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Master in Public Administration and Public Policy, PhD Urban Forestry Governance
Rolighedsvej 23
1958 Frederiksberg C
Dr. Natalie Gulsrud is an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Section for Landscape Architecture and Planning. She studies the governance of urban green infrastructure to advance sustainable and just pathways to climate resilience. This research engages social, ecological, and technological interactions in the “gray to green” infrastructure of cities from bicycle pathways to parks, trees, and community gardens. She publishes in scientific journals such as Landscape and Urban Planning, npj Urban Sustainability, People and Nature, and Urban Forestry and Urban Greening and is the co-author of the book "Street Fights in Copenhagen: Bicycle and Car Politics in a Green Mobility City" (Routledge, May 2019) and the forthcoming Handbook on Planning with Youth: Methods and Tools for Spatial Planning (Edward Elgar, 2025).
Natalie co-leads the Urban Solutions to Green Transitions Living Lab at the University of Copenhagen, a consortium of over 15 public and private institutions and 20 cross-faculty researchers in generating and applying cutting edge and novel approaches to the most pressing challenges and opportunities in urban development to identify new multi-form partnerships to generate solutions. Other projects include WP leader in the FORMAS funded Planning with Youth: a tool and framework for engaging meaningful and forward-looking participation of youth in shaping attractive and sustainable living environments, WP leader in the Finish Academy funded Co-Carbon - Carbon Smart Urban Green Infrastructure, and WP leader in JPI Urban Europe funded Driving Urban Transitions: Green Storm- Design and deployment of stormwater nature-based solutions (NBSsw) for resilient and liveable cities She also teaches the masters-level course Strategic Planning for Urban Nature.
Urban sustainability science, urban governance, Nature-Based Solutions, green infrastructure, environmental justice, care, transportation geography, AI Urbanism, social ecological technological systems, automation, political ecology
Fluent written and spoken English
Fluent spoken Danish
Intermediate German
Natalie teaches and manages the masters-level thematic course, Strategic Planning for Urban Nature at the University of Copenhagen
Natalie Marie Gulsrud
Gender |
Female |
Birthdate |
29 December 1979 |
Nationality |
American/Danish |
Current residency |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Previous countries of residency |
USA, Germany |
Contact information |
Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark, +45 2186 5524, nagu@ign.ku.dk |
Education
PhD Candidate
Scan Design Fellow
Master in Public Administration and Public Policy
Fulbright Scholar
Bachelor of Arts
Languages:
English, native speaker
Danish, fluent understanding, fluent speaking, fair writing (9,5 in Dansk prøve 3)
German, fluent understanding, fair speaking and writing
Swedish, fair understanding, beginner speaking and writing
Norwegian, fair understanding, beginner speaking and writing
Professional Experience
University of Copenhagen
Seattle Children’s, Seattle, Washington
Gehl Architects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Seattle Children’s, Seattle, Washington
Bicycle Commuter Specialist, Transportation Department
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication