Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science (LTV)
The book Prototypa! – now available in English
The book "Prototyping! Building places together" is now available in English to download as a pdf. This book was published in Swedish in 2023 on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Gothenburg,
Masterclass Urban Futuring
catherine.kihlstrom@slu.se Moving towards more sustainable and just cities requires radical change. But current visions of future cities remain dominated by techno-utopias such as ‘smart cities’.
Climate conversation June 2025
Communication, imagination, and collaboration in climate response agnes.bondesson@slu.se We welcome researchers, other staff and students within and outside of SLU to this webinar in SLU's series
New book explores the interface between landscape and planning
From floods in New Orleans to forest fires in Västmanland. In a new book, researchers from a range of disciplines come together to examine how contemporary social and environmental changes are
Extreme heat in cities – a growing threat to public health
Rising temperatures in urban areas pose a serious threat to public health – especially for the most heat-sensitive groups in society. During the third webinar in the series “Venue: Urban Landscapes,”
Diss Sanna Ignell
Implementation of school ground vegetation: interdisciplinary aspects of growing under pressure lotta.malmborg@slu.se Sanna Ignell, Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management,
Diss Sukritha Nalikkaramal
Bridging environmental stress and internal physiology to mosquito biology: life-history, molecular biology and neuroethology lotta.malmborg@slu.se Sukritha Nalikkaramal, Department of Plant
Challenges in restoring Sweden's urban ecosystems
From 2027, Sweden will work according to a national restoration plan for our nature, which includes urban ecosystems. At the webinar Meeting place: Urban ecosystems, organized by SLU Urban Futures
Diss Emilia Berndtsson
Turning over a new leaf: extracting protein, phenolic compounds and dietary fibre from green leafy biomass lotta.malmborg@slu.se Emilia Berndtsson, Department of Plant Breeding, defends the thesis
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Harnessing wheat resistance to stem rust through wheat-rye introgression strategies lotta.malmborg@slu.se Mahboobeh Yazdani, Department of Plant Breeding, defends the thesis "Harnessing wheat
SLU leads international project on Nature-based Thinking
Major funding has allowed SLU to lead a project that will test Nature-based Thinking at different levels in Malmö, Barcelona and Turin. The three-year project will focus on biodiversity and human
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 highlighting the important role of trees and vegetation in urban planning, the book provides both