Icelandic government policy and tourism growth in peripheral areas: The effects of the Héðinsfjörður tunnels in Fjallabyggð

• Published in: Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla
• Main Authors: Bjarnason, Þóroddur, Huijbens, Edward H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2014
• Subjects: Tourism; transportation infrastructure; Fjallabyggð; Ferðamál; Samgöngur; Akureyri; Eyjafjörður; Héðinsfjörður; Sauðárkrókur; Siglufjörður; Skagafjörður; Húsavík
• Online Access: http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2014.10.2.18; https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2014.10.2.18

Tourism has become one of the pillars of the Icelandic economy with a substantial increase in the number of foreign tourists. Tourism has also become the focus of attention in many rural communities where jobs in fisheries and agriculture have declined significantly. A strong and profitable tourism...