People, Design and Sustainability are the core themes of my work and everything interlinking them. I am an architect by trainee and now a doctoral researcher under Sustainable Transformations Pilot program at University of Turku. My core interest lies in studying human environment interactions to support context-sensitive urban planning.

Cities are complex adaptive systems where social, ecological and technological driving forces interact simultaneously. To mitigate the impacts of climate change, nature-based solutions (NBS) e.g. green roofs and wetlands have become a mainstream solution for sustainable urban development globally. However, these solutions often lead to inequality and gentrification by increasing housing costs and limiting accessibility to urban green spaces for marginalized groups.  My doctoral thesis explores how NBS planning can be developed to promote justice and equity by viewing cities as Social-Ecological-Technological Systems (SETS).This research addresses this objective through analyzing Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) data and co-creating knowledge with various societal stakeholders.