Ana Jones

Ana Jones is an urban researcher at the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) in the University of Turku-Finland.  She works on interdisciplinary research combining future studies and urban planning and ecology.

For the past 16 years, Ana has been researching on the sustainable development of urban cores and the future of urban nature for well-being.  She provides advice on strategic planning and has collaborated with the strategy unit of the City of Turku on the future of greening historic cores for livability exploring new potential beyond standard planning practices.  Her most recent work includes content generation for the Urban Futures Podcast, a global learning and knowledge exchange platform Ana initiated to debate with authorities, experts, authors, and others in the field, on the future of life in urban areas.

Ana is a contributor to the Nordic Thematic Group, Sustainable Cities and Urban Development supporting urban visions of the green and recreative city in the Nordic Region.   She is also an associate member of the Finnish National committee of the Club of Rome (FICOR).

Expertise: Urban research, Strategy, Interdisciplinary planning, and Communications.

Education: MSc in Resource Efficiency in Urban Planning, HafenCity University Hamburg-Germany; BA in Interior Architecture, Boston Architectural College-MA

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/anamariajones