Sea Seminar: Habitability – a method for viable island communities. The concept and lessons learned so far

Speakers: Cecilia Lundberg & Pia Prost, Archipelago Institute, Åbo Akademi University

A similar challenge for many small island communities is depopulation together with an uneven demographic curve. Habitability is a method that is knowledge-based, both based on current scientific results and citizen science made by the islander themselves, to provide the summarized picture of the current habitability of the island. What are the strengths of the island community, and where are the challenges found. The method is used, or the work is in progress, in twenty island communities in Finland, both around the coasts and in the lake district areas. Many new insights are discovered when the theoretical model is used as a practical tool.

Join us either in Aurum or online to hear more about the habitability method!

Please note that the original date and seminar room (Wednesday, May 14 in Rhodium) have changed and the seminar will take place on Thursday, May 15 in Palladium.

The Sea Seminar series is a collaboration between the ÅAU profiling area The Sea and SOS. The seminars are organized once a month with a hybrid setup (click here for online participation), and they are open to everyone interested in marine and sustainability issues.