Maija Tiitu
Biographic Data
| ID | 5917769 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maija Tiitu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maija |
| FAMILY NAME | Tiitu |
| SIGNATURE | TIITU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Environment Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4759-4670 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Conceptualizing ‘green’ in urban and regional planning – the cases of Oslo and Helsinki
In recent decades, nature has been increasingly acknowledged in the urban environment for its importance to people's well-being and quality of life, as well as for its role in building sustainable cities. The idea of nature in cities and the conceptualization of ‘green' (e.g. green structure, green fingers, green infrastructure, parks and ecosystem services) are correlated in planning approaches. This study explores the conceptualization of green…
Comparing city practitioners’ and residents’ perceptions of a liveable neighbourhood in Finland
Planning sustainable and liveable communities requires considering residents’ perceptions and preferences. However, practitioners’ values and preferences can also determine the development of neighbourhoods, which has rarely been recognized. Thus, we compared if residents’ and practitioners’ perceptions match regarding 1) factors they considered valuable for neighbourhoods and 2) the development needs of specific neighbourhoods. We studied three …
A spatially explicit comparison of walkability within city-centre and suburban contexts in Helsinki, Finland
In the city centre, high objective and perceived walkability mostly overlapped. • In the suburban centres, high objective and perceived walkability rarely overlapped. • Pleasant sensory experiences across urban fabrics may induce multi-purpose walking. • Prerequisites for walking differ between the city centre and suburbs. • Urban fabrics should be considered in the planning of walkable cities. Walking and high-quality walking environments are es…
What Makes a Liveable Neighborhood? Role of Socio-Demographic, Dwelling, and Environmental Factors and Participation in Finnish Urban and Suburban Areas
Quality of residential area, or neighborhood, is one determinant of overall quality of life and associated with health and health behavior. Ensuring that urban and suburban neighborhoods remain liveable and comfortable to reside in is a challenge amidst growing urbanization. Neighborhood quality has been associated with socio-demographic, dwelling-related, and subjective and objective neighborhood factors. However, only a few studies have additio…
Multi-locality in the regions of Oslo and Helsinki
In recent years, radical changes in technology and working cultures have influenced multi-local living and working tendencies. By employing a mixed methods approach, combining spatial analyses, document analysis and semi-structured interviews, this study explores potential locations for multi-local workers in the two regions of Oslo and Helsinki. Among the various implications, the findings highlight the impact on the dynamics between urban and r…
New working spaces in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
In the last two decades, new working spaces (NWS), such as co-working spaces, libraries and cafeterias have been increasingly used as temporary or permanent locations for work. Studies on their proliferation, types and location factors are rapidly appearing from multiple perspectives. However, several European cities still lack a clear overview of this phenomenon. In this context, a systematic spatial analysis of NWS within the urban structure sh…
Associations of neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, accessibility, and quality of green spaces in Finnish urban regions
Ensuring fair access to urban green spaces is a constant challenge for planning in densifying cities. Moreover, the quality of green spaces that determines their usability is often insufficiently considered in accessibility research. We examined residents’ accessibility to different types of green spaces also by neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) in the seven largest urban regions in Finland. We identified eight different green space t…
Going carless in different urban fabrics
Diverse physical features of urban areas alongside socio-demographic characteristics affect car ownership, and hence the daily mobility choices. As a case of sustainable mobility, we explore how various urban environments and socio-demographics associate with the spatial and social distribution of household car ownership and carlessness in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. Three urban fabrics characterizing the study area are established b…
The urban density in two Nordic capitals – comparing the development of Oslo and Helsinki metropolitan regions
Situated in northern Europe, the capital regions of Helsinki, and Oslo have many similar premises concerning urban development. However, the structure of the two regions differs by many measures. We explore the differences in urban density and its development in the both regions and the policy instruments that have affected them. Differences are identified by comparing the population densities of urban settlements and the mean distances from resi…
Transcending sectoral boundaries? Discovering built-environment indicators through knowledge co-production for enhanced planning for well-being in Finnish cities
Worldwide urbanisation emphasises the importance of planning for cities that sustain and promote the well-being of their residents. The planning of a living environment that supports well-being requires both intersectoral cooperation between policy sectors and interaction between researchers and practitioners. With 12 case studies (of 11 Finnish municipalities and one city region), we provide a description of a knowledge co-production process ori…
Integrating green infrastructure and ecosystem services in land use planning. Results from two Finnish case studies
Integrating green infrastructure and ecosystem services in land use planning. Results from two Finnish case studies
Multi-locality in the regions of Oslo and Helsinki
In recent years, radical changes in technology and working cultures have influenced multi-local living and working tendencies. By employing a mixed methods approach, combining spatial analyses, document analysis and semi-structured interviews, this study explores potential locations for multi-local workers in the two regions of Oslo and Helsinki. Among the various implications, the findings highlight the impact on the dynamics between urban and r…
Transcending sectoral boundaries? Discovering built-environment indicators through knowledge co-production for enhanced planning for well-being in Finnish cities
Worldwide urbanisation emphasises the importance of planning for cities that sustain and promote the well-being of their residents. The planning of a living environment that supports well-being requires both intersectoral cooperation between policy sectors and interaction between researchers and practitioners. With 12 case studies (of 11 Finnish municipalities and one city region), we provide a description of a knowledge co-production process ori…
Integrating green infrastructure and ecosystem services in land use planning. Results from two Finnish case studies
The urban density in two Nordic capitals – comparing the development of Oslo and Helsinki metropolitan regions
Situated in northern Europe, the capital regions of Helsinki, and Oslo have many similar premises concerning urban development. However, the structure of the two regions differs by many measures. We explore the differences in urban density and its development in the both regions and the policy instruments that have affected them. Differences are identified by comparing the population densities of urban settlements and the mean distances from resi…
Transcending sectoral boundaries? Discovering built-environment indicators through knowledge co-production for enhanced planning for well-being in Finnish cities
Worldwide urbanisation emphasises the importance of planning for cities that sustain and promote the well-being of their residents. The planning of a living environment that supports well-being requires both intersectoral cooperation between policy sectors and interaction between researchers and practitioners. With 12 case studies (of 11 Finnish municipalities and one city region), we provide a description of a knowledge co-production process ori…
New working spaces in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
In the last two decades, new working spaces (NWS), such as co-working spaces, libraries and cafeterias have been increasingly used as temporary or permanent locations for work. Studies on their proliferation, types and location factors are rapidly appearing from multiple perspectives. However, several European cities still lack a clear overview of this phenomenon. In this context, a systematic spatial analysis of NWS within the urban structure sh…
Associations of neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, accessibility, and quality of green spaces in Finnish urban regions
Ensuring fair access to urban green spaces is a constant challenge for planning in densifying cities. Moreover, the quality of green spaces that determines their usability is often insufficiently considered in accessibility research. We examined residents’ accessibility to different types of green spaces also by neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) in the seven largest urban regions in Finland. We identified eight different green space t…
Going carless in different urban fabrics
Diverse physical features of urban areas alongside socio-demographic characteristics affect car ownership, and hence the daily mobility choices. As a case of sustainable mobility, we explore how various urban environments and socio-demographics associate with the spatial and social distribution of household car ownership and carlessness in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. Three urban fabrics characterizing the study area are established b…
Conceptualizing ‘green’ in urban and regional planning – the cases of Oslo and Helsinki
In recent decades, nature has been increasingly acknowledged in the urban environment for its importance to people's well-being and quality of life, as well as for its role in building sustainable cities. The idea of nature in cities and the conceptualization of ‘green' (e.g. green structure, green fingers, green infrastructure, parks and ecosystem services) are correlated in planning approaches. This study explores the conceptualization of green…
Comparing city practitioners’ and residents’ perceptions of a liveable neighbourhood in Finland
Planning sustainable and liveable communities requires considering residents’ perceptions and preferences. However, practitioners’ values and preferences can also determine the development of neighbourhoods, which has rarely been recognized. Thus, we compared if residents’ and practitioners’ perceptions match regarding 1) factors they considered valuable for neighbourhoods and 2) the development needs of specific neighbourhoods. We studied three …
A spatially explicit comparison of walkability within city-centre and suburban contexts in Helsinki, Finland
In the city centre, high objective and perceived walkability mostly overlapped. • In the suburban centres, high objective and perceived walkability rarely overlapped. • Pleasant sensory experiences across urban fabrics may induce multi-purpose walking. • Prerequisites for walking differ between the city centre and suburbs. • Urban fabrics should be considered in the planning of walkable cities. Walking and high-quality walking environments are es…
What Makes a Liveable Neighborhood? Role of Socio-Demographic, Dwelling, and Environmental Factors and Participation in Finnish Urban and Suburban Areas
Quality of residential area, or neighborhood, is one determinant of overall quality of life and associated with health and health behavior. Ensuring that urban and suburban neighborhoods remain liveable and comfortable to reside in is a challenge amidst growing urbanization. Neighborhood quality has been associated with socio-demographic, dwelling-related, and subjective and objective neighborhood factors. However, only a few studies have additio…
Multi-locality in the regions of Oslo and Helsinki
In recent years, radical changes in technology and working cultures have influenced multi-local living and working tendencies. By employing a mixed methods approach, combining spatial analyses, document analysis and semi-structured interviews, this study explores potential locations for multi-local workers in the two regions of Oslo and Helsinki. Among the various implications, the findings highlight the impact on the dynamics between urban and r…
Geography (11 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (7 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Civil engineering (5 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Regional science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Urban planning (5 works)