Getting our Cities Right

Getting our Cities Right is a conference series by SLU Urban Futures, which stages SLU’s urban expertise, weaving together critical thematic areas of the urban world, from various urbanscapes to Living Laboratories, from international perspectives to local initiatives.

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Getting our Cities Right #4

The fourth conference in the Getting our Cities Right series took place in Alnarp and Botildenborg, in November 2024. In two keynote sessions and two workshop sessions we explored how complex sustainability challenges manifest across urban landscapes.

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Getting Our Cities Right #3

The third conference in the Getting Our Cities Right series was organised at Campus Umeå in June 2023. Throughout this conference, we explored the concept ot urban forestscapes, looking at the complex links between forests, cities and people.

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Getting our Cities Right #2

In October 2022 the second conference of SLU Urban Futures’ series Getting Our Cities Right took place at SLU Campus Alnarp. The focus was on Living Laboratories as new formats for research, teaching, and societal interaction.

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Getting our Cities Right #1

In June 2022 the first conference in the Getting our Cities Right series was arranged at Campus Ultuna in Uppsala. International speakers from a variety of disciplines reflected on practices, policies, and processes that shape urban transformation, with an extra focus on sustainable urban food systems.