Jani Vuolteenaho
Senior Lecturer
Department of Geography and Geology
University of Turku
Finland
Biography
Dr. Jani Vuolteenaho is an Adjunct professor (urban studies) in Department of Geography and Geology, University of Turku. He has been involved with Urban Geography Collective Research Group alongwith many other research projects such as (1.)Transformation of Onomastic Landscape in Socio-linguistically Diversifying Neighbourhoods of Helsinki (ONOMASTADI), 2005–2009 ; (2.)Naming, Power and Urban Space: Inscriptions of Local Heritage, Nationalism and Place Marketing in the Namescape, 2010–2013 ; (3.)Place Branding and the Built Environment, 2012; (4.)Urban Routinisation and Contestation in the Public Spaces of the Digitalised City ; (5.)Youth Unemployment and Urban Marginalisation in Transition (under planning)"
Research Interest
Urban geography; Place marketing and branding; The spatial politics of naming ; Geography of exclusion; Mega-events; Urban space and media.
