Local Special Requirements

Abstract: The environmental agenda is constantly relevant in the political science of today and the amount of research being done follows there of. This thesis explores the topic of environmental policy between governmental levels with special focus on the construction industry. Through a case study of the joint environmental building program of the cities Lund and Malmö, the author examines the relationship between the municipal government and the national government. With the guiding question of why there are regulatory inconsistencies in this field the author lands at the conclusion that they exist because the municipalities has a different agenda than the national government and simply because they have the possibility to. This is done through qualitative interviews with people involved and affected by this program and scholars in the field. Theory wise the author links three different governance theories, namely multi-level governance, polycentrism and two-level game theory to the issue. These all aids in understanding why this program exists and came to be.