"Det är ett kulturlandskap och inte en vildmark" : En fallstudie över världsarvsområdet Laponia med en problematisering av dess styrning

• Main Author: Wessling, Rebecka
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Tema Miljöförändring 2020
• Subjects: Sápmi; Laponia; naturvård; kulturvård; utveckling; produktivitet; passivitet; Environmental Sciences; Miljövetenskap; sami; Sámi
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-166309

Sami rights have, since the end of the 19th century, been debated. During this time, Sámi rights have been disregarded and areas within Sápmi has been exploited both by the government and businesses. The consequences of this still affect the Sámi culture. Laponia was named a world heritage site in 1996, with the foundation of this being the natural and cultural values. Laponia is locally managed, with a Sámi majority. Conceptions about the Laponia management will therefore be explored and problematized in relation to the sámi influence. The used methods are a media analysis and interviews, method for analysis is content analysis for both. With the media analysis being the foundation for the interviews. The main themes were detected through the analyses; management, mining, and tourism. The analysis is anchored in a theoretical framework using the concepts of development, productivity, and passivity. The results from this essay indicate big differences in how people imagine the goals for managing Laponia. This affects the decision making and work related to the world heritage site. Some interests are aiming towards development and financial growth, while others want passivity and conservation. The mine in Kallak has created an extensive debate with major consequences, if established it would greatly affect the reindeer herding. There is also a discussion surrounding tourism. Although all interests agree that there are economic advantages in expanding this, they emphasize the great importance of it being sustainable and locally anchored. Knowledge is viewed differently based on who possesses it. There’s a degrading view on the Sámi knowledge and an ignorance regarding how this ought to be handled.