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Urban Arena is a network for sustainable urban development research at Lund University and is gathering almost 200 researchers. On June 15th, an Urban Arena wake-up seminar focusing on the theme “Smart Sustainable Cities” was held.Last year the Strategic Innovation Agenda “Smart Sustainable Cities” was accepted, with Lund University and Urban Arena as one of the co-partners for the agenda. The nex

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/first-wake-seminar-about-smart-sustainable-cities - 2025-12-22

Aiming for blue Beijing skies An increasingly ambitious environmental legislation has not reduced economic growth in the EU – indicating it will not do so in China either. This is good news for Chinese environmentalists, who have asked IIIEE researchers for evidence that supports their work for a greener China under bluer skies.Over the past few decades China has experienced a remarkable period of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-philip-peck - 2025-12-22

Today on 15 August 2016, batch 22 of the Master’s programme in Environmental Management and Policy (the EMP programme), begin their on-site part of the programme. They are about 27 students from various parts of the world including Canada, USA, Turkey, Romania, Denmark, Ireland, Colombia, the Russian Federation, Sweden, Italy, the UK, Ukraine, Spain, Hungary, Chile, Germany, Indonesia, Lithuania a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-batch-22-emp-programme - 2025-12-22

A new article on the Biomethane use in Sweden has been published in the magazine The Archives of Autmotive Engineering co-authored by Mikael Backman at the IIIEE.Direct link to the article here 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-biomethane-use-sweden - 2025-12-22

The IIIEE is now a new research partner on policy and guidelines for a sustainable fashion industry through the Mistra Future Fashion programme."For many years, we have been looking into various product-oriented environmental law and policies, and their influence on business practices. Textile is definitely among the "hottest" product groups for which varieties of interventions by various levels o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-joins-partner-mistra-future-fashion-programme-policies-and-guidelines - 2025-12-22

Assoc. Prof. and IPCC Lead Author Luis Mundaca has been invited to join the ‘Green Growth Knowledge Platform’ (GGKP) Research Committee on Behavioural Economics. The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is a global network of international organizations and experts that identifies and addresses major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice. The GGKP was established by the Global Green

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-luis-mundaca-joins-behavioural-economics-research-committee - 2025-12-22

Focusing on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies for low carbon technologies A broad research interest in the field of environmental policy and a master’s degree in Environmental Management and Policy motivated Jessika Luth Richter to apply for PhD studies at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, where she is now doing her second year as a PhD candidate wit

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-phd-candidate-jessika-luth-richter - 2025-12-22

The August issue of the IIIEE Newsletter is out now. Follow the link Vol.1. No. 4, August, 2016IIIEE newsletter archive

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/august-issue-iiiee-newsletter-out-now - 2025-12-22

On Monday, 29 September, 14 students from 10 countries started their third semester of the Master Course in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (MESPOM) at the IIIEE. The IIIEE runs the MESPOM programmes together with three other universities in Europe and two universities in North America. The group enrolled in Lund now is the 11th group since the MESPOM programme started in 2005. 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/arrival-day-our-mespom-students - 2025-12-22

On 1 September 2016 the Swedish Government presented five national joint action groups which are connected to the government’s five strategic research programmes, with the aim of developing the government’s innovation politics. Lena Neij at the IIIEE has been designated to be part of the joint action group on smart cities.Read the press release here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lena-neij-appointed-swedish-government-member-national-joint-action-group-smart-cities - 2025-12-22

On 23 September 2016, the annual Graduation Day at the IIIEE takes place. This year it is batch 21 who graduates from the Master's programme in environmental management and policy (EMP programme) at the IIIEE.If you would like to be part of this event and did not get an invitation, please contact Håkan Rodhe, Director of External Relations at the IIIEE.View invitation here 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-graduation-day-23-september-2016 - 2025-12-22

The research project Post Conflict Futures had its first workshop 1-3 September as part of the scenario building project on the future of Syria organised by the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES).More than 30 Syrian scholars met to collectively discuss and reflect on possible developments in post-conflict Syria, and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/first-scenario-building-workshop-post-conflict-futures-initiative - 2025-12-22

Assoc. Prof. Luis Mundaca and Prof. Lena Neij at the IIIEE guest edit a special issue in Applied Energy Entitled “Towards a Green Energy Economy? Assessing policy choices, strategies and transitional pathways”, the latest special issue of Applied Energy has been published open access and seeks to bring together the fields of green growth, environmental economics, energy, climate change, innovation

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/special-issue-towards-green-energy-economy-assessing-policy-choices-strategies-and-transitional - 2025-12-22

From Monday 19 September until Thursday 22 September, batch 21 of the Master's programme in Environmental Management and Policy are presenting and defending their Master's theses. The opponents are people from academia, business and industry.The week ends with the annual graduation ceremony in the Lund University Assembly Hall.Click on the link to view the MSc thesis presentation schedule

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-week-iiiee - 2025-12-22

In 2025, the Faculty of Science launched a new doctoral programme in computational science to meet the growing demand for advanced computational methods in research. This initiative aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and train doctoral students in handling and analysing large datasets across fields such as medicine, environmental science, and engineering. The doctoral programme was cr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/faculty-invests-computational-science-new-doctoral-programme-meets-growing-demand-advanced-analysis - 2025-12-22

With its rich biodiversity, food production, and vital water resources, Storkriket has now been designated by UNESCO as Sweden’s eighth biosphere reserve. The area, which includes all of Lund and Sjöbo municipalities and parts of Eslöv municipality, will serve as a model region for sustainable development and opens new possibilities for research and education. Storkriket is home to 22 percent of S

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/storkriket-becomes-biosphere-reserve-opening-new-opportunities-research-and-education - 2025-12-22

To further strengthen its strategic profile area Nature-based Future Solutions, Lund University is now announcing a new position as Associate Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, a position that will be based at the newly formed Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The investment supports cutting-edge research to help tackle environmental and societal challenges. Nature-based Solut

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/strategic-investment-sustainable-development-and-nature-based-solutions-lund-university-recruits-new - 2025-12-22

Pollinators such as bees, bumblebees, and butterflies lack sufficient habitats, and the ones that do exist are often of inadequate quality. A new study conducted by researchers from more than 20 academic institutions – including CEC and the Department of Biology at Lund University – shows that these insects can benefit from increasing the area of their habitats significantly more than what is curr

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/more-flower-rich-habitats-needed-pollinators-agricultural-landscapes - 2025-12-22

Henrik Smith receives the Marsh Awards for Ecology by the British Ecological Society. The prize recognizes his long-standing contributions to advancing ecological research and strengthening the connection between science and society. He himself highlights the need for public engagement in science — the days of letting hefty reports collect dust are behind us. The motivation for the Marsh Awards fo

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-receives-award-has-message-academia - 2025-12-22

Continuous-cover forestry methods are gaining attention as a way to enable forests to deliver a broader range of benefits. The aim is to make forestry more sustainable, but significant challenges remain. These will now be addressed in a new project where five organizations are testing continuous-cover forestry in practice. In Bockeboda, just outside Kristianstad, the future of continuous-cover for

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/continuous-cover-forestry-testing-methods-future - 2025-12-22