Social Responsibility in Land Allocation Agreements : an Example from Malmo Sweden
Julia Berglund
This paper details how the land allocation process works in the City of Malm?, Sweden, and in particular how the city has begun to work with social conditions in their agreements. In a city with substantial social differences between different areas, those conditions are a part of a larger effort to reduce social exclusion. The paper describes the process and initial work in two pilot projects, where developers will build residential buildings on land owned by the municipality. Land allocation agreements have been signed with the developers, and to these a social agenda has been formalised which describes how the developers shall work with social conditions. The conditions are tied to the specific background and needs of each area. A land allocation agreement gives a developer a time-limited exclusive right to negotiate a purchase of land with the municipality for purposes such as housing development. The agreements normally regulates what shall be built and when, the price of the land and other costs. Other clauses may regulate e.g. sustainability and cooperation aspects. The land allocation agreement is finally replaced by a purchase agreement which gives the developer ownership of the land. For the purchase agreement the municipality and the developer jointly agrees on an action plan. The plan describes how the social conditions mandated by the land allocation agreement will be implemented. The experience from the two pilot projects will influence how the municipality as a land owner can strive for a sustainable urban development in the future. The paper describes this early work and provides examples of how the municipality can address questions such as local job creation, cooperation with other community actors, local schools and security aspects.
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