Rural Second Homes: A Narrative of De‐Centralisation

Ellingsen, Winfried

doi:10.1111/soru.12130

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“…Hence, it has been argued and shown that clear distinctions between primary and second homes as well as permanent and temporary inhabitants are increasingly problematic, not least because of a growing mobility blurring borders between categories (Barnett, 2014;Farstad & Rye, 2013;Gallent, 2007;Jennings & Krannich, 2013;Persson, 2015). Ellingsen (2017) even argues that the study of rural development should always include second home mobility, since it is an integrated part of rural demography and economy. There is also evidence that rural populations perceive second home tourism far more positively than previously anticipated (Rye, 2011).…”

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Coping with second home tourism: responses and strategies of private and public service providers in western Sweden

Larsson

Müller

2017

Current Issues in Tourism

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Second homes have increasingly gained academic attention, not least within tourism research. Nevertheless, most studies have addressed the topic from the perspective of the second home owners, highlighting issues such as motivation for second home ownership, use patterns, geographical location, and meanings of second homes. Even the impacts of second homes have mainly been addressed as the accumulated outcome of their owners' decisions. Hence, second homes have mainly been conceptualized as personal/family projects. Relatively little research has been done on the ways local communities cope with second home tourism. This is the departure point for this paper, with the purpose of analysing coping strategies among public and private stakeholders regarding second home tourism. It is argued that communities have various ways of coping, ranging from resistance to resource utilization. The proposed conceptual framework is empirically applied to the case of the Swedish West Coast. In an interview survey of public and private service providers, different strategies are identified. The results of the survey indicate that second home owners are increasingly seized on as a resource that can be utilized for business development. Ultimately, institutional preconditions imply that second homes remain a challenge for local municipalities.

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Coping with second home tourism: responses and strategies of private and public service providers in western Sweden

Larsson

Müller

2017

Current Issues in Tourism

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“…Often, in these cases, the lines are drawn based on residence frequency (permanent or summer resident) or residence history (in-migrant or in-born). In several studies, in-migrants (or incomers), second home-owners and 'native' inhabitants are separated as different groups within a community (Ellingsen, 2017;Gieling et al, 2019). Our data show that these distinctions were really ambiguous, and the notion of a 'native' resident and incomer was fluid.…”

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“…Moreover, mobility is just as much about moving as it is about decisions to stay put; mobility is also about islands of waiting during the movements (Cresswell, 2010, p. Maclaren, 2018). In a similar vein, changes on the administrative level mould norms and representations, affecting thus also sociomaterialities of locations (Ellingsen, 2017).…”

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Stable Mobilities and Mobile Stabilities in Rural Estonian Communities

Nugin

Kasemets

2021

European Countryside

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By analyzing the relations of communities and places in sparsely located rural areas, this article argues that rural community is not a stable unity tied to a place, but a phenomenon closely tied to its members’ connections to the interdependent concept of urban/rural, especially in terms of their mobility practices. In this study, the new mobilities paradigm was applied to reveal how everyday relational and routine aspects connected to material, structural, socio-cultural and economic conditioning dynamically intertwine to form a rural community. The analysis is based on three regional case studies in Estonian sparsely populated areas, which are diverse in terms of geographical location, demographic composition, type of settlement, history, and welfare conditions. By using qualitative in-depth interviews with people (N=60) who were involved with the locations, the article analyses everyday mobilities in these communities, especially in terms of interrelatedness to structural, social and material factors. The study has brought out interrelated themes that are connected to the use of rural representations in terms of individual and social self-reflection, the importance of social and material infrastructures, and the dynamics of these borders in communities and shaping community relations.

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“…Lokaliseringsmessig ligger feltene typisk fra to til fire kjøretimer fra sentrale byregioner: Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen og Trondheim (Ellingsen, 2016;Overvåg, 2011;Overvåg & Arnesen, 2007) -det vi kan kalle for hinter landseffekten. Dette er et mønster som er lett synlig i kartet i figur 4 -og i figur 2 som viser hvor de bor, husholdningene som eier fritidsboliger i fjellområdet.…”

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Har utmarka blitt historie?

Fageraas¹

2021

Utmark I Endring

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Over the past hundred years we have seen a wide-ranging agricultural land abandonment process and land-use transformation with respect to the outfields of rural areas. In addition, large outfield areas have been protected as nature reserves and national parks, concealing their cultural legacy. Despite a shift in the landscape’s status and its diminished importance to rural livelihoods, we have witnessed a broadened interest in the cultural heritage of outlying fields. This is apparent not least in the fact that the historical remains and cultural landscape of outfield areas have come to the forefront of national cultural heritage policy, are targets for tourism initiatives, and have been at the core of local identity struggles. This chapter takes as its point of departure the growing field of heritage politics in present day society through a focus on the many actors’ engagement with different aspects of the past in relation to landscape characteristics and historical remains in outfield areas. The aim is to provide insight into ways the past is managed and engaged in certain political, economic and social contexts, as a background to reflect on diverse aspects of cultural heritage, social justice related to its management, and its value for local communities. Cultural heritage policy and practices contribute to the varying uses of outfield areas, affecting ways people perceive the landscape, dwell within it, and – despite the potential for conflict of interest – see future opportunities.

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Rural Second Homes: A Narrative of De‐Centralisation

Cited by 20 publications

References 31 publications

Coping with second home tourism: responses and strategies of private and public service providers in western Sweden

Coping with second home tourism: responses and strategies of private and public service providers in western Sweden

Stable Mobilities and Mobile Stabilities in Rural Estonian Communities

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