Sustainable living environments and innovations
The study on sustainable living environments and innovations examines energy innovations, the sustainable life cycle of residential areas, citizens’ opportunities for involvement in decision-making, and the user friendliness of product development by companies.Research methods are used to contribute to developing a sustainable living environment and technology. A user-oriented approach and the interaction and involvement of various actors within society steer the group’s research.
Creation of a sustainable living environment is supported by combining information on the connections between consumption and production. The research entity will increase knowledge on changes in service structures and the impacts of these changes on consumers’ everyday lives, while contributing to the development of user and customer oriented service models. Innovations and services are promoted within a national innovation policy: research know-how will be utilised in the user-oriented development of products and services on the one hand, and in developing the structural preconditions of consumption and their public steering on the other.
In 2012, the research group will implement the following projects:
- Resilient suburb – Eloisa (2011–2013)
Hannu Kytö, Jenni Väliniemi-Laurson - Migration flows between municipalities (2012–2013)
Hannu Kytö, Jenni Väliniemi-Laurson - Local adaptation and innovation-in-practice in energy efficiency and carbon neutrality – Laica (2010–2014)
Eva Heiskanen - Citizens’ forum – Sade (2011–2012) (http://www.osallistumisymparisto.fi/en/)
Kaarina Hyvänen, Mika Saastamoinen, Petteri Repo - User orientation in companies – a web-based case library – UDICB (2011–2013) (http://www.udi.fi/en/cases)
Petteri Repo, Päivi Timonen and Eva Heiskanen - A rental apartment building with balanced natural resources – VAV (2011–2012)
Kaarina Hyvönen, Jenni Väliniemi-Laurson - Multinational deliberation – TransDel (2011–2014)
Mikko Rask - Monitoring policy and research activities on science in society in Europe– Masis (2010–2012)
Mikko Rask - Service development of participative and interactive methods – OSVU (2011)
Mika Saastamoinen - Policies to enforce the transition to nearly zero energy buildings in the EU-27 – ENTRANZE (2012–2014)
Eva Heiskanen, Kaisa Matschoss, Jenni Väliniemi-Laurson - Strategic platform for innovation and research in intelligent power – iPower (2011–2016)
Eva Heiskanen - User-oriented development of services in electric traffic – Salpa (2011–2014) (http://sahkoinenliikenne.fi/)
Kaarina Hyvönen, Mika Saastamoinen, Petteri Repo, Päivi Timonen
Head of Research
Petteri Repo, Head of Research, tel. +358 10 605 9028, +358 400 737 968
Researchers
Eva Heiskanen, Research Professor, tel. +358 10 605 9005Kaarina Hyvönen, Senior Researcher, tel. +358 10 605 9006
Hannu Kytö, Senior Researcher, tel. +358 10 605 9015 (leave of absence 1.12.2011-20.4.2012)
Kaisa Matschoss, Senior Researcher, tel. +358 10 605 9041 (leave of absence)
Mikko Rask, Senior Researcher, tel. +358 10 605 9027
Mika Saastamoinen, Researcher, tel. +358 10 605 9030
Jenni Väliniemi-Laurson, Researcher, tel. +358 10 605 9039
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Special Issue on Design-Use Relationships Sociotechnical Change
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson, and Eva Heiskanen, Guest Editors
http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi/archives/may07.html
Users' role in innovation processes in the sports equipment industry - experiences and lessons
http://www.nordicinnovation.net/prosjekt.cfm?id=1-4415-243
http://www.nordicinnovation.net/_img/07028_users_role_in_innovation_processes_in_the_sports_equipment_industry_final_report_web.pdf
Monitoring Policy and Research Activities on Science
in Society in Europe (MASIS): National Report, Finland
Rask, Mikko (2011): October 2010.
Denmark: COWI, 2011
http://www.masis.eu/files/reports/MASIS_Finland_report.pdf
Manufacturing leisure
Innovations in happiness, well-being and fun
Mika Pantzar & Elizabeth Shove (eds.) (2005)
http://www.ncrc.fi/files/4717/2005_01_publications_manufacturingleisure.pdf
Mobile Video (pdf)
Petteri Repo, Kaarina Hyvönen, Mika Pantzar, Päivi Timonen (2003)
SELECTED ARTICLES
Constructing innovative users and user-inclusive innovation communities
Eva Heiskanen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Tanja Kotro, Petteri Repo. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 2010; 22 (4): 495-511
http://kultu.kuluttajatutkimuskeskus.fi/lib4/src?PBFORMTYPE=01002&TITLEID=1549&SQS=1:FIN:1:0:5:50::HTML&PL=0
Alternative regulatory cases challenging consumer policy
Petteri Repo, Päivi Timonen, Kim Zilliacus. Journal of Consumer Policy 2009; 32 (3): 289-301
http://kultu.kuluttajatutkimuskeskus.fi/lib4/src?PBFORMTYPE=01002&TITLEID=1440&SQS=1:FIN:1:0:5:50::HTML&PL=0
Foresight — balancing between increasing variety and productive convergence
Mikko Rask
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162507002247
Low-Carbon Communities as a Context for Individual Change
Heiskanen, E., Johnson, M., Robinson, S., Vadovics, E. & Saastamoinen, M. (2010). Energy Policy 38 (12): 7586-7595
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030142150900514X
User-Producer Interaction in Housing Energy Innovations: Energy Innovation as a Communication Challenge
Heiskanen E & Lovio R (2010).
Journal of Industrial Ecology, 14: 91-102.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00196.x/abstract
