Naslov
The virtues of insularity: Pondering a new chapter in the historical geography of islands

Autori
Baldacchino, Godfrey ; Starc, Nenad

Izvornik
Geography Compass (1749-8198) 15 (2021); 12596, 11

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
ageing, insularity, pandemic, population decline, virtuous isolation

Sažetak
We may be on the cusp of a renaissance in small island living. The slow but steady decline that characterised much of the industrial age seems to have been halted in some islands and in some countries – including Ireland and Croatia – and even reversed in some places (the Aran Islands). Using a broad sweep this exploratory article explains the broad historical phenomenon of small island youth outmigration, population decline or resettlement ; and how this is being replaced with a newfound value in ‘splendid isolation’ that, however, boasts elements of connectivity.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Demografija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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