Tunnelling the Peninsula of Trolls: A Case Study of Road Infrastructure Improvement and Demographic Dynamics in Northern Iceland

IF 1.2 Q3 GEOGRAPHY
Thoroddur Bjarnason
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Abstract

Abstract Geographical isolation is closely associated with rural population decline and policies for regional and rural development frequently emphasize better transportation infrastructure improvements. Although poor access to jobs and services may lead to negative rates of net migration and skewed age and gender distribution in rural and remote areas, research on the association of road infrastructure improvement with rural demographic dynamics remains sparse. The current study adds to the understanding of these issues by examining the effects of a large-scale road tunnel project in Northern Iceland. The results suggest that improved road infrastructure coincides with a break in long-term population decline through parity in net migration and positive changes in the composition of the population of sparsely populated areas.
Trolls半岛隧道工程:以冰岛北部道路基础设施改善和人口动态为例
摘要地理孤立与农村人口下降密切相关,区域和农村发展政策经常强调改善交通基础设施。尽管在农村和偏远地区,获得工作和服务的机会不足可能导致净移民率为负,年龄和性别分布出现偏差,但关于道路基础设施改善与农村人口动态之间关系的研究仍然很少。目前的研究通过考察冰岛北部一个大型公路隧道项目的影响,增加了对这些问题的理解。研究结果表明,道路基础设施的改善与人口长期下降的趋势相吻合,这是由于净移民均等和人口稀少地区人口构成的积极变化。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
2.90
自引率
12.50%
发文量
29
审稿时长
39 weeks
期刊介绍: European Countryside scope: ecology of rural landscape, rural sociology, demography and gender, multi-functional rural development, agriculture and other branches, rural geography, rural borderland, rural and agro-tourism, rural settlement, small towns as centers of rural micro-regions, rural planning and architecture.
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