Air quality insights in Helsinki using different levels of data

We have been hearing that the air in Finland is among the cleanest in the world. Indeed, according to the statistics from the World Health Organization in 2018, the air in Finland is the cleanest in the world. Why do we need more data of finer spatial resolution even though we have the cleanest air? …

Quarantine research diaries

As I was presenting at the DENVI Annual meeting 2020 last May (via Zoom), I spent some time talking about an issue I was facing due to the pandemic. The challenge posed by the COVID-19 travelling restrictions and social distancing practices had forced me to conduct my semi-structured interviews in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Oslo remotely. …

Unhappy urbanites?

Sustainability of cities can be measured in multiple ways, and recently, the limelight has been claimed by environmental sustainability, in particular the role of cities in the forefront of climate change actions. However, the definition of sustainability encompasses also economic, social, and sometimes also cultural aspects, and the role cities play in the two latter roles has been less actively discussed.