Marcus Hedblom

I am leading the research group (lab) Landscape architecture - urban ecology at the department. My background is in urban landscape ecology and nature conservation.

In my research and teaching I am interested in how we can plan, design and manage urban green areas so that both humans and other species thrive. I am especially interested in how to conserve biodiversity in urban settings and how biodiversity effects human health. Thus my approach is interdisciplinary and linked to urban ecology and landscape architecture. It includes mapping of species, how humans percieve and physically react to different urban green settings, and their managment regimes. 

Professor 2021, docent (associate professor 2019) and PhD 2007. 

RUNNING PROJECTS

Health promoting forests - From theory. PI Marcus Hedblom. PhD student Anna Åshage. FORMAS funded 2025-2027. 

SMELL- Smell from nature and reduction of human stress in urban environments  In this transdisciplinary project we will investigate how smell from nature is percived by humans and their potential as stress reducers. PI- Marcus Hedblom. PhD student. Francesca Taufer. FORMAS funded 2023-2025.

GreenMe. HORIZON  EUROPE project 2023-2027. Advancing Greencare in Europe: an integrated multi-scalar approach for the expansion of nature-based therapies to improve Mental health Equity. Swedish chapter coordinator - Marcus Hedblom. Co-reserachers- Anna-Maria Palsdottir, Helena Nordh and PhD student Anna Åshage. In close collaboration with Petra Cau Wetterholm -grundare av Shinrin-Yoku Sweden.

Designed urban plant communities: do they promote pollinating insects? This project aims to provide evidence-based guidance for planning and design of urban green spaces that promote wild pollinators. PI: Associate Professor Erik Öckinger and collaborating researcher Juliana Dániel Ferreira. Read more (in Swedish here). 

Sounds like Norway. Sounds like Norway: the aural experiences of outdoor life and biodiversity. The goal of SLN is to chart how important natural soundscapes are for outdoor life and biodiversity and develop indicators useful for national park planning. PI - Rose Kellner. Co-researacher Marcus Hedblom + additional team members. Research council of Norway 2023-2027.

LANDPATHS. This major research programme aims at promoting multifunctional landscapes that are both biodiversity rich and provide multiple benefits for a range of actors. Listen to the Subpoject leaders talking about the program on Youtube here. Marcus Hedblom Sub project leader together with Professor Terry Hartig and post doc Lara Tickle for the Subproject linked to Urban Environments. SEPA funded 2022-2027.
Framtidens miljöövervakning med sensorteknik. Foma SLU Funded. 2022-2024. Marcus Hedblom PI.

NORDARK. "Unconventional methods to inform sustainable design: Mediating the needs of people and nature in Nordic after-dark environments". Marcus Hedblom WP leader of Biodversity ecology mapping of animals in close collaboration with Claudia Lopez-Alfaro. NORDFORSK funded 2021-2025.

Finished projects
Green multi-sensory indoor environments for increased well-being which is a project running during 2020-2024 linked to indoor environments to reduce pain and streess (financed by SLU Future Animals, Nature and Health and MOVIUM) in cooperation with the city of Helsingborg. I am PI but work in close collaboration with Gunnar Cerwén. Gröna multisensoriska inomhusmiljöer för ökat välbefinnande. SVENSKA.

REGREEN project (2019-2024) H2020. The Swedish team work with the Landscape laboratory in Alnarp including co-creation and learning with children. H2020 funded 2019-2024.
2022-2023.

Skogsstyrelsen– förstudie om skogskvaliténs betydelse för rekreativt nyttjande

Systematizing Ecological knowledge to optimize Ecological Compensation – SEEC is a major review project linked to Biodiversity Offsets  (2018-2020).

Future labs (2020-2021) is a transdiciplinary project linked to future studies where I collaborate with Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris about future urban green cities. 

Natural sounds and stressreduction. PI -Researcher  (2016-2020) and Forests as potential stressreducers. PI- Researcher (2018-2020).

Valuation of ecosystem services provided by urban greenery researcher. (2012-2016). 

Searching for sustainable lawns in Sweden researcher (2012-2016). 

NILS -ESS National monitoring for assessing and valuating ecosystem services in alpine and boreal landscapes researcher (2013-2016). 

WISE - project. Pedagogical project Teacher/Researcher (2015-2017).

Use of NILS data for indicators to support the Swedish environmental objectives analyst. (2011- 2020).

PUBLISHED PAPERS SINCE 2020 

2026. Blicharska M, Dawson L, Gilek M, Hedblom M, Hilding-Rydevik T, Karlsson M, Powell N, Sandström S, Tickle L, Öhman F & Glass J. 2026. Multifunctional landscapes in Sweden – How the concept is understood and implemented in research and practice. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 

2025. Dincel, Lopez-Alfaro, Hedblom, Zielenska-Dabkowska, Besenecker. Inconsistent light measurement  protocols in animal studies hinder wildlife-adapted LED illumination applications for natural habitats. 2025. Front. Sust. Cities.

2025. Taufer F, Pálsdóttir AM, Hedblom M. 2025. Psychological and physiological responses to smells from nature- potential health benefits for urban dwellers. Npj Urban Sustainability

2025. Tsiakiris G, Rahm J, Hedblom M, Johansson M. 2025. The perception of walking on an urban forest path in daylight and under electric lighting. Trees Forests and People. 

2025. Kjellberg Jensen J, Hedblom M, Persson AS. Evidence-based urban greening: a missing piece in biodiversity conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 

2025. Brien L, Dolling A, Hedblom M, Palsdottir AM. 2025. A Nature-Based Vocational Training Programme for Migrants and Swedes: Impacts on the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 22, 1252.   

2025. Pringle...+ 80 authors including Hedblom. Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 

2025. González-García, Rega-Brodsky, García-Arroyo, Bolaños Sittler, Escobar-Ibáñez, García-Chávez, Hedblom M, Heleno, Iankov, Malmiga, artínez Fernández, McIntyre, Pavón-Jordán, Ruvalcaba-Ortega, MacGregor-Fors. Chirping across continents: Variation in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) vocalizations across North America and Europe. Biological Invasions.

2025. Mårtensson F, Wiström B, Hedblom M, Litsmark M, Gabriel A, Herngren L, Ågren J, Ode-Sang Å. Creating nature‑based play settings for children through looking, listening, learning and modifying in a Swedish landscape laboratory. Socio-Ecological Practice Research

2025. Uppala E, Deak Sjöman J, Emilsson T, Hedblom M. Reviewing designed plant communities potential for optimizing the performance of urban nature-based solutions. Nature-based Solutions

2024. Lehto C, Sirén A, Hedblom M, Fredman P. A conceptual framework of indicators for the suitability of forests for outdoor recreation. AMBIO 

2024. Hedblom M, Mårtensson F, Ode-Sang Å, Wiström B, Litsmark A. Play biotopes put into practice Creating synergies between children and nature. People AND Nature

2024. Lehto C, Hedblom M, Filyushkina A, Ranius T. Seeing through their eyes: Revealing recreationists’ landscape preferences through viewshed analysis and machine learning. 248. Landscape and Urban Planning.

2024. Wiström B, Mårtensson F, Ode Sang Å, Litsmark A, Hedblom M. Creative management - a framework for designing multifunctional play biotopes- lessons from a Scandinavian landscape laboratory. Urban Ecosystems

2024. Korpilo, Nyberg, Vierikko, Ojala, Kaseva, Lehtimäki, Kopperoinen, Cerwen, Hedblom, Castellazzi, Raymond. Landscape and soundscape quality promote stress recovery in nearby urban nature-A multisensory field experiment. UFUG

2024. Fang X, Qi Y, Hedblom M, Gao T, Qiu L. Do soundscape perceptions vary over length of stay within urban parks? Vol. 45. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

2023. Stoltz J, Lehto C, Hedblom M. Favourite places for outdoor recreation: Weak correlations between perceived qualities and structural landscape characteristics in Swedish PPGIS study. People and Nature.

2023. Sallnäs Pysander EL, Mårtensson F, Waern A, Litsmark A, Hedblom M, Raustorp A, Ghilagaber G, Zhu H. 2023. Nature and digitalisation challenging the traditional playground. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 

2023. Gunnarsson B, Hedblom M. 2023. Biophilia revisited-nature versus nurture. 3177. TREE

2023. Elbakidze M, Dawson L, van Ermel LE, Mikusinski G, Hedblom M, Krohoda N, Kruhlov I, Smaliychuk A, Kurdadze T, Ugrekhelidze K, Onegena A, Sayadyan H, Galstyan M, Grodzinska O. 2023. Understanding people’s interactions with urban greenspace: case studies in Eastern Europe. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 

2022. Sidemo-Holm W, Ekroos J, Reina García S, Söderström B, Hedblom M. 2022. Urbanization causes biotic homogenization of woodland bird communities at multiple spatial scales. Global Change Biology.

2022. Lehto C, Hedblom M, Öckinger E, Ranius T. 2022. Landscape usage by recreationists is shaped by availability: Insights from a national PPGIS survey in Sweden. Landscape and Urban Planning. 

2022. Hedblom M, Prévot A-C, Grégorie A. 2022. Science fiction blockbuster movies – A problem or a path to urban greenery? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 74. 127661.

2022. Elbakidze M, Dawson L, Milberg P, Mikusinski G, Hedblom M, Kruhlov I, Yamelynets T, Schaffer C, Johansson K-E, Grodzynskyi M. 2022. Multiple factors shape the interaction of people with urban greenspace: Sweden as a case study. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 74, 127672. 

2022. Xiang Y, Hedblom M, Wang S, Qiu L, Gao T. 2022. Indicator selection combining audio and visual perception of urban green spaces. Ecological Indicators 137 (2022) 108772

2022. Blicharska G, Hedblom M, Josefsson J, Widenfalk O, Ranius T, Öckinger E, Widenfalk L. 2022. Operationalisation of ecological compensation – Obstacles and ways forward. Journal of Environmental management. Vol 304.

2021. Shaw T, Hedes R, Sandstrom A, Ruete A, Hiron M, Hedblom M, Eggers S, Mikusinski G. 2021. Hybrid bioacoustic and ecoacoustic analyses provide new links between bird assemblages and habitat quality in a winter boreal forest. Environmental and sustainability indicators.

2021. Josefsson J, Ahlbäck Widenfalk L, Blicharska M, Hedblom M, Pärt T, Ranius T,  Öckinger E. 2021. Compensating for lost nature values through biodiversity offsetting – where is the evidence?  Biological Conservation.

2021. Fang X, Gao T, Hedblom M, Xu N, Xiang Y, Hu M, Chen Y, Qiu. L 2021. Are users’ perceptions of and preference for soundscape the same in urban recreational forest parks? Forests. 

2021. Goddard, M...+70 Hedblom M...Dallimer M. 2021. A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution.

2020. Xiang Y, Liang H, Fang X, Chen Q, Mu S, Hedblom M, Qiu L, Gao T. 2020. The comparisons of on-site and off-site applications in surveys on perception of and preference for urban green spaces: Which approach is more reliable? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.

2020. Ignatieva M, Eriksson F, Eriksson T, Kätterer T, Tidåker P, Wissman J, Bengtsson J, Ahrné, Hedblom M. 2020. Pros and cons of transdisciplinary research: A case study of Swedish lawns and their sustainable alternatives. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 56, 126799.

2020. Ode Sang Å, Sang N, Hedblom M, Sevelin G, Knez I, B. Gunnarsson. 2020. Are path choices of people moving through urban green spaces explained by gender and age? Implications for planning and management. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

EDITOR FOR BOOKS 
2. Murgui E & Hedblom M (editorial) 2017 Ecology and Conservation of Birds in Urban Environments. Springer Verlag

1. Lidestav G, Svensson J & Hedblom M (editorial). 2015. Innovative tools to support cooperation among stakeholders in Baltic Landscapes – a Handbook.

BOOK CHAPTERS 
14. Åkerblom, Elg & Hedblom. 2024. Tätortsnära skog som plats för lärande. I boken Hållbarhetens dimensioner. Kapitel 9. sid 179-199. Redaktörer: Arora-Jonsson, Waldenström, Sandström.

13. Westin K, Wood C, Vilhar U & Hedblom M. 2023. Survey questionnaires; data collection for understanding managment conditions. Chapter 13 in the book: Monitoring Biodiversity- combining environmental and social data. Routledge. Allard A, keskitalo CH, Brown A (eds).

12. Ode-Sang Å, Hedblom M. 2020. Urban nature and its potential to contribute towards human well-being. Chapter 47 in the 2nd edition of The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology.

11. Hedblom M. 2019. Förvalta det som redan finns – parker, skogar, gräsmattor och trädgårdar. Chapter in Urbana Ekosystemtjänster- arbeta med naturen för goda livsmiljöer. Stad & Land nr 188.  (Swedish)

10. Hedblom M, Ode-Sang. 2019. Vilka förlorar på att stadsskogarna minskar? Chapter 13 in the book: Den öppna skogen. Ed. E. Andersson. (Swedish)

9. Hedblom M, Califate L. 2017. Urban greenery – how to include urban green areas in cities that are in desperate need of housing? In the WISE handbook. Widening Interdisciplinary Sustainability in higher Education. Editors: Iwińska K, Jones M, Kraszewska M.

8. Hedblom M, Knez I, Gunnarsson B. 2017. Bird Diversity Improves the Well-Being of City Residents. In the book: Ecology and Conservation of Birds in Urban Environments. Springer Verlag

7. Hedblom M, Enrique Murgui.  2017. Urban Bird Research in a Global Perspective. In the book: Ecology and Conservation of Birds in Urban Environments. Springer Verlag

6. Murgui E, Hedblom M. 2017. Improving Research Towards Conservation Objectives. In the book: Ecology and Conservation of Birds in Urban Environments. Springer Verlag

5. Hedblom M. and Svensson J. 2015. What is landscape? Chapter 1.2. in ”Innovative tools to support cooperation among stakeholders in Baltic Landscapes – a Handbook”.

4. Hedblom M. 2015. Landscape inventory and analysis. Chapter 2.6. in ”Innovative tools to support cooperation among stakeholders in Baltic Landscapes – a Handbook”.

3. Hedblom M, Majewski P, Svensson J and Lidestav G. 2015. Conclusions and recommendatons. Chapter 3. in ”Innovative tools to support cooperation among stakeholders in Baltic Landscapes –a Handbook”.

2. Hedblom M and Mörtberg U. 2011. Characterizing Biodiversity in Urban areas Using Remote Sensing. Book chapter in Urban Remote Sensing: Monitoring, Synthesis and Modelling in the Urban Environment. Ed. Xiaojun Y. Wiley and Blackwell. ISBN: 978-0-470-74958-6. DOI: 10.1002/9780470979563

1. Hedblom M. 2011. Naturvårdskedjan – för en effektivare naturvård. Fåglar och fjärilar i svenska städer –skötselåtgärder och bevarande strategier. P. 48-60.  Ed. Ebenhard T, Almstedt, M. & de Jong J. ISBN: 978-91-89232-60-0. (Swedish)
Populärvetenskapliga artiklar & Rapporter

FACT SHEETS & POPULAR SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

17. Uppala E, Hedblom M. 2025. Växtanvändning i urbana regnbäddar – utvärdering av strategier. Movium fakta. #5. 

16. Hedblom M. 2025. Gröna städer är viktiga för mångfalden. I tidningen Biodiverse Nr 1 med tema ”restaurering på agendan; EUs nya förordning om restaurering av natur. 

15. Olszewska-Guizzo A, Taufer F, Benzar A, Kyro Wissler, Hedblom M, Pálsdóttir AM. 2025. Visual Quality Assessment of Outdoor Settings for Nature-Based Interventions in Sweden Using the Contemplative Landscape Model. LTV fakultetens Faktablad. Report number 2025:2. DOI: 10.54612/a.722fntd0cn 

14. Hedblom M. 2024. Naturvård i staden för människors hälsa- och biologisk mångfald - i boken/rapporten "Fascinerande forskning för skolan med fokus på biologisk mångfald - för skolan med fokus på biologisk mångfald".

13. Marine Elbakidze, Lucas Dawson, Per Milberg, Grzegorz Mikusiński, Marcus Hedblom, Ivan Kruhlov, Taras Yamelynets, Christina Schaffer, Karl-Eric Johansson. 2023. Faktorer som påverkar hur människor använder urbana grönområden i Sverige. 2023. Fakta skog SLU 

13. Hedblom M. 2021. Utopi eller dystopi? Framtidsperspektiv på biologisk mångfald. Biodiverse nr. 4.

12. Hedblom M, Gunnarsson B. 2021. Diversitet på recept? Mångfalden av arter kan påverka hur vi mår. Biodiverse nr. 4.

11. Van der Wal R, Hedblom M. 2021. En grön spegel av vår tid. Betraktelse över gräsmattan som fenomen och habitat. Biodiverse nr. 4. 

10. Öckinger E, Blicharska M, Hedblom M, Josefsson J, Pärt T, Ranius T, Widenfalk L. 2020. Möjligheter och osäkerheter med ekologisk kompensation. Biodiverse Nr. 2. (about Biodiversity offsets)

9. Wissman J, Ahrné K,  Poeplau C, Hedblom M, Marstorp H, Ignatieva I and Kätterer T. 2016. Multi Functional Golf courses. The project was funded by STERF (Scandinavian Turf Grass Foundation) and Formas

8. Hedblom M, Gunnarsson B. 2015. Mångfald av fågelsång ökar trivseln. Biodiverse. 20:2. sid14-15.

7. Hedblom M. 2012. Städernas flora och fauna – Övervakning av grön mångfald i centrum.  Tidskriften. Fauna & Flora. P. 30-37. 107:4.

6. Hedblom M, Heyman E and Gunnarsson B. 2010. Optimal skötsel av tätortsnära skogar. Miljöforskning.Nr 3. Juni.

5. Hedblom M. 2008. Städernas värdefulla natur. Biodiverse Nr 2.

4. Hedblom M. Fåglar och vindkraftverksparker. 2008. Bok recension av Birds and wind farms – risk assessment and mitigation. SvenskVindkraft Nr 2. 

3. Hedblom M and Söderström B. 2008. Fågelliv i staden – på gott och ont. Vår Fågelvärld. Årgång 67. Nr 1.

2. Andersson E and Hedblom M. 2008. Rätt förvaltat grönområde stödjer ekosystem. Husbyggaren. Svenska Byggingenjörers Riksförbund. Nr. 1.

1. Söderström B and Hedblom M. 2004. Fjäril´n vingad syns i staden. Fauna & Flora.  99:1. English    Summary.

REPORTS

28. Fredman P, Sirén A, Lehto C, Lindhagen A, Hedblom M. 2023. Skogens rekreationsvärden- en förstudie med förslag till indikatorer. Rapport 2023/08. SKOGSSTYRELSEN

27. C Haaland, S Stålhammar, J Niss (redaktörer), E Andersson, B Gunnarsson, M Hedblom, F Johansson, A Persson (kapitelförfattare). 2023. Rapport: Funktionell grön infrastrukturför biologisk mångfald i urbana och tätortsmiljöer. Kapitel 3. Hedblom och Gunnarsson. Skogen i staden – Grön infrastruktur i städer för fåglar och människor

26. Beckman M, Wiström B, Mårtensson F, Simonsson E, Hedblom M och Ode Sang Å. 2023. Lekotoper i praktiken – Utveckling av Hjälmarviksparken i Norra Ormesta i Örebro. Rapport Movium Partneskap.

25. Mårtensson F, Litsmark A, Wiström B, Hedblom M. 2022. Lekotoper-platser där både barn och natur trivs. Movium Fakta #3.

24. Öckinger E, Josefsson J, Widenfalk L, Blicharska M, Chapurlat E, Hedblom M, Merinero S, Pärt T, Widenfalk O, Ranius T. 2021. När kan ekologisk kompensation bidra till att bevara biologisk mångfald och ekosystemtjänster? RApport 6996. September. Naturvårdsverket.

23. Widenfalk L, Josefsson J, Öckinger E, Blicharska M, Hedblom M, Widenfalk O, Ranius T, Chapurlat E, Merinero S, Campbell C, Pärt T. 2021. Systematisera ekologisk kunskap för att effektivisera ekologisk kompensation. Rapport 7007. September. Naturvårdsverket.

22. Widenfalk L, Josefsson J, Blicharska G, Hedblom M, Pärt T, Ranius T, Widenfalk O, Öckinger E. 2021. Ekologisk kunskap för ekologisk kompensation. Rapport 6995. September 2021. Naturvårdsverket

21. Mårtensson F, Litsmark A, Wiström B, Ode Sang Å and Hedblom M. 2021. Utveckling av lekotoper för barns naturmöten. Fakulteten för landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap Institutionen för människa och samhälle Landskapsarkitektur, trädgårds- och växtproduktionsvetenskap – Rapport 2021:22021

20. Laessö J, Anderson S, Esbensen GL, Prévot A-C, Benateau S, Turpin S, Hedblom M, Mårtensson F, Ode-Sang Å, Wiström B. 2021. Children, education and nature based solutions; research review report. REGREEN.

19. Hedblom M, Hedenås H. 2020. Fältdata och fjärranalys visar förutsättningar för friluftsliv. Skog & Mark. Tema Ekosystemtjänster 2020 om tillståndet i Svensk landmiljö. Naturvårdsverket. ISBN 978-91-620-1305-9

18. Gulsrud NM., AB Nielsen, A Bastrup-Birk, A Stahl Olafsson, M Lier, C Fischer, R Zalkauskas, M Hedblom, T Sievanen, H Nordh, J Dahlgren, G Kulbokas, C Davies, H Polley, U-B Brändli, F Kriher, V Johanssen, T Nord-Larsen, H Haakana, A Ihalainen, K Korhonen, L Straigte, S Tomter, L Sing, D Edwards, D RossI. 2018. Urban Forests in a European Perspective: what can the National Forest Inventory tell us. Workshop for Practitioners and Researchers held on March 15, Brussels. Summary of workshop results. 2018. University of Copenhagen department of geosciences and natural resource management

17. Hedenås, H., Åkerholm M. & Hedblom M. 2017. Behovsanalys och förslag till framtida verksamhet i våtmarksövervakningen: En delutredning inom revisionen av Naturvårdsverkets miljöövervakningsprogram Våtmarker. Arbetsrapport 473 2017

16. Svensson J, Mikusinski G, Esselin A, Adler S, Blicharska M, Hedblom M, Hedenås H, Sandström P, Sandström S, Wardle D. 2017. Nationell miljöövervakning och utvärdering av ekosystemtjänster i fjäll och skog. Rapport 6754 Februari 2017. Naturvårdsverket.

15. Wissman J, Ahrné K,  Poeplau C, Hedblom M, Marstorp H, Ignatieva I and Kätterer T. 2016. Multi Functional Golf courses. The project was funded by STERF (Scandinavian Turf GrassFoundation) and Formas (through the research program LAWN).

14. Fredman P and Hedblom M. 2015. Friluftsliv 2014 Nationell undersökning om svenska folkets friluftsvanor National survey of outdoor recreation participation among the Swedish population in 2014 (summary in English). Rapport 6691. Swedish Envioronmental Protection Agency. ISBN: 978-91-620-6691-8. Oktober 2015. P. 176.

13. Olsson O and Hedblom M. 2014.The role of public requirements in urban forest decision making: A case study of nine Swedish cities. Manuscript in O. Olsson thesis: Out of the Wild: studies on the forest as a recreational resource for urban residents. 2014:1 Umeå University Dept.Geography and Economic History.

12. Hedblom M, Hedenås H, Allard A, Svensson J and Jougda L. 2014. Methods and possibilities to apply NILS data for applied and integrated landscape planning: Reindeer Husbandry Plans, UAV low altitude aerial photos and dialouge. Report No. 27 In Baltic Landscape series. WP4. (In Swedish with extended summary in English).

11. Hedblom M, Lidestav G, Samuelsson-Sundin P, E Lopatkin. 2014. Similarities and dissimilarities in Nordic applied forest landscape planning systems: Suggested data compilation and methods for integrated landscape planning in Vilhelmina MF, Helge river BL and Ilomantsi MF. Baltic Landscape. Report  No 26 in Baltic landscape series. WP4. (In English)

10. Uppföljning av friluftsliv: Förslag till en samlad uppföljning av friluftsliv inom miljömålssystemet och friluftslivsmålen. 2014. Naturvårdsverket, representanter från Boverket, Folkhälsomyndigheten, Havs och vattenmyndigheten, Jordbruksverket, Länsstyrelsen i Jönköping, Mittuniversitetet, Naturvårdsverket, Regional  Utveckling och Samverkan i miljömålssystemet (RUS), Skogsstyrelsen, Statistiska  Centralbyrån, Svenskt Friluftsliv, Sveriges kommuner och landsting, Sveriges  lantbruksuniversitet (Hedblom M) och Tillväxtverket 6480. APRIL 2014. ISBN 978-91-620-6480-8. ISSN 0282-7298.

9. Ebenhard T, Angelstam P, Eide W, Hedblom M, Larsson M, Rydhmer L, Sandström J, Sarlöv-Herlin I, Svensson J. 2011. Förslag till utveckling av en grön infrastruktur. To the Swedish    Environmental Agency and Ministry of Environment.

8. Hedblom M, Caruso S, Green M and Ode Å. 2011. Övervakning av kvalitativa data i tätorters grönytor–upplevelsevärden, indikator arter och biologisk mångfald. Rapport 6411. Naturvårdsverket. ISBN:  978-91-620-6411-2. English summary.

7. Runesson K and Hedblom M. 2010. Vägkanter och grönytor i Uppsala stad – en resurs för biologisk mångfald. Uppsala kommun.

6. Hedblom M and Gyllin M. 2009. Övervakning av biologisk mångfald och friluftsliv i tätorter – en metodstudie. ISBN:978-91-620-5974-3. English summary. .  

5. Hedblom M. 2008. Fåglar i stadens trädgårdar Fakta. Trädgård – fritid. Nr 135.

4. Christensen P, Glimskär A, Hedblom M and Ringvall A. 2008. Myrarnas areal och vegetation: skattningar från provytedata i NILS 2003-2007.

3. Glimskär A, Bergman K.-O, Christensen P, Cronvall, E, Hedblom  M, Lagerqvist K, Ringvall A, Wikberg J. and Sundquist S. 2008. Uppföljning av kvalitetsförändringar i ängs- och betesmark via NILS           år 2007. Jordbruksverket.

2. Rygne H, Allard A, Glimskär A, Wretenberg J and Hedblom M. 2008. Hur kan NILS användas inom regional miljöövervakning och miljömålsuppföljning?  Lst. Örebro län. 

1. Hedblom M. 2005. Urban Sprawl and biodiversity. Introductory research essay. Department of Conservation Biology, SLU, Uppsala. ID:9872396

COURSES

• INTRODUCTION COURCE LANDSCAPE ARHCITECTS
• URBAN ECOLOGY STUDIO. I teach at the new internatinal mastercourse for landscape architecture students Urban Ecology Studio. I am part of the team organising the course and teach about biodiversity offsets, ecosystem services, urban managment of lawns, urban ecology theory, scientific writing etc.
• LING-LANDSCAPE ENGINEER PROGRAM. I teach scientific writing at the newly started program for landscape engineers at SLU Ultuna.
• ECOLOGY FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS. I teach at the course Ecology for Landscape architects about "urban ecology in practice" and "urban ecosystem services".
• NATURE BASED INTERVENTIONS: I teach about biodiversity and multisensory perception.
   

SUPERVISION  

Post doc

Lara Tickle. 2023-2026. Working within the Landpath project. Working title: Governance and management in urban woodlands: barriers and possibilities for biodiversity at different spatial scale.

PhD students

• Anna Åshage 2024 - (Main supervisor). SLU- Working title of thesis: anaging urban green - Nature-Based Interventions for wellbeing and human health
• Francesca Taufer 2023- (Main-supervisor). SLU. Working title on thesis: Smell from nature and reduction of human stress in urban environments
• Ella Uppala. 2021- (Main -supervisor). Working title of thesis: Designed plant communities in the nature-based city (SLU)
• Christina Moncorgé. 2021- (co-supervisor). Working title of thesis: Scenarios and key performance indicators for livestock production based on high nature value farming (SLU)

FINISHED PhD

• Carl Lehto. 2019-2024 (co-supervisor). Title of thesis  "The nature of human habitats: revealing outdoor recreation preferences through landscape utilization" PhD date 2024.05.24
• Georgios Tsiakiris. 2022 - 2026. (co-supervisor). Title of thesis: Environmental experiences and the psychological impact of lighting during urban forest walks. Differences in daylight, electric light, and head torch scenarios. NORDARK project.  (Lund University). PhD date 2026.06.09

MASTER AND BACHELOR STUDENTS SINCE 2021

• Jennifer Engelbrekt Tchang & Nadia Olausson. 2025 (Main supervisor). SkogLA. Ett verktyg för landskapsarkitekter att analysera, förvalta och kommunicera upplevelsevärden i skog. (Master in Landscape architecture- SLU).
• Rama Mohamed. 2025 (Main supervisor). Evaluating the Rehabilitative Properties of the Outdoor Environments of Uppsala University Hospital. Application of evidence-based design tools to an existing hospital. (Master in Landscape architecture- SLU).
• Lisa Ersson. 2024. (Main supervisor) DOFTTRÄDGÅRDEN - En multisensorisk trädgård med fokus på doft och återhämtning i Kunskapsparken. (Master in Landscape architecture- SLU).
• Vera Linn Karlsson. 2024. (Main supervior) Seeding Biodiversity: A Biodiversity sensitive redesign of Kirrip Park, Melbourne, for a strengthened human-nature friendship (Master in Landscape architecture- SLU).
• Louise Stigsson Rigné & Emil Vernersson. 2024. (Main supervisor) Kvibillebäcken - analys och gestaltningsförslag me[d]andra strukturer och processer. (Master in Landscape architecture- SLU).
• Sanaz Kalantari & Rana Toprak. 2023 (Main supervisor). Title: The Grass i always tastier on the fruitful side. Exploring the potentials, opportunities and challanges of urban food production. A case study of Uppsala (Master in Landscape architecture -SLU).
• Giovanni Fiorillo. 2023. (Main supervisor together with Thao Do). Titel: Green Spaces in Growing Cities: Surfacing Perspectives and Challenges Around Transformations in Årike Fyris Nature Reserve (Master at Uppsala University).
• Nathalie Åman. 2022 (Main supervisor). Titel: Biodiversiteten och fördelningen av Stockholms gatuträd – Ovanliga arters potential att bidra med ökad resiliens i den framtida staden (Master in Landscape architecture -SLU)
• Roald Nooijens. 2022 (Main supervisor).  Title of thesis: The perception of smell in grey and green urban areas and its effect on human wellbeing (Master)
• Molly Owens. 2022 (Main supervisor). Multifunktionalitet i mikroformat - Ett gestaltningskoncept för en urban mikroskog med fokus på barns lek och biologisk mångfald (Master)
• Terese Harborn & Vendela Ejmander 2022 (Main supervisor). Title: Skapandet av en multifunktionell plantering Fokus på växter som gynnar pollinatörer och doft för ökad hälsa (Bachelor)
• David Rönnqvist 2022 (Main supervisor) "Large trees, conservation and health". (Not finalized yet) (Bachelor)
• Olivier Rostang 2021. (Main supervisor) "GIS modeling of green roof synergies to optimize green infrastructure multifunctionality".
• Matilda Aspersand 2021 (co-supervisor) "Playgrounds for children and biodiversity - a study of the interplay between children's informal play environments and habitats for animals and plants.
• Master Thesis. 2021. Klara Stenfeldt (Main supervisor). Ecological compensation, to balance city and nature (Master).

FILMS

• "Gröna stadsmiljöer och kopplingen till hälsa och biologisk mångfald hamnar alltid mellan stolarna". 
• "Dra åt skogen". Jag och mina kollegor pratar om vikten av skog och hälsa. 30 min
• About my reserch.  2 min. (tick for English subtitles)
• Naturen på Universitetscampus. Jag diskuterar med Akademiska hus. 12 min
• Guld och Gröna skogar. Prisad dokumentär där jag medverkar i slutet. 28 min.