Anna-Maija Kohijoki
D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.), University Teacher
anna-maija.kohijoki@utu.fi +358 29 450 3979 +358 50 505 9423 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-7009 |
GIS in business; urban planning; ageing consumers, accessibility of grocery retail services
Anna-Maija Kohijoki (D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm)) is a university teacher in economic geography at the department of Marketing and International Business at Turku School of Economics. The focus of her doctoral thesis (2013) was the accessibility of grocery retail services with special reference to ageing consumers. Her current research interests include consumer behaviour, age-friendly cities, urban planning and GIS methods.
Research projects:
- Asiointisyyt, kulkutavat ja rahankäyttö (ASKURA 2020, 2025)
- Kauppa murroksessa (KAMU2023 -research project)
- Turun keskustan tyhjät liiketilat (2016-2021)
- Kulutustilat osana arvoa tuottavaa elinympäristöä (KATE2017 -research project)
- City centre revitalisation from the consumers’ perspective (Turku Urban Research Programme 2016)
- Kuluttajakäyttäytymisen muutos Turun seudulla vuosina 1990-2020 (KUMU2011 -research project)
- Sustainable Shopping Locations and Concepts in a Network City (KAVERI -research project)
- Shopping Centres as a part of Sustainable Consumption and Urban Structure (KOKKKA -research project)
- Mylly -research project
Research at Economic Geography: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/turku-school-of-economics/economic-geography/research
Geographies of Firms and Industries (TM1)
Community and City Planning in Finland (TM42)
Introduction to Spatial Analysis (TM5)
GIS in Business I (TM51)
GIS in Business II (TMS51)
Geography Matters (TMS1)
Thesis Seminar of Economic Geography
- Rethinking Accessibility in Grocery Retailing – Causes and Consequences of City-Centre Residents’ Outshopping
(Presentation at the IGU-CDES Conference 2026) (2026) Kohijoki, Anna-Maija; Marjanen, Heli
(Other publication) - Päivittäistavaroiden kotiinkuljetus- ja noutopalvelut osana päivittäistavarakaupan palveluverkkoa – viitekehys ja empiirinen tarkastelu (2025)
- Terra: Maantieteellinen Aikakauskirja
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Turun keskustassa viihdytään ja käytetään palveluja, mutta ostosten merkitystä ei pidä aliarvioida (2025) Marjanen, Heli; Kohijoki, Anna-Maija
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - From game changers to conservative adults? The effect of age and generation on fashion shopping orientation
(2024) Nordic retail and wholesale conference 2024 Marjanen, Heli; Kohijoki, Anna-Maija
(Abstract) - Generational Shifts in Fashion Consciousness: Implications for Retailers and City Planners
(Presentation at Maantieteen päivät/Finnish Geography Days 2024) (2024) Marjanen, Heli; Kohijoki, Anna-Maija; Saastamoinen, Kaisa
(Other publication) - Retail Vacancies in City Centres – Causes and Consequences: Findings from Turku, Finland (2023)
- Architecture and Urban Planning
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Exploring Retail Vacancies in City Centres - Findings from Turku
(Presentation at the 8th NRWC conference 2022) (2022) Marjanen Heli, Malmari Meri, Kohijoki Anna-Maija
(Other publication) - ”Se on aina elämys, kun pääsee kauppaan” – Kaupunkikeskusta ikääntyneiden fyysisenä ja sosiaalisena asiointiympäristönä (2022)
- Terra: Maantieteellinen Aikakauskirja
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - The city centre as an age-friendly shopping environment: a consumer perspective (2022)
- Ageing and Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Knowing the past, seeing the future - an exploratory study on the viability of retail patronage models based on revealed behaviour (2020)
- Urban, planning and transport research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
