Mines and places in transition: The
production and consumption of industrial landscapes in Falun and Kiruna.
Document identifier: oai:dalea.du.se:2654
Publication year: 2007Relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

The SDG label(s) above have been assigned by OSDG.aiAbstract: Nowadays a mine is seeing not only as a site for the production of minerals. The very same
landscape is now also interpreted and given quite different meaning depending on the role of the
mine in place specific contexts and a global system of production and consumption processes.
Depending on this perspective there are two localities of Falun and Kiruna where the industrial
landscapes are used and given meaning in different ways. In Kiruna the iron ore production in
response to the external markets demand is expanding. It is a reality that the central parts of the
city will be relocated in order to avoid the risk of damage due to the operations in the mine. The
latter way of using the natural resource is looked upon as a traditional and thus of an
unquestionable matter. Transition to the post-industrial society in Europe made it clear that even
mines should be given a different role or face. The transition from one type of industrial
production system to more consumer-oriented and highly of a cultural/historical importance is
one the way in Falun. Are these ways of seeing the mine contradict with each other? How do
they contribute to the overall economic development in these two localities? Our project aims to
examine the similarities/differences between the two production systems in order to get deeper
understanding of processes that generate regional growth.
Authors
Susanna Heldt Cassel
Högskolan Dalarna; Kulturgeografi
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Albina Pashkevich
Högskolan Dalarna; Kulturgeografi
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title: Mines and places in transition: The\nproduction and consumption of industrial landscapes in Falun and Kiruna.
abstract: Nowadays a mine is seeing not only as a site for the production of minerals. The very same\nlandscape is now also interpreted and given quite different meaning depending on the role of the\nmine in place specific contexts and a global system of production and consumption processes.\nDepending on this perspective there are two localities of Falun and Kiruna where the industrial\nlandscapes are used and given meaning in different ways. In Kiruna the iron ore production in\nresponse to the external markets demand is expanding. It is a reality that the central parts of the\ncity will be relocated in order to avoid the risk of damage due to the operations in the mine. The\nlatter way of using the natural resource is looked upon as a traditional and thus of an\nunquestionable matter. Transition to the post-industrial society in Europe made it clear that even\nmines should be given a different role or face. The transition from one type of industrial\nproduction system to more consumer-oriented and highly of a cultural/historical importance is\none the way in Falun. Are these ways of seeing the mine contradict with each other? How do\nthey contribute to the overall economic development in these two localities? Our project aims to\nexamine the similarities/differences between the two production systems in order to get deeper\nunderstanding of processes that generate regional growth.
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