Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Sweden
KTH announces new centre to build knowledge on resilient and robust living environments
KTH Royal Institute of Technology has announced a new centre that will develop knowledge about resilient and robust living environments in the face of pressures on Swedish cities and communities.
Why it matters: KTH links the new centre's planned work to the demands that climate, demographic and social change place on Swedish cities and communities.
KTH announced a new centre that will develop knowledge about resilient and robust living environments.
According to KTH, climate change, demographic shifts, growing inequality, segregation and declining public health are placing new demands on Swedish cities and communities.
KTH said more knowledge is needed about how the built environment shapes people's daily lives, and that the design of housing areas, streets and public places matters for creating equal, safe and healthy environments that can withstand disruptions and crises.
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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
KTH says the centre is to develop knowledge on resilient and robust living environments, which it connects to the new demands that climate change, demographic change, inequality, segregation and poorer public health place on Swedish cities and communities.
