
TARU PELTOLA
Associate Professor
Social sustainability
I am an environmental social scientist specialising on environmental policy. My current research topics include wolves and other wildlife, food and waste. My research focuses on novel interactive approaches in environmental policy and sustainability transformations. I experiment with collaborative methods in contentious environmental issues and assess the potential of citizen science and other forms of civic science in strengthening public engagement in evidence-informed decision making. My research interests include the role of emotions in environmental governance, human-wildlife cohabitation and materialisms of life. In addition to environmental policy studies I am inspired by science and technology studies and science-art collaboration.
Contact info
Organization
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Department of Geographical and Historical Studies
taru.peltola@uef.fi
Phone
+358 50 569 8147
Societal Activities
- EPA-Net Interest Group on Citizen Science
- Advisory board, North Karelia Center for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
- North Karelia Large Carnivore Committee
Research groups and research projects
Research groups
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Human-Animal Studies Network
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MECES Minerals, Energy, and Circular Economy in Sustainability Transitions
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WasteLess Karelias
Links
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Työskentelen myös Suomen ympäristökeskuksessa
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Julkaisuluettelo Google Scholarissa
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I also work at the Finnish Environment Institute
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Publications in Google Scholar
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Publications
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Albrecht, Moritz; Karginova-Gubinova, Valentina; Iarovoi, Gleb; Peltola, Taru. 2020. Waste as a problem in rural Russia Baltic rim economies 1: 57. 2020
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Bor, Sanne; Peltola, Taru; Ratamäki, Outi. 2020. Shifting lines of battle: How to work out solutions to conflicts that travel between and inside organizations? CORE: Yhteistoiminnallisia ratkaisuja sirpaloituvien yhteiskuntien ongelmiin - käänne yhteishallintaan ympäristöpäätöksenteossa -hankkeen blogi 28.2.2020: -. 2020
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Nygren, Nina V; Peltola, Taru. 2020. Surprise, Surprise - A Flying Squirrel! Learning to Protect the Unexpected Conservation and society 18 4: 378-386. 2020
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Peltola, Taru; Kaljonen, Minna; Kettunen, Marita. 2020. Embodied public experiments on sustainable eating: demonstrating alternative proteins in Finnish schools Sustainability: science, practice, and policy 16 1: 184-196. 2020
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Peltola, Taru; Pitkänen, Kati. 2020. Vastatarinoita kertakäyttökulttuurille Havaintoja-blogi: SYKEn asiantuntijoiden huomioita, pohdintoja ja ehdotuksia 30.10.2020: -. 2020
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Rubio-Iglesias, José Miguel; Edovald, Triin; Grew, Robert; Kark, Timo; Kideys, Ahmet Erkan; Peltola, Taru; Volten, Hester. 2020. Citizen science and environmental protection agencies: engaging citizens to address key environmental challenges Frontiers in Climate 2: 600998. 2020
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Susikannan hoitosuunnitelman päivitysprosessin arviointi. Ratamäki, Outi; Peltola, Taru. 2020 2020