Full Description
Dipping in to the North explores how changing mobility and migration is affecting the social, economic, cultural, and environmental characteristics of sparsely populated areas of northern Sweden (and places like it). It examines who lives in, works in, and visits the north; how and why this has changed over time; and what those changes mean for how the north might develop in the future. The book draws upon deep expertise and knowledge from a range of social scientists, presenting valuable insights in an accessible style for a broad audience.
Contents
1. Dipping in to the North: Living, Working and Traveling in Sparsely Populated Areas.- 2. Who Lives in the Inland North? Dynamic, Diverse, Fragile, Robust.- 3. Small Villages and Socio-Economic Change in Resource Peripheries: A View from Northern Sweden.- 4. The Myth of the Immobile Rural: The Case of Rural Villages in Iceland.- 5. The Changing Youth Population.- 6. Housing in SPAs: Too Much of Nothing or Too Much for 'Free'?.- 7. Lifestyle Migrants and Intercultural Communication in Swedish Villages.- 8. Who Works in the North? Challenges and Opportunities for Employment.- 9. Tradition Is Essential: Clashing Articulations of Sami Identity, Past and Present.- 10. A Socially Accountable Health and Care Workforce in Northern Sweden: Who Should It Contain, Who Is It for and What Should It Do?.- 11. Is Downshifting Easier in the Countryside? Focus Group Visions on Individual Sustainability Transitions.- 12. Stayin' Alive: New Associations in Southern Lapland Farming.- 13. Spicy Meatballs and Mango Sylt: Exploring Food Practices as a Means to Promoting Entrepreneurship in Rural Sweden.- 14. Who Travels to the North? Challenges and Opportunities for Tourism.- 15. Cities of the North: Gateways, Competitors or Regional Markets for Hinterland Tourism Destinations?.- 16. Strategic Objective? Contemporary Discourse on Russian Second-Home Ownership in Finland.- 17. Selling Greenness.- 18. Arctification and the Paradox of Overtourism in Sparsely Populated Areas.- 19. Tourism, Seasonality and the Attraction of Youth.- 20 Epilogue: From Growth to Decline to Degrowth? The Future of Northern SPAs.
