Reframing Kiruna’s Relocation—Spatial Production or a Sustainable Transformation?

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Aslı Tepecik Diş, Elahe Karimnia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: urban transformation; planning practice; urban design process; socio-spatial process; sustainability; urban planning; archi; envir; Arctic; Kiruna; Luossavaara
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073811; https://doaj.org/article/0d34395dcf8049a68995e4cae661e73e

Due to the expansion of nearby mining operations, the city of Kiruna, an arctic city in Sweden, has been undergoing a massive urban transformation, led by the mining company, Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB), which is the largest iron ore producer in the EU. This paper explores this reloca...