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The researchers of Urbaria are top experts in their academic fields, ready to address questions related to urban and regional studies. The expertise of urban researchers at the University of Helsinki extends from the urban environment to urban communities and built environment planning. Using the list of keywords below, you can directly contact the best suiting expert.

Terhi Ainiala

Professor

Onomastics (the study of names), Urban culture, Regional identity, Linguistic layers in the urban environment

[email protected]

+358503185251, +358294140019

Kris Clarke

Associate Professor

Urban socialwork, Decolonization, Social memory and place

[email protected]

+358504322477, +358294124562

Veikko Eranti

Assistant Professor

Urban sociology, Cultural sosiology, Urban sosiology, Citizen participation

[email protected]

+358504604646, +358294123946

Henrietta Grönlund

Professor

Urban teology, Citizen engagement, communities in cities, Sosiology of Religion

[email protected]

+358503148772, +358294123472, 0294123472, 0503148772

Sofie Henricson

Associate Professor

Sociolinguistics, Linguistics, Multilingualism, Linguistic urban activism

[email protected]

+358505147385, +358294121778

Tuomo Hiippala

Associate Professor

Multilingualism, linguistic landscapes, digital linguistics

[email protected]

+358503773366, +358294123416

Brendan Humphreys

Senior Researcher

Political history, Antropology, World politics, Changes in urban setting

[email protected]

Marina Khmelnitskaya

Visiting Researcher

Political science, Social policy, Housing Policy, Urban development, Eurasian studies

[email protected]

Nilay Kilinç

Postdoctoral Researcher

high-skilled migration, labour market integration, urban inequality, Turkey-EU, identity and belonging, housing policy

[email protected]

+358503419591, +358294124796

Laura Kolbe

Professor

City History and Urban Planning History, Cultural Heritage in Cities, Urban City Events and Civic Organization Activity, Cultural Values and Conservation of the Built Environment, History of Local Politics, Municipal Politics Today

[email protected]

+358 50 3182799

Mika Mäkelä

Researcher

Urban history, Urban planning, Cartography

[email protected]

 

Jussi Pakkasvirta

Professor

Regional studies, Latin America, Cultural studies, Globalisation

[email protected]

+358500566559, +358294123795

Florencia Quesada Avendaño

Associate Professor

Urban studies, Urban history, Latin America, Segregation

[email protected]

Haoxuan Sa

Postdoctoral Researcher

Urban geography, housing policy, land policy, immigration, property rights

[email protected]

+358504487299, +358294124609

Riina Sinisalo

Doctoral Researcher

Sosiology of religion, Urban theology, Social urban space

[email protected]

Pekka Tuominen

Senior research fellow

Resident participation, Segregation, Urban culture, Suburbs

[email protected]

+358505745435, +358294123982

Mari Vaattovaara

Professor

Urban geography, Urban policy, Urban planning, Gentrification, Segregation and Suburbs

[email protected]

+358504154861, +358294150776

Jani Varpa

Doctoral Researcher

Consumption research, Urban culture, Citizen participation in cities, Social pyschology

[email protected]

Alina Wernick

Principal Investigator

Legal studies, Human rights issues in smart cities

[email protected]

Xenia Zeiler

Professor

South Asian studies, Digital culture, Media studies

[email protected]

+358504482713, +358294123371

Anu Lahtinen

Professor

Railway communities, industrial communities, local history, long term social history, pre-industrial towns, history of guilds and corporations

[email protected]

Minna Valjakka

Senior Researcher

Creative and collaborative place-making, public art, street art, graffiti, civil society, East and Southeast Asia.

+358504797197, +358294123733

[email protected] 

 

Erik Andersson

Professor

Urban ecology, Landscape ecology, Green infrastructures, Regional and urban planning, Ecosystem services, Environmental policy, Sustainability studies, Co-production of knowledge

[email protected]

+358294157707, +358503034991

Basile Finand

Postdoctoral Researcher

Urban ecology, Biodiversity, Evolutionary biology, Entomology

[email protected]

+358505638535, +358294157887

Johan Kotze

Senior University Lecturer

Urban ecology, Urban ecosystems, Entomology (the study of insects), Urban forests, Conservation biology

[email protected]

+358503160576, +358294120308

Ian MacGregor-Fors

Professor

Urban ecology, Urban biodiversity, Human acyion and urban environment, Ornitology (the study of birds)

[email protected]

+358504360419, +358294157847

Mika Saarenpää

Doctoral Researcher

Biochemistry, Cell and molecular biology, Microbiology. The impact of microbes on human, Human-environment relationship, Environmental sciences

[email protected]

+358505700496, +358294120318

Heikki Setälä

Professor emeritus

Urban ecology, Ecosystem services, Land use, Soil ecology, Environmental pollution

[email protected]

+358 50 5408094

Bodo Steiner

Professor

Urban food systems, urban farming, local food supply chains, social capital and local communities

[email protected]

+358503116118, +358294158513

Stephen Venn

Principal Investigator

Urban ecology, Conservation biology, Ecosystem services, The impact of environment on human health, Entomology (the study of insects)

[email protected]

+358919157918, +358503794428

Wenfei Liao

Postdoc researcher

Urban ecology, aquatic conservation, biodiversity, entomology

[email protected]


 

Elif Erdoğan Öztekin

Postdoctoral Researcher

Urban sustainability and Sustainability transition, Citizen engagement, Sustainable planning, Urban policy

[email protected]

David Flood

Doctoral Researcher

Visual Culture, Aesthetics and technology, Urban technology, Urban studies, Experiences of urban environment and technology

[email protected]

Petteri Muukkonen

University Lecturer

Geoinformatics, Urban planning, Health geography, Transportation in cities

[email protected]

+358504489195, +358294150775

Laura Ruotsalainen

Professor

AI based simulations for sustainable smartcity traffic

[email protected]

+358505560761, +358294151266

Niharika Singh

Postdoctoral Researcher

Computer science, Urban planning, Air quality in cities and its modeling, Artificial intelligence

[email protected]

Tuomas Väisänen

Doctoral Researcher

Geoinformatics, Multilingualism and urban diversity, Big data, Urban geography

[email protected]

Pia Bäcklund

Professor

Human geography, Urban development, Urban politics, Urban planning, Citizen participation

[email protected]

+358503304127, +358294151547

Elias Willberg

Postdoctoral Researcher

Sustainable mobility, spatial accessibility, urban environment, green spaces, geographic big data.

[email protected]