The mining resource cycle and settlement demography in Malå, Northern Sweden
Research on the demographic impacts of mining in sparsely populated areas has focused primarily on relatively large towns. Less attention has been paid to smaller villages, which may experience different impacts because of their highly concentrated economies and their small populations, making them...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-171854 2023-10-09T21:54:29+02:00 The mining resource cycle and settlement demography in Malå, Northern Sweden Carson, Dean B. Nilsson, Lena Maria Carson, Doris A. 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-171854 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247420000200 eng eng Umeå universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitet (Arcum) Umeå universitet, Várdduo – Centrum för samisk forskning Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi Centre for Tourism and Regional Opportunities, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia Polar Record, 0032-2474, 2020, 56, orcid:0000-0001-8143-123x orcid:0000-0002-2354-7258 orcid:0000-0002-8439-2640 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-171854 doi:10.1017/S0032247420000200 ISI:000567554700001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85087046284 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Demographic change Mining boom Resource cycle Small villages Sparsely populated areas Northern Sweden Social and Economic Geography Social och ekonomisk geografi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247420000200 2023-09-22T13:59:59Z Research on the demographic impacts of mining in sparsely populated areas has focused primarily on relatively large towns. Less attention has been paid to smaller villages, which may experience different impacts because of their highly concentrated economies and their small populations, making them more vulnerable to demographic “boom and bust” effects. This paper examines demographic change in four small villages in northern Sweden, which are located close to several mining projects but have evolved through different degrees of integration with or separation from mining. Using a longitudinal “resource cycle” perspective, the demographic trajectories of the villages are compared to understand how different types of settlement and engagement with mining have led to different demographic outcomes in the long term. While the four villages experienced similar trajectories in terms of overall population growth and decline, their experiences in relation to more nuanced indicators, including age and gender distributions and population mobilities, were different, and potential reasons for this are discussed. Due to data limitations, however, the long-term demographic consequences of mining for local Sami people remain unclear. The paper problematises this research gap in light of general concerns about mining impacts on traditional Sami livelihoods. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Polar Record sami Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Polar Record 56 |
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Research on the demographic impacts of mining in sparsely populated areas has focused primarily on relatively large towns. Less attention has been paid to smaller villages, which may experience different impacts because of their highly concentrated economies and their small populations, making them more vulnerable to demographic “boom and bust” effects. This paper examines demographic change in four small villages in northern Sweden, which are located close to several mining projects but have evolved through different degrees of integration with or separation from mining. Using a longitudinal “resource cycle” perspective, the demographic trajectories of the villages are compared to understand how different types of settlement and engagement with mining have led to different demographic outcomes in the long term. While the four villages experienced similar trajectories in terms of overall population growth and decline, their experiences in relation to more nuanced indicators, including age and gender distributions and population mobilities, were different, and potential reasons for this are discussed. Due to data limitations, however, the long-term demographic consequences of mining for local Sami people remain unclear. The paper problematises this research gap in light of general concerns about mining impacts on traditional Sami livelihoods. |
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The mining resource cycle and settlement demography in Malå, Northern Sweden |
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The mining resource cycle and settlement demography in Malå, Northern Sweden |
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The mining resource cycle and settlement demography in Malå, Northern Sweden |
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The mining resource cycle and settlement demography in Malå, Northern Sweden |
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The mining resource cycle and settlement demography in Malå, Northern Sweden |
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Umeå universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitet (Arcum) |
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