Jonas Bylund

Jonas Bylund is trained in human geography and social anthropology and affiliated to the Department of Human Geography, Stockholm University, with a research focus on the knowledge practices in planning and environmental sciences. He teaches courses in urban and regional planning, epistemology and ontology in the social sciences and is also a consultant with Urbanalys, whose clients range from public planning offices to architectural firms.

Friction zones and emergent publics in Stockholm parklife

Finding ways to deal with friction zones in public spaces such as parks is highly pertinent for both urban democracy and urban sustainability. Some friction is central to genuine democracy, whereas too little or too much is not.

By Jonas Bylund and Andrew Byerley

/ 2 Oct 2012