Tuija Sievänen

Education

• M.Sc. (landuse economics, 1980, University of Helsinki)
• M.Sc. (forestry 1988, University of Helsinki)
• Post graduate studies (course work, 1986, University of Minnesota)

Research Experience

• More 110 publications
• Project leader of outdoor recreation studies
• Leader of National Outdoor Recreation Demand and Supply Assessment (LVVI) study

International Research Experience

• Participant and speaker in more than 40 international congresses, symposiums, seminars or meetings
• Nordic-Baltic Visitor Monitoring project financed by Nordic Council of Ministries, (Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania), 2004-2006
• Visiting scientist at University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada, 2004
• Visiting scientist at University of Kassel (Germany) 1993-1994
• Scientific co-operation with researchers of University of Minnesota, NINA and USDA Forest Service (Athens, GA), BOKU (Austria)
• Participated in professional excursions and study courses: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Italy, Greece, Israel, Russian, USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, South Africa, Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia

Experience of teaching

• Lecturing at University of Helsinki, University of Joensuu, in forestry colleges, for state and municipal agencies, for NGOs
• Course of Nature-based Recreation, University of Joensuu, visiting lecturer 1996-2003
• Providing guidance for master thesis works

National experience of expertise and voluntary tasks

• Presentations, research appointments and reporting tasks to different ministries
• Member of the Scientific Council of Metsähallitus, Nature Heritage Services 2004-2006
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, National Forest Program, working group of monitoring and reporting development of recreation and non-wood products, 2003-2005
• Ministry of Environment, VILMAT (Policy Program for Employment in Nature based Recreation and Tourism) -working group, representative of Metla, 2000-2001
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; Recreational Use of Public Lands and Water Areas -working group, representative of Metla, 1995-1996
• Finnish Hiking and Skiing Association (Suomen Latu), member of outdoor recreation committee, 1993-2002

International experience of expertise and voluntary tasks

• IUFRO Division 6 vice coordinator 2006-2010; Enlarged Board member, Scientific Committee member and Awards and Honours Committee member 2006-2010
• IUFRO S6.01 'Forest Recreation, Landscape Planning and Nature Conservation -research group leader 1996-2005, WP6.01.04 Social studies -working party, vice chair 1990-1995
• COST E33 Management Committee and Steering Committee member; Working group 2 leader, 2004-2008
• COST E39 Working group 5 member 2004-2007
• Participation as a member of a committee, which chose a Outdoor recreation research program for a nationally remarkable funding program, Swedish Nature Protection Agency, Sweden 2006
• Participation in an evaluation process and seminar of research program ' Recreation, Tourism and Urban Forestry Research for 21st Century America' USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Athens, GA, USA, 2006
• ISA RC 13 International Committee on the Sociology of Leisure -member of board 1994-1998
• Nordic Council of Ministers, Outdoor recreation working group, representative of Finland, 1983-1999
• Society of Scandinavian Forest Economics, Multiple Use Forestry working party, vice chairman 1987-1991

Personal information:

• Married to Dr. Risto Sievänen
• Children Aino (b. 1981) and Annikki (b. 1985)
• Leisure Activities: gardening, Nordic walking, hiking, cross-country skiing, backpacking, sailing, literature, classical music
  

Updated: 5.1.2007/KKyl

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