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Helena Nordh

Helena Nordh
I am a professor in Landscape Architectur, leading the Design Theory Group at the department. My research concerns the various scales of urban green spaces. I explore how different groups experience and use the green urban landscape, often designed by landscape architects. 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.

Forskning

Ongoing research projects:

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

 

Publikationer i urval

Below the 20 most recent journal articles:

1.     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.

2.     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

3.     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

4.     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  

5.     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 

6.     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

7.     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

8.     Nordh, H., House, D., Westendorp, M., Maddrell, A., Wingren, C., Kmec, S., McClymont, K., Jedan, C., Uteng, T.P., Beebeejaun, Y., Venbrux, E. (2021) Rules, norms and practices - A comparative study exploring disposal practices and facilities in Northern Europe. OMEGA- Journal of Death and Dying. doi.org/10.1177/00302228211042138  

9.     Evensen, K., Nordh. H., Fyhri, A., Hassan, R. (2021) Testing the effect of hedge height on perceived safety – a landscape design intervention. Sustainability. 13(9), 5063; doi.org/10.3390/su13095063

10.  Evensen, K., Hemsett, G., Nordh. H., (2021) Developing a place-sensitive tool for park-safety management - Experiences from green-space managers and female park users in Oslo. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 60. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127057

11.  Nordh, H. & A., Stahl Olafsson. (2021). Plans for urban green infrastructure in Scandinavia. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 64 (5), 883-904. doi.org.10.1080/09640568.2020.1787960 

12.  Grabalov, P., Nordh, H. (2020)“Philosophical Park”: Cemeteries in the Scandinavian Urban Context. Social Studies. 17. (1) doi.org/10.5817/SOC2020-1-33

13.  Nordbø, E. C. A., Raanaas, R. K., Nordh, H., & Aamodt, G. (2020). Disentangling how the built environment relates to children's well-being: Participation in leisure activities as a mediating pathway among 8-year-olds based on the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Health & Place, 64, 102360. doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102360

14.  Nordbø, E., Nordh, H. Raanaas, R.K., Amodt, G. (2019) Promoting activity participation and well-being among children and adolescents: A systematic review of neighborhood built environment determinants. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00051 

15.  Nordbø, E.C.A., Raanaas, R.K., Nordh, H., Aamodt, G. (2019) Neighborhood Green Spaces, Facilities and Population Density as Predictors of Activity Participation among 8-Year-Olds: A Cross-Sectional GIS Study Based on the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. BMC Public Health. 19, 1426 (2019) doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7795-9

16.   Nordbø, E., Nordh, H., Raanaas, R.K., Aamodt, G. (2018) GIS-derived measures of the built environment determinants of mental health and activity participation in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review. Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 177, 19-37. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.04.009

17.   Nordh, H., Swensen, G. (2018) Introduction to the special feature “The role of cemeteries as green urban spaces”. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Volume 33, 56-57. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.04.014

18.  Skår, M., Nordh, H., Swensen, G. (2018) Green urban cemeteries: More than just parks. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability.  362-382. doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2018.1470104 

19.  Nordh, H. & Evensen, K.H. (2018) Qualities and functions ascribed to urban cemeteries across the capital cities of Scandinavia. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Volume 33, 80-91. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.01.026

20.  Martens, N., Nordh, H., Gonzales, M. (2018) Visiting the allotment garden – A complete experience. Journal of Housing for the Elderly. 32:2, 121-134. doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2018.1431580


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