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Changes in population and industries in the rural areas of Finland: from analysis of administrative regions to a GIS based approach

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  • Muilu, Toivo
  • Rusanen, Jarmo

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The statistical analysis of rural change is traditionally based on classifications of administrative regions, like municipalities or provinces. These classifications do not allow fine-grained interregional analysis of rural change. Especially in sparsely-populated countries, like Finland, the border between rural and urban areas is often fuzzy, which means that rural elements may be found within administratively urban municipalities. This paper presents a GIS-based approach for analysis of changes in rural population and industries. The data employed is based on 1 x 1 km inhabited grid cells defined by base map coordinates, allowing for a flexible analysis of rural change independent from administrative borders.

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  • Muilu, Toivo & Rusanen, Jarmo, 2004. "Changes in population and industries in the rural areas of Finland: from analysis of administrative regions to a GIS based approach," Rural Areas and Development, European Rural Development Network (ERDN), vol. 2, pages 1-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:erdnra:157834
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.157834
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    1. Malcolm J Beynon & Andrew Crawley & Max Munday, 2016. "Measuring and understanding the differences between urban and rural areas," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 43(6), pages 1136-1154, November.

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