Diana is no longer employed by Nordregio, for contact or further information, please contact nordregio@nordregio.org
Diana Huynh holds a master’s degree in architecture and urbanism with research interests in regional development, the socio-politics of space and the built environment, sustainability issues and policy design.
At Nordregio, she works with many research areas, but primarily with projects related to green and inclusive urban development. She employs a range of mixed-methods in her research such as case study, policy and statistical analysis, interviews, PPGIS/surveys and statistical data.
Diana’s international background informs her approach to the Nordic countries, where she continues to explore the ways in which we understand the relationship between the natural and the built, and how we, in practice, shape resilient communities, cities and regions.
Academic qualifications
MPhil, Architecture and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge (2016-17)
BA (Cross-registered) Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013-15)
BA Honors, Political Science, Art History, Wellesley College; exchange, Sciences Po Paris (2011-15)
Languages
Norwegian
English
French
Vietnamese
Danish
Swedish
Prior positions
Urban food systems/policy team, EAT (2019)
Urban planning research adviser, Spacemaker AI (2018-19)
Programme management intern, United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-HABITAT (2017-18)
Trainee, Norwegian Embassy in Yangon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2016)
Summer associate, Statsbygg (2015)
Publications
Slätmo, E., Nilsson, K., Huynh, D. (2021). “The Role of the State in Preserving Urban Green Infrastructure – National Urban Parks in Finland and Sweden.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. (forthcoming)
Huynh, D. (2021). Perspectives for the north: a review of European initiatives localising the SDGs. Commissioned by KS, Oslo, Norway.
Diana N. Huynh‘s spatial story
8+ countries
45+ cities
In new places, I’ve found – from time to time – Yoko Ono’s poetic meditations on exploration quite instructive:
MAP PIECE
Draw a map to get lost.
1964 Spring
Related Research Projects
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Finished
- Regional collaboration on service provision and social innovation
- National Claims in Spatial planning
- Transport for Regional Integration in Border Regions (TRIBORDER)
- Study on taxation in support of green transition
- Sweden-Norway Cross-Border Mapping
- Perspectives for the north: a review of European initiatives localising the SDGs
- Planning for socially mixed and inclusive neighbourhoods
- Active and Healthy Ageing in the Nordic Region
- Fields of Goals
- National support initiatives
- Combatting long-term unemployment post-Covid – focusing on immigrants in the Nordic countries
Related Publications
- Strengthening regional resilience through adaptive collaboration
- Public service delivery in the Nordic Region: An exercise in collaborative governance
- Localising the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe: Perspectives for the north
- Transit-oriented development in the Greater Copenhagen Region – Insights from small- and medium- sized cities
- Active and healthy ageing: Heterogenous perspectives and Nordic indicators
- The missing multiplier
- What’s in a voluntary local review?
- Steering towards a sustainable future
- Agenda 2030. How to reach the goals and measure success at the local level
- Policy brief – Public service delivery in the Nordic Region: An exercise in collaborative governance
- Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants
- Discussion paper: Nordic overview of national support initiatives in urban planning
- Nordic overview of national support initiatives in urban planning
- Service provision and access to services in Nordic rural areas
- The Nordic Region and the 2030 Agenda: Governance and engagement (2021-2022)
- Indicators for active and healthy ageing in the Nordic Region
- Young Voices from the Arctic: Insights on Climate Change and Permafrost Degradation
Related News
- Nordic City Network seminar for stronger cooperation and project planning
- NORDGREEN citizen science approaches at the Norwegian conference
- State authorities can and should support urban green infrastructure – New Article
- Smart Planning for Healthy and Green Nordic Cities
- How do the Nordic countries and Europe work towards the SDGs?
- The Geography of Higher Education – Evaluation of the Academy for Smart Specialisation
- Stavanger invests in green parks to improve people’s health
- Nordic municipalities are taking local SDG action
- New publication: Combatting long-term unemployment among immigrants
- Decade of action: Localising the global goals in the Nordic countries and beyond
- How is human wellbeing integrated into city planning?
Related Events
- Webinar: Multilevel governance for green and inclusive urban development in the Nordic Region
- Webinar: Grasping the diversity among older adults – Active and healthy ageing in the Nordic region
- The missing multiplier
- What’s in a Voluntary Local Review?
- Conference “Inclusive society from a child’s perspective”
- Smart Planning for Healthy and Green Nordic Cities
- 17 February: Taking the 2030 Agenda to the local level!
- 28 October: CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC FLOWS IN THE NORDIC REGION Webinar
