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Ana
Jones
Doctoral Student, Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC)
Doctoral Researcher/Project Specialist at FFRC
Futures studies & Foresight, Cities, Transformation & Change, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development

Areas of expertise

Futures and urban studies research
resource efficiency planning
architecture and design
communication and interdiscipllnary collaboration.

Biography

ANA JONES is a doctoral researcher, urban planner, and communicator at the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) in the University of Turku. Ana is currently conducting interdisciplinary research applying futures methods to the study and understanding of urban phenomena and change. For the past 16 years, Ana's interests have been on studying urban sustainable development and the future of life in urban cores. In Finland, Ana has led the urban research project Green-In-Turku collaborating with Turku’s city planning departments investigating the potential in green areas to solve liveability and cohesion challenges in Turku’s historic core. Ana’s research contributions have helped to expand knowledge beyond individual disciplines. She is an active contributor to the Urban Futures Podcast, a knowledge exchange platform Ana pioneered for the purpose of debating and exchanging knowledge on the future of cities and their transformations. Ana is an Associate Member of the Finnish Association for the Club of Rome (FICOR). Her most recent publication is Andersson, S. L. et al., 2021. Green Visions: Greenspace Planniing and Design for Nordic Cities. Sweden: Arvinius + Orfeus.

Research

Futures research focused on the study of urban phenomena, of why and how change can be understood; and what might be the effects of change on the future of urban life and society at large.

Publications

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Green Visions: Greenspace Planning and Design in Nordic Cities (2021)

Andersson Stig L., Andersson Thorbjörn, Birgisdóttir Sigrún, Bogadóttir Anna María, Clayton Jones Emma, Dagsland Håkull Kent G, Dahl Caroline, Ranja Hautamäki Ranja, Hessami Cheri, Ívarsdóttir Edda, Jaakkola Maria, Jones Ana, Jørgensen Karsten, Nilsson Kjell, Qviström Mattias , Randrup Thomas B., Reardon Mitchell, Rohrer Lisa, Saaby Tina, Weber Ryan, Åkerlund Ulrika
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))