Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Natural Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 9 May 2017
Master's degree, Natural Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 1 Dec 2012
Keywords
- Doctoral education
- Academic supervision
- Hydrology
- Water quality
- Spatial analysis
- Water resources
- Urban hydrology
- Geography
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Research output
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Bridging gaps, saving lives : Integrating communities’ voices and impact mapping into flood early warning systems in rural Nepal
Shrestha, A., McCrone, A., Láng-Ritter, J., Gautam, S., Taka, M. & Varis, O., 15 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 118, 14 p., 105238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)30 Downloads (Pure) -
Experiential learning for sustainability : a systematic review and research agenda for engineering education
Sundman, J., Feng, X., Shrestha, A., Johri, A., Varis, O. & Taka, M., 19 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Engineering Education. 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Sustainability in Doctoral Education?: A Student-Experience Perspective
Taka, M., Aarnio, H., Suviniitty, J. & Varis, O., 1 Jun 2025, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2025. International Society of the Learning Sciences, p. 1659-1663 5 p. (Proceedings - International Conference of the Learning Sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review
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Towards transformative learning : students’ disorienting dilemmas and coping strategies in interdisciplinary problem-based learning
Feng, X., Sundman, J., Aarnio, H., Taka, M., Keskinen, M. & Varis, O., 2025, In: European Journal of Engineering Education. 50, 2, p. 428-450 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)37 Downloads (Pure) -
Urban green space classification using Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) and LiDAR fusion : Accuracy evaluation and landscape metrics assessment
Siljander, M., Männistö, S., Kuoppamäki, K., Taka, M. & Ruth, O., Oct 2025, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 112, 15 p., 128997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data from: The planet's stressed river basins: too much pressure or too little adaptive capacity?
Varis, O. (Creator), Taka, M. (Creator) & Kummu, M. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 12 Sept 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.h2v2398 , https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.h2v2398
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Data from: Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990-2015
Kummu, M. (Creator), Taka, M. (Creator) & Guillaume, J. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 1 Feb 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.dk1j0, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.dk1j0 and 8 more links, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/7, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/8, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/9, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/10, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/11, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/12, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/13, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dk1j0/14 (show fewer)
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International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) Atmospheric Deposition and Stream Nitrogen Synthesis
Templer, P. H. (Creator), Harrison, J. L. (Creator), Pilotto, F. (Creator), Flores-Díaz, A. (Creator), Haase, P. (Creator), McDowell, W. H. (Creator), Sharif, R. (Creator), Shibata, H. (Creator), Blankman, D. (Creator), Avila, A. (Creator), Baatar, U. (Creator), Bogena, H. R. (Creator), Bourgeois, I. (Creator), Campbell, J. (Creator), Dirnböck, T. (Creator), Dodds, W. K. (Creator), Hauken, M. (Creator), Kokorite, I. (Creator), Lajtha, K. (Creator), Lai, I. L. (Creator), Laudon, H. (Creator), Lin, T.-C. (Creator), Lins, S. R. M. (Creator), Meesenburg, H. (Creator), Pinho, P. (Creator), Robison, A. (Creator), Rogora, M. (Creator), Scheler, B. (Creator), Schleppi, P. (Creator), Sommaruga, R. (Creator), Staszewski, T. (Creator) & Taka, M. (Creator), Environmental Data Initiative (EDI), 14 Feb 2022
DOI: 10.6073/pasta/a815f37b4aaa7cf56337e6451a2e2444
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Data for 'Local food crop production can fulfil demand for less than one-third of the population'
Kinnunen, P. (Creator), Guillaume, J. (Creator), Taka, M. (Creator), D'Odorico, P. (Creator), Siebert, S. (Creator), Puma, M. J. (Creator), Jalava, M. (Creator) & Kummu, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 17 Apr 2020
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Data from: Global migration is driven by the complex interplay between environmental and social factors
Niva, V. (Creator), Kallio, M. (Creator), Muttarak, R. (Creator), Taka, M. (Creator), Varis, O. (Creator) & Kummu, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 12 Oct 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5562037, https://zenodo.org/api/records/5562038
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Prizes
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Aalto Excellence Award 2018
Keskinen, M. (Recipient), Varis, O. (Recipient), Kummu, M. (Recipient), Taka, M. (Recipient), Ahopelto, L. (Recipient), Fallon, A. (Recipient), Heino, M. (Recipient), Kallio, M. (Recipient), Kinnunen, P. (Recipient) & Niva, V. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2021
Keskinen, M. (Recipient), Varis, O. (Recipient), Kummu, M. (Recipient), Taka, M. (Recipient), Ahopelto, L. (Recipient), Fallon, A. (Recipient), Niva, V. (Recipient), Heino, M. (Recipient), Kinnunen, P. (Recipient) & Kallio, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Best Research Paper 2023 Award
Feng, X. (Recipient), Sundman, J. (Recipient), Aarnio, H. (Recipient), Taka, M. (Recipient), Keskinen, M. (Recipient) & Varis, O. (Recipient), 14 Sept 2023
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Best Student Paper Award:
Shrestha, A. (Recipient), Sundman, J. (Recipient), Lamsal, S. (Recipient), Láng-Ritter, J. (Recipient), Taka, M. (Recipient) & Varis, O. (Recipient), 18 Sept 2025
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Challenge-based learning teachers as catalysts of sustainability education: Reflections from two European Universities
Sundman, J. (Speaker), Vonk, C. (Speaker), Aarnio, H. (Contributor), Taka, M. (Contributor) & Ventura-Medina, E. (Contributor)
7 Apr 2025 → 8 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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"General worrying about everything" - student experiences of PhD process through a journey mapping approach
Taka, M. (Speaker), Aarnio, H. (Speaker), Suviniitty, J. (Contributor) & Varis, O. (Contributor)
2 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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The role of pedagogical training in developing doctoral supervision: the potential of a pilot course for supervisors in supporting doctoral researchers’ wellbeing
Keltikangas, K. (Speaker), Taka, M. (Speaker) & Rönkkönen, S. (Speaker)
25 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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The Real Drivers of Global Migration: A Twenty-Year Analysis Debunks Common Narrative
Kummu, M., Varis, O., Kallio, M., Taka, M., Virkki, V., Heino, M. & Niva, V.
08/11/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Climate change threatens one-third of global food production
Kummu, M., Heino, M., Varis, O. & Taka, M.
14/05/2021
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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