Senior Lecturer, at the Department of Forest Economics, SLU
“It is the year 2035. As we gather in the central plaza to participate in the Coexistence Festival –first of its type worldwide—, we feel proud that Umeå has become a global example of harmonious urban coexistence. Citizens stroll through expansive green spaces designed not only for human enjoyment but also as safe havens for […]
Read the story!The study of forestscapes explores the complex relationships between forests, people and cities. It refers to the way forest ecosystems and urban development are interconnected by diverse social, economic, cultural and environmental processes in different contexts. Forestscapes place emphasis on the diverse meanings and values forests have to different stakeholders, humans and non-human species and the impacts of these relationships on the formation of the urban landscape. Studying Urban Forestscapes allows perspectives on urban forests to be lifted in sustainable urban development issues.
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On the 7-8th of June 2023, SLU Urban Futures brought together researchers and practitioners for the third conference in the series 'Getting our cities Right'. The theme was 'From Green Infrastructure to Urban Forestscapes'. Six keynote spakers gave…
Read about Getting our Cities Right #3 - Umeå
Urban trees and forests contribute to making cities socio-economically and environmentally more sustainable. This is a transdisciplinary field where the two platforms SLU Urban Futures and Future Forests meet and collaborate to identify knowledge gaps and new research…
In the spring of 2023 SLU Urban Futures issued two seed funding calls; one from the hub in Umeå focusing on Urban Forestscapes and one from the hub in Alnarp focusing on Urban Healthscapes. Six applications were granted…
Living spaces that are beautiful, sustainable and inclusive. Those are ambitions of the EU initiative New European Bauhaus. In August 2023, SLU became an official partner in the New European Bauhaus to further strengthen the work on the…
[Artickle in Swedish] De är små, snabbväxande och billiga och dyker upp över hela världen. De ökar den biologisk mångfalden och kan hjälpa mot värmeböljor och översvämningar. Kan mikroskogarna bli räddningen för städerna?
[Article in Swedish] Temat ”Mer skog i staden” rullar vidare på SLU Tankesmedjan Movium och den 25 oktober är det dags för ett webbinarium om mikroskogar tillsammans med Henrik Sjöman, forskare på SLU.
Urban forests are in increasing focus these days as contributors to healthier, more resilient, and more attractive cities. But what do we mean with ‘urban forests’? On the 29th of September 2021, two research platforms at SLU invited…
(Research compilation in Swedish) Vilka fördelar har gröna städer? Argumenten för gröna städer är överväldigande för den som följer aktuell forskning. Växter i stadsmiljöer har positiva effekter för invånarnas hälsa, klimatet, den biologiska mångfalden, den sociala sammanhållningen och…
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