Department of Urban Planning and Environment
Our department consists of three divisions and is focused specifically on Urban and Regional studies; Geoinformatics and Geodesy, and Transport and Systems Analysis.
The area of expertise includes research on systems, models and tools for understanding, preserving, changing, managing and developing society, the land and the built environment. The ambition is to analyze the prerequisites, conditions and strategies for sustainable social development, both in national and international context.
The department belongs to the School of Architecture and the Built Environment.
Divisions



Upcoming
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Events
Friday 2025-10-24, 16:00 - 17:00
Location: Arkdes
2025-10-24T16:00:00.000+02:00 2025-10-24T17:00:00.000+02:00 Beredd: Okänd mark, på Arkdes (Events) Arkdes (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Beredd: Okänd mark, på Arkdes (Events) -
Public defences of doctoral theses
Tuesday 2025-11-04, 14:00
Location: Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm
Doctoral student: Ritu Yadav , Geoinformatik
2025-11-04T14:00:00.000+01:00 2025-11-04T14:00:00.000+01:00 Multi-Modal Deep Learning for 2D/3D Mapping with Satellite Time Series images: From Floods to Forests to Cities (Public defences of doctoral theses) Kollegiesalen, Brinellvägen 8, Stockholm (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden)Multi-Modal Deep Learning for 2D/3D Mapping with Satellite Time Series images: From Floods to Forests to Cities (Public defences of doctoral theses)
News
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A new study shows that fighting crime at the local level would have a better chance of success if a country’s income inequality was reduced. (Photo: Tim Larson) 18 Jun 2025 -
Compact living helps reach climate targets29 Jan 2025