Peter ElmlundDirector of Urban City Research and Future of Places Ax:son Johnson FoundationSweden
Mr. Peter Elmlund is an economist specialized in urban development. He has led Urban City Research as a program director at Ax: son Jonson Foundation since 2002. The project funds research and education in several universities around the world. Urban City Research has organized numerous international conferences and seminars on contemporary urban planning and design. Future of Places, a four-year collaboration with UN-Habitat between 2012-2016 rallied support for the value of public space at the Habitat III meeting in 2016. Urban City Research is currently collaborating with OECD on small forms and urban fabric.
Peter is a sought-after speaker nationally and internationally and has delivered more than 450 talks on urbanism, planning, architecture, and real estate.