A Mining Community in Arctic Sweden
Communities highly characterized by natural resource extraction and associated industries are sensitive to expansion phases and economic downturns (booms and busts), and in the Arctic, where distances are great and access to alternative economies difficult, this becomes a particularly prominent prob...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Luleå tekniska universitet, Samhällsvetenskap
2021
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-94858 |
| Summary: | Communities highly characterized by natural resource extraction and associated industries are sensitive to expansion phases and economic downturns (booms and busts), and in the Arctic, where distances are great and access to alternative economies difficult, this becomes a particularly prominent problem.What value cultural heritage and history can have for such societies is an important question to explore. Thus, to understand the place of Svappavaara, one must understand its history of mining. Godkänd;2023;Nivå 0;2023-01-01 (hanlid) |
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