The first living pavilion was successfully organized in Helsinki

The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) and the University of Helsinki organized the first multi-sensory living pavilion in Helsinki on Thursday 22.4.2021. The aim of the event was to to demonstrate possibilities for moving towards a smart and green city agenda by drawing upon new forms of sensors and citizen engagement technologies. The presentations involved talks about research adopting social-ecological-technological system (SETS) approach.

Programme and presentations

13.00 – 13.05 Welcoming words, Kati Vierikko, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
13.05 – 13.20 Urban change as opportunity, Timon McPhearson, Director of the Urban Systems Lab, The New  School, New York
13.20 – 13.35 Make your solutions do more – connecting smart technology to nature-based solutions, Erik Andersson, Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), Stockholm University, coordinator of SMARTer Greener Cities
13.40 – 13.45 Short break
13.45 – 14.30 Discussion groups faciliated by researchers of SMARTer Greener Cities

• Multisensory methods for studying human values and experiences in the urban environment, Silviya Korpilo, University of Helsinki
• Methods for mapping socio-ecological structure (link to video), Elina Nyberg, Finnish Environment Institute
• WP5 -Conceptualizing “care” in SETs: linkages to justice and beyond, Natalie Gulsrud, Maja Steen Møller, Anton Stahl Olafsson, University of Copenhagen

14.30 – 15.00 Open dialogue and closing the event