Mattias Qviström

I am a professor in landscape architecture, especially spatial planning. My teaching and research concern the interface between modern landscapes and planning, using a combination of landscape theory, relational geography/ANT, ethnographic studies and landscape/planning history. In addition, I frequently draw on Mobilities studies in my examinations of planning and landscapes. Main themes of research include (1) Urbanisation (spanning from peri-urban studies and conflicts between city and country, to examinations of the compact city ideal and its interplay with green planning), (2) Leisure/green planning (historically, conceptually, but also in ethnographic studies of recreational mobilities), and (3) The history of landscape planning, and its open future.

Ongoing research projects:

"Reinventing landscape planning for targeting “undisciplined” environmental challenges", 2023 - 2025. Funded by Formas. Project leader. 

"Therapeutic landscapes beyond the lush season: extending the well-being benefits of urban green and blue spaces through outdoor leisure",  2023 - 2026. Funded by Formas. Project leader: Neva Leposa, SLU Uppsala.

"Transit-oriented development (TOD) for inclusive and sustainable rural-urban regions, TOD IS RUR", Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks, 2021 - 25. Project leader: Greet De Block, Antwerpen university.