News & Events
News
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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. -
The book Prototypa! – now available in English
The book "Prototyping! Building places together" is now available in English to download as a pdf. -
New research project on resilience among smallholder farmers in rural Africa
How do farmers and pastoralists in Africa deal with change, uncertainty and crisis situations in their daily lives? Linda Engström, a researcher in rural development, will investigate this together with colleagues from Tanzania and Canada in a project funded by Formas. -
Researching small animals in traffic: "The results can have immediate benefits"
By taking a closer look at how medium-sized mammals use culverts to move through the landscape, Rune Sørås – a new postdoctoral researcher at the SLU Swedish Centre for Biological Diversity – contributes to increased knowledge of how infrastructure can be adapted to protect biodiversity. -
Extreme heat in cities – a growing threat to public health
Rising temperatures in urban areas pose a serious threat to public health – especially for the most heat-sensitive groups in society. During the webinar “Venue: Urban Landscapes,” was discussed how climate-adapted urban planning can help mitigate the effects of extreme heat.
Research
Research projects
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Who caught my fish?
Investigates the potential of the EU mHREDD directive - Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence - for addressing labour rights in Vietnam’s current fisheries reform. It will answer the question, ‘who is really paying the price for cheap seafood?’ entering the EU market. -
Sweatshops at Sea: Labour reform in the Thai seafood supply chain via hybrid global governance
The project investigates the implementation of hybrid global governance in the Thai seafood supply chain focusing on labour standards. -
GOAT POWER
This project critically evaluates the assumption that goat intensification programs in Zambia contribute to women farmers' empowerment through a mixed methods research approach. -
AgroDrive - the transition to fossil-free energy in Sweden's agricultural and food systems, for improved competitiveness, higher resilience, and better climate
A center with the aim of facilitating the transition of the Swedish food chain to fully rely on fossil-free energy by 2050 and largely by 2030 - specifically focused on the industry's climate commitments. -
Healthy ageing for Indigenous communities in India and Sweden with focus on nutricous and culturally adequate food provision
The project aims to provide critical insights into how improvements in diet and health in older indigenous people can form the basis for active ageing.
Research groups
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Agrarian History
Agrarian history is a broad discipline examining people in the rural society, their social and economic conditions, and their relationship with nature, the landscape and wider society, as well as agricultural production and technological development. -
Landscape Architecture - Design Theory
The design theory group is concerned with the methods, tools, and pedagogy of the landscape architecture discipline. -
Landscape Architecture - Landscape Management
The landscape management subject focuses on how urban open space management such as vegetation, water and soil contributes to biodiversity, climate change adaptation and ecosystem services. -
Landscape Architecture - Profession and Practice
In the subject area the profession and practice, we focus on methods and theories used by landscape architects in their professional work. -
Landscape Architecture - Spatial Planning
The subject area spatial planning studies the interplay between the landscape, spatial planning and (other forms of) governance. -
Political Science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. Central to this are issues of democracy, power, politics, governance, and public administration at different levels.