Research within Smart Cities and Communities
The research linked to the focus area takes an interdisciplinary approach to societal challenges linked to smart cities and communities. A majority of the research takes place within the framework of five research programmes.
The purpose of the research programmes is to develop the University’s research. They are clearly linked to the focus area and contribute to knowledge building within all six dimensions of the focus area. The research is multifaceted and conducted by researchers in several fields.
Research programmes which are part of focus area Smart Cities and Communities
- FIRP – Future Industry Research Programme
- LeaDS – Learning in a Digitalised Society
- ProActS – Promoting resource efficiency, co-creative Actions, and Innovation for Sustainable transition
- REBEL – Re-Imagining Future Smart Living – Beyond the Living Lab
- TRAINS – Transformation, Innovation and Norm Sciences
Elevator pitches about research
Watch films, about research in smart cities and communities, on Youtube. In each episode, a researcher is given the task of explaining his or her research in the time it takes to go up to the Trade Centre, a 22-storey building, at Halmstad University – a real elevator pitch.
45 seconds on how children and young people choose to travel
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45 seconds about online shopping's final journey to the consumer External link.
45 seconds about sustainable commuting External link.
45 seconds about how social media has changed destination marketing External link.
45 seconds about disinformation and critical thinking External link.
45 seconds on sustainable mobility on Sweden's west coast External link.
45 seconds on wage development for low-wage jobs External link.
