Decline, Adaptation or Transformation: New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden
Many sparsely populated resource peripheries in developed countries are perceived to suffer from periods of demographic decline due to loss of employment opportunities and services, youth out-migration and population ageing. While these trends tend to apply at broad regional scales and for particula...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:abccdbbffec04b6b9c5f2b43d3881d87 2023-05-15T17:44:50+02:00 Decline, Adaptation or Transformation: New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden Dean B. Carson Doris A. Carson Rob Porter Celia Yoshida Ahlin Peter Sköld 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/abccdbbffec04b6b9c5f2b43d3881d87 EN eng Federal Institute for Population Research http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/245 https://doaj.org/toc/1869-8980 https://doaj.org/toc/1869-8999 1869-8980 1869-8999 https://doaj.org/article/abccdbbffec04b6b9c5f2b43d3881d87 Comparative Population Studies, Vol 41, Iss 3-4 (2016) Demographic decline Resource peripheries Population ageing Youth out-migration Female flight Mid North (Australia) Western Lapland (Sweden) Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology HT101-395 City population. Including children in cities immigration HT201-221 Demography. Population. Vital events HB848-3697 article 2016 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T06:44:02Z Many sparsely populated resource peripheries in developed countries are perceived to suffer from periods of demographic decline due to loss of employment opportunities and services, youth out-migration and population ageing. While these trends tend to apply at broad regional scales and for particular time periods, diverse patterns of demographic change may be apparent if different spatial, temporal and social scales of analysis are taken into consideration. Comparing the experiences of two case study regions in northern Sweden and inland South Australia, this paper proposes an alternative conceptual framework to the “discourse of decline”, which could be used to examine the nuances of demographic change within resource peripheries. The framework includes spatial scale considerations that contrast broader regional demographic patterns with the experiences of sub-regions and individual settlements. It also includes temporal scale aspects, examining demographic change over different time periods to understand the pace, duration and frequency of population growth and decline. The framework finally includes social unit considerations, emphasising that demographic change affects different social groups in different ways. The results of the case studies suggest that considering demographic change as adaptation or transformation rather than decline may be more useful for identifying new – and qualitatively different – demographic pathways that emerge over time. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Lapland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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Many sparsely populated resource peripheries in developed countries are perceived to suffer from periods of demographic decline due to loss of employment opportunities and services, youth out-migration and population ageing. While these trends tend to apply at broad regional scales and for particular time periods, diverse patterns of demographic change may be apparent if different spatial, temporal and social scales of analysis are taken into consideration. Comparing the experiences of two case study regions in northern Sweden and inland South Australia, this paper proposes an alternative conceptual framework to the “discourse of decline”, which could be used to examine the nuances of demographic change within resource peripheries. The framework includes spatial scale considerations that contrast broader regional demographic patterns with the experiences of sub-regions and individual settlements. It also includes temporal scale aspects, examining demographic change over different time periods to understand the pace, duration and frequency of population growth and decline. The framework finally includes social unit considerations, emphasising that demographic change affects different social groups in different ways. The results of the case studies suggest that considering demographic change as adaptation or transformation rather than decline may be more useful for identifying new – and qualitatively different – demographic pathways that emerge over time. |
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Dean B. Carson Doris A. Carson Rob Porter Celia Yoshida Ahlin Peter Sköld |
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Dean B. Carson Doris A. Carson Rob Porter Celia Yoshida Ahlin Peter Sköld |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation: New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation: New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation: New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation: New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation: New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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decline, adaptation or transformation: new perspectives on demographic change in resource peripheries in australia and sweden |
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Federal Institute for Population Research |
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Comparative Population Studies, Vol 41, Iss 3-4 (2016) |
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