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Johan Pries is an Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Human Geography, Lund University, with a career spanning political geography, spatial planning, and the cultural heritage of popular movements. His work critically examines the interplay between historical processes and the physical landscape, focusing on neoliberal urbanism, welfare landscapes, and the preservation of postwar architecture.
- Research spans spatial planning, popular movements, cultural heritage, and urban sustainability.
- Email: johan.pries@keg.lu.se
Key Projects:
- Formas-funded Norra Sorgenfri (Malmö, sustainable urban planning).
- Energimyndigheten project (2024, architectural heritage as sustainability strategy).
- Crafoord Foundation grant (2022, Lund’s People’s Park).
Academic Roles: Co-manager of Lund University’s Bachelor Programme in Urban and Regional Planning, linking his research to educational innovation. Active in Urban Arena network collaborations since 2022.
Research Themes: Interdisciplinary studies of postindustrial sites, neoliberal public space, and the political geographies of labor movements. His work bridges theory and practice, interrogating the translation of critique into spatial change.
Activities: Frequent media participant (e.g., Keg-podden s02e01), public speaker on topics like urban financialization, and network organizer for planning scholarship.
