Sanna Ahvenharju
Biographic Data
| ID | 2364429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sanna Ahvenharju |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahvenharju |
| SIGNATURE | AHVENHARJU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turku |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7613-5110 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Acceptability of sufficiency consumption policies by Finnish households
Sufficiency policies aim to decrease and avoid the demand for energy, materials, land and water. This research examines the acceptability of sufficiency consumption policies among Finnish households and how Finnish households experience sufficiency as a guiding principle specifically for sustainable energy consumption. The research questions are: (1) In what ways do the Finnish households find the proposed sufficiency policies acceptable? (2) How…
The seeds of tomorrow
Futures Consciousness (FC) describes the human capacity to understand, anticipate, prepare for and embrace the future. Differences in FC between individuals (as a psychological construct) can be reliably measured quantitatively with the Futures Consciousness scale. However, the FC scale is only suitable for the adult population. Based on the contention that Futures Consciousness emerges at a younger age, we endeavour to develop and validate an ad…
Individual futures consciousness
Acceptability of radical consumption policies – Utilising futures consciousness to understand elite preferences
Potential for a radical policy-shift? The acceptability of strong sustainable consumption governance among elites
This empirical small-n case study about the potential for a radical policy shift towards strong consumption governance focuses on the opinions of 21 elite actors in positions of power and influence: members of parliament, interest groups, government, and academia in Finland. The opinions gathered by interviews and a survey focused on the acceptability of an 80% reduction of household natural resource use by 2050, and the acceptability of strong p…
The five dimensions of Futures Consciousness
Futures research studies and builds images of possible, probable and preferable futures and paths to such futures. Underlying this effort is human consciousness of futures that is present in everyday anticipatory behaviour and explicit foresight. Futures researchers often aim to increase this consciousness in order to enable decision-making towards more desirable futures. Despite the importance of the concept of Futures Consciousness, and the pro…
The five dimensions of Futures Consciousness
Futures research studies and builds images of possible, probable and preferable futures and paths to such futures. Underlying this effort is human consciousness of futures that is present in everyday anticipatory behaviour and explicit foresight. Futures researchers often aim to increase this consciousness in order to enable decision-making towards more desirable futures. Despite the importance of the concept of Futures Consciousness, and the pro…
Individual futures consciousness
Potential for a radical policy-shift? The acceptability of strong sustainable consumption governance among elites
This empirical small-n case study about the potential for a radical policy shift towards strong consumption governance focuses on the opinions of 21 elite actors in positions of power and influence: members of parliament, interest groups, government, and academia in Finland. The opinions gathered by interviews and a survey focused on the acceptability of an 80% reduction of household natural resource use by 2050, and the acceptability of strong p…
The seeds of tomorrow
Futures Consciousness (FC) describes the human capacity to understand, anticipate, prepare for and embrace the future. Differences in FC between individuals (as a psychological construct) can be reliably measured quantitatively with the Futures Consciousness scale. However, the FC scale is only suitable for the adult population. Based on the contention that Futures Consciousness emerges at a younger age, we endeavour to develop and validate an ad…
Acceptability of radical consumption policies – Utilising futures consciousness to understand elite preferences
The five dimensions of Futures Consciousness
Futures research studies and builds images of possible, probable and preferable futures and paths to such futures. Underlying this effort is human consciousness of futures that is present in everyday anticipatory behaviour and explicit foresight. Futures researchers often aim to increase this consciousness in order to enable decision-making towards more desirable futures. Despite the importance of the concept of Futures Consciousness, and the pro…
Potential for a radical policy-shift? The acceptability of strong sustainable consumption governance among elites
This empirical small-n case study about the potential for a radical policy shift towards strong consumption governance focuses on the opinions of 21 elite actors in positions of power and influence: members of parliament, interest groups, government, and academia in Finland. The opinions gathered by interviews and a survey focused on the acceptability of an 80% reduction of household natural resource use by 2050, and the acceptability of strong p…
Individual futures consciousness
Acceptability of radical consumption policies – Utilising futures consciousness to understand elite preferences
The seeds of tomorrow
Futures Consciousness (FC) describes the human capacity to understand, anticipate, prepare for and embrace the future. Differences in FC between individuals (as a psychological construct) can be reliably measured quantitatively with the Futures Consciousness scale. However, the FC scale is only suitable for the adult population. Based on the contention that Futures Consciousness emerges at a younger age, we endeavour to develop and validate an ad…
Acceptability of sufficiency consumption policies by Finnish households
Sufficiency policies aim to decrease and avoid the demand for energy, materials, land and water. This research examines the acceptability of sufficiency consumption policies among Finnish households and how Finnish households experience sufficiency as a guiding principle specifically for sustainable energy consumption. The research questions are: (1) In what ways do the Finnish households find the proposed sufficiency policies acceptable? (2) How…
Economics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Consciousness (4 works) · Futures contract (4 works) · Openness to experience (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)