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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

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,...
10 April 2025
The department's Annual Report for 2024
The department's annual report for 2024 is now available to read.
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...
28 March 2025
Urban farming opens up for conversation about the future
What do people in Rosengård think about the future and how can you grow plants indoors in a...
18 February 2025
SLU Urban Futures joins the Zoöp of Bauhaus of the Sea Sails Malmö
SLU Urban Futures is now part of a new phase for the Bauhaus of the Seas Sails project and the Se...
28 January 2025
Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability
Two major scientific fields that are researching sustainability in agriculture, agroecology and...

Calendar

Wednesday, 23 April

Governance Talk: Adapting climate change – how government authorities in Sweden make sense of adaptation through a network practice
Welcome to listen to Christoffer Söderlund who will talk about: Adapting climate change – how...
Tuesday, 06 May

Interdisciplinary insights into navigating the maze of landscape multifunctionality
Welcome to a new inspirational lunch webinar about interdisciplinarity! In this webinar a pioneer...
Wednesday, 14 May

Governance Talk: Between authority and argumentation: facilitators’ use of power in collaborative governance
Welcome to listen to Martin Westin who will talk about: Between authority and argumentation:...
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...

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

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