What does it take to create attractive places?
There is growing political ambition to create better-designed places and environments. But what does it take to turn those ambitions into tangible change where people actually live, work and spend their time? In this panel discussion, voices from academia, business and professional practice come together for an open conversation about what it takes to move from ambition to action.
Can Malmö’s waterfront make room for people and nature?
What if a quayside could do more than separate the city from the water? In Malmö’s Nyhamnen, a new research project is exploring how nature-based solutions can create waterfront environments that are more resilient, inclusive and biodiverse.
Martin Emanuel appointed new programme coordinator for SLU Urban Futures
Martin Emanuel is a senior lecturer in urban and regional planning at SLU. With a background in engineering physics, history of technology and research on cities, mobility and societal transitions, he brings an interdisciplinary perspective to the role.
Urbanscapes
Read more about our researchers linked to the Forum for Children and Landscape
At SLU, we work to strengthen research, education, and collaboration on outdoor environments for children and young people, brought together under the Forum for Children and Landscapes. Here you can read interviews with some of our teachers and researchers. Interviews in Swedish.
Living labs
A living lab is a creative meeting space where diverse stakeholders come together to test and develop solutions for complex challenges. Here, new methods and processes have the opportunity to grow in real-world environments, while we observe their social and practical impacts.