Södertälje - City/Country

creating fertile overlaps between urban

and rural fabrics of Södertälje through

participatory processes, strategic design,

local economies and social engineering.

ur·ban shep·herd noun, adj. verb

the strategic design or active stewardship

of productive ecological systems within an

urban environment.

analysis

Södertälje - a tale of segregation

ECONOMIC SEGREGATION

Occurs when one does not have access to eco-nomic betterment for any number of reasons. This could range from access to workplaces, possessing sufficient knowledge for employment.

Image - Ann Legeby, Lic.of Sc./Ph.D. CandidateResearch: The School of Architecture, KTH

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SPATIAL SEGREGATION

Occurs when the physical space in which we move and operate hinders movement, access or mem-bership to certain individuals or groups.




ECOLOGICAL SEGREGATION

Occurs when ecology restricts, separates or con-tains certain individuals or groups. Commonly spa-tial, but can also include education and knowledge as causes of paralysis of movement or interaction.

Table 1-3 Social data of the residents in the four areas included in national anti-segregation initiatives

(Södertälje kommun 2007a, Södertälje kommun 2007b, and www.usk.stockholm.se).


VOCAL SEGREGATION

Occurs when one is not heard, understood or can-not express naturally and freely. Language barriers are common in this form of segregation.

Hovsjö

Fornhöjden

Hovsjö and Fornhöjden - Strengths and Opportunities• The district of Hovsjö has a high priority in the local authorities and amongst politicians

• After several initiatives and programmes implemented in the areas, a lot of experience and background material is available

• The residents of the area are interested in an improvement of their situation

• There are already well functioning networks in the areas [e.g. with schools, churches, health care services, property owners and local associations]

• Södertälje is in the focus nationally when it comes to issues related to immigration from the Middle East - the mayor of Söder-tälje even talked about this in front of the American Congress

URBACT II Thematic Network

Regional Governance of Sustainable Integrated Development of Deprived Urban Areas

Intake Seminar | Södertälje | 9 & 10 June 2008

Hovsjö and Fornhöjden - Challenges and focus points• Culture clashes when the inhabitants do not know the Swedish planning process and culture or have little knowledge about Swedish administration

• Language problems - a lot of the inhabitants do not speak Swedish

• Tiredness amongst the residents - these 3 areas have been object of many studies and approaches without real improvements for the residents - so, now something proper needs to be achieved in order to keep them motivated to participate and help im-prove their areas

• Vandalism and criminality is common in these areas and supports the bad outside image of the areas in the city and the region

• The areas are not at all integrated into the urban life of Södertälje - they are home to many excluded people - while for other citizens of Södertälje there are hardly any reasons to ever visit these areas




Hovsjö and Fornhöjden Unresolved + Future issues• Previous initiatives have not led to a general and especially not to a lasting regeneration of the areas

• Physical problems, crime, vandalism and a very bad outside image still remain a major problem

Main Objectives of Local Action Plan:

• Sustainable regeneration of the deprived areas - with a special focus also on physical and economic regeneration

• Improvement of the bad outside image of the areas and their re-integration into the urban context of Södertälje

• New methods for a better integration of ethnic minorities - leading to their growing independence and involvement in neighbour-hood regeneration




strategy

Hovsjöskolan Fornbackaskolan

Centrum

Tvetavägen

Hovsjöskolan

Nyköpingsvägen

Grödingevägen FornbackaskolanSagovägen

Slussgatan

Walking.Hovsjöskolan → Fornbackaskolan

6.0km / 1.17hrs

Can a network of schools in the

city, produce a resilient ‘vegetative

reproduction’ of education, employment

and empowerment? Can we connect

Hovsjöskolan and Fornbackaskolan to each

other and the Centrum through a single project?

Fornbackaskolan TeachersYour 2000m square project.

Södertälje NaturskolanAutumn Outdoor Activities.

Can a network of schools, shepherding

and stewardship create fertile overlaps of

landscape and urban form within Södertälje

to create a harmonious community ?

spain

alps

paris

london

Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions, they pass no criticism.

George Eliott

what if...Urban shepherding education is

introduced to the school curriculum

at Hovsjö and Fornbackaskolan, at the

same time that Södertälje kommun start to

implement urban shepherding at a city scale?

next steps ?

step 1 - play

In a game players become super empowered, hopeful individuals.

Jane McGonigal

Games are a means of engaging individuals in

collective action. By exploring alternatives to the current

models of urban planning and architecture, a truly

participatory process can be enacted, allowing the game

just like the animals it represents to meet each individual on

the same level.

ideation kit+boardgame

Vocal

Occurs when one is not heard, understood or cannot express naturally and freely. Language barriers are common in this form of segregation.

Ecological

Occurs when ecology restricts, separates or contains certain individuals or groups. Commonly spatial, but can also include education and knowledge as causes of paralysis of movement or interaction.

Economic

Occurs when one does not have access to economic betterment for any number of reasons. This could range from access to workplaces,

knowledge for employment.

Spatial

Occurs when the physical space in which we move and operate hinders movement, access or membership to certain individuals or groups.

segregation

Economy

This strategy involves addressing local economies, employment and business opportunities.

Think of ways to create new ‘wealth’ and social capital.’

Education

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

Think of ways to use the exist-ing education system to create change.

Mobility

The flow of people through

‘boundaries’ is crucial in creating a sustainable society.

Think of ways to move, meet and great new people.

Culture

Culture is how we tell and retell our stories.

Think of ways to create an identity and a story worth retelling.

strategies

Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood scale contains everything between the home and the wider city scale. This is one of the most fertile and

-action.

City

City scale is of course the city itself. As to where boundaries are drawn at this scale is completely up to you.

Domestic

Domestic scale includes the individual, the immediate family and all aspects of daily routine. The closest and most familiar of scales.

Region

Regional scale is all things beyond the city. This scale is indefinite and is as large as you make it.

scales

Transaction

Trust

Scarcity

Abundance

Isolation

Community

Consumption

Contribution

trends

FORNHÖJDEN

RONNA

LINAGENETA ÖSTERTÄLJE

SÖDERTÄLJE

ROSENLUND

SALTSKOG

BRUNNSÄNG

JÄRNA

MARIEKÄLLA

GRUSÅSEN

BLOMBACKA

CENTRUM PERSHAGEN

regions

time

1

10

5

25

100

50

DAY WEEK TERM YEARMONTH SEASON

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200

GENERA-TION

DECADE

WINTER SPRINGSUMMER AUTUMN

06. Activity

07. Process

04. Motivation

03. Characteristics

02. Needs

01. People

08. Experience

05. Context

step 2 - fårfikaSödertälje Kommun purchases a small flock of sheep

to graze on Orion Hill in Spring 2014. The sheep are

moved through the city to different pasture daily, however

they return once a month to Orion Hill on the first Sunday of

each month for fårfika, where a member of the city planning

office, a shepherd and some students from the schools are

present to ask questions and treat visitors to fika.

to continue...ME - meet with Hovsjöskolan and Fornbackaskolan to create

a workshop to explore the possibilities of a urban shepherding

and stewardship curriculum to complement their current

studies.

SÖDERTÄLJE KOMMUN - purchase a small flock of animals to graze

Orion Hill, find a shepherd and brew the coffee for the first fårfika.

finally...

Documents

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