Miia Farstad

Information om forskning och undervisning

I’m a Doctoral Researcher in the Doctoral Programme in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Sustainability in Society (ELOISA). I completed my master’s degree in Geography at the University of Helsinki, with my thesis focusing on impact of biotic interactions on the distribution of arctic and alpine plants in Fennoscandia. In addition to geography, I have especially studied biology and geoinformatics. Since graduating, I have worked in areas such as climate change mitigation, hazardous wrecks, and geoinformatics.

In my doctoral research, I combine this diverse background with a focus on marine environments. My research aims to develop GIS tools and methodologies for integrating marine social-ecological models in a digital twin framework. I will also examine how GIS-based tools can improve decision-making in marine conservation and management.

I also work as a Research Scientist at the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI).

• Social-ecological systems modelling
• Marine conservation
• Marine spatial planning
• Digital twins