Organisation
The platform is affiliated with, and steered by, the SLU Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science (LTV). Hosted by LTV’s Unit for Collaboration and Development (SoU), Urban Futures maintains three hubs, at Alnarp Campus, Ultuna Campus and Umeå Campus.
The organisation of SLU Urban Futures
The Programme Director is appointed by the Dean of the LTV Faculty, in consultation with members of the platform's steering group and the Head of the Unit for Collaboration and Development (SoU).
A steering committee approves each year's work plan and budget, proposed by the Programme Director.
Operational team
Nina Vogel, Programme Director
Carolina Pettersson, Programme Secretary (vikarie)
Tove Stenuis,Programme Secretary (on parental leave)
Communication
Axel Bengtsson, Communications Officer
Parvin Mazandarani, Web publisher
Hub Coordinators
Dimitris Athanassiadis, Campus Umeå
Amanda Gabriel, Campus Alnarp
Daniel Valentini, Campus Ultuna
Affiliates
SLU Urban Futures Affiliates are researchers and teachers who work part-time for the platform to run a collaborative project in specific areas of sustainable urban development, in accordance with the platform's mission and vision, and with the Swedish Government's definition of SDG 11 on Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Ambassadors
SLU Urban Futures Ambassadors are researchers, teachers and students who represent SLU at sustainable urban development events, build links to the urban stages and report back to the platform.
Steering group
- Christina Lunner Kolstrup, Dean of the LTV faculty, chairman of the steering group
- Anders Larsson, LTV-faculty
- Rosario Garcia Gil, S-faculty
- Elisabeth Rajala, VH-faculty
- Vacant, NJ-faculty
- Ida Andersson, Unit for Collaboration and Development, LTV