Internal migration and population development in Iceland
Iceland’s settlement pattern has gone through at least four distinct phases. The first phase was when initial settlers came in the ninth and tenth century. They were farmers and the initial settlement pattern reflected the suitability of the Icelandic countryside for farming. Small farms were set up...
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ftustrathclyde:oai:strathprints.strath.ac.uk:67440 2024-05-12T08:05:46+00:00 Internal migration and population development in Iceland Magnússon, Gylfi 2013-09-30 text https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/67440/ https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/67440/1/FEC_Special_Edition_2013_4_Internal_migration_and_population_development_in_Iceland.pdf en eng https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/67440/1/FEC_Special_Edition_2013_4_Internal_migration_and_population_development_in_Iceland.pdf Magnússon, Gylfi (2013 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2013.html>) Internal migration and population development in Iceland. Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/publications/Fraser_of_Allander_Economic_Commentary.html>, Special E (4). pp. 18-22. ISSN 2046-5378 Economic Theory Scotland Article NonPeerReviewed 2013 ftustrathclyde 2024-04-17T14:47:50Z Iceland’s settlement pattern has gone through at least four distinct phases. The first phase was when initial settlers came in the ninth and tenth century. They were farmers and the initial settlement pattern reflected the suitability of the Icelandic countryside for farming. Small farms were set up where the land was suitable for the animals to graze that the settlers introduced to the country, in particular sheep, cows and horses. Such farmland was found in the areas near the Icelandic coast, with the highland in the interior of the country being too cold for farming and having little or no vegetation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Strathclyde Glasgow: Strathprints |
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Iceland’s settlement pattern has gone through at least four distinct phases. The first phase was when initial settlers came in the ninth and tenth century. They were farmers and the initial settlement pattern reflected the suitability of the Icelandic countryside for farming. Small farms were set up where the land was suitable for the animals to graze that the settlers introduced to the country, in particular sheep, cows and horses. Such farmland was found in the areas near the Icelandic coast, with the highland in the interior of the country being too cold for farming and having little or no vegetation. |
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https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/67440/1/FEC_Special_Edition_2013_4_Internal_migration_and_population_development_in_Iceland.pdf Magnússon, Gylfi (2013 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2013.html>) Internal migration and population development in Iceland. Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/publications/Fraser_of_Allander_Economic_Commentary.html>, Special E (4). pp. 18-22. ISSN 2046-5378 |
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