Decline, Adaptation or Transformation : New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden
Many sparsely populated resource peripheries in developed countries are perceived to suffer from periods of demographic decline due to loss of employment opportunities and services, youth out-migration and population ageing. While these trends tend to apply at broad regional scales and for particula...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-131123 2023-10-09T21:54:33+02:00 Decline, Adaptation or Transformation : New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden Carson, Dean B. Carson, Doris A. Porter, Rob Yoshida Ahlin, Celia Sköld, Peter 2016 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-131123 https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2016-11en eng eng Umeå universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitet (Arcum) Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi och ekonomisk historia Charles Darwin University, Australia Comparative Population Studies, 1869-8980, 2016, 41:3-4, s. 1-29 orcid:0000-0001-8143-123x orcid:0000-0002-8439-2640 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-131123 doi:10.12765/CPoS-2016-11en ISI:000394693600003 Scopus 2-s2.0-85018342663 Local 881251 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess demographic decline resource peripheries population ageing youth out-migration female flight Human Geography Kulturgeografi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2016 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2016-11en 2023-09-22T13:59:57Z Many sparsely populated resource peripheries in developed countries are perceived to suffer from periods of demographic decline due to loss of employment opportunities and services, youth out-migration and population ageing. While these trends tend to apply at broad regional scales and for particular time periods, diverse patterns of demographic change may be apparent if different spatial, temporal and social scales of analysis are taken into consideration. Comparing the experiences of two case study regions in northern Sweden and inland South Australia, this paper proposes an alternative conceptual framework to the ‘discourse of decline’, which could be used to examine the nuances of demographic change within resource peripheries. The framework includes spatial scale considerations that contrast broader regional demographic patterns with the experiences of sub-regions and individual settlements. It also includes temporal scale aspects, examining demographic change over different time periods to understand the pace, duration and frequency of population growth and decline. The framework finally includes social unit considerations, emphasising that demographic change affects different social groups in different ways. The results of the case studies suggest that considering demographic change as adaptation or transformation rather than decline may be more useful for identifying new – and qualitatively different – demographic pathways that emerge over time. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) |
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Many sparsely populated resource peripheries in developed countries are perceived to suffer from periods of demographic decline due to loss of employment opportunities and services, youth out-migration and population ageing. While these trends tend to apply at broad regional scales and for particular time periods, diverse patterns of demographic change may be apparent if different spatial, temporal and social scales of analysis are taken into consideration. Comparing the experiences of two case study regions in northern Sweden and inland South Australia, this paper proposes an alternative conceptual framework to the ‘discourse of decline’, which could be used to examine the nuances of demographic change within resource peripheries. The framework includes spatial scale considerations that contrast broader regional demographic patterns with the experiences of sub-regions and individual settlements. It also includes temporal scale aspects, examining demographic change over different time periods to understand the pace, duration and frequency of population growth and decline. The framework finally includes social unit considerations, emphasising that demographic change affects different social groups in different ways. The results of the case studies suggest that considering demographic change as adaptation or transformation rather than decline may be more useful for identifying new – and qualitatively different – demographic pathways that emerge over time. |
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Carson, Dean B. Carson, Doris A. Porter, Rob Yoshida Ahlin, Celia Sköld, Peter |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation : New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation : New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation : New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation : New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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Decline, Adaptation or Transformation : New Perspectives on Demographic Change in Resource Peripheries in Australia and Sweden |
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decline, adaptation or transformation : new perspectives on demographic change in resource peripheries in australia and sweden |
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Umeå universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitet (Arcum) |
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Comparative Population Studies, 1869-8980, 2016, 41:3-4, s. 1-29 orcid:0000-0001-8143-123x orcid:0000-0002-8439-2640 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-131123 doi:10.12765/CPoS-2016-11en ISI:000394693600003 Scopus 2-s2.0-85018342663 Local 881251 |
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