Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management
Meet Researcher John Aruta: Climate Change and Mental Health Perspectives from the Global South
catherine.kihlstrom@slu.se Welcome to listen to Dr. John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta is an Associate Professor at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, talking about 'Climate change and mental
Masterclass Urban Futuring
catherine.kihlstrom@slu.se Moving towards more sustainable and just cities requires radical change. But current visions of future cities remain dominated by techno-utopias such as ‘smart cities’.
Welcome to visit the SLU Urbanscapes Exhibition in Ultuna!
SLU Urban Futures invites you to join the last week of the traveling exhibition on core urban themes at SLU. We display five urban landscape perspectives and a collaboration approach through Living
Challenges in restoring Sweden's urban ecosystems
From 2027, Sweden will work according to a national restoration plan for our nature, which includes urban ecosystems. At the webinar Meeting place: Urban ecosystems, organized by SLU Urban Futures
From Planning to Action: Building the Future of Urban Forestry
In a recent Makeathon organized in Malmö under the COST Action European Network for the Integrative Approach of Urban Forestry (INTUF), researchers and urban forestry experts came together to design
Nature-based Solutions Summit: Co-learning, networking and showcasing
Nature-based Solutions Summit: Co-learning, networking and showcasing marc.stromback@slu.se A summit for boosting collaboration across research, practice and policy for advancing the impact of
Greenhance-nbt project kicked off in Montpellier
Around 300 representatives from authorities and project managers from all over Europe attended the inauguration of the upcoming Biodiversa+ nature-based solutions programme yesterday. Geovana Mercado
Urban farming opens up for conversation about the future
What do people in Rosengård think about the future and how can you grow plants indoors in a basement in a good way? Nina Vogel, program director at SLU Urban Futures, is one of the researchers
Green Equity Index – equal access to green spaces in Malmö
The importance of green spaces in urban environments is increasingly emphasized by high political authorities, including in the nature restoration regulation that the EU recently decided on, and in
From AI to urban landscapes
From AI to urban landscapes - lunch webinar marc.stromback@slu.se AI is already influencing how we plan and develop our cities - but what does it mean for the study of urban landscapes and the
SLU leads international project on Nature-based Thinking
Major funding has allowed SLU to lead a project that will test Nature-based Thinking at different levels in Malmö, Barcelona and Turin. The three-year project will focus on biodiversity and human
Book about the forest in the city wins Sweden's Architects Critics Award
The book Woods Go Urban radically explores how forests can be integrated into the the city. By highlighting the important role of trees and vegetation in urban planning, the book provides both