations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year/Month | Milestone | |
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2001–2002 | Pilot study was made. | |
2004–2007 | Finance in place. Railway planning report was made. | |
2011 | Project planning initiated, including producing a railway plan. | |
2014 | June | Decision on admissibility by the Swedish Government 26 June 2014, with conditions. |
November | Environmental impact assessment for the West Link approved by the County Administrative Board. | |
December | Railway plan presented for public review. | |
2015 | August | County administrative board accept the railway plan. |
December | Contract with first main contractor. | |
2016 | February | Application for permit to proceed in accordance with the Environmental Code to the Land and Environmental Court. |
2017 | June | The railway plan is legally approved. |
2018 | February | City of Gothenburg´s detailed plan of the West Link is accepted. |
May | Execution proposal accepted by Land and Environment Court. | |
2019–2021 | Talks on dealing with specific areas of the national interest are underway, budget and responsibilities are being negotiated. |
Authority Level | Agency | General Responsability | West Link Responsability |
---|---|---|---|
National | Swedish Transport Administration (STA) | Governmental agency responsible for the long-term planning of the transport system. | The authority responsible for constructing the railway and fulfilling Condition 1. Main decision-making power, other parties are consultative. |
National heritage board (NHB) | Sweden’s central administrative agency in the area of cultural heritage and cultural environment under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. | Consultative party with oversight of the area of national interest for the preservation of the cultural environment and constitutes the supervisory authority for state building monuments. | |
Regional | County Adminstrative Board | The county administrative boards represent the government regionally with a mission to supervise and establish dialogue with the municipalities. | Consultative party with regional oversight of the national interest and constitutes the supervisory authority for both individual building monuments and the fulfilment of Condition 1. |
Local | The City Planning and Building Office | Main responsable for land-use planning. Plans are adopted by the respective municipal council following a process of consultation and public exhibition. | Consultative party, responsible for detail planning above ground. |
The Gothenburg City Museum | Consulted on planning and construction issues under the auspices of the Cultural Committee of the City of Gothenburg. Assessments, archaeological field-investigations and surveys, planning and building permit issues, research and knowledge building and advice. | Consultative party regarding cultural heritage issues. |
Organization | Representatives | Date |
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The Swedish Transport Administration | 4 | 23 Ferbuary 2018 and 19 June 2019 13 Ferbuary 2018 9 Ferbuary 2018 2 March 2018 |
The County Administration Board | 1 | 14 Ferbuary 2018 |
The National Heritage Board | 1 | 2 Ferbuary 2018 and 17 June 2019 |
City of Gothenburg: Cultural Affairs Administration, management | 2 | 6 Ferbuary 2018 24 November 2017 and 1 July 2019 |
City of Gothenburg: City Museum | 3 | 29 January 2018 30 January 2018 6 March 2018 |
City of Gothenburg: Planning and Building Office | 1 | 6 December 2017 |
City of Gothenburg: The City Executive Office | 1 | 5 December 2017 |
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Fredholm, S.; Dore, M.; Brorström, S. Strategic Responses to Wicked Problems of Heritage Management: Experiences from the West Link Infrastructure Project in Gothenburg, Sweden. Land 2021, 10, 1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10101032
Fredholm S, Dore M, Brorström S. Strategic Responses to Wicked Problems of Heritage Management: Experiences from the West Link Infrastructure Project in Gothenburg, Sweden. Land. 2021; 10(10):1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10101032
Chicago/Turabian StyleFredholm, Susanne, Maitri Dore, and Sara Brorström. 2021. "Strategic Responses to Wicked Problems of Heritage Management: Experiences from the West Link Infrastructure Project in Gothenburg, Sweden" Land 10, no. 10: 1032. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10101032