Sara Roxana Zaman

Sara Roxana Zaman is a Researcher affiliated with the University of Helsinki through the Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences and the Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme. She contributes to the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) and Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), focusing on human-nature relationships in urban contexts.

Her research interests span social and economic geography, sustainability science, and urban studies, with emphasis on participatory GIS, landscape values, and collaborative management of socio-ecological systems. Recent work explores smart city narratives, embodied learning, and discourse shaping urban imaginaries, often integrating interdisciplinary methodologies.

Her publications analyze intersections between urban planning, digital transformation, and care-based community practices, alongside studies on value-knowledge dynamics in environmental governance. She actively participates in the RECONNECT project (2023–2026), funded by the European Commission and the Research Council of Finland, and has presented at international conferences on topics like transformative sustainability education and role-playing for sensemaking.