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Helena Nordh

I am a professor in Landscape Architectur, leading the Design Theory Group at the Department of Urban and Rural Developement, division for Landscape Architecture. My research concerns the various scales of urban green spaces. I explore how different groups experience and use the green urban landscape. I am interested in questions about the qualities and functions of green spaces. One green space that I am particularly interested in is cemeteries and how they can be developed to meet changing burial practices, urbanisation and multicultural societies. Contributing to supportive and health-promoting outdoor environments for city residents is a driving force in my research.

Undervisning

https://www.slu.se/utbildning/program-kurser/kurs/LK0346/20114.2324/Studio-Landskapsarkitektur-for-hallbar-stadsbyggnadskonst/

Forskning

Ongoing research projects:

Härifrån till evigheten - en studie om hur evig gravfrid tolkas i praktiken

Rules and tools: Safeguarding green space for human health and wellbeing

Publikationer i urval

1. Nordh, H., & Prytz, C. (2024). Begravningsplats i all evighet - en historisk tillbakablick på begreppet evig gravfrid. Ymer, Svenska Sällskapet för Antropologi och Geografi, 227-245.

2. Nordh, H., Aamodt, G., & Nordbø, E. C. A. (2024). Greater perceived access to green spaces near homes: safer and more satisfied residents. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102332

3. Lund, E., & Nordh, H. (2024). Do we have enough space for the trees we need? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 96, 128365, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128365

4. Sunding, A., Randrup, T.B., Nordh, H., Ode Sang, Å., Nilsson, K. (2024). Descriptions of the relationship between human health and green infrastructure in six Nordic comprehensive plans, Cities, Volume 146, 104746, ISSN 0264-2751, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104746.

5. Aamodt, G., H. Nordh, and E.C.A. Nordbø. 2023. 'Relationships between socio-demographic / socio-economic characteristics and neighborhood green space in four Nordic municipalities – results from NORDGREEN.' Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 82: 127894. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127894

6. Nordh, H. Wingren, C. (2023) ‘It is the greenness, the nature, it looks as if someone has taken care of the place very well’: Experiences from St Eskil cemetery in Sweden, Approaching Religion. 13(1) doi.org/10.30664/ar.121526

7. Nordh, H., C. Wingren, T.P. Uteng, and M. Knapskog. (2023). 'Disrespectful or socially acceptable? – A nordic case study of cemeteries as recreational landscapes.' Landscape and Urban Planning, 231. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104645

8. Nordh, H. Olafsson, A.S., Kajosaari, A., Præstholm, S., Liu, Y., Rossi, S., Gentin, S. (2022). Similar spaces, different usage – A comparative study on how residents in the capitals of Finland and Denmark use cemeteries as recreational landscapes. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Vol 73, 127598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127598

9. Nordh, H., & Evensen, K. H. (2022). Landscape Architecture Design and Well-Being –Research Challenges and Opportunities. Sustainability, 14(8), 4522. doi.org/10.3390/su14084522

10. Grabalov, P., & Nordh, H. (2021). The Future of Urban Cemeteries as Public Spaces: Insights from Oslo and Copenhagen. Planning Theory & Practice, 1-18. doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2021.1993973