YHYS (The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science)
@yhys.bsky.social
The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science (YHYS) brings together practitioners and users of environmental social science in Finland.
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YHYS Fall Colloquium 2025
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Register to the #YHYS (Finnish Soc. for Env. Soc Sci) Fall Colloquium 2025 at @oulu.fi (24-26.11.25) by 31.10,
#YHYS members have FREE registration!
keynotes are
@Rebecca Lave #Geography prof Indiana Uni., US
@Patrick Devine-Wright #HumanGeog prof @exeter.ac.uk
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#YHYS members have FREE registration!
keynotes are
@Rebecca Lave #Geography prof Indiana Uni., US
@Patrick Devine-Wright #HumanGeog prof @exeter.ac.uk
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Torrential rainfall in the Brazilian city of Belem flooded pavements outside the venue for the #COP30 climate talks. Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more common.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Torrential rainfall in the Brazilian city of Belem flooded pavements outside the venue for the #COP30 climate talks. Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more common.
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🌎✨ O Brasil sedia a COP30 com o compromisso de construir uma transição ecológica justa e sustentável!
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November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🌎✨ O Brasil sedia a COP30 com o compromisso de construir uma transição ecológica justa e sustentável!
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Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."
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What would it look like if the world came together to prevent the fossil fuel industry from obstructing science-informed public policy and its implementation? UCS's Kathy Mulvey decided to imagine what a COP free from fossil fuel industry influence would look like. act.ucsusa.org/4hSh9IA
Imagining a COP Free from Fossil Fuel Industry Influence
COP30 will be a pivotal moment in global efforts to limit the worst impacts of climate change and advance a just transition centering workers, communities, and Indigenous Peoples.
act.ucsusa.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What would it look like if the world came together to prevent the fossil fuel industry from obstructing science-informed public policy and its implementation? UCS's Kathy Mulvey decided to imagine what a COP free from fossil fuel industry influence would look like. act.ucsusa.org/4hSh9IA
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Heterogeneity and variation in cognition, language, and behavior, November 27 at HCAS and online!
Read more and register: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Read more and register: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Heterogeneity and variation in cognition, language, and behavior | Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies | University of Helsinki
Workshop at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies on November 27.
www.helsinki.fi
October 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Heterogeneity and variation in cognition, language, and behavior, November 27 at HCAS and online!
Read more and register: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Read more and register: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Participate to the #survey on academic freedom!
Completing the survey takes 5 minutes. The survey is anonymous and open until 10 November 2025.
For more information, please contact info@tjnk.fi.
The Committee for Public Information (#TJNK) is an expert body under the Ministry of Education & Culture
Completing the survey takes 5 minutes. The survey is anonymous and open until 10 November 2025.
For more information, please contact info@tjnk.fi.
The Committee for Public Information (#TJNK) is an expert body under the Ministry of Education & Culture
Working in research? Share your views on the state of academic freedom in Finland by taking part in a survey by the Committee for Public Information (TJNK). A summary of the results will be published in an upcoming report. kysely.tsv.fi/index.php/15...
Academic freedom in Finland: Committee for Public Information’s Online Survey 2025
kysely.tsv.fi
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Participate to the #survey on academic freedom!
Completing the survey takes 5 minutes. The survey is anonymous and open until 10 November 2025.
For more information, please contact info@tjnk.fi.
The Committee for Public Information (#TJNK) is an expert body under the Ministry of Education & Culture
Completing the survey takes 5 minutes. The survey is anonymous and open until 10 November 2025.
For more information, please contact info@tjnk.fi.
The Committee for Public Information (#TJNK) is an expert body under the Ministry of Education & Culture
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but #emissionscuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before #Cop30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but #emissionscuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before #Cop30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but #emissionscuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before #Cop30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but #emissionscuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before #Cop30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Saimaa ringed seals are among the most endangered seals in the world.
Finland's Saimaa ringed seal populations continue to grow
Saimaa ringed seals are among the most endangered seals in the world.
yle.fi
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Saimaa ringed seals are among the most endangered seals in the world.
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📜 Nordic ministers have adopted a new declaration to strengthen #resilience, robustness and civil #preparedness within regional development
Nordregio supports #Nordic co-operation with #research on:
✴️ Robust regional preparedness
✳️ Psychological resilience
Read more 🔗 nordregio.org/news/new-nor...
Nordregio supports #Nordic co-operation with #research on:
✴️ Robust regional preparedness
✳️ Psychological resilience
Read more 🔗 nordregio.org/news/new-nor...
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📜 Nordic ministers have adopted a new declaration to strengthen #resilience, robustness and civil #preparedness within regional development
Nordregio supports #Nordic co-operation with #research on:
✴️ Robust regional preparedness
✳️ Psychological resilience
Read more 🔗 nordregio.org/news/new-nor...
Nordregio supports #Nordic co-operation with #research on:
✴️ Robust regional preparedness
✳️ Psychological resilience
Read more 🔗 nordregio.org/news/new-nor...
Register to the #YHYS (Finnish Soc. for Env. Soc Sci) Fall Colloquium 2025 at @oulu.fi (24-26.11.25) by 31.10,
#YHYS members have FREE registration!
keynotes are
@Rebecca Lave #Geography prof Indiana Uni., US
@Patrick Devine-Wright #HumanGeog prof @exeter.ac.uk
ssl.eventilla.com/yhys2025#mai...
#YHYS members have FREE registration!
keynotes are
@Rebecca Lave #Geography prof Indiana Uni., US
@Patrick Devine-Wright #HumanGeog prof @exeter.ac.uk
ssl.eventilla.com/yhys2025#mai...
YHYS Fall Colloquium 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Register to the #YHYS (Finnish Soc. for Env. Soc Sci) Fall Colloquium 2025 at @oulu.fi (24-26.11.25) by 31.10,
#YHYS members have FREE registration!
keynotes are
@Rebecca Lave #Geography prof Indiana Uni., US
@Patrick Devine-Wright #HumanGeog prof @exeter.ac.uk
ssl.eventilla.com/yhys2025#mai...
#YHYS members have FREE registration!
keynotes are
@Rebecca Lave #Geography prof Indiana Uni., US
@Patrick Devine-Wright #HumanGeog prof @exeter.ac.uk
ssl.eventilla.com/yhys2025#mai...
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📢 We’re #hiring: Communication Advisor – Nordic Statistics
Can you turn complex data into clear, engaging insights?
Join our international team to strengthen our statistical & data-driven communication & dissemination.
📍 Location: Stockholm
🗓️ Apply by 3 Oct 2025
🔗 nordregio.org/about/career...
Can you turn complex data into clear, engaging insights?
Join our international team to strengthen our statistical & data-driven communication & dissemination.
📍 Location: Stockholm
🗓️ Apply by 3 Oct 2025
🔗 nordregio.org/about/career...
September 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
📢 We’re #hiring: Communication Advisor – Nordic Statistics
Can you turn complex data into clear, engaging insights?
Join our international team to strengthen our statistical & data-driven communication & dissemination.
📍 Location: Stockholm
🗓️ Apply by 3 Oct 2025
🔗 nordregio.org/about/career...
Can you turn complex data into clear, engaging insights?
Join our international team to strengthen our statistical & data-driven communication & dissemination.
📍 Location: Stockholm
🗓️ Apply by 3 Oct 2025
🔗 nordregio.org/about/career...
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💡 Land-use & transport planning go hand in hand.
🚉🏙️ A new discussion paper reviews how Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden integrate land use & transport planning, sharing tools, lessons & opportunities for urban development and cross-Nordic learning.
👉 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
🚉🏙️ A new discussion paper reviews how Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden integrate land use & transport planning, sharing tools, lessons & opportunities for urban development and cross-Nordic learning.
👉 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
💡 Land-use & transport planning go hand in hand.
🚉🏙️ A new discussion paper reviews how Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden integrate land use & transport planning, sharing tools, lessons & opportunities for urban development and cross-Nordic learning.
👉 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
🚉🏙️ A new discussion paper reviews how Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden integrate land use & transport planning, sharing tools, lessons & opportunities for urban development and cross-Nordic learning.
👉 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...
Call for Abstracts extended until 19 September for @yhys.bsky.social Fall Colloquium 2025!
Where: Oulu Univ. @oulu.fi
When: 24-26.11.2025
Registration is open until 31 October!
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Where: Oulu Univ. @oulu.fi
When: 24-26.11.2025
Registration is open until 31 October!
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YHYS Fall Colloquium 2025
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September 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Call for Abstracts extended until 19 September for @yhys.bsky.social Fall Colloquium 2025!
Where: Oulu Univ. @oulu.fi
When: 24-26.11.2025
Registration is open until 31 October!
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Where: Oulu Univ. @oulu.fi
When: 24-26.11.2025
Registration is open until 31 October!
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Haussa kaksi päätoimittajaa Alue ja Ympäristöön
Alue & Ympäristö is looking for new Chief Editors (the positions requires Finnish language skills).
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
Alue & Ympäristö is looking for new Chief Editors (the positions requires Finnish language skills).
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
Haussa kaksi päätoimittajaa Alue ja Ympäristöön
| Alue ja Ympäristö
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September 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Haussa kaksi päätoimittajaa Alue ja Ympäristöön
Alue & Ympäristö is looking for new Chief Editors (the positions requires Finnish language skills).
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
Alue & Ympäristö is looking for new Chief Editors (the positions requires Finnish language skills).
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
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Luontokulttuurien tutkimuksen prof. Taru Peltola (UEF, SYKE) kirjoittaa Versuksen Tiededebatissa hydrososiaalisesta hoivasta. Kommentaattoreina Kestävän kehityksen toimikunnan pääsihteeri Eeva Furman, P-K biosfäärialueen Vilma Lehtovaara sekä arkkitehti Iida Kalakoski Tampereen yliopistosta.
Hydrososiaalinen hoiva – toiveikkuutta kriisien ajassa? – Versus
Vesi on paradoksi. Se on ihmiselle elintärkeää, mutta pilaamme sitä surutta. Samalla heikennämme omia elinmahdollisuuksiamme.
www.versuslehti.fi
August 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Luontokulttuurien tutkimuksen prof. Taru Peltola (UEF, SYKE) kirjoittaa Versuksen Tiededebatissa hydrososiaalisesta hoivasta. Kommentaattoreina Kestävän kehityksen toimikunnan pääsihteeri Eeva Furman, P-K biosfäärialueen Vilma Lehtovaara sekä arkkitehti Iida Kalakoski Tampereen yliopistosta.
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Tänään 3.9. uutiskirjeessä
🌳Euroopan ympäristön tila -raportin julkistus 6.10.
𖣘 Ilmasto- ja luontotavoitteiden yhdistäminen maankäytössä
🚅Rajapintauutiset
Lue täältä: ymparistotiedonfoorumi.creamailer.fi/email/689b16...
Ja tilaa täältä: www.ymparistotiedonfoorumi.fi#uutiskirje
🌳Euroopan ympäristön tila -raportin julkistus 6.10.
𖣘 Ilmasto- ja luontotavoitteiden yhdistäminen maankäytössä
🚅Rajapintauutiset
Lue täältä: ymparistotiedonfoorumi.creamailer.fi/email/689b16...
Ja tilaa täältä: www.ymparistotiedonfoorumi.fi#uutiskirje
Ympäristötiedon foorumin uutiskirje, syyskuu 2025
Uusimmat uutiset ympäristötutkimustiedon ja päätöksenteon saumakohdalta!
ymparistotiedonfoorumi.creamailer.fi
September 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Tänään 3.9. uutiskirjeessä
🌳Euroopan ympäristön tila -raportin julkistus 6.10.
𖣘 Ilmasto- ja luontotavoitteiden yhdistäminen maankäytössä
🚅Rajapintauutiset
Lue täältä: ymparistotiedonfoorumi.creamailer.fi/email/689b16...
Ja tilaa täältä: www.ymparistotiedonfoorumi.fi#uutiskirje
🌳Euroopan ympäristön tila -raportin julkistus 6.10.
𖣘 Ilmasto- ja luontotavoitteiden yhdistäminen maankäytössä
🚅Rajapintauutiset
Lue täältä: ymparistotiedonfoorumi.creamailer.fi/email/689b16...
Ja tilaa täältä: www.ymparistotiedonfoorumi.fi#uutiskirje
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25.8 °C today in Salo Kärkkä marks the third hot day of September 2025.
For the first time on record, September has now had more hot days (3) than June (2).
[Hot day: maximum temperature > 25.0 °C somewhere in Finland]
For the first time on record, September has now had more hot days (3) than June (2).
[Hot day: maximum temperature > 25.0 °C somewhere in Finland]
September 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
25.8 °C today in Salo Kärkkä marks the third hot day of September 2025.
For the first time on record, September has now had more hot days (3) than June (2).
[Hot day: maximum temperature > 25.0 °C somewhere in Finland]
For the first time on record, September has now had more hot days (3) than June (2).
[Hot day: maximum temperature > 25.0 °C somewhere in Finland]
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📢 We’re #hiring!
Nordregio is looking for:
🔹1 Senior GIS Analyst/Cartographer
(PhD + 2 years of experience / Master’s + 5 years of experience)
🔹 1-2 GIS Analysts/Cartographers
(Bachelor’s or Master’s degree + 2 years of experience)
➡️ nordregio.org/about/career/
🗓️ Apply by 15 September 2025
Nordregio is looking for:
🔹1 Senior GIS Analyst/Cartographer
(PhD + 2 years of experience / Master’s + 5 years of experience)
🔹 1-2 GIS Analysts/Cartographers
(Bachelor’s or Master’s degree + 2 years of experience)
➡️ nordregio.org/about/career/
🗓️ Apply by 15 September 2025
August 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢 We’re #hiring!
Nordregio is looking for:
🔹1 Senior GIS Analyst/Cartographer
(PhD + 2 years of experience / Master’s + 5 years of experience)
🔹 1-2 GIS Analysts/Cartographers
(Bachelor’s or Master’s degree + 2 years of experience)
➡️ nordregio.org/about/career/
🗓️ Apply by 15 September 2025
Nordregio is looking for:
🔹1 Senior GIS Analyst/Cartographer
(PhD + 2 years of experience / Master’s + 5 years of experience)
🔹 1-2 GIS Analysts/Cartographers
(Bachelor’s or Master’s degree + 2 years of experience)
➡️ nordregio.org/about/career/
🗓️ Apply by 15 September 2025
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Average temperatures in October-December will likely be one or two degrees higher than usual in Finland, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
Wednesday's papers: Finland's restless managers, Helsinki city's pricey new flats, and an early winter weather outlook
Average temperatures in October-December will likely be one or two degrees higher than usual in Finland, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
yle.fi
September 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Average temperatures in October-December will likely be one or two degrees higher than usual in Finland, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
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“The fellowship at the Collegium provided me with the much-needed time and freedom to explore a new field, establish important collaborations, and shape my own research identity."
Kateryna Golovina (@helsinki.fi) is one of the #HCASAlumni of the Month! Read more: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Kateryna Golovina (@helsinki.fi) is one of the #HCASAlumni of the Month! Read more: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
September 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“The fellowship at the Collegium provided me with the much-needed time and freedom to explore a new field, establish important collaborations, and shape my own research identity."
Kateryna Golovina (@helsinki.fi) is one of the #HCASAlumni of the Month! Read more: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
Kateryna Golovina (@helsinki.fi) is one of the #HCASAlumni of the Month! Read more: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...
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Welcome to Critical Sustainabilities (un)conference!
A Free open meeting to discuss #critical #sustainabilities, find new connections & alliances for action
Tue 30.9.25 9:30–16:30
Tekstin talo (House of text), Permantosali, Lintulahdenkatu 3, Helsinki
Info + register: criticalsustainability.com
A Free open meeting to discuss #critical #sustainabilities, find new connections & alliances for action
Tue 30.9.25 9:30–16:30
Tekstin talo (House of text), Permantosali, Lintulahdenkatu 3, Helsinki
Info + register: criticalsustainability.com
criticalsustainability.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Welcome to Critical Sustainabilities (un)conference!
A Free open meeting to discuss #critical #sustainabilities, find new connections & alliances for action
Tue 30.9.25 9:30–16:30
Tekstin talo (House of text), Permantosali, Lintulahdenkatu 3, Helsinki
Info + register: criticalsustainability.com
A Free open meeting to discuss #critical #sustainabilities, find new connections & alliances for action
Tue 30.9.25 9:30–16:30
Tekstin talo (House of text), Permantosali, Lintulahdenkatu 3, Helsinki
Info + register: criticalsustainability.com
Tervetuloa mukaan Yhteiskuntatieteellisen ympäristötutkimuksen seuran (#YHYS) järjestämään Kaamoskieppiin Sodankylän Sattasvaaran leirikeskukseen 7.–11.1.2026 (in Finnish).
Send your motivation letter by 21.09.25 to mikko.jalas(at)aalto.fi & marjaana.jauhola(at)tuni.fi subject "kaamoskieppi".
Send your motivation letter by 21.09.25 to mikko.jalas(at)aalto.fi & marjaana.jauhola(at)tuni.fi subject "kaamoskieppi".
September 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Tervetuloa mukaan Yhteiskuntatieteellisen ympäristötutkimuksen seuran (#YHYS) järjestämään Kaamoskieppiin Sodankylän Sattasvaaran leirikeskukseen 7.–11.1.2026 (in Finnish).
Send your motivation letter by 21.09.25 to mikko.jalas(at)aalto.fi & marjaana.jauhola(at)tuni.fi subject "kaamoskieppi".
Send your motivation letter by 21.09.25 to mikko.jalas(at)aalto.fi & marjaana.jauhola(at)tuni.fi subject "kaamoskieppi".
Alue & Ympäristö is looking for a new publishing editor,
below more info in Finnish since the position require Finnish Language skills
Alue ja Ympäristö etsii uutta taittajaa
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
below more info in Finnish since the position require Finnish Language skills
Alue ja Ympäristö etsii uutta taittajaa
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
September 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Alue & Ympäristö is looking for a new publishing editor,
below more info in Finnish since the position require Finnish Language skills
Alue ja Ympäristö etsii uutta taittajaa
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
below more info in Finnish since the position require Finnish Language skills
Alue ja Ympäristö etsii uutta taittajaa
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...
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The Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Helsinki (@helsinki.fi) invites applications for the position of Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Urban Studies: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Urban Studies
Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Urban Studies
jobs.helsinki.fi
August 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Helsinki (@helsinki.fi) invites applications for the position of Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Urban Studies: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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🏡 Our Neighbourhood Sustainability Indicator project is featured in Unsustainable Magazine!
The article explores how local-level data can help communities become more sustainable.
🔗 Read it here: www.unsustainablemagazine.com/sustainabili...
The article explores how local-level data can help communities become more sustainable.
🔗 Read it here: www.unsustainablemagazine.com/sustainabili...
The Neighbourhood Sustainability Indicator Project
A project carried out in Finland by the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies collected indicators of a sustainable neighbourhood.
www.unsustainablemagazine.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🏡 Our Neighbourhood Sustainability Indicator project is featured in Unsustainable Magazine!
The article explores how local-level data can help communities become more sustainable.
🔗 Read it here: www.unsustainablemagazine.com/sustainabili...
The article explores how local-level data can help communities become more sustainable.
🔗 Read it here: www.unsustainablemagazine.com/sustainabili...