CURRICULUM VITAE OF VILJA VARHO Updated 15 August 2013 PERSONAL DETAILS Family name: Varho, First names: Vilja Eeva Talvikki Born in Helsinki in 1971. Married, two children (2008 and 2009) CONTACT Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), University of Turku Korkeavuorenkatu 25 A 2, 00130 Helsinki, Finland Email: vilja.varho@utu.fi, vilja.varho@fidea.fi EDUCATION Doctor of Science (Agriculture and Forestry), 2007, Environmental Science and Policy, University of Helsinki. Thesis title: Calm or Storm? Wind Power Actors Perceptions of Finnish Wind Power and its Future. Master of Science (Agriculture and Forestry), 2000, Environmental Protection Science, University of Helsinki Pedagogical training of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki 2002-2003 Language skills: Finnish (mother tongue), English (excellent), Swedish (good), French (good), Spanish (fair) CURRENT POST Grantee (Kone Foundation) at Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku; 1 January 31 December, 2013 MOST IMPORTANT PREVIOUS POSTS Senior Researcher (erikoistutkija) at Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku; 1 April, 2009 31 December, 2012 Senior Lecturer of Environmental Policy (ympäristöpolitiikan lehtori), Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki; 1 November, 2007 31 January, 2008 Researcher (tutkija), Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki; 1 April, 2001 31 December, 2003 (in 2004-2006 working there on personal grants) Researcher (tutkija), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxemburg, Austria; 15 November 2000 14 March 2001. MATERNAL, PARENTAL AND CHILDCARE LEAVES 31 January, 2008 March 31, 2009 8 September, 2009 22 August, 2010 4 October, 2010 31 January, 2011 1 / 5
TEACHING Courses: The principles of environmental protection, Open University of the University of Helsinki; 2006 & 2007 Lectures in various courses on environmental protection and futures research methods Supervision: Participation in the supervision of approximately 20 Master s and Bachelor s theses SCIENTIFIC EXPERT POSITIONS Chair in the Sustainable Transportation workshop of the conference Trends and Future of Sustainable Development, 9-10 June 2011, Tampere, Finland Examiner of 2 Master s thesis Reviewer in the journal Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2008- Invited lectures and presentations outside the academic world POSITIONS OF TRUST Member of the Board of the Finnish Union of Environmental Professionals (FUEP) 2010- Member of the Council of the Finnish Union of Environmental Professionals (FUEP) 2007- Member of the Marketing and information group of the Faculty of Biosciences, University of Helsinki 2003-2004 Auditor of the Association of Students in Environmental Sciences Myy ry 1993 & 1994 Financial administrator of the Association of Students in Environmental Sciences Myy ry 1992 INTERNATIONAL VISITS Young Scientists Summer Program in the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria 2004 (three months) Researcher in the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria 2000-2001 (four months) Numerous presentations in international conferences and events, most recently: Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference 2013, Copenhagen Denmark; WCTRS - SIG10 Workshop of (Emerging Urban Transport Policies towards sustainability) 2012, Vienna, Austria; Conference Trends and Future of Sustainable Development 2011, Tampere Finland; University of Oxford (Interdisciplinary transport workshop), 2009, Oxford, the UK Exchange student in Pennsylvania, USA 1988-1989 (eleven months) RESEARCH GRANTS Kone Foundation 2012 University of Helsinki 2006 Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation 2003, 2004, 2005 2 / 5
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES Varho, V. 2002. Environmental impact of photovoltaic electrification in rural areas. Energy & Environment 13(1): 81-104. Varho, V. & Tapio, P. 2005. Wind power in Finland up to the year 2025 soft scenarios based on expert views. Energy Policy 33(15): 1930-1947. Salmela, S. & Varho, V. 2006. Consumers in the green electricity market in Finland. Energy Policy 34(18): 3669-3683. Varho, V. 2006. Wind power policy options in Finland - Analysis of energy policy actors views. European Environment 16(4): 198-212. Paloniemi R. & Varho V. 2009. Changing ecological and cultural states and preferences of nature conservation policy: The case of nature values trade in South-Western Finland. Journal of Rural Studies 25(1): 87 97. Tapio, P., Paloniemi, R., Varho, V. & Vinnari, M. 2011. The unholy marriage? Integrating qualitative and quantitative information in Delphi processes. Technological Forecasting & Social Change 78(9): 1616-1628. Varho, V. & Tapio, P. 2013. Combining the qualitative and quantitative with the Q 2 scenario technique The case of transport and climate. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 80(4): 611-630. Tapio, P., Varho, V. & Heino, H. 2013. Renewable energy in the Baltic Sea region. Journal of East-West Business, 19(1-2): 47-62. Varho, V., Nygrén, N. & Tapio, P. 2013. Skenaarioita Suomen liikennesektorin tulevaisuudesta. Liikenne/Kaupunki, in press. Varho, V., Nygrén, N. & Lyytimäki, J. 2013. Transport discussion amidst climate challenges: Analysing student, media, and expert framings through the Environmental Protection Process model. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 24 (October): 10-16. Lyytimäki, J., Tapio, P., Varho, V. & Söderman, T. 2013. The use, non-use and misuse of indicators in sustainability assessment and communication. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, in press. OTHER PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Paloniemi, R. & Varho, V. 2006. Learning Within Local Environmental Policy Implementation. In: Tani, S. (ed.) Sustainable Development through Education - Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Education. Helsinki, 14 June 2005. Department of Applied Sciences of Education, Research report 268: Helsinki, pp. 93-109. Paloniemi, R., Hellsten, H.K., Kumela, H., Tikka, P., Varho, V. & Massa, I. 2006. Luonnonsuojelun yhteiskunnallisia vaikutuksia. In: Horne, P., Koskela, T., Kuusinen, M., Otsamo, A. & Syrjänen K. (eds.) Metson jäljillä Etelä-Suomen metsien monimuotoisuusohjelman tutkimusraportti. Maa-ja metsätalousministeriö, ympäristöministeriö, Metsäntutkimuslaitos ja Suomen ympäristökeskus. Helsinki. s. 288-290. Tapio, P., Varho, V. & Vinnari, M. 2009. Finding a balance for qualitative and quantitative information in Delphi processes. In: Koskela, Marileena & Vinnari, Markus (Eds) Future of the Consumer Society, Proceedings of the Conference Future of the Consumer Society 28 29 May 2009, Tampere, Finland. FFRC ebooks 7/2009, pp. 10-19. 3 / 5
NON-REFEREED SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Heinrichs, H., Boykoff, M.T., van de Kerkhof, M., Krömker, D., Varho, V. & Voss, J.-P. 2003. Knowledge on global environmental change within social praxis: what do we know? IHDP Update, 4/2003: 21. Varho, V. & Tapio, P. 2003. Wind power in Finland up to the year 2025, Paper presented at International Energy Workshop, June 24-26, 2003, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, Varho, V. 2004. Tuulivoimapolitiikan tavoitteet Suomessa. Ympäristö ja Terveys, 35(4): 70-73. [The aims of wind power policy in Finland. In Finnish] Varho, V. 2004. Wind power policy options in Finland: analysis of energy policy actor s views using regulation theory. Interim Report IR-04-073, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg. http://www.iiasa.ac.at/admin/pub/documents/ir-04-073.pdf Varho, V. 2006. Hiipuuko usko tuulivoimaan? Suomen tuulivoimapolitiikan tavoitteet. Futura, 25(4): 20-28. [Is the faith in wind power fading? The aims of Finnish wind power policy. In Finnish] Varho, V. & Tapio, P. 2011 Ympäristöpolitiikan haasteet liikennesektorille. Futura 30(3): 28-34. [Environment policy challenges for the transport sector. In Finnish] Varho, V., Tapio, P. & Joki, L. 2011. Delphi on Transport and CO 2 Emissions Finnish Scenarios up to 2050. In: Lakkala, H. & Vehmas, J. (eds.) Proceedings of the conference Trends and Future of Sustainable Development 9.-10.6.2011 Tampere, Finland, FFRC ebook pp. 424-435. Varho, V. 2012. Transport policies up to 2050 a Delphi study. In: WCTRS - SIG10 Workshop: Emerging Urban Transport Policies towards Sustainability. 14th to 16th March 2012, Vienna. Beiträge zu einer ökologisch und sozial verträglichen Verkehrsplanung Nr. 1/2012. Institut für Verkehrswissenschaften, Forschungsbereich für Verkehrsplanung und Verkehrstechnik, Technische Universität Wien. pp. 51-71 SCIENTIFIC BOOKS Varho, V. 2007. Calm or Storm? Wind Power Actors Perceptions of Finnish Wind Power and its Future. Environmentalica Fennica 25. Doctoral dissertation. University of Helsinki. PUBLICATIONS INTENDED FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES Varho, V. 2006. Skenaarioita tuulivoiman tulevaisuudesta Suomessa. Tuulensilmä, 17(1): 4-6. [Scenarios of the future of wind power in Finland. In Finnish] Varho, V. & Joki, L. 2010. Suomen liikennesektorin tulevaisuus. Ensimmäisen Delfoi-kierroksen perusteluja. Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen e-julkaisuja 7/2010, Turun yliopisto. Tapio, P., Varho, V., Nygrén, N., Järvi, T., Tuominen, A., 2011. The Climate of Transport Policy. Baseline-scenario and experts' and the youth's visions of the CO2-emissions from traffic until 2050. Publications of the Ministry of Transport and Communications 19/2011. [In Finnish, English abstract.] Available: http://www.lvm.fi/web/fi/julkaisu/-/view/1273594 Varho, V. 2011 Kirja vedestä ei ole kuiva. Ympäristöasiantuntija 3/2011: 29. [Book about water is not dry. Review of the book Portin, A. (ed.) Kirja vedestä. [In Finnish.] Tuominen, A., Järvi, T., Wahlgren, I., Mäkelä, K., Tapio, P., Varho, V. 2012. Transport sector policy packages for climate change mitigation in Finland up to the year 2050. Baseline-scenario, Urban beat or Cornucopia? Publications of the Ministry of Transport and Communications 15/2012. [In Finnish, English abstract.] Tuominen, A., Järvi, T., Wahlgren, I., Mäkelä, K., Tapio, P., Varho, V. 2012. Liikenteen päästöjen vähentämisen visiot - Urbaani syke ja Runsaudensarvi. Tie ja Liikenne, 8/2012: 16-18. [Visions of cutting transport emissions Urban beat and Cornucopia. In Finnish] 4 / 5
Tuominen, A., Järvi, T., Wahlgren, I., Mäkelä, K., Tapio, P., Varho, V. 2012. Urbaani syke vai Runsaudensarvi? Ilmastonmuutoksen hillinnän visiot. Liikenteen suunta, 3/2012: 46-53. [Urban beat or Cornucopia? Visions of mitigating climate change. In Finnish] PUBLICATIONS INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC Nurminen, L., Valkama, S. & Varho, V. 1996. Miten Suomen energia tuotetaan tulevaisuudessa? Helsingin Sanomat, 31.8.1996, s. D2. [How will Finland s energy be produced in the future? In Finnish] Varho, V. 2005. Kiotosta tuulee ilmastopolitiikka ja suomalainen tuulivoima. Drontti 1/2005: 2-5. [It is blowing from Kyoto climate policy and the Finnish wind power. In Finnish] Varho, V. 2007. EU ja Suomen tuulivoimapolitiikka. Julkaisussa EU:n energia- ja ilmastopolitiikka mahdollisuus Suomelle. Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto ry. [EU and Finland s wind power policy. In: EU energy and climate policy an opportunity for Finland. The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation. In Finnish] Varho, V. 2007. Miksi Suomessa ei käytetä tuulivoimaa? Teema-artikkeli verkkojulkaisussa LUOVA 14.12.2007. http://www-hotel1.it.helsinki.fi/luova/2007/12/14/miksi-suomessa-ei-kaytetatuulivoimaa [Why is wind power not in use in Finland? An article in the internet publication LUOVA. In Finnish] Varho, V. 2007. Suomalaisen tuulivoiman yhteiskunnallisia kompastuskiviä. Pyynnöstä kirjoitettu joulukuun 2007 puheenvuoro, sivustolla www.ilmasto.org. http://ilmasto.org/kirjoitukset/suomalaisen-tuulivoiman-yhteiskunnallisia-kompastuskivia [Societal stumbling blocks of Finnish wind power. An article written on request for the climate pages www.ilmasto.org. In Finnish] Varho, V. 2012. Suomen liikenne vuonna 2050 Kehittyvä kohtuutalous vai Materian kasvua? Pyynnöstä kirjoitettu toukokuun 2012 puheenvuoro, sivustolla www.ilmasto.org. http://www.ilmasto.org/puheenvuorot/vuoden_2012_puheenvuorot/toukokuu_2012.html [Finnish transport in 2050 Developing degrowth or Material growth? An article written on request for the climate pages www.ilmasto.org. In Finnish] 5 / 5