Department of Urban and Rural Development
DT Another MSc about to finish
Cecilia Ward received one of the last Minor Field Study scholarships at SLU in 2022. She used it to gather data for her MSc thesis within the Drylands Transform project in Kenya the year after. Now
Coastal perspectiuves
Coastal Perspectives – an exhibition on the challenges and possibilities in the ever-changing coastal landscapes anni.hoffren@slu.se Opening of the exhibition Coastal Perspectives at the Pufendorf
Art and Environmental communication
Welcome to our theme page! Here we present our ongoing work on art and environmental communication. Scholars, policymakers, and NGOs working in the field of sustainability have become increasingly
Annual Report 2023
The Department's Annual Report for 2023 is now available. You can read it as a web-accessible PDF here >
Sweatshops
The project investigated the implementation of hybrid global governance in the Thai seafood supply chain focusing on labour standards. Background The Thai seafood supply chain has been significantly
DT at Global Food conference
Drylands Transform had been accepted for a poster presentation at the 2024 Global Food Security Conference in Leuven, Belgium. Ingrid Öborn was there presenting the project objectives and preliminary
Urban forests: Governance & Management of Urban Forests
Governance & Management of Urban Forests - introducing Nature-based Thinking urbanfutures@slu.se The concept of Nature-based Thinking embodies the perspective of nature with people, rather than
Welcome to I.A.M. Public Space Symposium 2024
catherine.kihlstrom@slu.se The Second Managing Public Space Symposium brings together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from across the globe with a focus on the management of public
Building a more locally responsive restoration paradigm - for multiple human and environmental goals
Building a more locally responsive restoration paradigm - for multiple human and environmental goals malin.planting@slu.se Welcome to a seminar to explore insights and lessons on forest & landscape
Marie Stenseke visiting professor
Marie Stenseke is passionate about interdisciplinary research, and through her long career, she has gathered a lot of experience about interdisciplinary working methods. For three years, as visiting
Agroforestry i Ukraina – lansering av policy brief
Agroforestry in Ukraine – policy brief launch malin.planting@slu.se Welcome to the launch of the policy brief "Seven reasons to invest in agroforestry for post-war reconstruction and reform
Student design competition in Umeå is now open
The student design competition arranged by SLU Urban Futures, in co-operation with Umeå municipality, has been launched on Canvas. Students in the field of Landscape Architecture and sustainable