Browsing by Departments "Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, shared activities"
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Airborne laser scanning based forest inventory: Comparison of experimental results for the Perm region, Russia and prior results from Finland
(2017)Airborne laser scanning (ALS) based stand level forest inventory has been used in Finland and other Nordic countries for several years. In the Russian Federation, ALS is not extensively used for forest inventory purposes, ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Approaching Multifunctionality by a 'Normative View': Finnish Farmers' Visions on Contemporary Agriculture
(De Gruyter Open, 2016)Productivity alone is not the most important defining character of contemporary agriculture. On the grounds of the dominant models of market liberalization and multifunctionality, farmers have been urged to take new roles ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Arguments and their effects - A case study on drafting the legislation on the environmental impacts of peat extraction in Finland
(Elsevier BV, 2019)This article analyses the impact of stakeholder participation in the drafting process of the Environmental Protection Act, which regulates the licensing of peat extraction in Finland. The article contributes to research ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Articulating FPIC through transnational sustainability standards: A comparative analysis of Forest Stewardship Council's standard development processes in Canada, Russia and Sweden
(Elsevier BV, 2021)An increasing number of sustainability standards integrate the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) as a requirement to ensure respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples. FPIC remains a contested norm, ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Assessing Impacts of Wood Utilisation Scenarios for a Lithuanian Bioeconomy: Impacts on Carbon in Forests and Harvested Wood Products and on the Socio-Economic Performance of the Forest-Based Sector
(MDPI AG, 2017)Climate change and transition towards a bioeconomy are seen as both challenges and opportunities for the forest-based sector in Europe. Transition towards a bioeconomy will in most cases rely on intensified use of renewable ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Assessing the Effects of Accounting Methods for Carbon Storage in Harvested Wood Products on the National Carbon Budget of Lithuania
(MDPI AG, 2018)Forests and the forest-based sector play important roles in mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration and storage in living biomass and soil. In Europe, the forest sector is the only sector that positively ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Basal ice formation in snow cover in Northern Finland between 1948 and 2016
(IOP Publishing, 2018)Basal ice formation in the terrestrial snow cover is a common phenomenon in northern circumpolar areas, one having significant impacts on ecosystems, vegetation, animals and human activities. There is limited knowledge on ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Changing perceptions of the Finnish-Russian border in the post-Cold War context
(2018)Artikkelit tieteellisissä kokoomateoksissa
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Daily Life on Wheels: Global (Car) Cultures and Local Living
(, 2019)Ordinary tasks, like working, taking part in social events, leisure time activities, and consumerism create a need to move. The location of residence determines the means and ways of performing these activities. When ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Discursive Struggle and Agency - Updating the Finnish Peatland Conservation Network
(MDPI AG, 2018)This paper explores the process of updating the peatland conservation network in Finland—the Supplemental Mire Conservation Programme, which was drafted from 2012 to 2015. This study employs discursive agency approach ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Endemic time-spaces of Finland: from wilderness lands to 'vacant production spaces'
(Fennia - International Journal of Geography, 2017)Traditional land use and occupancy of the wilderness lands of Finnish pre- and early- historic communities has not received much discussion in contemporary geographical debates. This article explores such occupancies ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Fair blue urbanism: demands, obstacles, opportunities and knowledge needs for just recreation beside Helsinki Metropolitan Area waters
(Informa UK Limited, 2017)To shed light on fair blue urbanism, we studied the demands, obstacles and opportunities as well as knowledge needs of various citizen groups living in Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The perspectives were identified and ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Fiskarsin ruukin tuotannolliset vaiheet ja niiden vaikutus ruukkimiljööseen: Rauta- ja kupariruukista kulttuuri- ja matkailuruukiksi
(Tekniikan waiheita, 2019)Vuonna 1649 perustettu Fiskarsin rautaruukki on vuosisatojen varrella tullut tunnetuksi yhtenä suomalaisen raudan- ja kuparintuotannon ja –jalostuksen syntypaikoista. Myöhemmissä vaiheissa metallinjalostus muuttui konepaja- ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Impacts of environmental pollution on mangrove phenology: Combining remotely sensed data and generalized additive models
(Elsevier, 2022)Mangrove ecosystems worldwide have been affected by anthropogenic activities that modify natural conditions and supply trace elements that affect mangrove health and development. In order to gain a better understanding of ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Investigating Dairy Farmers' Resilience under a Transforming Policy and a Market Regime: The Case of North Karelia, Finland
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2017)The European dairy sector is currently facing unprecedented challenges under a transforming policy and a market regime. The expected changes will have relevant consequences for land use, the landscape, and the environment ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Jälkiteolliset luontoarvot ja materialismit metsätalouden muokkaamassa maisemassa
(Alue ja Ymparistö, 2020)Luontosuhteen materialistisuutta määritettäessä huomio kiinnittyy tyypillisimmin teolliseen tuotantoon ja luontomateriaaleista valmistettuihin hyödykkeisiin. Jälkiteollista luontosuhdetta kuvaavat materialistisuudet jäävät ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Kaupanteon perinteitä Lappeenrannan kauppatorilla
(Suomen Kansantietouden Tutkijain Seura ry., 2017)info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Long-term climate trends and extreme events in northern Fennoscandia (1914-2013)
(MDPI AG, 2017)We studied climate trends and the occurrence of rare and extreme temperature and precipitation events in northern Fennoscandia in 1914–2013. Weather data were derived from nine observation stations located in Finland, ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Maintenance of good glycaemic control is challenging - A cohort study of type 2 diabetes patient in North Karelia Finland
(Wiley, 2019)Aims This study assessed type 2 diabetes treatment outcomes and process indicators using a comprehensive type 2 diabetes patient cohort in North Karelia, Finland, from 2011 to 2016. Methods Data from all diagnosed ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit
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Making the circular economy on line: a hyperlink analysis of the articulation of nutrient recycling in Finland
(Informa UK Limited, 2020)The circular economy (CE) is currently generating considerable expectations. The concept describes an aspired future but does not provide clear guidance for policy-making. As policy outcomes often rest on initiatives ...Tieteelliset aikakauslehtiartikkelit