Publications
And blog posts
Backman, M., Pitt, H., Marsden, T., Mahmood, A., Mathijs, E. (2019). Experiential approaches to sustainability education: towards learning landscapes. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 20 (1), pp.139-156, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-06-2018-0109
Pearson, K.R., Backman, M., Grenni, S., Moriggi,
A., Pisters, S., Vrieze de, A. (2018).
Arts-Based
Methods for Transformative Engagement: A Toolkit.
Wageningen: SUSPLACE.
Available here.
Bäckman, M. (2015) Designing with(in) a community.
Sharing insights gained through practice.
In
A.Fuad-Luke, A. Hirscher, K. Moebus (eds.) Agents
of Alternatives. Redesigning our realities. Berlin:
Agents of Alternatives. pp.338-349.
Available here.
Bäckman, M. (2013) Exploring Kannelmäki.
Participatory processes in suburban context. In
K. Niinimäki & M. Kallio-Tavin (eds.) Dialogues for
Sustainable Design and Art Pedagogy. Helsinki:
Aalto Arts Books. pp.28-39.
Available here.
Niinimäki, K. & Bäckman, M. (2013) Social wellbeing
through participation in Kannelmäki suburb. In
T. Keinonen, K. Vaajakallio, J. Honkonen (eds.)
Designing for wellbeing. Helsinki: Aalto Arts Books. pp.100-113.
Available here.
Blog posts I wrote while working as researcher for the SUSPLACE project:
Learning to hope
New, big and beautiful – reflections on rebuilding Utopia
Against human self-centeredness