Stephan Barthel
Professor, docent in Geospatial Information Science
About the researcher
Professor Stephan Barthel leads challenge driven research programs on green cities and on the role that civil society play in a fair climate transformation. He actively integrate scholars with different knowledge systems in co-creation to strengthen the resilience of socio-ecological functions in the outdoor environment in urban landscapes during a transformation towards a fossil-free future. Furthermore he has the mission to translate academic research into trans-disciplinary collaborations and co-creation projects with actors outside academia.
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Scholarly articles, refereed
Thollander, P., Andrei, M., Jalo, N., Rohdin, P., Palm, J., Sannö, A., Colding, J., Barthel, S., Uddin, G. & Xavier, B. (2025). Advances in the social construction of energy management and energy efficiency in industry. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 4075. 10.1038/s41467-025-59284-2 [More information]
Linder, N., Sörqvist, P., Lindvall, D., Jagers, S. & Barthel, S. (2025). It would feel weird to not drive my car!. Ambio, 54, 670-679. 10.1007/s13280-024-02115-3 [More information]
Lindvall, D., Sörqvist, P., Lindeberg, S. & Barthel, S. (2025). The polarization of energy preferences. Energy Policy, Article 114492. 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114492 [More information]
Hawken, S., Isendahl, C., Strickland, K. & Barthel, S. (2025). Towards intergenerational neutrality in urban planning and governance: Reflections on temporality in sustainability transitions research. Urban Studies, 62(3), 435-451 [More information]
Samuelsson, K., Brandt, S., Barthel, S., Linder, N., Lim, N., Hallman, D. & Giusti, M. (2024). Diverse experiences by active travel for carbon neutrality: A longitudinal study of residential context, daily travel and experience types. Geography and Sustainability, 5(3), 459-469. 10.1016/j.geosus.2024.05.002 [More information]
Nilsson, C., Levin, T., Colding, J., Sjöberg, S. & Barthel, S. (2024). Navigating complexity with the four pillars of social sustainability. Sustainable Development, 32(6), 5929-5947. 10.1002/sd.2982 [More information]
Daniel, L., Sörqvist, P. & Barthel, S. (2024). Overcoming the headwinds. Energy Research & Social Science, 16, Article 103674. 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103674 [More information]
Lindvall, D., Sörqvist, P., Jagers, S., Karlsson, M., Sjöberg, S. & Barthel, S. (2024). The Role of Fairness for Accepting Stricter Carbon Taxes in Sweden. Climate, 12(11), Article 170. 10.3390/cli12110170 [More information]
Raghunatha, A., Thollander, P. & Barthel, S. (2023). Addressing the emergence of drones – A policy development framework for regional drone transportation systems. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 18, Article 100795. 10.1016/j.trip.2023.100795 [More information]
Pan, H., Page, J., Shi, R., Cong, C., Cai, Z., Barthel, S., Thollander, P., Colding, J. & Kalantari, Z. (2023). Contribution of prioritized urban nature-based solutions allocation to carbon neutrality. Nature Climate Change, 13, 862-870. 10.1038/s41558-023-01737-x [More information]
Chen, T., Horsdal, H., Samuelsson, K., Closter, A., Davies, M., Barthel, S., Pedersen, C., Prishchepov, A. & Sabel, C. (2023). Higher depression risks in medium- than in high-density urban form across Denmark. Science Advances, 9(21), Article eadf3760. 10.1126/sciadv.adf3760 [More information]
Cong, C., Pan, H., Page, J., Barthel, S. & Kalantari, Z. (2023). Modeling place-based nature-based solutions to promote urban carbon neutrality. Ambio, 52, 1297-1313. 10.1007/s13280-023-01872-x [More information]
Levin, T., Sjöberg, S., Jiang, B. & Barthel, S. (2023). Social Sustainability and Alexander’s Living Structure Through a New Kind of City Science. Urban Planning, 8(3), 224-234. 10.17645/up.v8i3.6841 [More information]
Fagerholm, N., Samuelsson, K., Eilola, S., Giusti, M., Hasanzadeh, K., Kajosaari, A., Koch, D., Korpilo, S., Kyttä, M., Legeby, A., Liu, Y., Præstholm, S., Raymond, C., Rinne, T., Stahl Olafsson, A. & Barthel, S. (2022). Analysis of pandemic outdoor recreation and green infrastructure in Nordic cities to enhance urban resilience. npj Urban Sustainability, 2(1), Article 25. 10.1038/s42949-022-00068-8 [More information]
Berghauser Pont, M., Barthel, S., Colding, J., Gren, Å., Legeby, A. & Marcus, L. (2022). Editorial: Social-ecological urbanism: Developing discourse, institutions and urban form for the design of resilient social-ecological systems in cities. Frontiers in Built Environment, 8, Article 982681. 10.3389/fbuil.2022.982681 [More information]
Colding, J., Samuelsson, K., Marcus, L., Gren, Å., Legeby, A., Berghauser Pont, M. & Barthel, S. (2022). Frontiers in Social–Ecological Urbanism. Land, 11(6), Article 929. 10.3390/land11060929 [More information]
Linder, N., Giusti, M., Samuelsson, K. & Barthel, S. (2022). Pro-environmental habits. Ambio, 51, 546-556. 10.1007/s13280-021-01619-6 [More information]
Andersson, E., Grimm, N., Lewis, J., Redman, C., Barthel, S., Colding, J. & Elmqvist, T. (2022). Urban climate resilience through hybrid infrastructure. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 55, Article 101158. 10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101158 [More information]
Colding, J., Barthel, S., Ljung, R., Eriksson, F. & Sjöberg, S. (2022). Urban commons and collective action to address climate change. Social Inclusion, 10(1), 103-114. 10.17645/si.v10i1.4862 [More information]
Barthel, S., Colding, J., Hiswåls, A., Thalén, P. & Turunen, P. (2022). Urban green commons for socially sustainable cities and communities. Nordic Social Work Research, 12(2), 310-322. 10.1080/2156857x.2021.1947876 [More information]
Raymond, C., Kaaronen, R., Giusti, M., Linder, N. & Barthel, S. (2021). Engaging with the pragmatics of relational thinking, leverage points and transformations –Reply to West et al.. Ecosystems and People, 17(1), 1-5. 10.1080/26395916.2020.1867645 [More information]
Pan, H., Page, J., Cong, C., Barthel, S. & Kalantari, Z. (2021). How ecosystems services drive urban growth. Anthropocene, 35, Article 100297. 10.1016/j.ancene.2021.100297 [More information]
Linder, N., Rosenthal, S., Sörqvist, P. & Barthel, S. (2021). Internal and external factor's influence on recycling. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 699410. 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.699410 [More information]
Brandt, S., Lim, N., Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2021). Mapping Flood Risk Uncertainty Zones in Support of Urban Resilience Planning. Urban Planning, 6(3), 258-271. 10.17645/up.v6i3.4073 [More information]
Samuelsson, K., Chen, T., Antonsen, S., Brandt, S., Sabel, C. & Barthel, S. (2021). Residential environments across Denmark have become both denser and greener over 20 years. Environmental Research Letters, 16(1), Article 014022. 10.1088/1748-9326/abcf7a [More information]
Samuelsson, K., Barthel, S., Giusti, M. & Hartig, T. (2021). Visiting nearby natural settings supported wellbeing during Sweden's "soft-touch" pandemic restrictions. Landscape and Urban Planning, 214, Article 104176. 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104176 [More information]
Colding, J., Colding, M. & Barthel, S. (2020). The smart city model. Environment and planning B, 47(1), 179-187 [More information]
Colding, J., Colding, M. & Barthel, S. (2020). Applying seven resilience principles on the Vision of the Digital City. Cities, 103, Article 102761. 10.1016/j.cities.2020.102761 [More information]
Sanecka, J., Barthel, S. & Colding, J. (2020). Countryside within the city. Sustainability, 12(6), Article 2313. 10.3390/su12062313 [More information]
Colding, J., Giusti, M., Haga, A., Wallhagen, M. & Barthel, S. (2020). Enabling relationships with nature in cities. Sustainability, 12, Article 4394. 10.3390/su12114394 [More information]
Colding, J., Barthel, S. & Samuelsson, K. (2020). Supporting bottom-up human agency for adapting to climate change. One Earth, 3(4), 392-395. 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.09.005 [More information]
Colding, J., Gren, Å. & Barthel, S. (2020). The Incremental Demise of Urban Green Spaces. Land, 9(5). 10.3390/land9050162 [More information]
Colding, J., Wallhagen, M., Sörqvist, P., Marcus, L., Hillman, K., Samuelsson, K. & Barthel, S. (2020). Applying a Systems Perspective on the Notion of the Smart City. Sustainability, 3(2), Article 22. 10.3390/smartcities3020022 [More information]
Marcus, L., Berghauser-Pont, M. & Barthel, S. (2020). Towards a socio-ecological spatial morphology. Urban morphology, 24(1), 21-34 [More information]
Barthel, S., Isendahl, C., Vis, B., Drescher, A., Evans, D. & van Timmeren, A. (2019). Global urbanization and food production in direct competition for land. The Anthropocene Review, 6(1-2), 71-97 [More information]
Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2019). Exploring the social-ecological systems discourse 20 years later. Ecology and Society, 24(1), Article 2, 423-432. 10.5751/ES-10598-240102 [More information]
Holmgren, M., Kabanshi, A., Langeborg, L., Barthel, S., Colding, J., Eriksson, O. & Sörqvist, P. (2019). Deceptive sustainability. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 64, 48-55. 10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.05.005 [More information]
Marcus, L., Pont, M. & Barthel, S. (2019). Towards a socio-ecological spatial morphology. Urban morphology, 23(2), 115-124 [More information]
Samuelsson, K., Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2019). Urban resilience at eye level. Landscape and Urban Planning, 187, 70-80. 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.03.015 [More information]
Colding, J., Barthel, S. & Sörqvist, P. (2019). Wicked Problems of Smart Cities. Smart Cities, 2(4), 512-521. 10.3390/smartcities2040031 [More information]
Raymond, C., Giusti, M. & Barthel, S. (2018). An embodied perspective on the co-production of cultural ecosystem services. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 61(5/6), 778-799 [More information]
Barthel, S., Belton, S., Raymond, C. & Giusti, M. (2018). Fostering Children’s Connection to Nature Through Authentic Situations. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 928. 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00928 [More information]
Cilliers, S., Siebert, S. & Barthel, S. (2018). Garden ecosystem services of Sub-Saharan Africa and the role of health clinic gardens as social-ecological systems. Landscape and Urban Planning, 180, 294-307 [More information]
Samuelsson, K., Giusti, M., Peterson, G., Legeby, A., Brandt, S. & Barthel, S. (2018). Impact of environment on people’s everyday experiences in Stockholm. Landscape and Urban Planning, 171, 7-17. 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.11.009 [More information]
Langemeyer, J., Camps-Calvet, M., Calvet-Mir, L., Barthel, S. & Gomez Beggethun, E. (2018). Stewardship of urban ecosystem services. Landscape and Urban Planning, 170, 78-89 [More information]
Bren d'Amour, C., Reitsma, F., Baiocchi, G., Barthel, S., Güneralp, B., Erb, K., Haberl, H., Creutzig, F. & Seto, K. (2017). Future urban land expansion and implications for global croplands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114(34), 8939-8944 [More information]
Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2017). An urban ecology critique on the "Smart City" model. Journal of Cleaner Production, 164, 95-101 [More information]
Ives, C., Giusti, M., Fischer, J., Abson, D., Klaniecki, K., Dorninger, C., Laudan, J., Barthel, S., Abernethy, P., Martín-López, B., Raymond, C., Kendal, D. & von Wehrden, H. (2017). Human–nature connection. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 26-27, 106-113 [More information]
Gordon, L., Crona, B., Henriksson, P., van Holt, T., Jonell, M., Lindahl, T., Troell, M., Barthel, S., Deutsch, L., Folke, C., Haider, L., Rockström, J. & Queiroz, C. (2017). Rewiring food systems to enhance human health and biosphere stewardship.. Environmental Research Letters, 12(10), Article 100201. 10.1088/1748-9326/aa81dc [More information]
Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2017). The Role of University Campuses in Reconnecting Humans to the Biosphere. Sustainability, 9(12), Article 2349. 10.3390/su9122349 [More information]
Marcus, L., Giusti, M. & Barthel, S. (2016). Cognitive affordances in sustainable urbanism. Journal of Urban Design, 21(4), 439-452 [More information]
Andersson, E. & Barthel, S. (2016). Memory carriers and stewardship of metropolitan landscapes. Ecological Indicators, 70, 606-614 [More information]
Barthel, S., Parker, J. & Ernstson, H. (2015). Food and Green Space in Cities. Urban Studies, 52(7), 1321-1338 [More information]
Andersson, E., Barthel, S., Borgström, S., Colding, J., Elmqvist, T., Folke, C. & Gren, Å. (2014). Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere. Ambio, 43(4), 445-453. 10.1007/s13280-014-0506-y [More information]
Giusti, M., Barthel, S. & Marcus, L. (2014). Nature Routines and Affinity with the Biosphere. Children, Youth and Environments, 24(3), 16-42 [More information]
Jongerden, J., Swagemakers, P. & Barthel, S. (2014). Connective storylines. Spanish journal of rural development, 5(1 (Extra)), 7-18 [More information]
Barthel, S., Crumley, C. & Svedin, U. (2013). Biocultural Refugia. Ecology and Society, 18(4), Article 71. 10.5751/ES-06207-180471 [More information]
Bendt, P., Barthel, S. & Colding, J. (2013). Civic greening and environmental learning in public-access community gardens in Berlin. Landscape and Urban Planning, 109(1), 18-30 [More information]
Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2013). The potential of ‘Urban Green Commons’ in the resilience building of cities. Ecological Economics, 86, 156-166 [More information]
Barthel, S. & Isendahl, C. (2013). Urban gardens, agriculture, and water management. Ecological Economics, 86, 224-234 [More information]
Colding, J., Barthel, S., Bendt, P., Snep, R., van der Knaap, W. & Ernstson, H. (2013). Urban green commons. Global Environmental Change, 23(5), 1039-1051 [More information]
Ernstson, H., Barthel, S., Andersson, E. & Borgström, S. (2010). Scale-Crossing Brokers and Network Governance of Urban Ecosystem Services. Ecology and Society, 15(4), Article 28. 10.5751/ES-03692-150428 [More information]
Barthel, S., Folke, C. & Colding, J. (2010). Social-ecological memory in urban gardens-Retaining the capacity for management of ecosystem services. Global Environmental Change, 20(2), 255-265 [More information]
Andersson, E., Barthel, S. & Ahrné, K. (2007). Measuring social – ecological dynamics behind the generation of ecosystem services. Ecological Applications, 17(5), 1267-1278 [More information]
Barthel, S., Colding, J., Elmqvist, T. & Folke, C. (2005). History and local management of a biodiversity-rich, urban cultural landscape. Ecology and Society, 10(2), Article 10. 10.5751/ES-01568-100210 [More information]
Elmqvist, T., Colding, J., Barthel, S., Borgström, S., Duit, A., Lundberg, J., Andersson, E., Ahrné, K., Ernstson, H., Folke, C. & Bengtsson, J. (2004). The Dynamics of Social-Ecological Systems in Urban Landscapes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1023, 308-322 [More information]
Scholarly articles, non-refereed
Thorsvall, J., Kärsten, C. & Barthel, S. (2012). Laboratoriestaden. Arkitektur, 64-69 [More information]
Other articles (popular science, debate etc.)
Barthel, S., Berghauser Pont, M., Colding, J., Gren, Å., Legeby, A. & Marcus, L. (2016). DN Debatt. Dagens nyheter [More information]
Barthel, S., Berghauser-Pont, M., Colding, J., Gren, Å., Legeby, A. & Marcus, L. (2016). Miljonprogram - unik chans att lösa flera frågor. Dagens Nyheter [More information]
Barthel, S., Berghauser-Pont, M., Colding, J., Gren, Å., Legeby, A. & Marcus, L. (2016). Nytt miljonprogram - unik chans att lösa flera frågor. Dagens Nyheter [More information]
Barthel, S. (2016). Social-Ecological Urbanism and the Life of Baltic Cities. The Nature of Cities, 2016 [More information]
Marcus, L., Colding, J., Barthel, S. & Erixon, H. (2012). Utveckla Valhallavägen till Stockholms gröna bredband. Dagens nyheter [More information]
Barthel, S., Colding, J., Ernstson, H., Grahn, S., Erixon, H., Marcus, L., Kärsten, C. & Torsvall, J. (2011). Chans sätta Stockholm på kartan. Svenska dagbladet [More information]
Barthel, S. (2010). Framtidens Albano. Universitetsnytt, 18-19 [More information]
Dissertations
Barthel, S. (2008). Recalling Urban Nature : Linking City People to Ecosystem Services. Diss. (sammanfattning), 2008. Stockholm: Systemekologiska institutionen. 33 s. ( ) Länk [More information]
Conference papers
Pan, H., Page, J., Kalantari, Z. & Barthel, S. (2021). Promoting strategic Nature-based Solutions (NBS) by understanding ecosystem services as a driving factor for urban growth. Länk [More information]
Ong, T., Lin, B., Philott, S., Barthel, S. & Levin, S. (2019). A model for growing and shrinking cities : Urban gardens as a bridge. [More information]
Reports
Barthel, S. & Karlsson, M. (2024). Rättvis klimatomställning : Resultat från Fairtrans enkät om svenskarnas inställning till klimat- och energiomställningen. : . 12 s. (Fairtrans Rapport ) PDF [More information]
Sjöberg, S., Alfredsson, E., Colding, J., Hahn, T., Malmaeus, M. & Barthel, S. (2024). Vad är en rättvis klimatomställning? : . : . 19 s. (FAIRTRANS Rapport ) PDF [More information]
Colding, J., Sjöberg, S., Barthel, S., Svensson-Wiklander, M., Rex, A., Andersson, P. & Nordin, K. (2023). Rättviseperspektiv på digitaliseringens roll för omställning mot ett fossilfritt Sverige : Kunskapsunderlag. : . 6 s [More information]
Barthel, S. (2021). Potentialer inom styrkeområdet Smarta Hållbara Städer och Samhällen : . Region Gävleborg: . 26 s [More information]
Schewenius, M., Erixon-Aalto, H., Rawaf, R., Barthel, S., Colding, J. & Andersson, E. (2017). Science Report: Campus Albano : On integrated planning and social-ecological urban design. : . 40 s [More information]
Barthel, S., Colding, J., Andersson, E. & Schewenius, M. (2016). Campus Albano, Stockholm - Creating a social-ecological ‘best practices’ campus area in the Baltic region for supporting learning, innovation, and sense of community : In Live Baltic Campus: Inventory Reports. : . 16 s PDF [More information]
Colding, J., Barthel, S., Andersson, E. & Schewenius, M. (2016). Inventory Report Live Baltic Campus : . : Central Baltic Interreg [More information]
Samuelsson, K. & Barthel, S. (2016). Social-ekologisk stadsbyggnad : perspektiv på urban resiliens och hållbar utveckling. Gävle: Högskolan i Gävle. 9 s PDF [More information]
Barthel, S., Colding, J., Schewenius, M. & Andersson, E. (2016). The Participatory design process that lead to the vision of Campus Albano : Live Baltic Science Report. : Central Baltic Interreg [More information]
Marcus, L., Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2015). Pre-study report for development of a Stockholm node within Mistra Urban Futures : . : [More information]
Colding, J. & Marcus, L. (2013). Ekosystemtjänster i Stockholmsregionen : Ett underlag för diskussion och planering. : Tillväxt, miljö och regionplanering (TMR). 75 s. (Tillväxt, miljö och regionplanering 2013:3) PDF [More information]
Marcus, L., Barthel, S., Colding, J., Erixon, H., Ernstson, H., Grahn, S., Torsvall, J. & Kärsten, C. (2010). Q-book Albano 4 : Sustainability. : Akademiska hus. 76 s PDF [More information]
Barthel, S., Colding, J. & Ernstson, H. (2010). QBook4-Hållbarhet: Albano Resilient Campus : . Stockholm: Akademiska hus [More information]
Chapters in books
Hahn, T. & Barthel, S. (2023). Förord. FAIRTRANS Årsrapport 2021-2022. FAIRTRANS. [More information]
Colding, J., Marcus, L. & Barthel, S. (2021). Promoting Partnership between Urban Design and Urban Ecology through Social-Ecological Resilience Building. <em>Urban Transition - Perspectives on Urban Systems and Environments</em>. InTech. [More information]
Isendahl, C., Smith, M., Stark, M., Sulas, F. & Barthel, S. (2020). Urban Ecology in the Ancient Tropics. The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology. London, Routledge. S. 13-23. [More information]
Isendahl, C. & Barthel, S. (2018). Archeology, history, and urban food security. Routledge Handbook of Landscapes and Food. New York, Routledge. S. 61-73. [More information]
Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2017). Resilience and Sustainable Development. Dreams and Seeds : The role of campuses in sustainable urban development. Stockholm, Stockholm Resilience Centre and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. S. 28-29. [More information]
Schewenius, M., Colding, J. & Barthel, S. (2017). Social-Ecological Integrated Planning and Design. Dreams and Seeds : The role of campuses in sustainable urban development. Stockholm, Stockholm Resilience Centre; Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. S. 47-49. [More information]
Sinclair, P., Isendahl, C. & Barthel, S. (2016). Beyond Rhetoric. Oxford University Press. [More information]
Andersson, E., Barthel, S., Borgström, S., Colding, J., Elmqvist, T., Folke, C. & Gren, A. (2016). Reconnecting cities to the biosphere. Sustainable Cities: Urban Planning Challenges and Policy. CRC Press. S. 29-45. [More information]
Barthel, S. (2014). Resilience. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing. [More information]
Barthel, S., Parker, J., Folke, C. & Colding, J. (2014). Urban gardens. Greening in the Red Zone : Disaster, Resilience, and Community Greening Part II. Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands. S. 145-158. [More information]
Elmqvist, T., Redman, C., Barthel, S. & Costanza, R. (2013). History of Urbanization and the Missing Ecology. Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities : A Global Assessment. Dordrecht, Springer. S. 13-30. [More information]
Sörlin, S., Barthel, S. & Ljungkvist, J. (2010). Innovative Memory and Resilient Cities. Uppsala, Uppsala University: Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. [More information]
Ljungkvist, J., Barthel, S., Finnveden, G. & Sörlin, S. (2010). The Urban Anthropocene. The Urban Mind : Cultural and Environmental Dynamics. Uppsala, Uppsala University: Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. S. 367-390. [More information]
Books
Barthel, S., Colding, J., Erixon, H., Ernstson, H., Grahn, S., Kärsten, C., Marcus, L. & Torsvall, J. (2013). Principles of Social Ecological Design. Trita-ARK. Stockholm, Architecture and Built Environment, KTH. [More information]
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