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Democratic participation and communication

Structured inquiry and research in finnish wooden towns by architect, researcher Risto Suikkari and sociologist, senior assistant Kalle Reinikainen, University of Oulu, Finland, presented a research method to be used as a tool to evaluate environmental values of neighbourhoods both in Finnish historical wooden towns and town environments based on the Finnish wooden town tradition.

Analyses of the decision-making processes in urban heritage management by researcher, DSc Krister Olsson (D.Sc.), KTH, Sweden. This presentation focused on the specific problem of how to balance the preservation of cultural built heritage against other public and private interests in local planning.

Urban heritage co-operation between university and municipality by architect, D.Sc. (Tech.), Anu Soikkeli (D.Sc. Tech), Oulu University, Finland, described research project, which aimed at preserving the viability of rural communities and improving their attractiveness by focusing on environmental development projects implemented in the municipalities.

Maintaining the identity of people and environment – a sustainable  process? by architect SAR/MSA Ingrid Järnefelt, Lund University, School of Architecture, Sweden, focused on bridges of communication between professionals and other actors in the processes of value assessment of the built environment.