Research interests
Education
B.Sc. in geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2010
Ph.D. of science, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2015
Research Fields
political geography, mobility and transport, urban geography, geography of sports
Other activities
- president of Ljubljana Geographical Society
- member of the National working group for Sustainable urban mobility plans
- deputy representative of the Working Group to develop guidelines for more efficient accessibility of public transport in a sustainable (active) way
- chief editor, editorial assistant and member of Acta geographica Slovenica editorial board
- member of the GIS in Slovenia book series editorial board
- member of the Geography of Slovenia book series editorial board
- member of the Georhythm book series editorial board
- coeditor of the CAPACities book series
Recognitions and awards
Bronze award of the Association of the Geographical Societies of Slovenia, 2025
Excellent in Science achievement for the article Forgotten values of industrial city still alive: what can the creative city learn from its industrial counterpart?. City, culture and society (authors Kozina, J., Bole, D., Tiran, J.), Slovenian Research Agency, 2022
Faculty of Arts Prešeren award for students, University of Ljubljana, 2010
Award for contribution to sustainable development of society, Slovene Human Resources and Scholarship Fund, 2009
Selected publications
- Tiran, J. et al. 2025: Superblocks between theory and practice: insights from an international e-Delphi process and urban living labs in Vienna and Berlin. Urban Research & Practice.
- Ciglič, R., Tiran, J. 2024: Main geographical characteristics of competitive sports in Slovenia. Geografski vestnik 96-2.
- Tiran, J., Bole, D., Kozina, J. 2022: Industrial culture as an agent of social innovation: reflections from Velenje, Slovenia. Innovation: the European journal of social science research.
- Tiran, J., Razpotnik Visković, N., Gabrovec, M., Koblar, S. 2022: A spatial analysis of public transport accessibility in Slovenia. Urbani Izziv 33-1.
Kozina, J., Bole, D., Tiran, J. 2021: Forgotten values of industrial city still alive: what can the creative city learn from its industrial counterpart?. City, culture and society 25. - Brezina T., Tiran J., Ogrin M., Laa B. 2021: COVID-19 impact on daily mobility in Slovenia. Acta geographica Slovenica 61-2.
- Tiran, J., Lakner, M., Drobne, S. 2019: Modelling walking accessibility: A case study of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Moravian Geographical Reports 27-4.
- Vehovar, U., Tiran, J. 2017: Structural and cultural characteristics of Slovenian society and potential for establishment of authoritarian rule. Research in social change 9-1.
- Tiran, J. 2016: Measuring urban quality of life: case study of Ljubljana. Acta geographica Slovenica 56-1.
Selected projects
Geography of Slovenia - national research programme (research programme • January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2027)
TuneTo15 - Adapting the 15-minute city concept to functional urban areas in the context of socio-spatial disparities and transition conflicts (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027)
CARE4CLIMATE (January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2026)
Mobility poverty in the Republic of Slovenia (target research project • October 1, 2022 - May 31, 2024)
TuneOurBlock - Transforming urban quarters to human scale environments: applying superblock concepts for different urban structures (international research project • May 1, 2021 - July 31, 2024)
HEPNESS (international project • January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018)
TuneTo15 - Adapting the 15-minute city concept to functional urban areas in the context of socio-spatial disparities and transition conflicts (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027)
CARE4CLIMATE (January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2026)
Mobility poverty in the Republic of Slovenia (target research project • October 1, 2022 - May 31, 2024)
TuneOurBlock - Transforming urban quarters to human scale environments: applying superblock concepts for different urban structures (international research project • May 1, 2021 - July 31, 2024)
HEPNESS (international project • January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018)