Human Geography, Regional Science
Dr. Markku Tykkyläinen
Present position: Professor of Rural
Research,
Markku Tykkyläinen CV and list of publications (Word-format)
Earned degree: Dr., (geography) 1988
Publications:
Number of publications: more than 230
Publications:
Tykkyläinen,
Markku (2006). Dynamics of job creation, restructuring and industrialisation in
rural
Tykkyläinen, Markku (2005), Spatial Restructuring of Rural Finland, in
Schmied, Doris (ed.), Winning and Losing, The Changing Geography of Europe's
Rural Areas, 265-280. Ashgate,
Tykkyläinen Markku (2003), North-West
Hyttinen, Pentti, Niskanen, Anssi, Ottitsch, Andreas, Tykkyläinen, Markku
& Väyrynen, Johanna (2002), Forest Related Perspectives for Regional
Development in Europe, Brill,
Rautio, Vesa & Tykkyläinen, Markku (2001), Uneven Development of Economic Interaction across the Finnish-Russian Border, Post-Soviet Geography and Economics, 42, 1:34-64, January-February.
Tykkyläinen, Markku (2000), Coping with Transition on the Margin: Survival
in the Rural Communities of Karelia and
Tykkyläinen, Markku (2000), Mental borders as barriers for industrial co-operation, Ahponen, P. & Jukarainen, P. (eds.), Tearing Down the Curtain, Opening the Gates. Northern Boundaries in Change, 60-81, Sophi, Jyväskylä.
Tykkyläinen, Markku (1999). Research design of survival strategies on transitional countries,Community Development Journal 34(2), 133-142.
Tykkyläinen, Markku (1999). Multicausal theory of local economic development
and the
Neil, Cecily & Markku Tykkyläinen (eds.) (1998), Local Economic
Development: A Geographical Comparison of Rural
Community Restructuring, United Nations University Press, Tokyo,
365 pp. Easy to order via the Internet.
Tykkyläinen, Markku & Heikki
Jussila (1998). Potentials for innovative restructuring of industry in
Tykkyläinen, Markku (1998). From territorial marginality to marginality in
cybersociety, in Jussila et al (eds.): Perceptions
of marginality, 123-132, Ashgate,
Doctoral training:
Supervision at the
Member of the steering committee of Geography Graduate School in Finland
Other:
President of the Geographical Society of Finland
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Ongoing projects:
SUSWOOD - SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY WOOD MATERIAL PRODUCTION FOR FUTURE INDUSTRIAL NEEDS
- funded by the
- researchers: Olli Lehtonen and Lauri Korhonen
DOES THE GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIAN NORTHEN PERIPHERIES REALLY CHANGE?, 2004-2007
- funded by the Academy of
- the project investigates the dynamics of spatial restructuring and industrial
development in Krasnoyarsk Krai and Murmansk Oblast
- researchers: Vesa Rautio, Yrjö Myllylä, Evgenia Prokhorova, Mattias Spies, Kari Vuorinen and Minna Piipponen
- Minna Piipponen doctorated on 24.8.2007
- Yrjö Myllylä doctorated on 28.12.2007
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Former Research Projects
MODERNIZATION OF THE MINING COMMUNITIES IN THE RUSSIAN NORTH, 1997-2003
- funded by the Academy of Finland
- research is carried out in the mining communities in the Murmansk Oblast
- doctoral student and researcher Vesa Rautio;
Rautio's PhD Thesis was published in autumn 2003
THE IMPACTS OF INTELLIGENT MINING TECHNOLOGY ON REGIONAL STRUCTURES, HOUSING AND FAMILY-LIFE, 1992-2000
- funded by the Academy of Finland
- research in Australia and Chile
- results in Finnish, see Kaupunkilaismainarit
- results in English, see Fennia 174:2
RURAL SURVIVAL STRATEGIES IN TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
OF LOCALITIES IN NW-RUSSIA AND
- funded by the Academy of Finland
- research on changing
rural life in Hungary and Karelian Republic
- the PhD thesis of Eira Varis was accepted in 1998
- Minna Piipponen's Licentiate thesis was accepted in 2004 and her PhD thesis
in 2007
ADOPTION AND LEARNING OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN FINNISH DAIRY FARMS, 1995-1999
- funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and the EU
- researcher Lea Konttinen; her PhD thesis was accepted in 2008
- this applied rural development project developed quality tools to dairy farms
and was widely implemented in farms in Eastern Finland.
POTENTIALS FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL RESOURCE COMMUNITIES, 1992-1996
- funded by the UNU/WIDER
- the project of 18 researchers from a number of countries; the final
report is published by the UNU Press in
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Former Academic Development Projects
BORDER REGION STUDIES, 2002-2004
- funded by INTERREG III A
- this project developes education related to border area development and
Russian studies at the universitty, polytechnics and vocational training
- project manager is Vesa Rautio
BORDER - BORDES AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN
- funded by the European Commission under the TMR Programme
- Scientist in-charge of three TMR-courses: Mekrijärvi and Derry
in 1997
- the Haparanda course in August 1998