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Artistic and research interests
Ranja Hautamäki works as Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture. She is a landscape architect and gained a doctor of science degree in 2016. Her professorship is landscape planning and society. Ranja works with sustainable landscape planning and management with a special interest in two topics: planning practices and discourses. Her research addresses nature-based solutions and planning practices to tackle societal challenges related to climate change, biodiversity and well-being. Her recent funded projects focus on green infrastructure in climate change mitigation and adaptation. She has studied the conceptions of nature and how these are translated into planning and materialized in landscape architecture.
Keywords
- Landscape Architecture
- Landscape planning
- Landscape management
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):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Assessing the implications of EU Nature Restoration Law targets from carbon sequestration and biodiversity perspectives in a high-green urban environment
Kinnunen, A., Hautamäki, R., Junnila, J. B., Jalkanen, J., Järvi, L., Kulmala, L., Lampinen, J., Havu, M., Junnila, S. & Raymond, C., Dec 2025, In: npj Urban Sustainability. 5, 1, 13 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Climate & Canopy / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Hautamäki, R., Kinnunen, A., Alatalo, E. & Karhapää, J., 4 Sept 2025Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
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Helsinki Garden ja kamppailu kaupunkikuvasta
Translated title of the contribution :Helsinki Garden and the struggle over the cityscape Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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How urban green infrastructure contributes to carbon neutrality
Hautamäki, R., Kulmala, L., Ariluoma, M. & Järvi, L., 4 Jun 2025, In: Buildings & Cities. 6, 1, p. 272-280 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Kaupunkikuva kaupan?
Hautamäki, R. & Lindgren, T., 30 Dec 2025, In: Aukio.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Open Access
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H2EnergyScapes: Vetylaaksojen kestävät energiamaisemat - Sustainable Energy Landscapes of Hydrogen Valleys
Semeri, S. (Project Member), Hautamäki, R. (Co-PI) & Järvinen, M. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2029
Project: RCF Academy Project
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CoolGreen: CoolGreen - kaupunkiluonto tiiviin kaupunkirakenteen ilmastosopeutumisen keinona
Hautamäki, R. (Principal investigator) & Karhapää, J. (Project Member)
01/04/2025 → …
Project: Unknown
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JUST TREES: JUST TREES kaupunkiluonnon riittävyys, saavutettavuus ja monilajisen hyvinvoinnin tukeminen tiivisty-vässä kaupunkirakenteessa
Hautamäki, R. (Principal investigator) & Karhapää, J. (Project Member)
01/03/2025 → 31/12/2026
Project: Unknown
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CO-CARBON 2nd phase: Individuals, communities and municipalities mitigating climate change by carbon smart green space
Hautamäki, R. (Principal investigator), Ariluoma, M. (Project Member), Alatalo, E. (Project Member), Leppänen, P.-K. (Project Member), Kuittinen, M. (Project Member) & Moinel, C. (Project Member)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2026
Project: RCF SRC (STN)
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CO-CARBON: Individuals, communities and municipalities mitigating climate change by carbon storage in urban green space
Hautamäki, R. (Principal investigator), Merikoski, T. (Project Member), Alatalo, E. (Project Member), Merikoski, T. (Project Member), Kuittinen, M. (Project Member), Ariluoma, M. (Project Member) & Moinel, C. (Project Member)
01/10/2020 → 30/09/2023
Project: RCF SRC (STN)
Prizes
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Lappset scholarship
Kunnaton, E. (Recipient) & Hautamäki, R. (Supervisor), 2025
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Maisema-arkkitehtuuriteko 2016
Hautamäki, R. (Recipient), 28 Oct 2016
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Puutarhaliiton kultainen ansiomerkki, Golden Badge
Hautamäki, R. (Recipient), Oct 2022
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Supervisor for LAPPSET-awarded master´s thesis by Anni-Mari Anttola
Hautamäki, R. (Recipient), Feb 2018
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Väitöskirjapalkinto 2016
Hautamäki, R. (Recipient), Nov 2016
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Miten kaupunkiluonnon hiilensidonta liittyy ennallistamissuunnitelmaan?
Hautamäki, R. (Speaker)
22 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Panelisti webinaarissa: Kaupunkeja voidaan tiivistää luontoviisaasti
Hautamäki, R. (Speaker)
24 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Lisää luontoa - mutta miten?
Hautamäki, R. (Speaker)
27 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk to non-academic audience (public outreach)
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Miten turvataan kaupunkivihreän ja latvuspeittävyyden hyödyt kasvavassa kaupungissa?
Hautamäki, R. (Speaker)
5 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Academic keynote or plenary lecture
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Lisää latvuspeitto - miksi ja miten?
Hautamäki, R. (Speaker)
4 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
Press/Media
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Visiot vihreämmästä Turusta esillä pääkirjastossa
30/12/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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”Vuoden tyhmin idea” – Kokoomuspoliitikolta epäuskoa herättävä ehdotus
27/08/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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HS: Helsingin useilla alueilla on liian vähän puita
09/07/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Miten kaupunkisuunnittelulla voidaan torjua hellettä?
03/07/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Helsingissä on paikkoja, joissa puita on vain nimeksi – katso onko kaupunginosassasi tarpeeksi latvuspeittoa
09/06/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance