My primary research interests focus on interrelationships between people and their environments and how these interrelationships are acknowledged or overlooked by urban planning and development policies. Currently, I am working as a researcher at SITRAP (Centre for Integrated and Transdisciplinary Teaching in Planning) and investigating how practitioners in the field of spatial planning learn from each other. I earned my PhD degree from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and hold a master's degree in urban studies from Malmö University.
- Urban studies
- Urban Planning
- Planning education
- Public space
- Cemetery research
- Comparative studies
List of publications from my research. (Cristin)
Scientific peer-reviewed journal papers:
Grabalov P. 2022. Invisible public spaces: The role of cemeteries in urban planning and development in Moscow. Journal of Urban Affairs. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2022.2147434
Grabalov, P. and Nordh, H. 2021. The future of urban cemeteries as public spaces: Insights from Oslo and Copenhagen. Planning Theory & Practice, 23(1), pp. 81–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2021.1993973 (the "most downloaded" article at Planning Theory & Practice in 2023)
Grabalov, P. and Nordh, H. 2020. “Philosophical park”: Cemeteries in the Scandinavian urban context. Sociální studia / Social Studies, 17(1), pp. 33–54. https://doi.org/10.5817/SOC2020-1-33
Grabalov, P. 2018. Public life among the dead: Jogging in Malmö cemeteries. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 33, pp. 75–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.01.027
Book review:
Marino, D. M. and Grabalov, P. 2021. Review of the book Companion to Public Space, edited by Vikas Mehta & Danilo Palazzo. Landscape Research, 46(2), 295–297. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2021.1872828
Popular scientific dissemination (selection):
Romanova K. and Grabalov, P. 2024. How to properly picnic in a cemetery? Podcast "berlin bones". https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JFbYQa3PXuEapcyxhQPHu
Grabalov, P. 2023. Multifunksjonelle gravplasser. Fagbladet Gravplassen. https://www.fagbladet-gravplassen.no/artikler/multifunksjonelle-gravplasser
Grabalov, P. 2022. Urbane kirkegårders framtid. Arkitektur N, 5, 76–81.
Cogorno, I. R. 2022. "– Vi må tørre å snakke om Oslos gravlunder". Interview. Avisa Oslo. https://www.ao.no/5-128-251713
Skjelvik, S. 2022. Gravlunder kan bli fremtidens parker: – Brukes allerede til mye annet. NRK. https://www.nrk.no/nordland/urbane-gravlunder-kan-bli-folkeparker-_-ny-by-i-bodo-planlegger-med-gronn-korridor-i-gravlund-1.16056297
Previous teaching experience:
- responsible for the course LAA313 Fysiske omgivelser – bruk og opplevelser (Physical Environments – Use and Experiences);
- assistant in teaching EDS355 Climate Change and Development;
- guest lecturer for the courses LAA307 Planlegging av gravplasser (Planning of Cemeteries) at NMBU and LK0198 Kyrkogårdsförvaltning (Administration of Cemeteries) at SLU;
- supervisor of master theses at the programme in Folkehelsevitenskap (Public Health Science).