How are children and youth represented in global climate politics, and how do youth create agency for themselves in highly technical fields? In this interview, Frida Buhre, researcher at Uppsala University, talks about the narratives and barriers that shape the possibilities of youth to act politically. Frida Buhre has a…

— Scroll down for information in English – Utforska ljudlandskap — experimentera med människoskapade ljud och ljud från naturen Stadsmiljöer sprudlar av olika ljud. Ofta fokuserar debatten på buller och behovet av att begränsa den negativa påverkan som buller har på vårt välbefinnande. Men vilka ljud gillar vi egentligen? …

In this interview, Alicia Donnellan Barraclough tells us about her research with young people connected to the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, the importance of including young people in decision-making bodies and how biology has informed her understanding of intergenerational justice. Alicia Donnellan Barraclough is a researcher at the University of Bergen…

On 26 August, planners, politicians, teenagers and researchers gathered under the shade of maple trees outside the office of Landskapslaget to discuss the teenager’s city (Swe. Tonårsstaden). Teenagers are a demographic group who make a lot of use of our cities’ public spaces. What kind of cities would teenagers like…

International and national policy actors began to recognize youth as having an important role in advancing sustainable developmental goals. Not only is youth going to live the implication of the very decision-making that is happening today, but they also are our closest connection to future generations. The 12th of August…

This month we met with Usue Lorenz who is currently developing and coordinating local and European projects to promote collaborative ecosystems and developing participatory and co-creation methodologies for social challenges response. She also works on the co-generation of knowledge. Since 2009 she is working at Orkestra — Basque Institute of…

We are happy to announce that we are now, in May 2022, launching a new initiative called In Conversation With. An interview series in which we will host practitioners, activists, and others who are engaged in hands-on initiatives, projects, and similar actions in their local environments. We would like to…

We are opening two placements for Summer Research Internships to be undertaken as part to now running research projects. The projects are about contemporary challenges in urban governance and are coordinated at the Department for Environment, Development and Sustainability Studies of Södertörn University. …

One of the contemporary challenges urban planners face is how to design living environments which cater to the needs, values, and interests of a diversity of urban residents. …