Arctic Tourism in Times of Change: Dimensions of Urban Tourism

Müller, Dieter K.; Carson, Doris A.; Barre, Suzanne de la; Granås, Brynhild; Jóhannesson, Gunnar Þór; Øyen, Gyrid; Rantala, Outi; Saarinen, Jarkko; Salmela, Tarja; Tervo-Kankare, Kaarina; Welling, Johannes

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“…This has coincided with a decrease in the use of wilderness and remote locations. In the Antarctic for example, ecotourism will likely not rebound for years (Hughes and Convey 2020;Müller et al, 2020). This may be an opportunity to reclaim and redefine what wilderness is (Watson 2004) and rethink what level of human disturbance is acceptable (Buckley 2020).…”

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Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition

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Public health and safety concerns around the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly changed human behaviour. Such shifts in behaviours including travel patterns, consumerism, and energy use, are variously impacting biodiversity during the human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene. Indeed, the dramatic reduction in human mobility and activity has been termed the "Anthropause". COVID-19 has highlighted the current environmental and biodiversity crisis and has provided an opportunity to redefine our relationship with nature. Here we share 10 considerations for conservation policy makers to support and rethink the development of impactful and effective policies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are opportunities to leverage societal changes as a result of COVID-19, focus on the need for collaboration and engagement, and address lessons learned through the development of policies (including those related to public health) during the pandemic. The pandemic has had devastating impacts on humanity that should not be understated, but it is also a warning that we need to redefine our relationship with nature and restore biodiversity. The considerations presented here will support the development of robust, evidence-based, and transformative policies for biodiversity conservation in a post-COVID-19 world.

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“…Although these northern university cities still struggle with relatively low graduate retention rates in a national context (Rehák & Eriksson, 2020), they seem to offer more potential for regional UQL spillover than the Northern Australian cities where resident student populations are relatively small. Northern Sweden had much higher internal UQL migration, suggesting that it is perhaps more strongly connected as a functional region, with people circulating more commonly between cities and regions for education, work, and recreation purposes (Müller et al, 2020). In contrast, Northern Australia had very limited internal migration but much higher rates of external mobility and UQL turnover, illustrating the reported temporary nature of skilled workforces in the north (Carson et al, 2010;Tonts et al, 2016).…”

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“…Urban-rural spillover may also occur if cities and their university sectors assume the role of specialist knowledge providers for hinterland industries, although there are indicators that even skilled jobs in the resources and manufacturing sectors are centralising into urban centres (Hedlund & Lundholm, 2015;Tonts et al, 2016). Meanwhile, new industries such as tourism are often promoted to diversify the resource hinterland, and are likely to face strong competition from the city's growing private service sector (Müller et al, 2020). They are also renowned for their low levels of skills and high rates of seasonal employment, thus offering limited potential to grow the pool of resident UQL in the hinterland (Åberg, 2017).…”

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“…Although Norrland stretches across more than half of the country (and includes more densely populated areas in Central Sweden), it is this northern part ('Norra Norrland') that dominates public discourse and media perceptions of the north in Sweden (Eriksson, 2008). This region represents Sweden's Arctic, which is gaining attention in national and international place marketing and development strategies (Müller et al, 2020).…”

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“…The health and education sectors are among the city's main employers, along with local government and public administration. The city is also renowned for its growing cultural sector (Müller et al, 2020). Meanwhile, the inland economy continues to rely primarily on the resources sector (mining, forestry, and energy), some tourism, and public services (in the municipal centres).…”

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Northern cities and urban–rural migration of university‐qualified labour in Australia and Sweden: Spillovers, sponges, or disconnected city–hinterland geographies?

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This article examines the migration flows of university-qualified labour (UQL) between cities and hinterland regions in the sparsely populated north of both Australia and Sweden. These peripheries have become increasingly urbanised in recent decades and have received substantial investment in urban higher education hubs that are expected to generate skills for their regions. Whether these skills remain within the few urban centres or are redistributed internally to benefit rural and remote locations is not known. The article identifies the extent to which there have been urban-rural 'spillover' or 'sponge' effects in UQL migration flows within the north and establishes whether there has been a 'disconnect' in the regional exchange of UQL. Drawing on recent Australian census and Swedish register data, the results suggest that 'spillover' and 'sponging' of UQL have been limited, particularly in Northern Australia where cities appeared quite disconnected from their hinterlands. Spillover was more common in Northern Sweden, but cities with universities targeting regional skill needs did not necessarily generate more net-migration gains for their hinterland. The discussion illustrates why urban-rural human capital relationships in northern peripheries may be more diverse and complex than assumed and flags what policy lessons can be drawn from comparing different northern peripheries.

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Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition

Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition

Northern cities and urban–rural migration of university‐qualified labour in Australia and Sweden: Spillovers, sponges, or disconnected city–hinterland geographies?

The Arctic as the Last Frontier: Tourism

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