Cities
Our 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.
Urban Social Atlas Öresund
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.
Research Networks
National research networks
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.
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)
Research group leaders
Researchers
Mikkel Thelle
Jonas Andersson
Hoai Anh Tran
