Satu Lähteenoja
Biographic Data
| ID | 232986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Satu Lähteenoja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Satu |
| FAMILY NAME | Lähteenoja |
| SIGNATURE | LÄHTEENOJA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Demos Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8852-7370 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Information receivers or change makers? Citizen representations in co-created energy transition pathways
The transition arena approach is among the prominent approaches for advancing sustainability transitions by bringing together diverse actors to co-create future visions, goals and pathways towards low-carbon change. These arenas engage participants from civil society, policy, technology and business, thereby expanding the circle of individuals who can influence low-carbon policy development. Drawing on the concepts of user representation and imag…
Trade-offs in expanding citizen participation in low-carbon transitions
Amid the complex and persistent challenges of sustainability transitions, experimental governance has emerged as a way to foster reflexivity, learning, and policy innovation through diverse participatory practices. This paper examines the role of transition arena methodologies in expanding and deepening civic engagement in low-carbon transitions, specifically through seven experimental processes focused on "climate-wise housing" in Finland in 202…
Citizen energy lost in sustainability transitions
Countries are moving towards renewable energy systems, which creates new requirements and pressures for the established energy policy frameworks. One emerging issue is citizen energy production in community level that has been given a central role also in recent policy reforms in the EU. However, one understudied topic is how the decision-making and action in the existing and potential citizen energy communities connects to broader energy governa…
Untangling the interactions of sustainability targets
Agenda 2030 and sustainable development goals (SDG) are key formulations of sustainability policies, consisting of 17 general-level goals and 169 more detailed targets. The target setting is based on tedious international policy negotiations and compromises addressing myriad of different and sometimes incompatible interests. Identification of key trade-offs and synergies between the targets can help the efficient implementation of SDGs by improvi…
Small wins enhancing sustainability transformations
No country is on its way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. The expectations for rapid transformations have not materialized, and hence a strategy combining both incremental and more radical changes is needed. Such strategies have been discussed in other fields, but they have been largely unaddressed in relation to sustainable development. This article seeks to increase understanding of how changes of various sizes i…
Low-carbon futures and sustainable lifestyles
Studying Well-being and its Environmental Impacts
Current well-being research often overlooks human dependency on natural resources and undervalues the way environmental impacts affect human activities. This article argues that the capability approach provides an applicable framework for inquiring into ecologically sustainable well-being. Therefore, this pilot study aims to develop a research method for integrating the measurement of natural resource use with capability-based well-being research…
Low-carbon futures and sustainable lifestyles
Citizen energy lost in sustainability transitions
Countries are moving towards renewable energy systems, which creates new requirements and pressures for the established energy policy frameworks. One emerging issue is citizen energy production in community level that has been given a central role also in recent policy reforms in the EU. However, one understudied topic is how the decision-making and action in the existing and potential citizen energy communities connects to broader energy governa…
Small wins enhancing sustainability transformations
No country is on its way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. The expectations for rapid transformations have not materialized, and hence a strategy combining both incremental and more radical changes is needed. Such strategies have been discussed in other fields, but they have been largely unaddressed in relation to sustainable development. This article seeks to increase understanding of how changes of various sizes i…
Studying Well-being and its Environmental Impacts
Current well-being research often overlooks human dependency on natural resources and undervalues the way environmental impacts affect human activities. This article argues that the capability approach provides an applicable framework for inquiring into ecologically sustainable well-being. Therefore, this pilot study aims to develop a research method for integrating the measurement of natural resource use with capability-based well-being research…
Trade-offs in expanding citizen participation in low-carbon transitions
Amid the complex and persistent challenges of sustainability transitions, experimental governance has emerged as a way to foster reflexivity, learning, and policy innovation through diverse participatory practices. This paper examines the role of transition arena methodologies in expanding and deepening civic engagement in low-carbon transitions, specifically through seven experimental processes focused on "climate-wise housing" in Finland in 202…
Studying Well-being and its Environmental Impacts
Current well-being research often overlooks human dependency on natural resources and undervalues the way environmental impacts affect human activities. This article argues that the capability approach provides an applicable framework for inquiring into ecologically sustainable well-being. Therefore, this pilot study aims to develop a research method for integrating the measurement of natural resource use with capability-based well-being research…
Low-carbon futures and sustainable lifestyles
Untangling the interactions of sustainability targets
Agenda 2030 and sustainable development goals (SDG) are key formulations of sustainability policies, consisting of 17 general-level goals and 169 more detailed targets. The target setting is based on tedious international policy negotiations and compromises addressing myriad of different and sometimes incompatible interests. Identification of key trade-offs and synergies between the targets can help the efficient implementation of SDGs by improvi…
Small wins enhancing sustainability transformations
No country is on its way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030. The expectations for rapid transformations have not materialized, and hence a strategy combining both incremental and more radical changes is needed. Such strategies have been discussed in other fields, but they have been largely unaddressed in relation to sustainable development. This article seeks to increase understanding of how changes of various sizes i…
Citizen energy lost in sustainability transitions
Countries are moving towards renewable energy systems, which creates new requirements and pressures for the established energy policy frameworks. One emerging issue is citizen energy production in community level that has been given a central role also in recent policy reforms in the EU. However, one understudied topic is how the decision-making and action in the existing and potential citizen energy communities connects to broader energy governa…
Trade-offs in expanding citizen participation in low-carbon transitions
Amid the complex and persistent challenges of sustainability transitions, experimental governance has emerged as a way to foster reflexivity, learning, and policy innovation through diverse participatory practices. This paper examines the role of transition arena methodologies in expanding and deepening civic engagement in low-carbon transitions, specifically through seven experimental processes focused on "climate-wise housing" in Finland in 202…
Information receivers or change makers? Citizen representations in co-created energy transition pathways
The transition arena approach is among the prominent approaches for advancing sustainability transitions by bringing together diverse actors to co-create future visions, goals and pathways towards low-carbon change. These arenas engage participants from civil society, policy, technology and business, thereby expanding the circle of individuals who can influence low-carbon policy development. Drawing on the concepts of user representation and imag…
Business (6 works) · Sustainability (6 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Environmental economics (3 works) · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (3 works) · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (3 works) · Sustainable development (3 works)