[HTML][HTML] Peripheries within economic geography: Four “problems” and the road ahead of us

R Pugh, A Dubois - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This paper is a theoretical contribution to interrogate and elucidate a term commonly used
(but rarely interrogated) from the perspective of the economic geography field within which …

The geography of starts-ups in Sweden. The role of human capital, social capital and agglomeration

R Eriksson, M Rataj - Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
In academia as well as in policy circles, entrepreneurial activities are placed at the focal
point for regional development. However, geographical factors such as urbanization and …

Repopulating and revitalising rural Sweden? Re‐examining immigration as a solution to rural decline

M Hedlund, DA Carson, M Eimermann… - The Geographical …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Increasing international immigration is often portrayed as a potential solution to persistent
economic and population decline in rural areas. Based on longitudinal register data, this …

Rural place marketing and consumption-driven mobilities in Northern Sweden: challenges and opportunities for community sustainability

M Eimermann, P Agnidakis, U Åkerlund… - Journal of Rural and …, 2017‏ - diva-portal.org
Similar to other northern peripheries, remote, and sparsely populated areas (SPAs) in
Sweden's far north have been confronted with decreasing populations and economic …

Sustainable development in sparsely populated territories: Case of the Russian Arctic and far east

N Stepanova, D Gritsenko, T Gavrilyeva, A Belokur - Sustainability, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Extreme environmental conditions, sparsely distributed human populations, and diverse
local economies characterize the Russian Arctic and Far East. There is an urgent need for …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring population redistribution at sub-municipal levels–Microurbanisation and messy migration in Sweden's high North

M Eimermann, EK Adjei, T Bjarnason… - Journal of Rural …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
To contribute to more balanced perspectives on sub-municipal population change in
sparsely populated areas (SPAs), this paper closely examines a local pocket of growth in a …

Bridging the divide: Demographic dynamics and urban–rural polarities during economic expansion and recession in Greece

L Salvati - Population, Space and Place, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Demographic processes such as international migration, internal rural–urban movements,
and short‐range residential mobility are increasingly driven by economic cycles. To assess …

The Role of festival networks in regional community building

J Mair, M Duffy - Located Research: Regional places, transitions and …, 2020‏ - Springer
The importance of the lived, performed, felt and experienced modes of place and community
made available through the festival means acknowledging the ways in which a festival can …

Resource deserts, village hierarchies and de-growth in sparsely populated areas: the case of Southern Lapland, Sweden

DB Carson, DA Carson, L Lundmark, AK Hurtig - Fennia, 2022‏ - diva-portal.org
Small villages in northern Sweden have seen a continuing removal of key services, such as
schools, shops and public transport, since the 1970s. Disinvestment in public services has …

Population growth and the economic crisis: understanding latent patterns of change in Greece, 2002–2016

L Salvati - Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2018‏ - Springer
Recent population dynamics in Europe have been influenced by multifaceted processes,
including the second demographic transition, international migration, and rising counter …