RUOHONJUURIKAUPUNKI
GRASSROOTS CITY

What role do local communities play in urban development amid market-driven forces? How can communities act as active agents in response to climate-driven extreme weather events? These are some of the questions explored in Grassroots City, a two-year research and art project focused on the role of local communities in socially and ecologically sustainable urban development.
           As climate change forces cities to adapt to rising sea levels and extreme weather, it is essential for city dwellers to be central in shaping climate-resilient urban spaces. The project aims to spark discussion on the resources and resilience of local communities in a changing world, examining the history, present, and future of community-based urban development. It also addresses the challenges and opportunities created by today’s urban dynamics, including the financialization and entrepreneurialization of real estate markets.
         The project will culminate in a publication that will serve as a tool for participatory urban planning and provide insights for building socially and ecologically sustainable cities. 
       The project is funded by the Arts Promotion Center.



What role do local communities play in urban development amid market-driven forces? How can communities act as active agents in response to climate-driven extreme weather events? These are some of the questions explored in Grassroots City, a two-year research and art project focused on the role of local communities in socially and ecologically sustainable urban development.
          As climate change forces cities to adapt to rising sea levels and extreme weather, it is essential for city dwellers to be central in shaping climate-resilient urban spaces. The project aims to spark discussion on the resources and resilience of local communities in a changing world, examining the history, present, and future of community-based urban development. It also addresses the challenges and opportunities created by today’s urban dynamics, including the financialization and entrepreneurialization of real estate markets.
        The project will culminate in a publication that will serve as a tool for participatory urban planning and provide insights for building socially and ecologically sustainable cities.
       The project is funded by the Arts Promotion Center.





What role do local communities play in urban development amid market-driven forces? How can communities act as active agents in response to climate-driven extreme weather events? These are some of the questions explored in Grassroots City, a two-year research and art project focused on the role of local communities in socially and ecologically sustainable urban development.
          As climate change forces cities to adapt to rising sea levels and extreme weather, it is essential for city dwellers to be central in shaping climate-resilient urban spaces. The project aims to spark discussion on the resources and resilience of local communities in a changing world, examining the history, present, and future of community-based urban development. It also addresses the challenges and opportunities created by today’s urban dynamics, including the financialization and entrepreneurialization of real estate markets.
        The project will culminate in a publication that will serve as a tool for participatory urban planning and provide insights for building socially and ecologically sustainable cities.
       The project is funded by the Arts Promotion Center.




        
What role do local communities play in urban development amid market-driven forces? How can communities act as active agents in response to climate-driven extreme weather events? These are some of the questions explored in Grassroots City, a two-year research and art project focused on the role of local communities in socially and ecologically sustainable urban development.
          As climate change forces cities to adapt to rising sea levels and extreme weather, it is essential for city dwellers to be central in shaping climate-resilient urban spaces. The project aims to spark discussion on the resources and resilience of local communities in a changing world, examining the history, present, and future of community-based urban development. It also addresses the challenges and opportunities created by today’s urban dynamics, including the financialization and entrepreneurialization of real estate markets.
        The project will culminate in a publication that will serve as a tool for participatory urban planning and provide insights for building socially and ecologically sustainable cities.
       The project is funded by the Arts Promotion Center.



PUBLICATION 
       The results of the project are compiled in this publication. The book features texts in Finnish by Vokal, an interview with the original planner of Meri-Rastila Vesa Jakkula, as well as texts comissioned from the resident movement Pro Meri-Rastila and Moona Tikka founder of Studio Field
        English translations of some of the texts are available on our Substack.
Contents / Sisällysluettelo:

Johdanto
Stoori 1: Punainen veturi
Haastattelu 1: Marjut Klinga
Stoori 2: Melankoliaa Mellunkylänpurolla / Melancholia on the Riverbanks
Haastattelu 2: Villi Vyöhyke
Stoori 3: Paikallisaktivismin saavutukset
Haastattelu 3: Helsy
Stoori 4: Not Just Trout - Multispecies Collaboration at Mellunkylänpuro
Haastattelu 4: Jouni Simola / Virho
Story 5: Virtojen varassa
Haastattelu 5: Stara








RUOHONJUURIKAUPUNKI

Toimittanut: Ella Kaira & Matti Jänkälä





STORY 1: PUNAINEN VETURI



INTERVIEW 1: MARJUT KLINGA   




 STORY 2:  Melankoliaa Mellunkylänpurolla









 INTERVIEW 2: VILLI VYÖHYKE   








 STORY 3: PAIKALLISAKTIVISMIN SAAVUTUKSET  









 HAASTATTELU 3: HELSY RY




 STORY 4: MONILAJINEN YHTEISELO