Pathways to Demographic Adaptation: Perspectives on Policy and Planning in Depopulating Areas in Northern Europe (SpringerBriefs in Geography)

Preface
Acknowledgement
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
	The Perspective: Policy and Geography
		Human Geography and Policy Analysis
	The Aim
	The Methods
	The Structure of the Book
	Literature
Chapter 2: A Policy Perspective on Shrinkage
	Why Do Places Shrink?
	Planning for Decline
	A Policy Perspective on Shrinkage
		What Is Policy?
		Distinctions in Policy Analysis
		Policies and Ideas
	Understanding the Thought-Content of Policies
		Analytical and Cognitive Paradigms
		Normative Frameworks and Value Judgements
		Prescriptions for Action
	Policies in a Shrinking Context
	Literature
Chapter 3: Rural Shrinkage in a Nordic Welfare State
	Rural Shrinkage
		Rural Depopulation in Sweden
		Uneven Population Change
		Context-Dependent Consequences of Shrinkage
	The Devolved Welfare State
		Local Governments in Focus
	Context Dependent Policy Implications
	Literature
Chapter 4: Policy Implications of Rural Depopulation
	The Shrinking Community
	Shrinkage from a Public-Sector Perspective
		Implications for Welfare Supply
		Implications for Planning and Development
		Implications for the Municipal Organisation
		Implications for Politics and Democracy
	Context-Dependent Consequences
	Literature
Chapter 5: Why Do They Fail?
	Conditions for Failure
		The Potential Benefits of Growth
		The Growth Norm
			The Merits of Vagueness
			External Pressure
		The Goal Dependency of Growth Policy
		Stigma and Personal Sentiments
		A Lack of Professional Support
	A New Terminology Is Needed
	Literature
Chapter 6: Arguments for a Local Adaptation Policy
	Local Adaptation Policy: A Definition
	Arguments for an Explicit Local Adaptation Policy
	Assessing Local Adaptation Policies
		Interest Groups as a Conflict Base
		Location as a Conflict Base
		Values as a Conflict Base
	Policy Tools of Local Adaptation
		Inter-municipal Cooperation
		Civil Society Cooperation
		Raising Taxes
		Demolishing Buildings
		Centralising Services
	Where Are All the Policy Tools?
	Literature
Literature
Index