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- Bjarnason, Thoroddur, et al.
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At the intersection of urbanisation and counterurbanisation in rural space: Microurbanisation in Northern Iceland
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Rural Studies. - : Elsevier. - 0743-0167 .- 1873-1392. ; 87, s. 404-414
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Micropolitan centers and other regional towns have frequently been conceptualised as drivers of economic growth in rural regions, providing an ideal balance between rural and urban amenities. However, they have also been described as “sponges” that suck the population from more rural communities in the region, perhaps only to be squeezed again into the micropolitan bucket of urbanisation. In this paper, we map long-term urbanisation and microurbanisation in Iceland and evaluate the role of micropolitan Akureyri in Northern Iceland in rural migration dynamics. We find the Icelandic rural population to be highly mobile with about nine out of ten residents in different types of communities having lived elsewhere for at least a year, and between a quarter and one-third having lived in the Reykjavík capital area. Positive net in-migration to Akureyri from more rural regions corresponds exactly to negative out-migration towards the Reykjavík capital area and the steady long-term population growth of Akureyri can, thus, be attributed exclusively to natural fertility. However, micropolitan Akureyri does not appear to exacerbate rural out-migration in Northern Iceland. Residents of smaller communities in the north are not more likely to move than other rural residents – they are simply more likely to move to micropolitan Akureyri rather than the Reykjavík capital area.
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- Carson, Dean B., et al.
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Dipping in to the North : living, working and traveling in sparsely populated areas
- 2020
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Ingår i: Dipping in to the North. - Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9789811566226 - 9789811566233 ; , s. 1-14
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter sets the scene for this book. It introduces issues that we relate with living, working and traveling in sparsely populated areas. We explain that 'the north' is more than an area on a geographic map. We relate this with seminal previous research on sparsely populated municipalities under constant pressure due to socio-economic challenges. This chapter also provides concrete local examples of civil society-based local development. It explains how this book nuances both myths of rural areas as struggling and dull or as ideal idylls. We relate this with views of countrysides as productivist, post-productivist and multifunctional. In turbulent times due to global political struggles, climate change and the Corona outbreak, this book shows how the north of Sweden and similar areas are heterogeneous in their dos and don’ts.
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- Carson, Dean B., et al.
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Epilogue : From growth to decline to degrowth? The future of Northern SPAs
- 2020
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Ingår i: Dipping in to the North. - Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9789811566226 - 9789811566233 ; , s. 393-401
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This final chapter of the book wraps up the discussions in previous chapters and links back to the book's introductory chapter. We reflect on the future of sparsely populated areas in connection with growth, decline and degrowth. We do so through revisiting the intro-chapter's example of local development and broader historical and political perspectives on major current challenges such as the corona pandemic, climate change and the refugee crisis. What does this mean for the north? The need for rural people, places and products has not disappeared. On the contrary, change, transformation and adaptation have been pivotal for development, and this is what we have seen as examples throughout this book.
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- Carson, Dean B., et al.
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Small villages and socio-economic change in resource peripheries : a view from Northern Sweden
- 2020
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Ingår i: Dipping in to the North. - Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9789811566226 - 9789811566233 ; , s. 27-53
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Many towns and villages in the inland north of Sweden were settled by independent farmers and foresters, with industry and company towns being relatively rare. In Canada and Australia industry and company towns were more common, and there is some evidence that those towns have found it more difficult to attract and retain population than what we term here as 'settler towns'. Development of alternative economic activities such as tourism has been difficult. In Sweden, however, there is no clear distinction between the recent demographic performance of industry and settler villages, and local economic activity has been relatively unimportant as most villages are well connected to regional labour markets.
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Dipping in to the North : living, working and traveling in sparsely populated areas
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- Dipping in to the North explores how changing mobility and migration is affecting the social, economic, cultural, and environmental characteristics of sparsely populated areas of northern Sweden (and places like it). It examines who lives in, works in, and visits the north; how and why this has changed over time; and what those changes mean for how the north might develop in the future. The book draws upon deep expertise and knowledge from a range of social scientists, presenting valuable insights in an accessible style for a broad audience.
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- Eimermann, Marco, 1979-, et al.
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Berättelser om naturen i landsbygds- och migrationsstudier
- 2022
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Annan publikation (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- En bloggserie av Marco Eimermann, Stefan Kordel, Benedict E. Singleton, Natasha A. Webster, Tobias Weidinger & Jonathan Yachin. Under våren 2022 har vi publicerat ett inlägg varannan vecka i den här serien, som vi kallar ”Berättelser om naturen i landsbygds- och migrationsstudier”. Detta inom ramen för "Kunskaper för landsbygder", en SLU-blogg.
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- Eimermann, Marco, 1979-, et al.
(författare)
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Downshifting Dutch Rural Tourism Entrepreneurs in Sweden : Challenges, Opportunities and Implications for the Swedish Welfare State
- 2020
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Ingår i: Tourism Employment in Nordic Countries. - Cham : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783030478124 - 9783030478131 ; , s. 303-325
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This chapter offers a much-needed exploration of downshifting in the context of lifestyle migration and tourism entrepreneurship. Analysing results from 12 interviews with Dutch tourism entrepreneurs in rural Sweden, it draws attention to gender issues in male and female reasoning around motivations for migration and their daily business practices. It illustrates gender differences in downshifting, since more women work in tourism, while men find employment in other sectors and in less rural areas. The authors relate this with social and spatial inequality in the Swedish welfare state. They conclude with reflections on implications of increased downshifting practices for Sweden, and suggestions for future research.
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- Eimermann, Marco, 1979-, et al.
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Exploring population redistribution at sub-municipal levels : Microurbanisation and messy migration in Sweden’s high North
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Rural Studies. - : Elsevier. - 0743-0167 .- 1873-1392. ; 90, s. 93-103
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To contribute to more balanced perspectives on sub-municipal population change in sparsely populated areas(SPAs), this paper closely examines a local pocket of growth in a shrinking Northern Swedish municipality.Integrating Swedish register data with in-depth qualitative insights, the geographic study examines patterns andprocesses of uneven local population dynamics linked to life course migration. This is done through a sociospatialcluster analysis containing, first, 15 aggregate socioeconomic variables for sub-municipal areas, andthen individual characteristics like birth countries, age groups, sex ratios, educational attainment, andemployment status. A Foresight approach and interviews with locals, municipal officials, and incoming lifestylemigrants complement this. Studying these individuals’ practical compromises regarding housing, income, andleisure at sub-municipal levels helps in overcoming fallacies in population change research at broader regionallevels, and illustrates the limits of relying solely on quantitative demographic change indicators. The paper showsthat urban traits in the municipal centre and rural natural amenities around a dogsledding trail combine toattract and retain different population groups. This adds to population change studies and shows that municipaladministrative centres in SPAs are not necessarily growing while other villages are declining, and that populationredistribution at the municipal level does not automatically imply the movement of people to municipal centresfrom a municipality’s minor villages.
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- Eimermann, Marco, 1979-, et al.
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Hållbara livsstilar och föreställningar om landsbygd
- 2021
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Ingår i: Fronesis. - Malmö : Tidskriftsföreningen Fronesis. - 1404-2614. - 9789198556841 ; :72-73, s. 194-208
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Diskussioner om nedväxling, frivillig enkelhet och omställning förekommer i tidningar, radio, tv och allt fler fora på sociala medier. Där avhandlas allt från jordnära ting som grönsaksodling och självförsörjning till systemförändringar som ska förhindra överexploatering av jordens resurser eller livsstilsförändringar med syfte att hoppa av ekorrhjulet. Vi som ligger bakom den här texten är kulturgeografer och forskare på Institutionen för geografi vid Umeå universitet. Texten syftar till att presentera vår tolkning av fenomenet nedväxling inte bara med hänsyn till våra professionella erfarenheter, utan också med hänsyn till våra respektive bakgrunder och värderingar kring hållbara livsstilar.
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- Eimermann, Marco, 1979-, et al.
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Is downshifting easier in the countryside? : focus group visions on individual sustainability transitions
- 2020
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Ingår i: Dipping in to the North. - Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9789811566226 - 9789811566233 ; , s. 195-216
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To date, few geographic studies focus on downshifting in Sweden. We address this gap and use 'downshifting' to describe a process in which people become aware of the downsides of their hectic lifestyles, and to analyse modern society as a context from which this process arises. During the 2019 Transition Conference in Umeå, we conducted a focus group workshop to address the questions 'how do you describe your desired lifestyle?' and 'how do you relate these lifestyles with your place perceptions?'. One conclusion is that inner transition is as important as spatial relocation. The participants indicated that both urban and rural areas can enable and hinder sustainable lifestyles. Policy makers need to know how these potential downshifters reason around optimal settlement sizes.
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