People

About me

I am a doctoral researcher in urban planning in the School of Architecture. My background is in Regional Studies (M.Sc.(Admin)). My dissertation addresses delineation of urban areas. I am interested how well the national urban area definitions function in their task, i.e. defining urban areas.  

For 2023-2025 I acted as a project manager in Future senior housing (TULE) project in Knowledge Centre for Real Estate Development (KCRED) in Faculty of Built Environment. Our aim is to continue with this well-started work on age-friendly housing.

My research interests include sustainable urban and rural areas, urban planning and its processes and GIS aided planning. With the current projects I have also found senior housing and home as a place work. I have worked in the School of Architecture since 2010 and have been in several projects focusing on urbanization, resource efficiency, planning process and methods, and conducting spatial analyses (GIS) in several research and development projects. I also teach GIS, planning and writing for the architecture students.

2022-23 I was responsible for the faculty of Built Environment’s Tresilienssi 2.0 project, which aimed to enhance the master thesis process and guidance as well as students’ wellbeing.

 

Field of expertise

Urban planning, regional planning, strategic planning, spatial analyses, spatial data, GIS, urban resource efficiency

Research unit

Kiiinteistönkehittämiskeskus (KCRED), Rakennustekniikan yksikkö; yhdyskuntasuunnittelun tutkimusryhmä + Kestävän asuntosuunnittelun tutkimusryhmä ASUTUT (Arkkitehtuurin yksikkö)

Research fields

Urban studies, Senior housing

About me

D.Sc. (Admin.), Lic.Phil. (Geography)

I work as a Senior Research Fellow in the Urban and Regional Studies Group (Sente), where I lead its sub-team “Knowledge- and Skills-based Regional and Urban Development” at the Seinäjoki University Consortium.

My work focuses on understanding how and why regions evolve and thrive. My research interests cover a broad range of regional development themes, including agency in regional development, regional economic resilience, regional strategies and scenarios, innovation policy and practice, university–society interaction, regional opportunity spaces, and path development.

I conduct and lead research in these areas (e.g. supervising doctoral theses), while also staying connected to practical regional development through development projects (e.g. EU Structural Funds projects), particularly in the context of South Ostrobothnia.

I teach a master’s-level course “Expertise in Regional and Municipal Development” (HAL.KAJO.317) at Tampere University (Administrative Sciences). I also serve as Tampere University’s representative on the Management Board of the Seinäjoki University Consortium.

Research topics

Regional development, agency, resilience, regional strategies and scenarios, university-society interaction, regional opportunity spaces, regional path development

Research unit

Local and regional governance