Researcher
PhD (Environmental sciences)
Contact information
© Kuva: Oles Datsko
Email: firstname.lastname@syke.fi
Tel.: 029 525 1007
Finnish Environment Institute
Societal change
Just transformation
Address: Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki
Research interests
Sustainable cities, just cities, social equity in urban spaces, right to the city, citizen engagement, urban transport policy and planning, just mobility, carlessness
Research projects
Turning co-created sustainability utopias into realities: citizen-driven action and research(ers) as catalysts for change in urban areas (2024-2026, Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation)
RESHARE - Resource sharing in residential buildings: Innovative approaches to shared, circular mobility & space solutions for sustainable consumption (2022-2026, Research Council of Norway)
STYLE - Healthy Lifestyles to Boost Sustainable Growth (2019-2023, Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland)
Selected publications
Karjalainen, L. E. (2024). Towards sustainable urban transport – Political agenda formation and policy windows in Helsinki, Oslo, and Stockholm. Environmental Policy and Governance, 34(6), 568-581. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2100
Karjalainen L. E., Tiitu, M., Lyytimäki, J., Helminen, V., Tapio, P., Tuominen, A., Vasankari, T., Lehtimäki, J. & Paloniemi, R. (2023). Going carless in different urban fabrics: socio-demographics of household car ownership. Transportation, 50(1), 107-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-021-10239-8
Heikinheimo, V., Helminen, V., Karjalainen, L. E., Tiitu, M., Lyytimäki, J. & Paloniemi, R. (2023). Tulevaisuuden kaupunki on käveltävä – globaaleja mittareita kaupunkiseutuja kirittämään. Futura 1/2023.
Lyytimäki, J., Karjalainen, L. E., Kiviluoto, K. & Silonsaari, J. (2023). Kuntokato kuriin kaupunkisuunnittelulla. Ympäristö ja terveys, 1/2023, 62-67.
Karjalainen, L. E. (2022). Sustainability Conceptualisation, Operationalisation, and Realisation - Perspectives on Urban Transportation Policy-Making and Planning (Doctoral dissertation, University of Helsinki). https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/349480
Paloniemi, R., Jari, L., Karjalainen, L. E., & Tapio, P. (2022). Kestävä ja terveellinen liikkuminen. Planeetan kokoinen arki [Toim. Laakso, S. & Aro, R]. Gaudeamus.
Karjalainen, L. E., & Juhola, S. (2021). Urban transportation sustainability assessments: a systematic review of literature. Transport reviews, 41(5), 659-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2021.1879309