From reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe
The process of the gradual displacement of endogenous food resources – the "reindeer stew" – by food items that have exogenous origin and are globally marketed – the "pizza" – is discussed by taking the Sámi and their subarctic homeland, Sápmi, as an example. Firstly, the issue i...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5c674337f9714bb18ec168f71c4847ca 2023-05-15T18:14:50+02:00 From reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe Ludger Müller-Wille 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/5c674337f9714bb18ec168f71c4847ca EN eng Geographical Society of Finland https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9185 https://doaj.org/toc/1798-5617 1798-5617 https://doaj.org/article/5c674337f9714bb18ec168f71c4847ca Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 179, Iss 1 (2001) Geography (General) G1-922 article 2001 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T09:06:40Z The process of the gradual displacement of endogenous food resources – the "reindeer stew" – by food items that have exogenous origin and are globally marketed – the "pizza" – is discussed by taking the Sámi and their subarctic homeland, Sápmi, as an example. Firstly, the issue is raised how the interrelationship among people, environment, resources, and food production can be connected to population density and carrying capacity of specific ecosystems. Secondly, a summary description of the historical Sámi food household based solely on subarctic fauna and flora is given. Thirdly, the modern process of exogenous food imports is presented by introducing the concepts of "distant consumption” and “de‑localization of resources". Fourthly, these concepts are applied to show the emerging local dependency on external resources and the resulting displacement and/or adaptation of local food resources with respect to their importance and values economically and culturally for Sámi society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sámi Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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The process of the gradual displacement of endogenous food resources – the "reindeer stew" – by food items that have exogenous origin and are globally marketed – the "pizza" – is discussed by taking the Sámi and their subarctic homeland, Sápmi, as an example. Firstly, the issue is raised how the interrelationship among people, environment, resources, and food production can be connected to population density and carrying capacity of specific ecosystems. Secondly, a summary description of the historical Sámi food household based solely on subarctic fauna and flora is given. Thirdly, the modern process of exogenous food imports is presented by introducing the concepts of "distant consumption” and “de‑localization of resources". Fourthly, these concepts are applied to show the emerging local dependency on external resources and the resulting displacement and/or adaptation of local food resources with respect to their importance and values economically and culturally for Sámi society. |
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From reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe |
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From reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe |
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From reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe |
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From reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe |
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From reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in Sápmi, northernmost Europe |
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from reindeer stew to pizza: the displacement of local food resources in sápmi, northernmost europe |
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Geographical Society of Finland |
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