Published 16 September 2022 What role can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play in the resilience and sustainability of communities? New research highlight the specific ways that SMEs play and how they can accelerate the adoption of sustainability practices. However, the findings also indicate that capacity-building and experimentation are required throughout the ecosystem of policies, re

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes-are-pivotal-actors-and-amplifiers-community-resilience - 2025-03-13

Published 8 October 2015 "When actors in the private sector see the economic advantages in energy savings they are willing to adjust their ways of operating so as to benefit not only business, but society as a whole", says IIIEE researcher Bernadett Kiss. Urban Transition Öresund: Comparison of cost models supports retrofitting Copenhagen city is one of many European cities in need of energy retro

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-bernadett-kiss - 2025-03-13

Published 19 September 2022 How can we assess the impacts of social norms on low-carbon mobility options? We contribute to this field by experimenting with and assessing the impacts of social norms on low-carbon mobility options. Policymakers and scientists are paying increasing attention to how social norms can promote pro-environmental behaviour and sustainable energy use. We contribute to this

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/social-norms-pro-environmental-behaviour-and-sustainable-energy-use - 2025-03-13

Published 21 September 2022 The fresh IIIEE students have concluded a study visit to the local wastewater treatment plant in Lund. On 21 September the EMP B29 students went on a study visit to the local wastewater treatment plant in Lund as a part of learning about how the urban water system works and how the wastewater is treated. Study visits like this one is critical for the learning process in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/study-visit-wastewater-treatment-plant - 2025-03-13

Published 22 September 2022 On 30 September, Heather Schoonover will defend her PhD thesis entitled "Business Models for Sustainable Consumption: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Rental and Reuse of Home Furnishings." Heather's work focuses on business models that can facilitate sustainable consumption practices, primarily regarding rental and reuse of home furnishings and other consumer goo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/upcoming-phd-thesis-defence-business-models-sustainable-consumption - 2025-03-13

Published 23 September 2022 Successful study visit to Nymölla Paper Plant as part of the master's course in environmental management in industry. On Monday 20 September, the IIIEE master's students (from the MESPOM programme together with Environmental Science students) went for a study visit to Nymölla Paper Plant. This is a big industry in Sweden and it makes a lasting impression to experience t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/study-visit-nymolla-paper-plant - 2025-03-13

Published 23 September 2022 What is the role of individual and society when it comes to changing our behavior patterns? Oksana Mont and Maria Wolrath Söderberg argue for going beyond the traditional dichotomy towards seeing linkages and dependencies. The Swedish National coordinator för Agenda 2030 has initiated a podcast series on sustainable consumption and production. In the podcast series of t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/examining-importance-individuals-well-society-changes-behavior-patterns - 2025-03-13

Published 26 September 2022 How can we assess the impacts of social norms on low-carbon mobility options? One recent study experimenting and assessing the impacts on social norms on low-carbon mobility options indicates that for social norms to be effective, other policy instruments are critically needed too. Policymakers and scientists are paying increasing attention to how social norms can promo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/social-norms-pro-environmental-behaviour-and-sustainable-energy-use-0 - 2025-03-13

Published 28 September 2022 ​​​​​​​How do people in Sweden perceive their wellbeing, agency and future in a changing climate? A recent study found that climate actions are perceived as leading to improved (rather than reduced) wellbeing. At the same time, climate anxiety and frustration about structural and governance issues limit agency. Still, people seem optimistic about what a sustainable futu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-journal-paper-climate-change-mindsets-agency-and-visions - 2025-03-13

Published 29 September 2022 The key mechanism behind the climate neutral cities mission is a concept called Climate City Contracts. In a new blogpost, researchers Kes McCormick and Katherine Shabb, investigate how these work and suggest what they need to create maximum impact. Think big. Think bold. Think mission to the moon! That’s the goal of the European Commission’s Mission program, which aims

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-europes-climate-city-contracts-shake-urban-climate-action - 2025-03-13

Published 29 September 2022 A new city report from the Urban Sharing project focuses on Melbourne and in three sectors: space, mobility, and physical goods. The report finds that although the sharing economy in Melbourne is among the most vibrant and diverse in Australia, and most know of the larger sharing platforms, many smaller initiatives remain virtually unknown and struggle to scale up. As p

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/report-state-sharing-economy-melbourne - 2025-03-13

Published 30 September 2022 What is the eco-sufficiency perspective? An IIIEE study has developed a framework for the preservation of cultural heritage through digitalisation and for minimising environmental impacts and maximising the potential of preservation. The intensifying effects of climate change are becoming one of the main threats to cultural heritage, posing risks of degradation or destr

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/strong-sustainability-framework-digital-preservation-cultural-heritage - 2025-03-13

Published 3 October 2022 On 30 September 2022, Heather Schoonover successfully defended the thesis “Business Models for Sustainable Consumption: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Rental and Reuse of Home Furnishings”. Opponent was Giulia Calabretta, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft, the Netherlands Congratulations Heather! Read more about Heather’s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/successful-phd-dissertation-heather-schoonover - 2025-03-13

Published 3 October 2022 Our new batch of EMP students visit waste management company SYSAV today. The visit gives great insights in current thinking about waste and waste prevention but also in-real-life opportunities to see and experience large scale waste incineration and recycling. The visit to SYSAV is a tradition in the EMP programme. We thank Ann Nerlund, Rustan Nilsson and SYSAV for insigh

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/emp-students-visit-study-sysav-tradition - 2025-03-13

Published 4 October 2022 On Monday 3 October Roland Zinkernagel has successfully defended his Licentiate Degree. The thesis is named “Localising the Sustainable Development Goals: tools and processes for building urban transformative capacity – the case of Malmö”. The opponent was Kristina Jönsson, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Lund University. Read more about the the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/roland-zinkernagel-has-successfully-defended-his-licentiate-degree - 2025-03-13

Published 4 October 2022 New article that suggests future research directions for policy interventions. Although policy-makers are starting to acknowledge the need for policy-intervention to achieve sustainable consumption it is difficult to achieve policy-making that leads to impactful consumption interventions.  IIIEE researchers Oksana Mont, Matthias Lehner, and Carl Dalhammar have published a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-achieve-sustainable-consumption-through-policy-interventions - 2025-03-13

Published 5 October 2022 On 14 October, Karolina Södergren will present her mid-term seminar for the ongoing PhD work. Karolina's research focuses on how local governance modes, organization models and values matter for industrial symbiosis development in municipalities. Karolina Södergren’s mid-term seminar will be held at the IIIEE on the 14 October 2022. A mid-term seminar is an internally requ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/upcoming-mid-term-seminar-phd-student-karolina-sodergren - 2025-03-13

Published 7 October 2022 The IIIEE Strategy Meeting took place on 6th October to discuss quality in education. IIIEE colleagues gathered in Höör for a full day programme. The discussions focused on delivering quality and value in Master's and & PhD education. All colleagues also enjoyed a beautiful autumn day together and as a fun fact took the chance to learn more about special monument indicatin

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-strategy-meeting-hoor - 2025-03-13

Published 10 October 2022 How do we go beyond tokenistic forms of participation to collaborative multi-stakeholder forms of engagement? A recent paper looks at the current forms and implications of citizen participation in nature-based solution cases in 21 cities. The results show that although tokenistic forms dominate citizen participation, collaborative multi-stakeholder forms of engagement do

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/citizen-participation-governance-nature-based-solutions - 2025-03-13

Published 11 October 2022 Batch 28 going to the beautiful park at Wanås to enjoy an outdoor class exercise. On 5th October, Batch 28 from the Master's program Environmental Management and Policy enjoyed the traditional outdoor teaching day at Wanås Castle in Skåne. The day contained teaching with peer feedback and inspirational artwork, as well as great nature.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/batch-28-annual-outdoor-class-exercise - 2025-03-13