Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia

The advisability of an urban-centred growth strategy in sparsely populated parts of Europe has not been much analysed at micro-levels such as that of the postcode area. This paper investigates how regional disparities in living standards continued to increase during the technology-driven growth phas...

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Main Authors: Olli Lehtonen, Markku Tykkyläinen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2011
Subjects:
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spelling fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:6bea8ce2ba8c4d6895aa3428c057bb83 2023-05-15T17:00:19+02:00 Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia Olli Lehtonen Markku Tykkyläinen 2011-01-01 https://doaj.org/article/6bea8ce2ba8c4d6895aa3428c057bb83 en eng Geographical Society of Finland 0015-0010 1798-5617 https://doaj.org/article/6bea8ce2ba8c4d6895aa3428c057bb83 undefined Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 189, Iss 2, Pp 47-62 (2011) Living standard spread effects core-periphery demo geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2011 fttriple 2023-01-22T18:14:10Z The advisability of an urban-centred growth strategy in sparsely populated parts of Europe has not been much analysed at micro-levels such as that of the postcode area. This paper investigates how regional disparities in living standards continued to increase during the technology-driven growth phase of 1993−2003, as exemplified by the case of North Karelia in Finland. Urban sprawl conveyed the spread effects of the rise in incomes, and the upsurge of living standards was concentrated in the neighbourhood of the provincial centre, Joensuu. Living standards faced a process of double divergence: between the central district of Joensuu and its commuter belt, and between the provincial core area and its hinterland, the latter consisting of rural areas and small towns dependent largely on natural resources. The spatial outcome of this socio-economic reorganization is a three-zone core-periphery pattern. As the economy grew, geographical shifts in wealth were consequences of the growth and mobility of certain social groups and strata. A wave of high living standards towards the outskirts of the provincial centre was generated by an expansion in commuting. The relative decline in living standards in the periphery was due to long-term rural decline and involved spatial restructuring. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* Unknown
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spread effects
core-periphery
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spread effects
core-periphery
demo
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Olli Lehtonen
Markku Tykkyläinen
Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia
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spread effects
core-periphery
demo
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description The advisability of an urban-centred growth strategy in sparsely populated parts of Europe has not been much analysed at micro-levels such as that of the postcode area. This paper investigates how regional disparities in living standards continued to increase during the technology-driven growth phase of 1993−2003, as exemplified by the case of North Karelia in Finland. Urban sprawl conveyed the spread effects of the rise in incomes, and the upsurge of living standards was concentrated in the neighbourhood of the provincial centre, Joensuu. Living standards faced a process of double divergence: between the central district of Joensuu and its commuter belt, and between the provincial core area and its hinterland, the latter consisting of rural areas and small towns dependent largely on natural resources. The spatial outcome of this socio-economic reorganization is a three-zone core-periphery pattern. As the economy grew, geographical shifts in wealth were consequences of the growth and mobility of certain social groups and strata. A wave of high living standards towards the outskirts of the provincial centre was generated by an expansion in commuting. The relative decline in living standards in the periphery was due to long-term rural decline and involved spatial restructuring.
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Markku Tykkyläinen
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title Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia
title_short Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia
title_full Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia
title_fullStr Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia
title_full_unstemmed Spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: A case study of North Karelia
title_sort spatial divergence of living standards during the economic growth phase in the periphery: a case study of north karelia
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