Table I.

Selected Agencies with Background Characteristics

Agency	Location	Size	Government	Responsibility	Activity	Founded
The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning	Karlskrona and Stockholm	Ca 350	Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation	Societal planning, urban development, building, and accommodation	Regulation Collaboration	1988
The Swedish Transport Administration	Main office Borlänge and six regional offices	Ca 6 500	Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation	Road and railway traffic, sea traffic, and aviation traffic Maintenance and operation of state roads and railways Implement zero vision	Planning Operation of infrastructure Regulation (control) Procurement of collective transport	2010
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency	Stockholm	Ca 500	Ministry of the Environment and Energy	Promote sustainable development regarding ecological dimensions, guided by environmental quality goals decided by the parliament	Implement and develop environmental policy, collaboration, regulation, research, and knowledge production, information, distribute economic funds	1967
Swedish Chemicals Agency	Stockholm	Ca 270	Ministry of the Environment and Energy	Law enforcement for chemical products Supervision and development of regulation	Inspection, guidance, information (databases, registers)	1986
National Food Agency, Sweden	Uppsala	Ca 530 (337 at head office)	Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation	Law enforcement for food and food products, supervision and development of regulation	Regulation, enforcement, recommendations, communication	1972
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency	Stockholm and Karlstad	Ca 850	Ministry of Justice	Civil protection, public safety, emergency management, and civil defense before, during, and after an emergency or crisis	Knowledge production, training, regulation, supervision, collaboration	2009