Living in the ruins of buried alive? Conditions for sustainable development in former single industry communities

Vallström, Maria (2013) Living in the ruins of buried alive? Conditions for sustainable development in former single industry communities. Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, Special E (4). pp. 37-44. ISSN 2046-5378

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Abstract

My field is former single industry communities in the region of Gävleborg, Sweden, focusing on Norrsundet, Ljusne and Hofors. They can be defined as single industry communities in the sense that they were built as a consequence of establishing industries, and one industry was usually larger, and/or subordinating others.i Another characteristic is that they were built to be modern, or actually urban, and thereby tends to lack the charm sought for in agricultural villages. A society who used to be modern is seldom depicted as picturesque and appealing to visitors. In comparison with Iceland I guess the counterpart is fishing villages, with existing or former fishing industry in a rather large scale.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:67443
    Dates:
    Date
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    30 September 2013
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    Notes:Published in the "Special Edition: Economic and social aspects of Peripheral regions" as part of the Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary.
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Economic Theory
    Law > Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland > Scotland
    Department:UNSPECIFIED
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:27 Mar 2019 16:35
    Last modified:11 Oct 2024 00:28
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/67443
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