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I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, and a part of Lund University’s interdisciplinary graduate school Agenda 2030.

In my PhD project, I take interest in the role of architecture as a tool for development, particularly explored through how 'sustainable urban development' aims to merge social and environmental perspectives on sustainability with economic development. I see architecture broadly as enacted both through politics, professional practice and everyday architectural enactments – and I take particular interest in the urban scale. In a first phase, the study site Hyllie (one of Malmö's most prominent projects in 'sustainable urban deveopment') is investigated to understand which lives, relationships and visions about the future that are offered spatial support. After that, I explore alternative (queer) ways of understanding urban development to potentially offer support for more (or other) lives, relations and futures. 

 

Besides my PhD project, I have a broad interest in plannin and urban studies from intersectional feminist perspectives. During 2023 I am the convener of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment's working group for equality and diversity - JUST Architecture. 

Previously, I have worked with landscape and public green spaces, both from planning and management perspectives, and with a particular focus on children. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

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