Marita Wallhagen
Dr. Marita Wallhagen is an Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at the University of Gävle, Sweden with a Ph.D. from KTH Royal Institute of Technology. She is a visionary architect and researcher with a socio-eco-technological perspective on architecture, urban design, and sustainability. Her research involves design for sustainable buildings and districts, environmental assessment methods, ecosystem services, life cycle assessment, and decision-making. She is the co-director of the research program Urban Transition and teaches about environmental assessment tools. Dr. Wallhagen is passionate about greening the urban environment and bringing together theory and practice concerning innovative sustainable designs, architecture, technology, ecology, and living environments. Besides academic work, she is active as an architect and enjoys developing designs and research for more sustainable architecture.