Starting over from the landscape? Iceland between crisis and identity

The growing phase of Iceland�s economy, which began after World War II, was brusquely interrupted in October 2008, when the country was brought to the verge of bankruptcy and Icelanders were catapulted in the socalled kreppa: the very serious financial and social crisis with which Icelanders will ha...

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Main Author: Zarrilli, Luca
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Asociación Profesional Extremeña de Antropología (APEA) 2011
Subjects:
EU
UE
Online Access:http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=3702829
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Summary:The growing phase of Iceland�s economy, which began after World War II, was brusquely interrupted in October 2008, when the country was brought to the verge of bankruptcy and Icelanders were catapulted in the socalled kreppa: the very serious financial and social crisis with which Icelanders will have to deal in the years to come. The financial crisis, actually, has been producing, in the last two-year period, significant consequences also in terms of domestic politics, international relations, cultural debate and even national identity, in addition to the highly evident economic effects. An exploitation of the advanced skills that Iceland has achieved in areas related to the analysis and the governance of the territory and the landscape could be the response to the crisis from the points of view of environmental sustainability and business diversification. Additionally, it could represent a reaffirmation, as well as a redefinition, of a cultural identity, if we consider the role that landscape � in the widest sense of the word - has been playing in the cultural sphere and in the development policies of this country. La fase de crecimiento de la economía de Islandia, que comenzó después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se interrumpió bruscamente en octubre de 2008, cuando el país fue llevado al borde de la quiebra y los islandeses se han catapultado a la llamada kreppa: la gravísima crisis financiera y social con la que Islandia se enfrentará en los próximos años. Además de los efectos económicos claramente evidentes la crisis financiera, en realidad, ha estado produciendo, en el último período de dos años, importantes consecuencias también en términos de política interna, las relaciones internacionales, el debate cultural y, en última instancia, la identidad nacional. Una explotación de los conocimientos avanzados que Islandia ha logrado en las áreas relacionadas con el análisis y la gestión del territorio y del paisaje podría ser la respuesta a la crisis desde el punto de vista de la sostenibilidad ambiental y ...