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Next to developing the routing tool, we aim to understand how the residents in Helsinki region are exposed to health-benefiting and harmful exposures during their daily trips, and how equally accessible pleasant travel routes are for different socio-spatial population groups. We apply bike-sharing and mobile positioning data from Helsinki as a proxy for human mobility. We believe that the Green Paths routing tool and travel-time environmental exposure assessment more broadly can support spatial and transport planning as they allow evaluating the just distribution of access to healthy and pleasant urban travel environments.
Joose Helle, software developer
Age Poom, postdoctoral researcher
Elias Willberg, PhD student
Tuuli Toivonen, professor
Further contact: Tuuli Toivonen, tuuli.toivonen(at).helsinki.fi.
Helle, J. (2021). Uusi reittiopas ohjaa viihtyisämmille kävely- ja pyöräreiteille. Positio 1/2021.
Helle, J., Poom, A., Willberg, E., Toivonen, T. (under review). The Green Paths route planning software for exposure-optimised travel. Accessible at OSF Preprints,
Johansson L, Poom A, Niemi J, Timonen H, Karppinen A (forthcoming). On the utilization of real-time activity and air quality sensor data in a local-scale operative dispersion model in Helsinki. Proceedings of the 38th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Applications, 18−22 Oct, 2021, Barcelona, Spain.
Poom, A., Helle, J., & Toivonen, T. (2020). Journey planners can promote active, healthy and sustainable urban travel. Urbaria Summaries Series, Vol. 2020, No. 6. Helsingin yliopisto, Kaupunkitutkimusinstituutti Urbaria.
Poom, A., Helle, J., Willberg, E. & Toivonen, T. (2021). Examining environmental exposure during travel – routing tool and population-level analysis.
Poom, A., Helle, J., Willberg, E., & Toivonen, T. (2021). Green Paths -reittiopas auttaa löytämään miellyttävimmät reitit pääkaupunkiseudulla. Ilmansuojelu, 2021(1), 14-17.
Poom, A., Willberg, E., & Toivonen, T. (2021). Environmental exposure during travel: A research review and suggestions forward. Health & Place, 70, 102584.
More research results are on the way, stay tuned!