Urban Ecology Research Group

The Urban Ecology Research Group is one of the few groups in Finland focusing on research and teaching in the urban setting. Urban areas provide excellent opportunities for ecological and multidisciplinary research linking natural sciences and social sciences. Furthermore, in order to enhance sustainable urban development we aim to disseminate our research findings to planners, managers and decision makers.

The Urban Ecology Research Group runs several research projects which will be presented in this website. We are also involved in teaching, e.g. the Multidisciplinary Masters Programme in Urban Ecology (a collaborative programme between Helsinki and Lahti).

NEW BOOK:

Urban Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Applications. Edited by Jari Niemelä, Jürgen H. Breuste, Glenn Guntenspergen, Nancy E. McIntyre, Thomas Elmqvist, and Philip James
392 pages | 75 black and white illustrations | 978-0-19-956356-2
http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199563562.do

Download the flyer here (2.3 Mb)

Photos: Romain Diascorn, Tiina Airamo, Jari Niemelä, Vesa Yli-Pelkonen, Johan Kotze