About
Originally trained as a teacher and geographer (PhD, and Professor in Human Geography) I joined OsloMet in September 2021 to do research and to teach in GIS, spatial analytics and computer aided geo-techniques. I have long experience of microdata research, data creation in GIS, Spatial Big Data studies (primarely using Mobile phone data) as well as development of geo-software. My most widespread software is EquiPop which currently is used in 28 countries.
Research groups
Research projects
Completed research projects
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UR-data
Enhancing networking activities in the smart and resilient urban and regional development using data analytics and optimization tools in a data-rich environment.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Östh, John
; Nørgaard, Nicoline Foulon;
Laag, Claudia van der
(2026).
The Role of Delineation for Decision Making and Urban Governance.
Dzunic, Marija; Östh, John; Muratori, Simona (Ed.).
Advancing Urban and Local Governance in Western and Transition Europe. p. 141-154.
Springer.
https://doi.org/https://link.springer.com/book/10.
Dzunic, Marija;
Östh, John
; Muratori, Simona
(2026).
Advancing Urban and Local Governance in Western and Transition Europe.
ISBN: 9783032042644.
283 p.
Springer.
https://doi.org/https://link.springer.com/book/10.
Lu, Chaoru
;
Piatkowski, Daniel
;
Östh, John
; Kourtit, Karima; Nijkamp, Peter
(2025).
Modeling the impact of street-level built environment on cyclists’ route choice using street view images and GPS data.
Environment and planning. B: Urban analytics and city science.
https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083251405122
Michelangeli, Alessandra;
Östh, John
; Toger, Marina; Türk, Umut
(2025).
Inequality in access to urban amenities.
npj Urban Sustainability.
Vol. 5.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-025-00248-2
Sipulova, Marta Hustava;
Laag, Claudia van der
;
Östh, John
(2025).
The Conundrum of the Modified Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) for Urban Decision-Making Across Scales: A Critical Reflection.
Economic Themes.
Vol. 63.
https://doi.org/10.2478/ethemes-2025-0002
Türk, Umut; Toger, Marina;
Östh, John
; Kourtit, Karima; Nijkamp, Peter
(2025).
Rural Feet Voting of Leisure Explorers.
The international journal of tourism research.
Vol. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.70003
Kourtit, Karima; Nijkamp, Peter;
Östh, John
; Türk, Umut
(2025).
A Digital ‘Smiley’ Analysis of the Appreciation for Tourist Amenities by Visitors to London.
Applied Research in Quality of Life.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10432-2
Östh, John
; Türk, Umut; Kourtit, Karima; Nijkamp, Peter
(2025).
Hedonic price models, social media data and AI – An application to the AIRBNB sector in us cities.
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems.
Vol. 120.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2025.10230
Hadjidimitriou, Natalia Selini; Reggiani, Aura;
Östh, John
; Mamei, Marco
(2025).
Hansen’s Accessibility Theory and Machine Learning: a Potential Merger.
Networks and Spatial Economics.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11067-025-09674-2
Marjanović, Ivana; Stanković, Jelena J.;
Östh, John
; Marković, Milan; Stanojević, Marina
(2025).
Insight into territorial efficiency of circular economy through data envelopment analysis.
Frontiers in Environmental Science.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1494184
