This seed funding call is offered to support researchers in publishing inter- and/or transdisciplinary work. The call finances a writing process coined at publishing a scientific paper with interdisciplinary focus engaging in the thematic field of urbanscapes; such as health-, forest-, food-, energy-, and waterscapes. By this, Urban Futures aims to strengthen the urban discourse at SLU and to contribute to contemporary landscape oriented urban research. We hope the call will result in new research questions and reinforce already existing interdisciplinary knowledge. The writing process must result in a paper that is submitted to an interdisciplinary peer reviewed journal.
In addition, the platform will provide assistance in the writing process, with workshops and learning sessions that will be offered. The grantees of the seed funding are expected to participate in these sessions. The sessions will explore writing processes and co-writing tools, with a focus on interdisciplinary research and collaboration. This includes merging discipline-specific approaches and languages, learning from other fields, and navigating publishing challenges for interdisciplinary research. Through these meetings, we hope to create networks, establish dialog partners and offer a space for exchange and test thoughts. The sessions will be held in May and June, while the writing process is expected to be finished in autumn, end of August.
Energyscapes refer to relationships of energy consumption, production, distribution, governance and space. Exploring urban energyscapes allows investigations especially the ‘green energy transition’, renewing energy systems above ground rather than beneath, influencing markets and sources with their spatial imprints, thus shaping an understanding of shifting relationships and consequences of contemporary transitions for societies, ecosystems and landscapes.
Waterscapes refer to the inter-relationships of water and society and their spatial consequences. Studying urban waterscapes explores water access, values, control and movements in space and time, shaped by climate, nature, culture, geography, technology and markets, representing (changing) water systems, landscapes and discourses.
Healthscapes refers to the interrelations between humans and planetary health nested into places and emphasizing the various conditions shaping human-nature relationships. The studies of Healthscapes aim at the promotion of a holistic view of health (mental, physical health and well being) beyond the focus on disease. It explores the interplay between individual human experiences and the cultural, socio-economic and physical landscapes. Taking an Urban Healthscapes approach can contribute to understanding the complex links between health and sustainable and equitable urban development.
The study of forestscapes explores the complex relationships between forests, people and cities. It refers to the way forest ecosystems and urban development are interconnected by diverse social, economic, cultural and environmental processes in different contexts. Forestscapes place emphasis on the diverse meanings and values forests have to different stakeholders, humans and non-human species and the impacts of these relationships on the formation of the urban landscape. Studying Urban Forestscapes allows perspectives on urban forests to be lifted in sustainable urban development issues.
Foodscapes refers to the complex inter-relations and connections between people, place and food. The production and consumption of food shapes, and is shaped, by social, spatial and discursive processes that play out across space, and over time. These processes take place within and across territories populated by multiple human and non-human actors operating at different levels and scales. Studying Urban Foodscapes offers a lens on sustainable urban development issues.
The call is open to all SLU researchers
1 project for max 30 000 SEK
Fill out the application form and email this document to urbanfutures@slu.se no later than 7th April 2025.
The applications are assessed by the platforms steering group and its program director in regards to the following criteria:
Call – 18th March
Deadline – 7th April
Announcement – 17th of April
SLU Urban Futures
urbanfutures@slu.se
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SLU Urban Futures
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