Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland
This paper explores the adaptation possibilities of reindeer herding regarding environmental changes at the Northernmost Swedish-Finnish border region. Four herding communities of Könkämäeno-Muonionjoki River Valley were chosen due to the cultural and environmental diversity of the region and the si...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:ids:ijbglo:v:20:y:2018:i:2:p:203-221 2024-04-14T08:18:45+00:00 Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland Élise Lépy Hannu I. Heikkinen Teresa Komu Simo Sarkki http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=89868 unknown http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=89868 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:41:50Z This paper explores the adaptation possibilities of reindeer herding regarding environmental changes at the Northernmost Swedish-Finnish border region. Four herding communities of Könkämäeno-Muonionjoki River Valley were chosen due to the cultural and environmental diversity of the region and the similarities of livelihood challenges. The objective is to conduct vulnerability assessment on the relations between reindeer herding and various environmental changes creating pressure for change. By such participatory assessment, we explored the interplay between cultural resilience and transformation as perceived by reindeer herders and whether the changes are considered as fair enabling the renewal of the livelihood or unjust imposed from outside. Our approach is based on interviews and workshop during which a scenario exercise was used for opening up critical discussions of potential transformative changes of herding. Results emphasise the multidimensional complexities of adaptation from the local point of view and the prominent role of cultural continuity within reindeer husbandry. adaptation; cultural resilience; environmental changes; Sámi and Finnish reindeer herding; transformation; vulnerability assessment. Article in Journal/Newspaper reindeer husbandry RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Könkämäeno ENVELOPE(22.293,22.293,68.484,68.484) Muonionjoki ENVELOPE(23.567,23.567,67.183,67.183) |
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This paper explores the adaptation possibilities of reindeer herding regarding environmental changes at the Northernmost Swedish-Finnish border region. Four herding communities of Könkämäeno-Muonionjoki River Valley were chosen due to the cultural and environmental diversity of the region and the similarities of livelihood challenges. The objective is to conduct vulnerability assessment on the relations between reindeer herding and various environmental changes creating pressure for change. By such participatory assessment, we explored the interplay between cultural resilience and transformation as perceived by reindeer herders and whether the changes are considered as fair enabling the renewal of the livelihood or unjust imposed from outside. Our approach is based on interviews and workshop during which a scenario exercise was used for opening up critical discussions of potential transformative changes of herding. Results emphasise the multidimensional complexities of adaptation from the local point of view and the prominent role of cultural continuity within reindeer husbandry. adaptation; cultural resilience; environmental changes; Sámi and Finnish reindeer herding; transformation; vulnerability assessment. |
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Élise Lépy Hannu I. Heikkinen Teresa Komu Simo Sarkki |
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Élise Lépy Hannu I. Heikkinen Teresa Komu Simo Sarkki Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland |
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Élise Lépy Hannu I. Heikkinen Teresa Komu Simo Sarkki |
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Élise Lépy |
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Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland |
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Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland |
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Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland |
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Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland |
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Participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of Sweden and Finland |
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participatory meaning making of environmental and cultural changes in reindeer herding in the northernmost border area of sweden and finland |
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ENVELOPE(22.293,22.293,68.484,68.484) ENVELOPE(23.567,23.567,67.183,67.183) |
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Könkämäeno Muonionjoki |
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Könkämäeno Muonionjoki |
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reindeer husbandry |
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reindeer husbandry |
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