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Biography
Tommi Inkinen is a Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Turku (UTU), Finland. Previously he was a Professor of Economic Geography (2012-2016) and an acting Professor of Human Geography (2008-2012) at the University of Helsinki (UH). In 2014 he also was the vice head of the Department of Geosciences and Geography at the UH. After Helsinki he worked as a Research Director and a Vice Director at the Brahea Centre of UTU from 2016 till the end of 2020. Prof. Inkinen holds also a title of Docent (Adjunct Professor) of Regional Studies (UH). His research interests primarily cover the issues of innovation geography, urban technology, maritime studies, and industrial systems. These include the regional and social structuring of innovation systems, technology integration, regional development and logistics of transport. He's latest books include Geographies of Disruption (with Tan Yigitcanlar) by Springer (2019); and Smart Cities and Innovative Urban Technologies (edited with Tan Yigitcanlar and Mark Wilson) by Routledge (2021). Inkinen is a current chairman of the International Geographical Union’s (IGU) Innovation, Information and Technology Commission. He is also a current member (2022 till 2024) of the Research Council for Culture and Society of the Academy of Finland. Inkinen was an Editor-In-Chief (2010-2013) of a peer-reviewed quarterly national journal Terra, Finnish Geographical Journal.
Research
Recent and forthcoming publications
Makkonen, T. & T. Inkinen (2024). Inclusive smart cities? Technology-driven urban development and disabilities. Cities, 154, 105334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105334.
Olaniyi, E., Solarte-Vasquez, M.C. & T. Inkinen (2024). Smart regulation in maritime governance: Efficacy, gaps, and stakeholder perspectives. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 202, 116341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116341
Inkinen, T. (2024). The art of dancing for urban design. In Julie Miao & Tan Yigitcanlar (eds.): Routledge Companion of Creativity and the Built Environment. Routledge, London. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003292821/routledge-companion-creativity-built-environment-julie-miao-tan-yigitcanlar
Inkinen, T., M. Heikkonen, Makkonen, T. & S. Rautiainen (2024). Multilayered spatial categories in tourism marketing and branding. Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, 31, 100867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2024.100867
Inkinen, T., Yigitcanlar, T. & N. Kankanamge (eds. 2024). Sustainable Urban Technology. Sustainable Cities and Society. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sustainable-cities-and-society/special-issue/10BG7P5G1P4
Associate editorships in journals:
Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier)
Selected editorial board memberships in journals:
Journal of Open Innovation (Elsevier);
Journal of Urban Technology (Routledge);
Sustainable Horizons (Elsevier);
Terra. Finnish Geographical Journal (TSV)