Petra Adolfsson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4140349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Petra Adolfsson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Petra |
| FAMILY NAME | Adolfsson |
| SIGNATURE | ADOLFSSON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Storying Multispecies Heritage
The paper examines how art-based, multispecies storytelling can inform heritage and urban planning through the case of The Conference of the Birds (CoB) in Frihamnen, Gothenburg. Bringing together artists, designers, architects, and ornithologists, CoB demonstrates how emotional and sensory engagement can deepen understanding of historical and ecological layers of place. Using a critical heritage ecologies lens, we show how the project reframes h…
Translations of sustainability in urban planning documents — A longitudinal study of comprehensive plans in three European cities
Sustainability is a concept characterized by its longevity: it remains, after several decades, a popular concept within public organizations, as well as public discourse more generally. In this paper, we trace various translations of sustainability in urban planning documents of three mid-sized cities in Northwest Europe. Emphasizing the importance of a longitudinal approach to assess the uses and definitions of sustainability, we examine transla…
Objectives, objects, and objectivity
In the area of tourism management, the previous research shows that collaboration among stakeholders is crucial in achieving or aspiring toward sustainable development because the field is highly fragmented with numerous stakeholders constituting the tourism product. In a single-case study, the analytical concept of boundary objects is used to show that not only the human relationships but also the objects created and used in such collaborations …
In the Eye of the Beholder
This study of perspectives and opinions on a Swedish nuclear power plant and an old building in a Swedish city center employed an ethnographic approach. Such methods are found to be applicable to research situations when it is of crucial importance to establish trustworthy relationships with the informants. The use of ethnographic research methods, especially photography, enabled the researchers in the project to collect a wide range of narrative…
Proud to Be Pride
Young People, Big Ideas
Citizen participation in local government budgeting is an important emerging public management reform movement in many countries including Canada, Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, Australia and now Sweden. ‘Participatory budgeting’ programs bring local communities into the decision- making process around formal resource allocation plans, and have the potential to give new levels of voice and choice about service and infrastructure expenditure to d…
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Young People, Big Ideas
Citizen participation in local government budgeting is an important emerging public management reform movement in many countries including Canada, Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, Australia and now Sweden. ‘Participatory budgeting’ programs bring local communities into the decision- making process around formal resource allocation plans, and have the potential to give new levels of voice and choice about service and infrastructure expenditure to d…
In the Eye of the Beholder
This study of perspectives and opinions on a Swedish nuclear power plant and an old building in a Swedish city center employed an ethnographic approach. Such methods are found to be applicable to research situations when it is of crucial importance to establish trustworthy relationships with the informants. The use of ethnographic research methods, especially photography, enabled the researchers in the project to collect a wide range of narrative…
Proud to Be Pride
Objectives, objects, and objectivity
In the area of tourism management, the previous research shows that collaboration among stakeholders is crucial in achieving or aspiring toward sustainable development because the field is highly fragmented with numerous stakeholders constituting the tourism product. In a single-case study, the analytical concept of boundary objects is used to show that not only the human relationships but also the objects created and used in such collaborations …
Translations of sustainability in urban planning documents — A longitudinal study of comprehensive plans in three European cities
Sustainability is a concept characterized by its longevity: it remains, after several decades, a popular concept within public organizations, as well as public discourse more generally. In this paper, we trace various translations of sustainability in urban planning documents of three mid-sized cities in Northwest Europe. Emphasizing the importance of a longitudinal approach to assess the uses and definitions of sustainability, we examine transla…
Storying Multispecies Heritage
The paper examines how art-based, multispecies storytelling can inform heritage and urban planning through the case of The Conference of the Birds (CoB) in Frihamnen, Gothenburg. Bringing together artists, designers, architects, and ornithologists, CoB demonstrates how emotional and sensory engagement can deepen understanding of historical and ecological layers of place. Using a critical heritage ecologies lens, we show how the project reframes h…
Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sustainability (3 works) · Citizen journalism (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Urban planning (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works)