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

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 (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
Marie Francisco (2025) Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence for Global Environmental Governance: Ideas, Power, and Policy Pathways
Mattias Hjerpe, Erik Glaas, Sofie Storbjörk (2025) Introducing a severe impacts approach to guide adaptation to pluvial floods in residential and public buildings Building Research & Information (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Ivan I. Shtepliuk, Guillem Domènech-Gil, Viktor Almqvist, Arja Helena Kautto, Ivar Vågsholm, Sofia Boqvist, Jens Eriksson, Donatella Puglisi (2025) Electronic nose and machine learning for modern meat inspection Journal of Big Data, Vol. 12, Article 96 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Erik Glaas, Sofie Storbjörk, Mattias Hjerpe (2025) Municipality-Property Owner Collaboration for Climate-Robust Stormwater Management: Experiences and Perspectives from Swedish Actors Water, Vol. 17, Article 925 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Alireza Vaezi, Lloyd Weeks, Joyanto Routh (2025) From the Last Glacial Maximum to the Late Holocene: Unraveling the dynamic complexities of climate and human history in Western and Southeastern Iran Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol. 13, Article 1477290 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Bo Sha, Joost Dalmijn, Jana Johansson, Matthew E. Salter, Ian T. Cousins (2025) Emission of Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids to the Atmosphere from a Fluorochemical Industrial Park in China Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 59, p. 6719-6728 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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