Participation of Citizens in Land Use Planning and Decisionmaking in Northern Areas

Sini Kantola is a human geographer who completed her doctoral studies in the Geography Research Unit, at University of Oulu. She did her doctoral thesis in cooperation with Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Rovaniemi’s Unit.

In her research, she seeks to understand the use of the public participation geographic information system (PPGIS) in land use planning and decision-making in sparsely populated Northern regions. In addition to public participation, Sini is interested in a wide variety of human geographical issues like regional planning, equality issues and tourism. Besides research, Sini’s other interests include recreation in Nordic nature, orienteering and her family.