Sari Hirvonen-Kantola

D.Sc. (Tech.), M.Sc. (Arch.)
Senior Research Fellow
Integrative urban development, innovation for place-based transformation, city-engaged research

Oulu School of Architecture
Faculty of Technology

I have worked 20+ years with cities in their place-based ecosystems to research and develop integrative urban development, especially the collaboration of strategic urban planning, and business and innovation development. Now at the European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition, I Co-Direct the UNIC Centre for City Futures, and develop capacities for government innovation, transformative innovation and place-based innovation, with a human-centric focus.

I adopt cities' challenges and work in a city-engaged manner: in an integrative, transdisciplinary and impact-oriented way.

Research interests

  • Government innovation in cities: operational models for integrative urban development, adoption of customer experience-led service approach
  • Innovation for place-based transformation
  • City-engaged research

Researcher information

Contact information

E-mail

sari.hirvonen-kantola@oulu.fi

Phone number

+358 294 484980

Visiting address

Erkki Koiso-Kanttilan katu 1,
2T entrance

Postal address

FI-90014 University of Oulu,
P.O.Box 4100

Keywords

Architecture city planning for advancing business and innovation activities planning management and cooperation Economics, business, management finding business opportunities innovation management innovation politics city planning