Research
SOBIO – Examples of recent publications
2025
Albrecht, M. & Klein, O. (2025). (Re)Territorialising Policy Narratives and their Role for Novel Bioeconomy Sectors in the EU. In: Halonen, M., Albrecht, M., Kuhmonen, I. (eds) Rescaling Sustainability Transitions. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69918-4_2
Johansen, K. & Konu, H. (2025). Designing Transformative Nature-Based Wellbeing Tourism Experiences: A Case Study from the Finnish Lakeland Region. Tourism Recreation Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2024.2443983
2024
Erkkilä, A., Herdieckerhoff, I., Mustalahti, I., Tumaini U. J., Maro A. H. 2024. Ambiguity and forest-based bioeconomy: The case of forest fires in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Forest Policy and Economics 160: 103159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.103159
Sorakunnas, E., Räikkönen, J., Konu, H., Grenman, M. & Tyrväinen, L. (2024). Biodiversity, Leadership, and Resilience in a National Sustainable Tourism Program. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250.2024.2332308
Konu, H., Leino, P., & Tyrväinen, L. (2024). Tourism Firms’ Attitudes and Willingness to Contribute to Payments for Ecosystem Services in Tourism. Tourism Recreation Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2024.2312349
Tyrväinen, L., Tuulentie, S., & Konu, H. (2024). Luontomatkailun tutkimus Suomessa – historiasta tulevaisuuden tutkimussuuntiin. [Nature-based tourism research in Finland]. Matkailututkimus, 20(1), 95–116. https://doi.org/10.33351/mt.143811
Pope, E. & Konu, H. (2024). Nature connection and wellbeing in tourism experiences. In Konu, H. & Smith M. K. (eds). Research Agenda for Tourism and Wellbeing, pp. 119–135. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803924342.00016
Albrecht, M. (2024). A Billion-Euro Industry? (De-)territorialisation Processes of Norway’s Seaweed Farming Assemblage. Tijdschrift for economische en sociale geografie. (online first) https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12609
2023
Albrecht, E., Hannonen, O., Palacín‐Lizarbe, C., Suni, J., Härkönen, L.H., Soininen, N., Kukkonen, J. and Vainikka, A., 2023. Browning of boreal lakes: Do public perceptions and governance align with the biological foundations?. Ecological Applications, 33(5), p.e2856.
Albrecht, M. (2023). A Norwegian seaweed utopia? Governmental narratives of coastal communities, upscaling, and the industrial conquering of ocean spaces. Maritime Studies 22, 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-023-00324-2
Ramdani, R and Mustalahti, I. 2023. Collaborative everyday adaption to deal with the Peatland fires: Case Study on the East Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Ecology and Society 28(3):12. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-14263-280312
Herdieckerhoff, I., Mustalahti, I., Chambule, E.E. and Sitoe. A. 2023 Inhabitants of forest concessions in a globalized world: insights to uncertainty and access to forest resources from central Mozambique. Society & Natural Resources, DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2023.2255152
Pasanen, K., Konu, H., & Koponen, J. (2023). Matkailuyrityksen vakuuttava vastuullisuusviestintä: – millaiset retoriset keinot ja vastuullisuussisällöt vetoavat suomalaisiin kuluttajiin? [The convincing responsibility communication of a tourism company – what rhetorical means and responsibility content are most appealing to Finnish consumers?] Matkailututkimus – The Finnish Journal of Tourism Research, 19(1), 29–54. https://doi.org/10.33351/mt.125275
Pulkkinen, T., Vepsäläinen, M., Konu, H., Pasanen, K., & Komppula, R. (2023). Mytologiasta vetovoimaa? – Kalevalan kiinnostavuus itäaasialaisten kohderyhmien näkökulmasta. [The attractive force of mythology in tourism offerings? – Appeal of Kalevala among East Asian target markets]. Matkailututkimus – The Finnish Journal of Tourism Research, 19(1), 6–28. https://doi.org/10.33351/mt.122979
Sorakunnas, E. & Konu, H. (2023). Digitally Customized and Interactive Laddering: A New Way for Examining Tourists’ Value Structures. Journal of Travel Research, 62(3), 626–643. DOI: 10.1177/00472875221077976.
2022
Komppula, R., Suni, J., Turunen, L., Gartner, W.C. and Vainikka, A., 2022. Determinants of the value of fishing tourism experience among anglers. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 22(1-2), pp.19-46.
Suni, J., Komppula, R., & Kortet, R. (2022). Experiential value of participation in angling competition – a study from Finland. European Journal of Tourism Research, 32, 3213.
Gutiérez-Zamora, V. Mustalahti , I. and García-Osorio, D. 2022 Plural values of forests and the formation of collective capabilities: The case of community forestry in Mexico. Environmental Sociology. DOI: 10.1080/23251042.2022.2135063
2021 – and later
Mustalahti I. and Agrawal. A. 2020. Research trends. Responsibilization in natural resources governance. Forest Policy and Economics 111(2020):102308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102308
Konu, H. & Tyrväinen L. (2020). Matkakohteen luontoympäristön vetovoimaisuuden ylläpitäminen maisema- ja virkistysarvokaupan avulla. [Maintaining the attractiveness of the destination’s natural environment through landscape and recreational value trade]. Matkailututkimus – The Finnish Journal of Tourism Research, 16(2), 40–44. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33351/mt.97572
Albrecht, M., Grundel, I & Morales, D. (2021). Regional Bioeconomies: public finance and sustainable policy narratives. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 103(2): 116-132.
Dobrynin, D., Yakusheva Jarlebring, N., Mustalahti, I., Sotirov, M., Kulikova, E., Lopatin, E. 2021. The forest environmental frontier in Russia: Between sustainable forest management discourses and ‘wood mining’ practice. 2021. Ambio 50:2138–2152
Mustalahti, I., Gutierrez Zamora, V., Hyle, M., Devkota, B. And Tokola, N. 2020. Responsibilization in natural resources governance: a romantic doxa? Forest Policy and Economics 111(2020):102033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102033
Dobrynin, D., Smirennikova, E., Mustalahti, I., 2020. Non-state forest governance and ‘Responsibilization’: The prospects for EPIC under FSC certification in Northwest Russia. Forest Policy and Economics 115:102142.
Hyle, M., Devkota, B., and Mustalahti, I. 2019. From Blueprints to Empowerment of Disadvantaged Groups in Natural Resources Governance: Lessons from Nepal and Tanzania. Journal of Commons. 13(2), 1062–1078. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26819587
Ramcilovic‐Suominen, S., Lovric, M., Mustalahti, I. 2018. Mapping policy actor networks and their interests in the FLEGTVoluntary Partnership Agreement in Lao PDR. World Development 118:128-148
Mustalahti, I. 2018. The responsive bioeconomy: The need for inclusion of citizens and environmental capability in the forest based bioeconomy. Journal of Cleaner Production 172:3781-3790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.132