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Department of Urban and Rural Development

We are a multi- and trans-disciplinary department. In our research and teaching we focus on the societal aspects of SLU’s areas of responsibility.

From Imagination to Practical Understandings - meaning making in climate change adaptation

New doctoral thesis in Environmental communication by Christoffer Söderlund Kanarp.

Mistra Environmental Communication 2024-2027

Phase two of the research programme up and running - with new focus areas.

Docent lecturer of the year

Docent Lecturer of the year 2023-2024 appointed by the NJ faculty, and Noémi Gonda, researcher at Division of Rural Development, was one of two awardees.

Noemi showing her diploma.

News

12 May 2025
Welcome to visit the SLU Urbanscapes Exhibition in Ultuna!
SLU Urban Futures invites you to join the last week of the traveling exhibition on core urban...
10 April 2025
The department's Annual Report for 2024
The department's annual report for 2024 is now available to read.
06 May 2025
Challenges in restoring Sweden's urban ecosystems
From 2027, Sweden will work according to a national restoration plan for our nature, which includ...
29 April 2025
From Planning to Action: Building the Future of Urban Forestry
In a recent Makeathon organized in Malmö under the COST Action European Network for the Integrati...
11 April 2025
Green Equity Index – equal access to green spaces in Malmö
The importance of green spaces in urban environments is increasingly emphasized by high political...
14 April 2025
A new professor in Agrarian history
Jesper Larsson, Senior Lecturer at Division of Agrarian History, has been promoted to Professor,...
09 April 2025
Book about the forest in the city wins Sweden's Architects Critics Award
The book Woods Go Urban radically explores how forests can be integrated into the the city. By...

Calendar

Wednesday, 21 May

Development-imposed harms, differentiated citizenship, and access to redress: Towards a comparative account
Division of Rural Development invites you to an public lecture with Professor Tania Murray Li fro...
Friday, 23 May

Experiments in design, nature, and the built environment - join the International visit with researchers from North Carolina State University
On May 23, SLU Urban Futures will host Dr. James Barnes and Professor Audrey Barnes, who will...
Tuesday, 03 June

Waterscapes in the biosphere: challenges, opportunities and emerging research themes
Elias Regelin, Johan Hedin, Magnus Pamp from 'Biosfärområde Älvlandskapet Nedre Dalälven' will ta...
Monday, 09 June

Meet Researcher John Aruta: Climate Change and Mental Health Perspectives from the Global South
Welcome to listen to Dr. John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta is an Associate Professor at De La Salle...
Friday, 13 June

Governing agriculture, (re)producing gender Continuity and change of social difference amidst Rwanda’s socio-ecological transformation
Karolin Andersson defends her thesis "Governing agriculture, (re)producing gender Continuity and...
Tuesday, 16 September to Friday, 03 October

Masterclass Urban Futuring
Moving towards more sustainable and just cities requires radical change. But current visions of...

Published: 03 February 2025 - Page editor: anni.hoffren@slu.se

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