Flottning i Västerbotten : Avvecklandet av flottningen i Umeälven mellan 1930-1980
This essay will present the driving forces behind the liquidation of log-driving from 1930 to log-drivings end in 1980 in Umeälven. The debate about the log-drivers status in the river was multifold. The locals saw log-driving as an inhibiting process where, besides work, nothing good came. The hydr...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-156025 2023-10-09T21:54:31+02:00 Flottning i Västerbotten : Avvecklandet av flottningen i Umeälven mellan 1930-1980 Svensson, Tilde 2018 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-156025 swe swe Umeå universitet, Enheten för ekonomisk historia http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-156025 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Economic history Logdriving Northern Sweden Forest industry Labour history Ekonomisk historia Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2018 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:50:59Z This essay will present the driving forces behind the liquidation of log-driving from 1930 to log-drivings end in 1980 in Umeälven. The debate about the log-drivers status in the river was multifold. The locals saw log-driving as an inhibiting process where, besides work, nothing good came. The hydroelectric stations saw the log-driving as an unnecessary tool because the hydroelectric stations had a larger purpose and were more prosperous than the log-driving. The underlying factors that evoked the log-drivings dismantling were several. Local people, fishing, hydro, but also the increased demand for forest and technology development. The timber became less ”float-friendly” and the forest road network was developed so that trucks became a more efficient and cheaper alternative, which led to the fact that log-floating was an unnecessary tool for the forest industry. Bachelor Thesis Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Umeälven ENVELOPE(15.133,15.133,65.767,65.767) |
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This essay will present the driving forces behind the liquidation of log-driving from 1930 to log-drivings end in 1980 in Umeälven. The debate about the log-drivers status in the river was multifold. The locals saw log-driving as an inhibiting process where, besides work, nothing good came. The hydroelectric stations saw the log-driving as an unnecessary tool because the hydroelectric stations had a larger purpose and were more prosperous than the log-driving. The underlying factors that evoked the log-drivings dismantling were several. Local people, fishing, hydro, but also the increased demand for forest and technology development. The timber became less ”float-friendly” and the forest road network was developed so that trucks became a more efficient and cheaper alternative, which led to the fact that log-floating was an unnecessary tool for the forest industry. |
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Flottning i Västerbotten : Avvecklandet av flottningen i Umeälven mellan 1930-1980 |
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Flottning i Västerbotten : Avvecklandet av flottningen i Umeälven mellan 1930-1980 |
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Flottning i Västerbotten : Avvecklandet av flottningen i Umeälven mellan 1930-1980 |
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Flottning i Västerbotten : Avvecklandet av flottningen i Umeälven mellan 1930-1980 |
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Flottning i Västerbotten : Avvecklandet av flottningen i Umeälven mellan 1930-1980 |
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flottning i västerbotten : avvecklandet av flottningen i umeälven mellan 1930-1980 |
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Umeå universitet, Enheten för ekonomisk historia |
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2018 |
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ENVELOPE(15.133,15.133,65.767,65.767) |
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Northern Sweden |
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Northern Sweden |
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