Senior research scientist
PhD
Contact information
Firstname. Lastname@syke.fi
Phone: +358 295 251 739
Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
Societal change
Yliopistokatu 6B,
FI-80100 Joensuu
Tasks & Research interests
I am an environmental social scientist studying the politics of environmental knowledge and human-nature relations. My research topics include forest biodiversity conservation, human-wildlife cohabitation, food, waste and water. Ongoing projects focus on collaborative science, hydrosocial communities and plastics in everyday life.
I am also professor of naturecultures studies at the University of Eastern Finland.
Projects
Recent publications
Peltola, T, Saarela, S-R, Kotilainen, J.M, Litmanen, T, Lukkarinen, J, Pölönen, I, Ratamäki, O, Saarikoski, H, Salo, M & Vikström, S (2023). Researcher roles in collaborative governance interventions. Science and Public Policy, doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scad034
Peltola, T & Ratamäki O (2023) Sharing epistemic power: digitally mediated wolf monitoring in Finland. Science as Culture, doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2023.2214148
Peltola T, Arpin I, Leino, J, Peltonen L, Ratamäki O & Salmi P (2022). Management plans as resources in conservation conflicts. Environmental Policy and Governance, https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2014
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