ALPMEMA – ALPine mountain hay MEadows MAnagement
ALPine mountain hay MEadows MAnagement: Best practices to maintain their Favorable Conservation Status against underuse under different property right regimes inside and outside protected areas.
Ecotechnology Research Group
The group conducts research and postgraduate education in Ecotechnology and Environmental Science, linked to undergraduate programmes. The research covers both basic and applied environmental science with a focus on developing new knowledge for sustainable societal development.
Our geographical position in central northern Sweden provides unique opportunities for relevant research and education in close contact with the surrounding nature and society. Nature is our laboratory for research and education.
Ecotechnology attracts a mix of Swedish and international students who come to us for higher education and research. We study local, regional and global solutions to environmental challenges and sustainable development for society.
Our goal is to create a strong academic environment with scientifically excellent and socially relevant research, while maintaining a creative, high-quality educational environment for national and international students.
Research areas
Land, Water and Climate
The research area aims to create a better understanding of how land use affects the environment and climate, and how it can be changed to achieve national and global sustainability goals. The area covers everything from basic climatological research and water quality monitoring in mountain environments to various sustainability aspects of forestry and agriculture. It also covers the use of biomass in the emerging bio-economy.
Contact person: Oskar Englund
Ecological engineering and nature-based solutions
The research area aims to study and design ecosystems that integrate human societies with the surrounding environment and nature, for the benefit of both. The area also includes systems ecology, with a specific focus on how environmental accounts can be integrated with societal metabolism of energy flows, material flows, and information flows.
Contact person: Erik Grönlund
Sustainable built environment
The research area aims to support the transition of the society towards increased sustainability by, together with various actors and interests, study how land use and natural resource management are governed. Thereby contributing to the development of effective tools and methods. The area also includes sustainable engineering.
Contact person: Charlotta Faith-Ell
Ongoing Research Projects
Circular Biomass 3.0
Project Circular Biomass 3.0 is based on the future industrialization of Norrland and focuses on research in clean environment and sustainable local food and energy production.
Converting wastewater into a valuable resource for the food industry
Unity4water is a pioneering effort where several universities, research institutes and large number of companies have come together to find effective ways to transform industrial process- and...
Fiber2Comp
Bioremediation by composting offers a sustainable nature-based solution to remediate polluted fiberbanks sediments, converting them into a safer and stable product for reuse as a soil amendment or...
Hydrogen gas and crayfish
The project examines whether it is possible to take water from a watercourseand use surplus heat from hydrogen production to heat up the water, thereby killing the crayfish plague spores, and thus...
Melting of the Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf in East Antarctica
This project addresses one of the major challenges of our time: understanding how melting ice in Antarctica contributes to global sea level rise.
Pre-study about attractive residential areas in connection with large sustainable establishments
The overall purpose of the feasibility study is to identify factors and map the conditions for how an attractive new residential area can be created in Söråker in Timrå municipality.
Pre-study on Attractive Residential Areas in Connection to Large Sustainable Developments
In Torsboda, a large industrial development is planned, which will affect both the existing population and future residents in the region. The overall purpose of the pre-study is to identify factor...
SOURCE - Sustainable develOpment of hoUsing for ReCreational usE.
Leisure municipalities in Trøndelag and Jämtland are investing in sustainability for residents and visitors. The development of holiday homes has been important for growth and jobs in rural areas,...
Sustainable Large Establishments 2.0 (HSE 2.0) – Effective Business Development in the Green Transition
The overarching aim of the project is to identify factors and map the impacts that a major establishment may have on the business sector in semi-rural regions.
Transforming cities and towns to sustainable food systems through urban gardening
This research project focuses on barriers and possibilities for increased community gardening in small and medium-sized towns in Sweden. We particularly explore the potential of using community...
Treatment of PFAS contaminated materials and aquatic environments, using peat waste and microbes
The project investigates sustainable and circular ways to use leftover peat material.
VEM - Effective and efficient impact assessment in transport planning
The research project 'Effective and efficient impact assessment in transport planning' (VEM) is a transdisciplinary project.
