Internal migration and population development in Iceland

Magnússon, Gylfi (2013) Internal migration and population development in Iceland. Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, Special E (4). pp. 18-22. ISSN 2046-5378

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Abstract

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.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:67440
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    30 September 2013
    Published
    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 15:19
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 12:16
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/67440
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