Research
Managing Snow in an Arctic City: Urban Political Ecology Approach
Birgitta Vinkka, Jarno Valkonen · 2023
Summary
A qualitative study examining urban snow management in Rovaniemi, Finland, through the lens of urban political ecology. Based on interviews with urban planners and architects, the chapter explores how snow is simultaneously treated as an operational challenge, a financial burden and an asset for the winter city, highlighting the political, cultural and economic dimensions of snow management.
- Topics
- Planning & DesignMaintenance & OperationsPolicy, Strategy & Governance
- Target audience
- Zoning plannersUrban plannersMaintenance
- Conditions
- WinterSnowy
- Countries
- Finland
- Language
- English
- Access
- Open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-031-36445-7_5
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