Rauno Sairinen
Professor
Professor of environmental policy
Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
rauno.sairinen@uef.fi | +358 50 442 3146
Rauno Sairinen works as a professor of environmental policy and as a director of the RESOURCE rc (Sustainable Resource Society: Circular Economy, Energy and Raw Materials) at the University of Eastern Finland. His major research themes have concerned environmental and natural resources governance, sustainability of mining, sustainability transition and social impact assessment. He is adjunct professor in the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) at the University of Queensland, Australia. During 2017-19 he was member of the Board of Directors at the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK). During his research career Sairinen has been responsible leader in 36 research projects. Recently he has been WP leader at the GOVERMAT project (concerning recycling of battery metals), the Horizon2020 IMP@CT project (concerning small-scale mining in Europe) and the CORE project (concerning collaborative environmental governance).
Research groups
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CEMMS - Research Center for Mining, Minerals and … 01.01.2020 - -
Global Development 01.01.2020 - -
Social Scientific Biosociety Research Network (SO… 01.01.2018 - -
Researchers’ Network of Environmental Culture 01.08.2008 - 31.07.2030
Projects
Publications
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Sustainability of the use of critical raw materials in electric vehicle batteries: A transdisciplinary review
Lehtimäki, Hanna; Karhu, Marjaana; Kotilainen, Juha M; Sairinen, Rauno; Jokilaakso, Ari; Lassi, Ulla; Huttunen-Saarivirta, Elina. 2024. Environmental challenges. 16: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Local governance of the mining industry—five Finnish examples
Mononen, Tuija; Sihvonen, Jukka; Sairinen, Rauno; Tiainen, Heidi. 2023. Resources policy. 82: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Local perceptions of small-scale metal mining development in post-conflict transition countries: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sydd, Olga; Sairinen, Rauno; Orenius, Opri; Tiainen, Heidi. 2023. The Extractive Industries and Society. 13: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Fiskars on aina Fiskars - työläiselämää ruukki-yhteisössä
Sairinen, Rauno. 2022. . . Rauno Sairinen E2 Popularised monograph -
Fiskars är alltid Fiskars : Arbetarliv i en bruksgemenskap
Sairinen, Rauno. 2022. . . Rauno Sairinen E2 Popularised monograph -
Kestävyyssiirtymän hankkeet kaipaavat vahvaa sosiaalisten vaikutusten osaamista
Sairinen, Raimo. 2022. Impakti. 2: 3-4 E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Miljöpolitiken och den gröna utvecklingen
Sairinen, Rauno. Teoksessa: Raunio, Tapio; Saari, Juho(toim.) , 2022. FÖRENADE I MÅNGFALDEN? Europeiska unionens riktning. s. 80-104. Gaudeamus A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Nykyongelmien ratkaisu vaatii taitoa rakentaa hyviä neuvotteluita
Peltonen, Lasse; Sairinen, Rauno. 2022. Helsingin Sanomat. : A 5 E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Social Impacts of Modern Small-scale Mining: Case Studies from Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina
Sydd, O; Sairinen, R; Orenius, O; Tiainen, H. 2022. Society and natural resources. 35: 816-835 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
To facilitate a fair bioeconomy transition, stronger regional‐level linkages are needed
Andersen, Mikael S; Christensen, Lotte D; Donner‐Amnell, Jakob; Eikeland, Per O; Hedeler, Barbara; Hildingsson, Roger; Johansson, Bengt; Khan, Jamil; Kronsell, Annica; Inderberg, Tor HJ; Nielsen, Helle Ø.; Pizzol, Massimo; Sairinen, Rauno; Skjærseth, Jon B; Söderholm, Patrik; Teräväinen, Tuula; Thomsen, Marianne. 2022. Biofuels bioproducts and biorefining: biofpr. 16: 929-941 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research