#8,5; writing plan for Autumn 2026

Today I have had an article writing day which I have mostly used for planning. I completed the writing plan for Autumn 2026, which amounts to 13 book writing days and 17 article writing days, and altogether 30 writing days. This is not so much altogether (in comparison, I first planned for 45,5 writing days Autumn 2024), and involves less time for article writing days than I originally hoped for. That is partly because I am working overtime this Autumn with extra course coordinator, teaching and grading duties, and partly because contributing to the production process for my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism, takes more time than I first planned for (as it turned out during checking of copy-edited files). I have adjusted article writing plans for this Autumn accordingly.

I also did a little work related to an article in process on a culturally sensitive Human Development Index (CSHDI) which I am co-authoring.

This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 8,5 including 3,5 article writing days.

Featured here and there in ISQOLS 2026 video and conference summary

The International Society for Quality-of-life Studies (ISQOLS) has released a brief video summarising its 2026 conference, which took place in Lexington, Kentucky earlier in August. Below are some screenshots from the video involving me.

I am also featured in some photos in ISQOLS´ conference summary online, as well as in a photo album shared among conference participants. 

Peer-review for Lexia

I recently did a peer-review for Lexia - Rivista di semiotica / Journal of semiotics.

To feature as commentator at COEVOLVERS Nature Based Solutions symposium August 27th

On August 27th I will take part as a commentator in the online symposium "The significance of semiotics in NBS co-creation", which is held by researchers involved in the ERC-funded research project "Coevolutionary approach to unlock the transformative potential of nature-based solutions for more inclusive and resilient communities (COEVOLVERS)". 

The symposium, which takes place 1-3 p.m. CET, features the following three presentations, with comments/questions from me:

• Juha Hiedanpää – Co-creating multispecies significance: Some lessons for spatial planning and decision-making 
• Beáta Pántya – Art-based Multisensory Methods for Healing Garden Co-Design 
• Lona Päll – How to Discover Interspecies Relations with Semiotic Methods?

To register, see the event webpage.

#7,5

Today I have had half a book writing day, with work done related to finishing organising my response to the copy-editing of the manuscript of my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism, and submitting it. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 7,5 including 5 book writing days.

#7

Today I have had a book writing day, with work done related to copy-editing of the manuscript of my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 7 including 4,5 book writing days.

#6

Over the course of the last several days (specifically Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and today Sunday) I have conducted what altogether amounts to a book writing day, with work done related to copy-editing of the manuscript of my forthcoming book with Bloomsbury Academic, Carbon Capture and the Future of Environmentalism. This brings the number of writing days this Autumn up to 6 including 3,5 book writing days.