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TemaNord 2024:501
Open local communities in the Nordic Atlantic
Open local communities in the Nordic Atlantic
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Preface
Executive summary
Chapter 1: Open local communities: diversity and place-based values on the Nordic Atlantic coast
1.1 Resilient local communities: bridging diverse value chains and place values
1.2 Population dynamics in coastal communities
1.2 Population dynamics in coastal communities
1.3 Second homes and coastal communities – an opportunity or a trap?
1.4 Rural mobility and international migration
1.5 Value chains, resilience and the open community
1.6 Place values and the common good
1.7 Contributions of this report
Chapter 2: Strategies towards resilience in Nordic coastal communities. Insights from Lurøy and Vega in Northern Norway
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The open local community: outreaching but sharing a strong sense of belonging
2.2.1 Population structure and composition
2.2.2 The relations to place and time in “open communities”
2.3 Aquaculture: impacts deriving from the growth of the “blue economy”
2.3.1 The issues of sustainability and social acceptance
2.3.2 Coastal planning and conflicting interests
2.4 Tourism: A quest for management of growth
2.4.1 Nature experiences and the right to roam
2.4.2 Dilemmas for the local communities
2.5 Strategies to build resilient “open communities”
2.5.1 Diverging local perceptions of the future of coastal communities
2.5.2 Shifting focus from external to local resources and opportunities
2.5.3 Housing as a critical issue
2.6 Conclusion
Chapter 3: When Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður became one. An Icelandic story of diversification from above
3.1 Background
3.1.1 Data and method
3.2 A further study on the case of the two towns
3.2.1 Different views on changes in municipal services and other services
3.2.2 The economic development – some socio-economic factors
3.3 Rigor, traction, and conflicts
3.4 Siglufjörður and Ólafsfjörður: Success into the future?
References
Chapter 4: Value chains and open communities. Vágur and Tvøroyri in the Faroes
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methods
4.3 Socio-demographic diversification
4.3.1 Changes in demography
4.3.2 The employment structure
4.3.3 Migration
4.3.4 Second homes
4.4 Identity diversification
4.5 Value chains and open communities
4.6 Resilience challenges in Tvøroyri and Vágur
Chapter 5: Value creation and internal resilience in South Greenland. The case of Nanortalik – a town in the municipality of Kujalleq
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The nature and strength of local community
5.2.1 A sense of community
5.2.2 A community with a shared vision for the future
5.2.3 Community with strong sense of place and attachment to nature
5.3 Barriers to economic development
5.3.1 Remoteness, accessibility, and resupply
5.3.2 Employment, and attracting and retaining people.
5.3.3 Economic diversity
5.3.4 Value added and economic diversification
5.3.5 Youth and out-migration – a destabilizing trend
5.3.6 Municipality amalgamation and a change in balance of power
5.4 Internal resilience and future visions
5.5 Concluding comments
References
Chapter 6: Conclusion and policy implications
6.1 Overall findings
6.2 Open local communities sharing places with new neighbours
6.3 Policy implications for ‘new’ and ‘old’ people
6.4 Policy implications for diversification
6.5 Planning for nature, tourism, housing, and multiple uses
6.6 Vulnerability and the climate crisis?