Cities
Research
We are interested in issues of sustainability, governance, inclusion and participation, from the scale of the individual buildings to the urban and regional scope . Urban spaces, green spaces, domestic spaces, and cultural spaces are central to our education and research.
Our research includes a wide range of projects in housing research and sustainable urban development, and examples include:
- public spaces and common areas
- user-friendly built environment
- housing use, design and the impact of changes in planning and building legislation
- sustainable urban planning and sustainability in relation to smart cities and megaprojects
- sustainable transport infrastructure
- culture in the sustainable city
- privatisation and gating of public spaces
- temporary use of public spaces
Our research uses a wide range of methods from social sciences, ethnography, architecture and planning.
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Elise Aldén - Doctoral student
elise.alden@mau.se
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Jonas Alwall - Head of unit/Senior lecturer
jonas.alwall@mau.se
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Jonas Andersson - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
jonas.andersson@mau.se
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Martin Grander - Associate senior lecturer/Associate Professor
martin.grander@mau.se
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Karin Grundström - Professor
k.grundstrom@mau.se
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Sabina Jallow - Lecturer
sabina.jallow@mau.se
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Fredrik Linander - Doctoral student
fredrik.linander@mau.se
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Peter Parker - Senior lecturer
peter.parker@mau.se
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Elnaz Sarkheyli - Senior lecturer
elnaz.sarkheyli@mau.se
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Mikkel Thelle - Associate Professor/Guest professor
mikkel.thelle@mau.se
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Hoai Anh Tran - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
hoai.anh.tran@mau.se
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Research project“Lively” and “pleasant” waiting spaces: quality criteria for attractive bus stations and bus stops
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Research project
The animate aesthetics of a beach
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Research project
The dwelling as locus for all stages in life, on accessibility and usability in future-oriented housing for all of the 2030s
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Research project
On-going research on living conditions and social initiatives in Malmö's marginalised housing areas
Other research projects
Urban Social Atlas Öresund
Research that maps and analyses the social dimensions of the city
Research that maps and analyses the social dimensions of the city
Urban Social Atlas Öresund presents critical, text and image-based research on current urban issues in the Öresund region. Research on housing, segregation, urban planning, and urban nature is presented by the mediums of maps, short texts, photographic essays, drawings and visualisations. The purpose is to contribute to the dissemination and accessibility of urban research through open publications.
Writing workshops for the Urban Social Atlas
Writing workshops for the Urban Social Atlas
Cities is organising a writing workshop for the Urban Social Atlas Öresund on 12 December. The atlas, which was launched in June, is continuously developed through authors' contributions. With regular writing days, we want to encourage new additions that keep the atlas updated and growing. Authors who wish to contribute to the Urban Social Atlas Öresund can submit their manuscript to the editorial team. The language of publication is Swedish, Danish, and English.
Education
The knowledge environment Cities brings together programmes in: built environment, environmental science, and urban studies. The learning environment is creative and dynamic with several international partners and exchange opportunities. There are three bachelor's programmes, a one-year master's programme (in Swedish), two international master's programmes, and a doctoral programme in urban studies.
Master's programmes in English
Collaboration
Cities participate in several international research networks:
- Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)
- European Network for Housing and Urban Research (ENHR)
- European Urban Research Association (EURA)
- Nordisk arkitekturforskning (NaF)
- Nordic Geographers Meeting (NGM)
- University Network of Post-Industrial Cities (UNIC)
Nationally, we collaborate on urban development and sustainability issues within the framework of a national network of planning programmes, and, through the City of Malmö, the Urban Academy. We also participate as experts in panel debates and reference groups.
