I snart 40 a?r har kommunerna i Norra Norrlands inland spelat en viktig roll i bil- och komponenttestindustrin. Hit har fordon sedan bo?rjan av 1970-talet kommit fo?r att testas till sin gra?ns i vinterklimat. Vinter- testning av fordon a?r en mycket viktig del av fordonsutvecklingen.

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the revised Planning and Building Act (SFS 2010:900) have influenced the comprehensive planning in Swedish municipalities. A focus is directed at examining how the new law regulates a greater consideration to climate aspects and the what consequences this results in regarding the implementation of the law in Swedish municipalities comprehensive plans.The paper is a case study, containing both quantitative and qualitative methods. The case study is based on three municipal comprehensive plans. Based on quantitative material three municipalities have been selected to constitute the sample of this study. These municipalities are A?lvsbyn, Sollentuna and Olofstro?m.