In January 2018, researchers, social entrepreneurs and policy makers attended a MOVIUM and SLU Urban Futures funded workshop on “Rethinking urban nature to promote human well-being and livelihoods”.
The objectives of the workshop were to identify and discuss integrated
digital, social and nature solutions for the use, management and
governance of urban nature in the City of Malmö; and to provide a
platform for knowledge sharing and networking between researchers
and practitioners.
Multiple enlightening presentations on how to plan, design and manage urban nature were provided by the cities of Malmö and Copenhagen, social entrepreneurs and academics. Each presentation guided a creative workshop activity that involved four groups creating an integrated solution using Lego and other materials to address the concerns of citizens presented in different scenarios relevant to the use and management of urban nature in Malmö.
The main outputs of this workshop were:
1) A workshop summary outlining innovative, integrated solutions for
promoting human well-being and livelihoods in urban nature
2) A proposal submitted to the Formas Sustainable Spatial Planning call
(2018), which was successfully funded (8.9 Million SEK). The name of
this project is VIVA-PLAN (www.viva-plan.eu)
An integrated solution prepared by group 4 premised on a regenerative or circular economy, and strategies for promoting prosocial and pro-environmental behaviours. Photo: Christopher Raymond
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An integrated solution prepared by group 1 for increasing levels of biodiversity and initiating urban gardening in urban nature. Photo: Christopher Raymond
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Name: Christopher Raymond
Department: Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (LAPF)
Faculty: Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science (LTV)
Contact: christopher.raymond@slu.se