Susanna Vanhamäki

LAB University on Applied Sciences · Department of Technology

Developing sustainable mobility play a central role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable mobility means replacing transport in private cars by more sustainable ways of mobility, such as, walking, biking, and public transport. This article studies how different sustainable mobility initiatives provided by the Wellbeing services county o...

The transport sector represents about 30 per cent of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in developed countries. Developing sustainable transport and mobility play a central role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable mobility means a mind shift where transport in private cars is replaced by different modes of more sustainable mobility, s...

The transition from a linear economy to a circular economy requires a new way of thinking. In a circular economy, products are used more intensively, for example, by sharing them with others. To understand the possibilities of the sharing economy, environmental, social and economic impacts all need to be considered. The purpose of this paper is to...

The transition from a linear economy to a circular economy requires a new way of thinking. In a circular economy, products are used more intensively, for example, by sharing them with others. To understand the possibilities of the sharing economy, environmental, social and economic impacts all need to be considered. The purpose of this paper is to...

One proposed solution to the sustainability crisis is to pursue a circular economy, which is a regenerative economic system that aims to design out waste while keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. This dissertation focuses on the adoption of a circular economy in European regional-level strategies. It strives to discover h...

Circular economy (CE) is a trending concept that aims to increase the potential productivity of the economy while using fewer resources. In a CE, natural resources are used and recycled effectively; however, despite the circularity, the input in a circular system should not exceed the limits of planetary environmental constraints. If properly imple...

The transition towards a sustainable circular economy (CE) model is seen as a solution to keep the consumption of the earth’s resources within planetary boundaries. In the regional context, the CE is promoted through various policy actions, one being the smart specialisation concept. This paper provides a novel approach to examining the spatial ada...

The transition towards a circular economy requires a systemic change, where regions play a vital role. In Finland’s Päijät-Häme region, European and national targets for a circular economy were implemented on a regional level. The regional development programme and strategy of the area emphasises a circular economy as a key feature. In practice, a...

Bioeconomy' is a complex concept that cuts across many sectors and covers several policy areas. To achieve an overall understanding and support a successful bioeconomy, a cross-sectorial approach is necessary. In practice, due to the concept's wide scope and varying international approaches, fully understanding bioeconomy is challenging on policy l...

In circular economy (CE), the value of products and materials is maintained for as long as possible. What has previously been considered waste is now a resource that can be reused and reintroduced to the production cycle. Therefore, waste management of both technical and bio-based waste streams plays a central role in the transition towards Ce. In...

The research report presents what kind of Finnish culture the tourism organizations offer international tourists. The research material consists of English-language tourism brochures, English-language websites and an electronic questionnaire for staff at responsible for international marketing. In Finnish.

Information design has become a tool to enhance the communication of process- and systems-oriented information. Environmental awareness can be promoted through information design (Bartusch & Porathe, 2011). With regard to renewable energy, these aspects of information design need to coincide. Renewable energy sources play a key role in the EU’s cir...

This article describes a cooperation project between university students and a municipality in using GIS (Geographic Information System). Environmental engineering students from Lahti University of Applied Sciences produced a GIS dataset about oil risk destinations for a municipality in Finland. The created dataset can be used to locate oil tanks a...

Lahdessa toteutettiin paikallisilla työpaikoilla kestävää liikkumista edistävä hanke alkaen vuoden 2012 lopulla ja päättyen vuoden 2013 loppuun. Kokeile edes ker- ran – kestävän liikkumisen vaihtoehdot –hankkeessa tavoitteena oli kannustaa paljon yksin autoilevia, kohderyhmään kuuluvien työpaikkojen työntekijöitä ko- keilemaan kestävää liikkumist...