Märit Jansson, Associate Professor and Collaboration specialist at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, has a masters degree in Landscape architecture from 2004 and a PhD in Landscape planning from 2009, both received at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Her work experience includes being a research assistant, lecturer and senior lecturer, with international stays at Chiba University, Japan, and University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her research interests include landscape management, landscape governance and outdoor environments for children and other users. She received the Brio prize in 2016 for one of the books she has edited on playgrounds.