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Fälting, L., Forssell, A. & Åberg, M. (2025). Drivers of district heating's dominance in Sweden's urban areas: A historical perspective. Utilities Policy, 92, Article ID 101860.
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2025 (English)In: Utilities Policy, ISSN 0957-1787, E-ISSN 1878-4356, Vol. 92, article id 101860Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

District heating systems are common in the Northern Hemisphere, but their extent and position in heating markets vary. In Sweden, district heating currently supplies more than half of the demand for heating in Swedish buildings, significantly more in urban areas, with most of the district heating systems built between 1970 and 1990, motivated by the possibility of combining heat production with efficient generation of power. This analysis explains why so many district heating systems were built through an analysis of historical policy documents, statistical data, and interviews. The conclusion is that interrelated drivers can explain this expansion. In particular, the energy crises of the 1970s led to concerns about oil dependency. The parallel reduction in oil use and imported fuels also improved air quality. A national referendum in 1980 also began the phase-out of nuclear power, with combined heat and power playing a pivotal role in its replacement. Favourable governmental loans and grants, combined with more coercive regulations and a general sense that building district heating systems was a "sign of the times", encouraged even smaller and mid-sized cities to build district heating systems. Thus, the foundation was laid to support the strong current position of district heating in Sweden.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2025
National Category
Energy Systems Energy Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-545391 (URN)10.1016/j.jup.2024.101860 (DOI)001367614200001 ()2-s2.0-85210017199 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Handelsbanken Research Foundation, P2011–0252:1
Available from: 2024-12-19 Created: 2024-12-19 Last updated: 2024-12-19Bibliographically approved
Ivarsson Westerberg, A., Andersson, A., Anskär, E., Castillo, D., Falk, M. & Forssell, A. (2021). Papper, pengar & patienter: Primärvården i administrationssamhället. Lund: Studentlitteratur AB
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2021 (Swedish)Book (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Hälso- och sjukvården i Sverige är en del av administrationssamhället. Det innebär att alltmer tid används till att göra det vi kallar administrativt arbete, som att redovisa, rapportera, kommunicera, mäta, granska och föra statistik.

Personalen inom hälso- och sjukvården ägnar allt mindre av sin tid åt patienterna, människorna, och alltmer tid åt systemen och de krav som systemen ställer. Sammantaget leder detta till att vi får ut mindre vård för de pengar som satsas, eftersom de går åt till administrativt arbete.

I den här boken diskuteras, utifrån studier av arbetstid och arbetsmiljö på vårdcentraler, hur den administrativa förändringen ser ut inom hälso- och sjukvården, vilka förklaringar som kan finnas till utvecklingen och vilka konsekvenserna är. Därav bokens titel: Papper, pengar och patienter: Primärvården i administrationssamhället.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2021. p. 199
National Category
Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
Research subject
Caring Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-438363 (URN)9789144126968 (ISBN)9789144164540 (ISBN)
Available from: 2021-03-22 Created: 2021-03-22 Last updated: 2023-11-30Bibliographically approved
Jernberg, S., Magnusson, E. M. & Forssell, A. (2021). Äldreomsorgen i historisk belysning: organisering, politisering, professionalisering. Stockholm: SCORE
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2021 (Swedish)Report (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Rapportens syfte är att skapa förståelse för äldreomsorgens praktik, styrning och ideologi idag, genom att sätta detta i ett historiskt sammanhang. Vi visar hur styrning och ledning av äldreomsorgen gradvis blir mer abstrakta och hur styrningspraktiken distanseras från den sociala verkligheten. Detta går hand i hand med, och menar vi kanske delvis beror på att, nya mer professionella tjänstemannagrupper, ibland helt utan erfarenhet och utbildning inom äldreomsorgen fått en viktigare roll, samtidigt som kommunpolitiken alltmer partipolitiserats och samtidigt blivit en karriärväg för de ledande partiföreträdarna. Vårt fokus ligger på nutiden, men för att förstå denna går vi tillbaka i äldreomsorgens historia, och beskriver hur äldreomsorgen utformats under olika tider, samt hur det uppstod en kommunal politikerroll som skulle styra äldreomsorgen. Efter det beskriver vi hur de yrkesgrupper som dominerar administration och organisation av äldreomsorgen vuxit fram och utvecklats. Slutligen diskuterar vi konsekvenserna av utvecklingen för äldreomsorgen idag. Rapportens empiriska material bygger på arkivmaterial från Uppsala kommun samt nationella och lokala styrdokument av social omsorg i allmänhet och äldreomsorg i synnerhet.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: SCORE, 2021. p. 42
Series
Scores rapportserier ; 2021:18
Keywords
Äldreomsorg, styrning av offentlig sektor, professionalisering, politisering
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-472287 (URN)978-91-88833-21-1 (ISBN)
Projects
Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius stiftelse, P2017-0198:1
Available from: 2021-11-02 Created: 2022-04-07Bibliographically approved
Åberg, M., Fälting, L., Lingfors, D., Nilsson, A. & Forssell, A. (2020). Do ground source heat pumps challenge the dominant position of district heating in the Swedish heating market?. Journal of Cleaner Production, 254, Article ID 120070.
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2020 (English)In: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 254, article id 120070Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In urban areas, district heating (DH) has a dominant position in the Swedish heating market. Historically, DH has met almost no competition from other heat supply technologies. However, ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) have become more economically feasible and indications suggest that they are potentially replacing DH. This study investigates if GSHPs present a competitor to DH and what obstacles for GSHP that exist in urban areas. The investigation is based on a questionnaire study and calculations that illustrate limitations of replacing DH with GSHPs. The analysis employs theories of natural monopolies, market entry barriers, and common pool resources. A competition index is introduced to indicate competition between GSHPs and DH. The study concludes that GSHP are currently not strong competitors to DH in Sweden, and that a full replacement of DH with GSHPs is not realistic due to the large areas needed for energy wells. In urban areas, zones of competition between GSHPs and DH and zones of technological monopoly for DH are identified. Policies that regulate the distance between energy wells affect the competitiveness between the two technologies, but are necessary in order to avoid net cooling of the ground.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2020
Keywords
District heating, Ground source heat pumps, Pricing on district heating, Energy market competition
National Category
Energy Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-412674 (URN)10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120070 (DOI)000518890800041 ()
Available from: 2020-06-15 Created: 2020-06-15 Last updated: 2021-08-23Bibliographically approved
Arora-Jonsson, S., Blomgren, M., Forssell, A. & Waks, C. (2018). Att styra organisationer med konkurrens (1ed.). Lund: Studentlitteratur AB
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Att styra organisationer med konkurrens
2018 (Swedish)Book (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Konkurrens är en viktig och vitt spridd styrform i dagens samhälle. Tillhandahållandet av allt från dagligvaror och bilar till sjukvård, skola och tv-program styrs i allt högre grad genom att utförare får konkurrera med varandra. Konkurrens har blivit en så vanlig styrform att den ofta ses som ett ”naturligt tillstånd”, som om det inte finns några alternativ.

Huvudbudskapet i denna bok är att konkurrens inte är ett naturligt tillstånd. Konkurrens behöver oftast beslutas och organiseras fram, vilket innebär att saker och ting ofta behöver ändras för att det ska kunna bli konkurrens. Författarna beskriver hur konkurrens faktiskt fungerar, varför konkurrens införs, hur konkurrens skiljer sig från andra mer välkända styrformer och vilka resultat man kan vänta sig vid införandet av konkurrens som styrform. Till exempel förklaras varför konkurrens ofta leder till mer av samma i stället för ökad variation, och hur professioner som läkare och lärare påverkas av att konkurrera.

Exemplen i boken kommer framför allt från offentlig sektor, men principerna fungerar lika väl för andra sektorer. Författarna menar att detta är värdefull kunskap för alla som är chefer, medarbetare eller kunder i organisationer som har konkurrensutsatts – vilket inbegriper de flesta i vårt samhälle.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Studentlitteratur AB, 2018. p. 175 Edition: 1
Keywords
Konkurrens, organisation, offentlig sektor, skola
National Category
Business Administration
Research subject
Business Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-365737 (URN)978-91-44-12601-2 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 2014-1721
Available from: 2018-11-13 Created: 2018-11-13 Last updated: 2019-01-31Bibliographically approved
Forssell, A. & Norén, L. (2018). Primary healtcare: What type of market and what level of organization?. In: Nils Brunsson and Mats Jutterström (Ed.), Organizing and reorganizing markets: (pp. 46-63). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
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2018 (English)In: Organizing and reorganizing markets / [ed] Nils Brunsson and Mats Jutterström, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2018, p. 46-63Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2018
National Category
Peace and Conflict Studies Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Research subject
Business Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-380406 (URN)10.1093/oso/9780198815761.003.0004 (DOI)2-s2.0-85053022188 (Scopus ID)978-0-19-881576-1 (ISBN)
Available from: 2019-03-27 Created: 2019-03-27 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved
Åberg, M., Fälting, L., Carlsson, J., Johansson, L., Forssell, A., Widén, J., . . . Lingfors, D. (2017). Nya lösningar för fjärrvärme i miljonprogramsområden. Stockholm: Energiforsk
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Nya lösningar för fjärrvärme i miljonprogramsområden
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2017 (Swedish)Report (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Energiforsk, 2017. p. 98
Series
Energiforsk rapport ; 2017:414
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-332984 (URN)978-91-7673-414-8 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Energy Agency, 39605-1
Available from: 2017-11-03 Created: 2017-11-03 Last updated: 2018-02-20Bibliographically approved
Forssell, A. & Ivarsson Westerberg, A. (2016). Granskningens (glömda) kostnader. Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, 118/95(1), 19-37
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2016 (Swedish)In: Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift, ISSN 0039-0747, Vol. 118/95, no 1, p. 19-37Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: , 2016
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Political Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-383402 (URN)
Available from: 2019-05-14 Created: 2019-05-14 Last updated: 2020-03-02Bibliographically approved
Åberg, M., Fälting, L. & Forssell, A. (2016). Is Swedish district heating operating on an integrated market?: Differences in pricing, price convergence, and marketing strategy between public and private district heating companies. Energy Policy, 90, 222-232
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2016 (English)In: Energy Policy, ISSN 0301-4215, E-ISSN 1873-6777, Vol. 90, p. 222-232Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The deregulation of the Swedish electricity market in 1996 made it possible to operate municipal district heating commercially. Until that time district heating had been organised mainly as municipal utilities. After 1996 district heating is instead expected to function on a market. In competitive and integrated markets, prices are expected to be equal, or converging. To find out if district heating operates on an integrated market the differences in price levels, price convergence, price strategy, and business goals, among municipal, private and state owned district heating companies are investigated.

Price statistics was used along with results from a questionnaire that was answered by representatives for 109 Swedish district heating companies. The results show that prices among district heating systems do not converge significantly and that variations in prices among municipal systems are larger than among private and state owned systems. Furthermore, despite the fact that district heating is supposed to be commercial, a vast majority of district heating companies apply cost-based pricing and not market pricing. The municipal companies give priority to political goals before financial goals. The conclusion is that a Swedish integrated market for heat has not yet evolved, and some district heating price-controlling mechanism is necessary.

Keywords
District heating, Sweden, market integration, law of one price, heat market
National Category
Social Sciences Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-276997 (URN)10.1016/j.enpol.2015.12.030 (DOI)000370104500022 ()
Available from: 2016-02-17 Created: 2016-02-17 Last updated: 2017-11-30Bibliographically approved
Forssell, A., Fälting, L. & Åberg, M. (2014). A market for district heating? An accidental de-regulation and the political handling of its consequences. In: Score International Conference on Organizing Markets, Stockholm, October 2014  : . Paper presented at Score International Conference on Organizing Markets, Stockholm, October 2014.
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2014 (English)In: Score International Conference on Organizing Markets, Stockholm, October 2014  , 2014Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
National Category
Social Sciences
Research subject
Business Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-237324 (URN)
Conference
Score International Conference on Organizing Markets, Stockholm, October 2014
Available from: 2014-12-01 Created: 2014-12-01 Last updated: 2014-12-01
Projects
Administrative society [2008-01214_Forte]; Södertörn University
Organisations

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