Managing floods, managing people: A political ecology of watercourse regulation on the Kemijoki
The stark discharge variations on the Kemijoki, the longest river in Finnish Lapland, have long formed an integral part of the rhythmic dynamics of social and ecological life along its banks. With the spread of permanent infrastructure and activities, however, the annual spring-flood is increasingly...
Main Author: | Franz Krause |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Geographical Society of Northern Finland
2012-12-01
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Series: | Nordia Geographical Publications |
Online Access: | https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/66052 |
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