Research news | 2020-04-29

How social distancing affects our movements and well-being

Project to analyze how Swedes have changed their outdoor social activities during the coronavirus pandemic

Research news | 2019-11-26

If it works here, perhaps it can work there

Food initiatives within the Stockholm-Mälaren region in Sweden offer insight into a transformation of the global food system

Research news | 2019-11-06

What they talk about when they talk about SES

As the social ecological system framework celebrates 20 years, researchers analyse its use in scientific publications. Despite increased popularity, a unifying definition is still missing

Research news | 2019-10-24

From natural resource to urban life source

New study models natural resource dependence in urban areas in South Africa

Research news | 2019-09-04

Biting the hand that feeds them

Once close allies, cities and agriculture are now in fierce competition for land

Research news | 2019-08-26

It takes a bit of nature to remain sane

A framework to incorporate nature's impact on mental health into city plans

Research news | 2019-08-21

Making sure ecosystem services are distributed equally in cities

Access to green spaces in cities is a class issue. How can ecosystem services be distributed more equally?

Research news | 2019-03-28

A strong sense of place affects how communities cares for urban green spaces

A sense of place can be a powerful tool when it comes to environmental stewardship. A case study in Bangalore, India explores how local lake groups have helped to restore and protect urban lakes

Research news | 2019-02-01

New satellite technique can detect urban heat islands easier

Removal of vegetation and trees in cities can create areas with exceptionally high temperatures. Better use of satellite imagery can detect such areas quicker

Research news | 2019-01-30

New study calls for better understanding where and when nature delivers benefits in cities

When it comes to efforts to improve health and well-being of city-dwellers, same approach can have varying effects in different areas and with different groups of people

Research news | 2018-03-14

A hard rain’s gonna fall

Amid an increase in megacities, changes in ecosystems far away can affect local access to freshwater

Research news | 2017-10-30

Stewards of the concrete jungle

The benefits and challenges of making our cities sustainable

Research news | 2017-05-10

The consequences of urban sprawl in Chennai

Rapid urban expansion leaves Indian megacity Chennai without essential ecosystem services

Research news | 2017-04-11

The importance of peri-urban landscapes for dense cities

Why peri-urban areas should be seen as much more than just spaces between cities and their outskirts

Research news | 2016-12-26

How increasing urbanisation affects the planet's croplands

Urban expansion will result in a 1.8-2.4% loss of global croplands by 2030, says paper in PNAS

Research news | 2016-11-01

Current urban planning detaches inhabitants from ’real’ nature

Why future urban design must include cognitive and emotional experiences from inhabitants, not just focus on functionality

Research news | 2016-08-30

Improving the science of cities

How urban ecology can go from being a plot-based research activity to a global cross-comparative research programme

Research news | 2016-07-05

Green insurance

Green infrastructure can reduce environmental vulnerability of cities

Research news | 2016-06-28

What drives infectious diseas threat events in Europe?

New study examines where global infectious disease threat events come from

Research news | 2016-06-21

Cities are complex – deal with it!

Centre research featured in special issue on urban sustainability and resilience

Research news | 2016-05-10

Both ecological and social memory are threatened by urbanization

How history is present in the management of urban biodiversity and cultural landscapes

Research news | 2015-09-18

Relations between ecosystem services and income and gender

Use of ecosystem services more determined by income, gender and land tenure than physical access

Research news | 2015-08-25

After Katrina, vegetation development reveal social differences in New Orleans

Changes in vegetation reveal deeper social differences in New Orleans

Research news | 2014-12-12

Joining together for the urban future of Mälardalen in Sweden

A full day conference gathered a diverse group of actors to do a joint inventory of knowledge and identify future challenges

Research news | 2014-12-04

An urban-focused research network 

Centre hosts Sweden's first gathering of researchers as step in creating a network for urban, natural capital, and sustainability issues

Research news | 2014-10-31

A new hub for urban research

Centre co-heads feasibility study to establish a new hub for urban social-ecological research in Stockholm

Research news | 2014-10-31

The Cities and Biodiversity Outlook celebrates its first anniversary

In one year the book has been downloaded more than 145.000 times in more than 100 countries

Research news | 2014-09-05

Citizen networks in the Garden City

Citizen networks important for ensuring successful management of urban ecosystems in growing cities

Research news | 2014-07-23

The case of nature in cities

Special issue of Current Conservation on why it's time to start thinking of cities as more than grey patches of asphalt and concrete

Research news | 2014-06-17

Stewardship of urban ecosystem services in Stockholm

New paper summarises 15 years of centre research in the Stockholm urban region

Research news | 2014-02-21

Benefits of investing in ecosystem restoration

300 international case studies prove investing in ecosystem restoration pays off

Research news | 2013-11-04

Applying resilience thinking to urban planning

How resilience thinking can be useful in urban planning

Research news | 2013-10-04

Rich biodiversity CAN exist in and around cities

Centre behind world's first global assessment on the relationship between urbanization and biodiversity loss

Research news | 2013-10-04

An urbanizing planet

Hollywood actor Edward Norton fronts stunning new video on urbanization and biodiversity

Research news | 2013-07-22

Connecting ecosystem services to Swedish cities

Report in Swedish first to explain benefits of ecosystem services in urban development

Research news | 2013-05-22

Ecosystem services in strategic spatial plans for Melbourne and Stockholm

Ecosystem services have historically appeared and disappeared in strategic spatial plans for Melbourne and Stockholm