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- Jensen Wolfhechel, Ola, 1965-, et al.
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Norrlands vattenanknutna kulturmiljöer – en förstudie : rapport från ett FoU-projekt
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Syftet med föreliggande förstudie har varit att ta fram ett underlag inför ett kommande tvärvetenskapligt forsknings- och digitaliseringsprojekt. Bakgrunden är att Riksantikvarieämbetet under 1940-1980-talen genomförde omfattande arkeologiska, men även naturvetenskapliga och etnologiska, undersökningar vid Norrlands älvar och sjöar som ett led i vattenkraftsutbyggnaden. Materialet kom under 1960-1980-talen att bearbetas tillsammans med Stockholms universitet inom ramen för det tvärvetenskapliga projektet Norrlands Tidiga Bebyggelse. Insatserna resulterade i ett rikt material som idag förvaras i Riksantikvarieämbetets arkiv. Då stora delar av Norrland alltjämt är antikvariskt eftersatta utgör det ett mycket viktigt källmaterial för både forskning och förvaltning av dess kulturmiljöer.Det långsiktiga målet med förstudien och det kommande projektet är att skapa ett kunskapsunderlag för forskning och redskap för landskapsanalyser som leder till ett hållbart bevarande och förvaltning av Norrlands vattenanknutna kulturmiljöer. Inom förstudien har en rad viktiga forsknings- och förvaltningsområden identifierats. För att ta fram ett adekvat underlag inför ansökan har den bland annat mynnat ut i olika förslag på strategier för det kommande projektets genomförande och finansiering, en fördjupning av frågor som rör förvaltning av vattenanknutna kulturmiljöer, utvecklat tvärvetenskapliga forskningsfrågor, tagit fram en digitaliseringsstrategi, formaliserat ett nätverk och en referensgrupp, genomfört en behovsanalys samt en inventering för att identifiera relevant arkivmaterial inom projektdeltagarnas respektive institutioner. Med förstudien har vi således lagt grunden till ett tvärvetenskapligt forsknings- och digitaliseringsprojekt som inkluderar kulturmiljöförvaltning, arkeologi, etnologi, sociologi och naturveten-skapliga ämnen, däribland miljö- och klimatforskning.
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- Almevik, Gunnar, 1969, et al.
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Built cultural heritage in Antarctica : remains and uses of the first Swedish SouthPolar expedition 1901–1903
- 2021
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In 1901, Otto Nordenskjöld led the first Swedish South Polar expedition with a multidisciplinary team of researchers in geology, geography, biology and medicine. The original plan was to hibernate in Antarctica and stay for one year to survey the land, measure the climate, and collect samples, but their ship was wrecked and the expedition came to last more than two years. Today, the remains from this expedition are protected as cultural heritage according to the Antarctic Treaty and they have been maintained by Argentinian efforts. Among five protected cultural environments, the wooden research station on Snow Hill Island stands out. Sweden joined the Antarctic Treaty in 1984 but has not actively engaged in the management of cultural heritage there until the CHAQ2020 expedition in 2020. The fieldwork presented in this report was carried out in Antarctica with the purposes of documenting and assessing the condition of the remains and providing a knowledge base for policy and decision-making concerning Swedish cultural heritage in Antarctica.
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- Arlov, Thor Bjørn, et al.
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Gradmålingsstasjonen i Sorgfjorden: en kulturhistorisk dokumentasjon
- 2018
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Rapport från arkeologisk fältforskning vid Sorgfjorden, Svalbard, Juli 2017. Rapporten innehåller en dokumentation av lämningar från den svensk-ryska gradmätningsexpeditionen 1898-1902 i form av kartor, foto och textbeskrivningar. Arkeologisk fältdata finns tillgänlig hos Sysselmannen på Svalbard.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Acting artefacts: on the meanings of material culture in Antarctica." In Antarctica and the Humanities
- 2016
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Ingår i: Antarctica and the Humanities. - London : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781137545749 ; , s. 159-179
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Remains of human activity in Antarctica are generally treated in two different ways – either as unwanted imprints polluting a pristine natural environment, objects alien to the continent which must be removed, or as cultural heritage which needs to be preserved. For this reason artefacts of potentially great importance for understanding and explaining the history of Antarctica are removed, while sites of arguably lesser universal value are preserved as heritage. The objective of this article is to argue for greater caution when assessing what should be treated as trash or heritage in the Antarctic. Before decisions are made to remove remains of human activities there, greater attention should be paid to the fact that these remains may acquire value in the future. Building on theoretical approaches within the fields of industrial heritage studies, history of technology and archaeology, my point of departure is an understanding that material culture can be connected with a multitude of meanings and values, depending on who is reading it and when. Remains of human activities can be ascribed values if there are actors who want to include them as part of their networks and in a historical context that works in their favor.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-, et al.
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Between markets and geo-politics : natural resource exploitation on Spitsbergen from 1600 to the present day
- 2010
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Ingår i: Polar Record. - : Cambridge University Press. - 0032-2474 .- 1475-3057. ; 47:1, s. 29-39
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- What are the driving forces behind large scale natural resource exploitation in the Polar Regions and how should we understand the relations between these forces? New historical-archaeological research performed during the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2009 on whaling, hunting and mining in Spitsbergen (1600–present) show both economic and geopolitical factors driving the development of those industries, both the whaling industries in the 17thcentury and 1900’s, and the mining industry of the early 20th century. However, the relation between these driving forces has differed, both between time periods and between actors. In most cases economic motives provided the main rationale for utilising resources and for government support for resource exploiters, but in some instances governments would support even unprofitable ventures in order to maintain a foothold on Spitsbergen.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-, et al.
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Colonizing the poles
- 2015
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Ingår i: Seminar : the monthly symposium. - New Delhi : Seminar Publications. - 0037-1947.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Constructing industrial futures for the Arctic
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The circumpolar north has become increasingly important as a potential supply area for minerals, fossil energy resources and new shorter routes for international shipping. Allthough mining, oil and gas extraction are not new activities in the Arctic, the prospect of an ice free Arctic ocean may open possibilities for resource extraction in areas where such activities used to be unthinkable. Such visions of the future of the Arctic are not new however, there are several examples in the history of the Arctic of economic actors formulating visions of what the future of the region should be. The objective of this paper is to analyze the production of future visions for the Arctic by actors within large scale natural resource utilization industries historically and their influence on the economy and politics of the region. The paper will focus on actors involved in the coal mining industry in the Arctic archipelago Spitsbergen / Svalbard from 1898-present. The main research questions are: what futures visions have been produced by actors within the Spitsbergen coal mining industry and why? To what extent have these future visions gained influence in different time periods and why? How has companies and governments interacted in order to strengthen political influence and/or control over natural resources? The paper is based on analyses of sources from two contexts in which companies outlined their visions of the future of Spitsbergen – in written documents and material objects. Companies promoted their visions of the future in the form of narratives published in company prospects, expedition reports, annual reports, articles in professional journals and in correspondence with potential allies such as government bodies. They also formulated their visions by constructing buildings and technological systems in the landscape of Spitsbergen – material representations of potential, real or unlikely futures, economic and / or political. I will show that the Spitsbergen mining companies used their future visions in order to build actor networks. By constructing narratives about potential futures, they tried to enroll capital owners and political actors in to actor-networks strong enough to realize their visions. In a similar way, actors within politics and science included industry in their future visions in order to push their own agendas. Therefore, although the future visions of Arctic industry had many similar traits, the actors producing the visions often had quit different motives for producing them – economic visions hiding political agendas and strategic considerations. Moreover, the future visions has changed over the course of the 20th century, as result of the changing economic and political contexts on Svalbard and in Europe and the USA. The results suggest that Arctic future visions produced by industrial companies become influential if the companies share common interests with other influential actors (governments) and if they are able to build strong networks with such actors. Moreover, they show that Arctic future visions are most often elements in strategies aimed at achieving goals outside of the Arctic. The results can be used to deepen our understanding of the mineral and energy projects that underpin contemporary Arctic futures.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Constructing Svalbard and its natural resources : industrial futures in a contested Arctic space
- 2014
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Arctic is often envisioned as a future supply area for fossil energy and shipping, a development bound to occur because of the decreasing Arctic Ocean sea ice. In the Assessing Arctic Futures project we have challenged this deterministic future vision, arguing that natural resources are social constructions, constructed within networks of actors who ascribe value to them.Based on a theoretical model developed in this project, I will present cases on the construction of resources in the Svalbard coal mining industry (1898-present). How and why have actors envisioned Svalbard as a place for settlement and extraction? How did they build influence for their visions and why were some of those visions realized? The paper will suggest that explanations of why resource utilization in the Arctic occur (or not) is far more complex than the relative amount of sea ice on the Arctic Ocean.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Constructing Svalbard and its natural resources Industrial futures in a contested Arctic space
- 2013
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Arctic is often envisioned as a future supply area for fossil energy and shipping, a development bound to occur because of the decreasing Arctic Ocean sea ice. In the Assessing Arctic Futures project we have challenged this deterministic future vision, arguing that natural resources are social constructions, constructed within networks of actors who ascribe value to them. Based on a theoretical model developed in this project, I will present cases on the construction of resources in the Svalbard coal mining industry (1898-present). How and why have actors envisioned Svalbard as a place for settlement and extraction? How did they build influence for their visions and why were some of those visions realized? The paper will suggest that explanations of why resource utilization in the Arctic occur (or not) is far more complex than the relative amount of sea ice on the Arctic Ocean.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Creating sustainable development in the Arctic : abandoned extraction sites as assets for new futures
- 2015
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The impacts of climate change on polar cultural heritage have received an increasing attention in recent years within the field of heritage research. Less attention has been place on other processes of global change affecting the Arctic, where cultural heritage plays an important role – industrialization and de-industrialization. In recent years the circumpolar Arctic has been affected by a global mining boom, triggered by high world market prices on minerals as well as notions of the Arctic as a future arena for resource extraction in the wake of climate change. This mining boom is affecting communities in much of the Arctic region and holds a central place in debates about sustainable development there. A central item of these discussions focus on the question of how to handle the physical remains of mining sites once the boom is over and the activities have seized. The attitudes to abandoned mining sites differ across the Arctic. In some cases they have been perceived as unwanted legacies of problematic pasts, making land reclamation a preferred strategy. In other cases abandoned mines and associated infrastructures have been re-defined as cultural heritage and have become anchor points for local identities and a resource for new economies.The objective of this paper is to present preliminary results from a research project aiming to explain these differences in order to understand under which circumstances abandoned large-scale resource extraction sites can be turned into resources for new futures in post-industrial Arctic communities. The focus is on the European Arctic, but in a circumpolar and bi-polar comparative perspective. The main questions are: how have different groups of actors interpreted and used physical remains of abandoned resource extraction operations, and why? Which policies are needed to turn abandoned resource extraction sites into resources for constructing new futures in the Arctic? By addressing these questions, the field of industrial heritage studies can make an important contribution to the discussion on sustainable futures in the Arctic.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Creating sustainable development in the Arctic: abandoned extraction sites as assets for new Arctic futures
- 2014
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The impacts of climate change on polar cultural heritage have received an increasing attention in recent years within the field of heritage research. Less attention has been place on other processes of global change affecting the Arctic, where cultural heritage plays an important role – industrialization and de-industrialization. In recent years the circumpolar Arctic has been affected by a global mining boom, triggered by high world market prices on minerals as well as notions of the Arctic as a future arena for resource extraction in the wake of climate change. This mining boom is affecting communities in much of the Arctic region and holds a central place in debates about sustainable development there. A central item of these discussions focus on the question of how to handle the physical remains of mining sites once the boom is over and the activities have seized. The attitudes to abandoned mining sites differ across the Arctic. In some cases they have been perceived as unwanted legacies of problematic pasts, making land reclamation a preferred strategy. In other cases abandoned mines and associated infrastructures have been re-defined as cultural heritage and have become anchor points for local identities and a resource for new economies.The objective of this paper is to present a research project aiming to explain these differences in order to understand under which circumstances abandoned large-scale resource extraction sites can be turned into resources for new futures in post-industrial Arctic communities. The focus is on the European Arctic, but in a circumpolar and bi-polar comparative perspective. The main questions are: how have different groups of actors interpreted and used physical remains of abandoned resource extraction operations, and why? Which policies are needed to turn abandoned resource extraction sites into resources for constructing new futures in the Arctic? By addressing these questions, the field of heritage studies can make an important contribution to the discussion on sustainable futures in the Arctic.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Cultural heritage as actants in the struggle over the Polar Areas and their natural resources
- 2010
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Over the last centuries, company's and national governments have competed for control over natural resources and territories in the Arctic and Antarctic. This struggle has taken place both through diplomacy and through activities in the Polar landscapes, such as the setting up of scientific stations or the establishment of industrial settlements. The aim of this presentation is to discuss the role of cultural heritage sites in the struggle for control over the polar areas and their natural resources, with a particular focus on industrial heritage. The analyses will deal with a number of historical sites in a highly contested region in the South Atlantic – South Georgia and the Falkland Islands / Malvinas, all studied within the framework of the IPY project LASHIPA (Large scale historical exploitation of polar areas, ID 10). What has been the role of historical sites in the struggle between Argentina and Great Britain in this region? What histories have been ascribed to the historical sites by the competing actors and why? How has the rivalry affected interpretations of the historical remains? What are the political implications of heritage management in contested regions in the Arctic and Antarctica? In order to answer these questions I will use actor network theory. With this approach I will analyse the strategies of competing actors to enrol historical places and remains as actants in their actor networks, by using and producing historical narratives. The contents of these narratives have naturally differed, but have been related to broader genres about nation, discovery, science and technology, giving them strength and legitimacy. The historical narratives and actants have had different purposes, defending national prestige, creating a sense connectedness to distant polar places, as well as increasing influence over territories and natural resources.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Extracting the future in Svalbard
- 2018
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Ingår i: <em>Competing Arctic Futures: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives</em>. - Cham : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783319916170 ; , s. 47-71
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Minerals are not resources in and of themselves, they are constructed as such through processes involving narratives about the future, produced by actors who wish to realize them. This book chapter analyzes how actors within industry successfully constructed the archipelago of Svalbard as a place for resource extraction at the turn of the century 1900. They made use of favorable historical contexts and enrolled investors and political supporters by rosy future visions about market opportunities and serving national interests. In 2018 most of these mines are abandoned, providing a fruitful point of departure for critically evaluating future visions of the Arctic as an arena for resource extraction and to consider the sustainability of communities built around resource extraction there.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-, et al.
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Falun copper mine – industrial heritage in mining futures
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Ingår i: Industrial and Mining Landscapes within world heritage context. - Freiberg : IWTG/TU Bergakademie Freiberg. ; , s. 142-153
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Falun copper mine is an industrial heritage site locatedin middle Sweden. Mining began here in the 8th century AD. Over a thousand years later, in 1992, the mine was closed and in 2001 Unesco declared it a world heritage site. Eight years later the Australian company Drake Resources started prospect drilling, right in the middle of the world heritage area, to investigate the possibilities for re-opening the mine again. This development is not unique. Rising world market prices for raw materials in recent years is driving a mining boom, in which companies seek licenses for prospecting and mining in increasingly remote locations, as well as in national parks and cultural heritage sites. World heritage sites are not excluded. From Cornwall to Falun, prospecting and mining companies attempt to reopen mining operations in world heritage sites where the historical remains that form the bases of the sites are a result of a long history of mining. This has led to a discussion within global heritage organisations such as TICCIH and ICOMOS, on how to deal with this development – are new mining operations in historical mining districts only a problem or could it also be seen as a resource, an activity representing continuity rather than destruction?The objective of this article is to describe the developmentof prospecting activities and mining plans at the Falu coppermine world heritage site and its possible consequences. What prospecting activities have taken place at the Falu copper mine after Unesco inscribed it on the world heritage list and why? How has local media and the organizations managing and protecting, responded to these plans andactivities and why? What could be the consequences of renewedmining operations at Falun?
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-, et al.
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Heritage for the future : narrating abandoned mining sites
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Ingår i: Resource extraction and arctic communities. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. - 9781009110044 ; , s. 206-228, s. 206-228
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- This chapter compares the post-extraction dynamics of two mining regions in the Fennoscandinavian Arctic: the Pite valley, Sweden, and Kolari, Finland. In 1946 the Swedish mining company Boliden closed a mine in Laver, which became a ghost town. Decades later, state authorities tried to turn Laver into a cultural heritage site. Boliden joined the effort to support its plan to re-start mining at Laver, a project that has, however, become highly controversial. The Finnish case deals with a similar controversy. Hannukainen mining company wants to re-open an iron ore mine that was in operation 1975-1990. As part of their strategy to gain acceptance for re-opening, the company and supporters of the project have mobilized the history of the mining sites and argues mining is a core element of the heritage of the Kolar municipality. Both cases have generated tension regarding the type of history and heritage of these regions: those of reindeer herding by Sámi and other local communities, or that of extractive industries? The cases show that heritage making can be useful, but it can also be a source of conflict, further underscoring the importance of the long-term view of extraction.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Heritage in Action : Industrial heritage in sovereignty conflicts
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The objective of this paper is to analyze the role of cultural heritage in international disputes over polar areas, through the lens of heritage sites in the Arctic and Antarctic.Over the last centuries, entrepreneurs and states have competed for control over territories and resources in the Arctic and Antarctic. Previous research has analyzed this struggle on different arenas – in diplomacy and in the Polar landscapes, where scientific research and resource utilization has served as bases for claims to political influence or exclusive extraction rights. Less is known about the role of the historical remains of these activities, in current sovereignty controversies in the Arctic and Antarctic. What is the role of heritage sites in the competition for influence and resources in the Polar Regions?The paper analyzes industrial heritage sites in two contested areas in the Polar Regions – the Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia in the Antarctic, and Svalbard in the Arctic – sites remaining from large scale whaling and mining in the 20th century. The analysis is based on extensive industrial archaeological field research conducted in the Arctic and Antarctic within the framework of the International Polar Year project LASHIPA (Large Scale Historical Exploitation of Polar Areas).The cases analyzed shows that industry heritage sites have been used in the struggle between the main competitors for sovereignty in those regions, through practical re-use, by narration and through heritage management. The results show that industrial heritage sites in the Polar Regions can play a significant role in competitions for political influence and resources there. By enrolling the heritage sites into actor networks, competing stakeholders populate sparsely populated places with allied actors and actants. In these networks, the heritage sites can play different roles, defending national prestige, attracting tourists, creating a sense connectedness to distant polar places, as well as legitimizing claims for influence over territories and natural resources.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-
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Historical Sites and Heritage in the Polar Regions
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Ingår i: The Routledge Handbook of the Polar Regions. - London : Routledge. ; , s. 116-133
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- The Polar Regions of today are marked by the imprints from thousands of years of human activities, from the first peoples who settled there in the distant past to those who arrived more recently – e.g. explorers, industrialists, militaries, scientists. This chapter gives an overview of the material historical remains of past human activities in the Arctic and Antarctic and explains under which circumstances they have been recognized as cultural heritage sites, i.e. remains which different actors for various reasons have defined, protected and managed as such. The chapter is divided into two main sections, the first presenting an overview of the archaeological record in the Arctic from 20 000 BCE until the 20th century, and in the Antarctic (including the Sub-Antarctic) from the 18th century until present days. The second section discusses how stakeholders in the Polar Regions have dealt with these archaeological sites. Under which circumstances do historical remains in the Polar Regions become heritage and why?The chapter shows that there is a wide variety of actors who work to protect historical remains as heritage and for different reasons – e.g. archaeologists and historians using them as sources for explaining historical change, state authorities for diversifying local economies and supporting local identity and tourism companies using them for creating new destinations. Thus the material legacies of the past in the polar areas should not only be understood as environmental problems but also as a potential resource for building sustainable futures.
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Imprints on the Resource Landscape : The Long History of Mining in the Arctic
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Ingår i: Journal of Northern Studies. - : Umeå University. - 1654-5915 .- 2004-4658. ; 14:2, s. 67-82
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- For several years, public debates about the future of the Arctic have included the growing global needs in minerals and energy resources. To explain and manage this development, it is important to understand impacts of previous extractive industries in the north. Using theoretical approaches from economic geography and science and technology studies, the aim of this article is to describe and explain the growth of mining in the Arctic and its consequences for people and environments. How and why have minerals in the Arctic been constructed as natural resources? What systems have been built to extract them, and what were their consequences? How has the legacies of mining been managed when the extraction has ceased and why? The development of mining is explained as resulting from not only economic interests, but also geopolitical considerations, institutional frameworks and cultural-ideological trends. The same drivers are involved in the making of post-extraction futures and the way people relate to the mining legacies through environmental remediation, re-purposing and heritagization.
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Industrial heritage in the polar areas as sources for historical research
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In recent years, two large research projects have sought to explain the historical development of large scale resource extraction in the polar areas, from the 17th century until present day. Both projects have combined history and archaeology through archival research and archaeological field work at abandoned industrial sites in the Arctic and Antarctic. The approach has a theoretical motivation based in Actor Network Theory; actors appropriate resources and political influence by using rhetoric and material culture, which requires the study of written sources as well as material remains. In this paper I will discuss how these research projects have addressed three of its main research problems using this theoretical-methodological approach: the interests motivating Arctic and Antarctic industry, the design of technology and settlements in polar environments, and international competition over natural resources and polar territories.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-, et al.
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Industrial heritage in the Polar areas as sources for historical research
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Remains of industrial sites in the Polar Regions are increasingly becoming popular visitor’s sites for the expanding tourism industry and a concern for researchers, authorities and other actors who are dealing with environmental issues and heritage management there. How shall we balance between the need to protect the environment and the heritage values of industrial remains? One question which is to seldom touched upon in the discussion, is the source value of industrial sites for historical research. In this presentation we will discuss this, by focusing on the remains of two whaling stations on South Georgia – Prince Olav Harbour and Ocean Harbour. These stations were mapped during a historical-archaeological expedition in March 2009, within the framework of the IPY project LASHIPA. This project aims to explain the development of large scale natural resource exploitation in the Polar Areas and its consequences for the geo-political situation there. How can these research problems be addressed by analysing the remains of these whaling stations? We will show that these whaling stations provide information pertaining to the following research themes in LASHIPA: driving forces behind industrial development in the polar areas, design of technology and settlements in polar environments, and international competition over natural resources and polar territories. The remains of the stations reflect the multiple roles they have played since they were established in the early twentieth century. Initially they were socio-technical networks with productive purposes, and at the same time anchor points for territorial claims. After the stations were closed, they were turned in to refuges for scientific expeditions and later also for military troops. Finally, we will present an example on the results of an extensive environmental clean-up at a whaling station – Grytviken – and its consequences for the source value of industrial heritage sites for historical research.
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- Avango, Dag, 1965-, et al.
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Industriarvet Idag
- 2013
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Ingår i: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift. - 0349-2834. ; , s. 5-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Introduction to thematic issue of Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift, identifying trends.
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