Several of the objectives emphasize the importance of urban proximate environments for outdoor recreation opportunities. In 2012 the Swedish Environmental Agency proposed 22 indicators to monitor the national societal shift towards the decided objectives (Brolinson and Palm 2012). Hence, during 2013 the Swedish Environmental Agency will develop indicators to monitor outdoor recreation in the environmental objectives which are to be harmonized with the objectives in the Swedish outdoor recreation policy (see below). This included methods for environmental monitoring of green area quality in urban - and urban proximate areas, particularly with regard to their impact on biodiversity and human perception (experience).