InVíkorate - Exploring self-sufficiency in a tourist-dependent Icelandic village

• Main Author: Wetzels, Vera
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö 2021
• Subjects: Urban Design; Rural Design; Iceland; Vík í Myrdal; Greenhouse Horticulture; Sustainability; Microclimate; Forestry; Tourism; Walkability; Local Businesses; Arts and Architecture; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Vík; Vík í Mýrdal
• Online Access: http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/9042764

In a rapidly urbanising world, the importance of rural towns and villages is often forgotten. Many people see more opportunities for employment, social life and their children’s future in the big city, leaving smaller, rural places empty and abandoned. This process of rapid urbanisation can in the l...