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Chero Eliassi graduated with a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture in 2019 from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala. Currently, Eliassi is a doctoral student involved in a Formas-funded research project led by Jennifer Mack titled "Parks Towers: Landscape Resource Urban Periphery Record Years Future." This research investigates the historical transformation of outdoor environments related to the Million Program (1961-1975) in Sweden, examining how these landscapes have shaped and been utilized over decades, becoming an integral part of the country’s cultural heritage. Eliassi's research emphasizes various themes, including allotment gardening cultures, multicultural landscapes, neighborhood park transformations, and diasporic cultural practices in Swedish welfare areas. One focal point of his investigation is a study titled "A Culture Place: Swedish Post-War Allotments: Gardens Therapy Threat Holma, Malmö," which analyzes the social and therapeutic values generated by these areas. Additionally, Eliassi's work titled "Voices Visions Welfare Neighborhood Park Center" delves into the transformations of neighborhood parks, including associated memories and spatial practices from the late 1960s to the present. Furthermore, he is exploring diasporic cultural expressions within the context of green spaces, particularly through a project called "Transnational Spaces: Newroz Kurdish Diaspora Järva Field," which examines how cultural practices like Newroz are tied to ideas of homeland, transnationalism, and belonging.
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