Environmental Change (TEMAM)

Tema M – Environmental Change is a platform for highly topical, problem-oriented and critical interpretive environmental research and education. At a time when almost the entire nature bears traces of human activity, the state of the environment is strongly linked to the development of society. Today, environmental problems are no longer perceived as ‘problems in nature’ but also as complex social problems that set new standards for scientific breadth, integration and problem-solving.

Environmental Change meets this challenge through a strong combination of analysis traditions and methods for natural science, social sciences, and the humanities. Among these included are analysis of biogeochemical processes and material flows, policy studies developed in close collaboration with user groups, as well as analytical studies of ideas and debates within the environmental and climate field. By promoting interdisciplinary cooperation in the borderland between these different analytical traditions, Tema M ensures that environmental change as a concept, process and political point at issue is not taken for granted but instead subject to constant review and transparency.

Tema M builds on a strong tradition of interdisciplinary environmental studies that have permeated the unit since 1980 and the Center for Climate Science and Policy Research (CSPR) since 2004. At Tema M, these studies are further developed and profiled in relation to contemporary environmental science and environmental policy development.

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A woman standing by a tree.

09 May 2025

SEK 26 million for research on the environment and sustainability

Five projects at LiU receive funding when the Kamprad Family Foundation rewards research that can contribute to a better environment and better quality of life for the elderly. The projects at Linköping University are very much about sustainability.

Students from the master's programme Science for Sustainable Development on an excursion in the woods

30 April 2025

Excursions - a meaningful way to connect theory and practice

In a world facing increasing environmental challenges, sustainable resource management is a key factor. The master's programme Science for Sustainable Development provides students with both theoretical studies and hands-on experience.

A man and a woman standing on a rock beside a pond.

28 April 2025

How property owners can work to prevent flooding

The risk of heavy rainfall and severe flooding increases with climate change. But property owners  often underestimate their own responsibility. In a new scientific article, researchers from LiU show how the can go about the preventive work.

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2025

Walter Leal Filho, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Moara Almeida Canova, Marcio Cataldi, Giulia Angelina Silva da Costa, Alex Enrich Prast, Elias Symeonakis, Francis Q. Brearley (2025) Managing ecosystem services in the Brazilian Amazon: the influence of deforestation and forest degradation in the world's largest rain forest GEOSCIENCE LETTERS, Vol. 12, Article 24 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Carlo Navarra, Kostiantyn Kucher, Tina-Simone Neset, Clara Greve Villaro, Fredrik Schück, Jonas Unger, Katerina Vrotsou (2025) Leveraging Visual Analytics of Volunteered Geographic Information to Support Impact-Based Weather Warning Systems International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Article 105562 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
S. Magaya, M. Reimer, G.S. Metson, Tina-Simone Neset, M. Torralba, C.J.E. Schulp (2025) Use of recycled phosphorus products in organic farming in EU member states: Theoretically supported but practically restricted Food Policy, Vol. 134, p. 102881-102881, Article 102881 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Jens Marquardt, Frederik Pfeiffer, Mareike Blum, Tim M. Daw, Frank Akowuge Dugasseh, Jobst Heitzig, Erik Hysing, Ingrid Helene Brandt Jensen, Katariina Kulha, Frederik Langkjær, Daniel Lindvall, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, David Schlosberg, Arho Toikka, Lars Tønder (2025) Reconciling democracy and sustainability: three political challenges and the role of democratic innovations Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, Vol. 21 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Anna Holzscheiter, Jonathan Josefsson, Eva Lövbrand, Laura Pantzerhielm (2025) In-between worlds: the unsettled politics of child and youth representation in international institutions Globalizations, Vol. 22, p. 343-357 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Marielle Saunois, Adrien Martinez, Benjamin Poulter, Zhen Zhang, Peter A. Raymond, Pierre Regnier, Josep G. Canadell, Robert B. Jackson, Prabir K. Patra, Philippe Bousquet, Philippe Ciais, Edward J. Dlugokencky, Xin Lan, George H. Allen, David Bastviken, David J. Beerling, Dmitry A. Belikov, Donald R. Blake, Simona Castaldi, Monica Crippa, Bridget R. Deemer, Fraser Dennison, Giuseppe Etiope, Nicola Gedney, Lena Hoeglund-Isaksson, Meredith A. Holgerson, Peter O. Hopcroft, Gustaf Hugelius, Akihiko Ito, Atul K. Jain, Rajesh Janardanan, Matthew S. Johnson, Thomas Kleinen, Paul B. Krummel, Ronny Lauerwald, Tingting Li, Xiangyu Liu, Kyle C. McDonald, Joe R. Melton, Jens Muhle, Jurek Muller, Fabiola Murguia-Flores, Yosuke Niwa, Sergio Noce, Shufen Pan, Robert J. Parker, Changhui Peng, Michel Ramonet, William J. Riley, Gerard Rocher-Ros, Judith A. Rosentreter, Motoki Sasakawa, Arjo Segers, Steven J. Smith, Emily H. Stanley, Joel Thanwerdas, Hanqin Tian, Aki Tsuruta, Francesco N. Tubiello, Thomas S. Weber, Guido R. van der Werf, Douglas E. J. Worthy, Yi Xi, Yukio Yoshida, Wenxin Zhang, Bo Zheng, Qing Zhu, Qiuan Zhu, Qianlai Zhuang (2025) Global Methane Budget 2000-2020 Earth System Science Data, Vol. 17, p. 1873-1958 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Joost Dalmijn, Julia J. Shafer, Jonathan P. Benskin, Matthew E. Salter, Jana Johansson, Ian T. Cousins (2025) HFPO-DA and Other PFAS in Air Downwind of a Fluoropolymer Production Plant in the Netherlands: Measurements and Modeling Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 59, p. 8662-8672 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Mette Axelsson Bjerg (2025) Improved utilization of agricultural residues in biogas processes: Applications of combined post-treatment and post-digestion

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