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18.1 million in research grants to Urban and Rural Development
Published: 10 November 2017
The department was granted 18.1 million in research funding at this year's Annual Open Call at Formas.
Research and development projects
Katarina Pettersson and Johanna Bergman-Lodin, 3 million, for the project Entrepreneurship as empowerment? Gendered opportunities and challenges in entrepreneurial urban and peri-urban agriculture in Tanzania, dnr 2017-01210
Alexandre Dubois, 3 million, for the project Farming futures in borderline communities of Sweden and Australia, dnr 2017-00828
Helena Nordström Källstrom, 0,28 MSEK, participating in the project Växtskydd för hållbar livsmedelsproduktion, dnr 2017-02028
Knowledge about and for climate efforts in society
Lotten Westberg and Anette Lööf, 5,5 million, for the project Making sense of adaptation: The adaptation practice in a governance perspective, dnr 2017-01898
Mobility grants
Stina Powell, 3,4 millionfor the project The value of stakeholder participation in collaborative research projects for sustainable development: A gender and intersectional analysis, dnr 2017-00568
Research and development projects for future research leaders
Patrik Oskarsson, 3 million, for the project Participatory environmentalism: Mobilising citizens for air pollution mitigation and improved environmental health in India, dnr 2017-00478