Projects in resource-efficient cities

How can Swedish farms and industries trade electricity directly with each other, without intermediaries? The AIPI project develops the infrastructure to make this possible, using proven integration technology and AI-based optimization.

UVAR4US examines how urban vehicle access regulations (UVAR) contribute to net-zero, liveable, multi-functional urban spaces as envisioned in the 15-min city concept (15mC).

URSOILL – Swedish Living Lab works to improve soil health in Swedish cities through research, innovation, and collaboration between municipalities, academia, industry, and citizens. By developing solutions for cleaner, vibrant, and resilient urban soils, URSOILL contributes to greener cities, greater biodiversity, and more sustainable societies.

In urban environments, biodiversity is important for the stability and functioning of ecosystems. However, urbanisation and the increasing use of hard surfaces for mobility are reducing biodiversity. We need to strike a balance between mobility on the one hand and the preservation and expansion of green spaces on the other.

HS30 (Sustainable Stockholm 2030) gathers actors from the housing development sector in the Region of Stockholm, who work together to strongly reduce the ecological footprint of the industry and to take social sustainability even more seriously. RISE coordinates the forum.

The project's aim is to contribute to a transformation of the Swedish housing and community building sectors, to take greater account of people's varying needs and citizen democracy. A specific purpose is to show how operating models and working methods for municipalities and civil society in cooperation can do the job.

Housing segregation is a major challenge in today's Sweden. In this project, RISE develops knowledge about whether housing segregation could be counteracted by giving municipalities access to new ways of analyzing, valuing and monetizing the social effects of built environment investments, especially linked to housing segregation.

TINA is about the growing interest around haptics and vibrotactile technology, which is developing at a high rate in the music and gaming world. The result of the project will be an experience prototype (simulator) that shows how users can experience a vehicle through vibrotactility.

The project is a feasibility study on how cities can plan, and build, to meet future needs regarding deliveries to homes and businesses. This includes issues regarding the creation of a nice urban environment, while securing people's needs for deliveries and waste management.

To meet the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement, we need to make far-reaching and rapid changes to the way we produce, consume and live. RISE, working closely with Malmö City Council, has analysed which changes have the potential to reduce emissions from private consumption and how the council can play an active role in this process.

Gällivare Narratives explores how mining communities can become more attractive, inclusive, and sustainable through design research, system innovation, and local collaboration. With people's stories at the center, we develop concrete tools for building the communities of the future.

In the project “Samling vid pumpen” ("Gathering at the pump"), water and wastewater organizations collaborate to support the establishment of a national standard for asset management. Through participation and engagement, we aim to build acceptance and drive behavioral changes needed for such a standard to contribute to smart and sustainable water

Härryda Municipality is one of 48 Swedish cities that, within the initiative Climate Neutral Cities 2030, are working together with several national government agencies and Viable Cities to lead the way in the climate transition. Viable Cities' mission is Climate Neutral Cities 2030 with a good life for all within the planetary boundaries.

At a time when more people than ever live in cities, stress and mental health issues are also on the rise. The project explores how urban design affects the brain – and how neuroarchitecture can help create environments that support our mental well-being.

Climate neutral Luleå 2030 is a collaborative initiative exploring innovative forms of cooperation, processes, and working methods to enable the transformative changes needed to accelerate the climate transition—both within and beyond the municipality. At the heart of the project is the creation of a long-term platform for dialogue and inclusive pa

Regional public transport authorities in Sweden are striving to broaden their role. A central element of this is the integration of public transport and cycling.