People in the institute

Tuuli Toivonen is a professor of geoinformatics at the University of Helsinki and director of Urbaria, Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies. Toivonen works the Department of Geosciences and Geography, and with her conducts impactful urban research related to a wide range of topics, including mobility, accessibility, urban nature and the interaction between people and places.

Mikko Posti works as a Liaison Manager at the Urbaria Institute. He is in charge of coordinating the research network, Urbaria seminars and events, stakeholder management as well as planning and executing projects in communications and societal impact.  

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Jussi Jännes coordinates a research project examining social, ecological, and economic sustainability indicators that can be applied at the neighbourhood and block levels. Based on the project, the publication “Towards more sustainable residential areas : indicators of neighbourhood and block sustainability” has been released (). In addition, he oversees events and other activities related to Urbania’s municipal collaboration and the Post-Doc Forum, and serves as an editor for the institute’s book projects.

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