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July 2, 2026Journal of Outdoor Recreation and TourismOpen Access

Sustainable outdoor recreation in rapidly urbanising landscapes. Practitioners’ perspectives in Stockholm, Sweden

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KFKristin Malmcrona FribergSBSara BorgströmKTH Royal Institute of TechnologyRMRebecka MilestadSwedish Defence Research Agency

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Overview

Qualitative study explores sustainable outdoor recreation goals in urban planning, indicating opportunities for improvement.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how sustainable outdoor recreation is implemented within urban green-blue infrastructure planning in Stockholm.
  • Qualitative study based on 11 semi-structured interviews with municipal and regional officials.
  • Supplementary data gathered from workshops, desktop overview, and a focus group.
  • Analysis focused on identifying barriers and enablers affecting current practices.
  • Sustainable outdoor recreation is underprioritised despite being widely valued in planning.
  • Key constraints include institutional fragmentation and insufficient long-term funding.
  • Emerging opportunities involve aligning recreation with public health and climate adaptation goals.

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Friberg et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a45fef89ed134303130f95chttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2026.101075
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