The Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering focuses on research leading to sustainable and effective utilization of natural resources. Our competence ranges from modelling of biogeochemical and physical processes to designing treatment techniques for pollution prevention and hydraulic structures as well as to environmental resources management in relation to socio-cultural, gender, legal, economic and cognitive factors. An issue in several projects is the interplay between man-made infrastructures and environmental effects. Sustainable use of natural resources as well as ecologically sound land-use and urban development are other issues that motivate our research. Urgent questions in relation to climate change and increasing competition for water include water management policy, drinking-water supply, food and energy production, soil and water pollution, waste management and the function of ecosystems.

We want to participate and contribute to fulfil the demands of the society for a sustainable and effective utilization of natural resources based on the best scientific understanding and engineering. Studies of the natural resources are carried out from the perspectives of the societal needs coupled to the social sciences.The impacts of different cultural diveristies in the utilization of natural resources is an important perspective of our development. Knowledge and methods for utilization and protection of natural resources include all scales from the local to regional both within and across the national boundaries.

The Department is a part of the School of Architecture and the Built Environment

At the Department the following research groups are active:

The Departments doctoral programme is called Land and Water Resources Engineering. A list of doctoral and licentiate seminars can be found here:

Dissertations and licentiate seminars

The undergraduate programmes include the study programme in Surveying and Civil Engineering, where a new programme in Natural Resources Engineering has been launched recently. Further, the Department takes part in the study programme Energy and Environment. An International Masters Programme in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure (EESI) is administrated at the department. A new International Masters Programme in Water Systems Technology started in September 2007.

Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure

Water Systems Technology