Underrepresented voice of land use
The ground we stand on is all we have. Throughout history, it has provided us with everything, as the foundation of civilization. In this article, we try to lay an ear to the ground, listening to the knowledge that grows from the soil that feeds us. Cultivable soil is a scarce resource, at the intersecting point of many interests. This article will focus on the underrepresented voice of land use in architecture and planning in the Nordic context.
“If we do not act now, I think we will have a much harder time to transform. We need to get our politicians to understand that either we engage in incremental adaptation, or we will have to deal with a transitional chock in the future.”
– Anders Larsson, researcher and teacher at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, SLU Alnarp
Five diverse perspectives
In this article SUSTAINORDIC have collected five voices from diverse backgrounds – researchers, policymakers and representatives from universities, and architects – each offering their view on the complexities of sustainable construction and pointing at paths forward while identifying the hurdles impeding the transition from unsustainable to more sustainable practices in construction and architecture:
- Ulrika Stenkula, Architect, Partner and Marta Bohlmark, Architect, Partner, Gaia arkitektur, Stockholm, Sweden
- Anders Larsson, Researcher and Teacher at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, SLU Alnarp, Sweden
- Kristiina Lång, Research Professor, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
- Thomas Hahn, Associate Professor, Principal Researcher, PHD, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden
- Katrina Wiberg, Associate Professor, Cand.arch. MDL, PhD, Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark
Read more and download the article "Down to Earth" here