Malene Freudendal-Pedersen

Malene Freudendal-Pedersen is a Professor in Urban Planning at the Department of Sustainability and Planning, Aalborg University, affiliated with The Technical Faculty of IT and Design. Her research focuses on urban sustainability, mobility transitions, and policy mixes addressing car dependency. She leads and participates in major projects such as the 15-Minute City initiative and PolicyMix4Mobility, exploring sustainable urban development strategies. Her work integrates everyday life practices into urban planning frameworks, emphasizing contingency logic and experimentation.

Key projects include:

• TRANSFORCHANGE: Analyzing public transport rationalities
• FOMOHO: Interdisciplinary study on food, mobility, and housing in sustainable transitions
• 15mC: Investigating the 15-minute city concept

Her research outputs highlight urban policy innovations, sustainable mobility solutions, and resilience-building in urban systems. She actively engages in public discourse through media contributions and conferences, addressing topics like car dependency reduction and urban experimentation.