Which urban and landscape qualities make Arctic villages attractive? The Torne River villages in Sweden

Throughout history, small village communities in the Arctic have developed several strategies to ensure their survival. Along the Torne River, some fishing communities have produced specific architectures, landscapes, and social strategies to support their communities and survive for centuries. Howe...

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Published in:European planning studies 2024-08, Vol.32 (8), p.1731-1751
Main Authors: Tornieri, Stefano, Ma, Jing, Rizzo, Agatino
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Arctic towns
Arkitektur
attractivity
Blue-green infrastructure
Climate change
Commercial fishing
Community
Demographic change
Effectiveness
Efficacy
Extraction
Fishing
Fishing communities
Green-blue infrastructure
Infrastructure
Landscape
Landscape architecture
Mapping
Outdoor activities
outdoor recreation
Rivers
Social sustainability
Social values
Villages
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Summary:Throughout history, small village communities in the Arctic have developed several strategies to ensure their survival. Along the Torne River, some fishing communities have produced specific architectures, landscapes, and social strategies to support their communities and survive for centuries. However, depopulation, aging, climate change, and the expansion of the extraction industry are threatening these villages. The hypothesis is that traditional fishing villages situated alongside rivers possess architectural, urban, and social attributes that can enhance outdoor activities linked to water and green spaces and enable the long-term social sustainability of Arctic villages. The innovative approach of the paper involves combining a mapping methodology of green and blue infrastructure with the architectural, urban, social and historical values of a place to identify design strategies for improving attractiveness demonstrating its efficacy, particularly in small, local-scale villages. The paper investigates the villages of Kukkola and Korpikylä taken as emblematic examples and explores the architectural and landscape value in relation to the green-blue infrastructure.
ISSN:0965-4313
1469-5944
1469-5944
DOI:10.1080/09654313.2024.2349753