Commuting and labour market challenges in swedish sparsely populated areas

Abstract

This chapter seeks to explore the accessibility challenges of rural-to-urban commuting in V?sterbotten, one of Sweden’s most sparsely populated areas. By employing the case study approach, the chapter aims to obtain a comprehensive understanding of how the improved governance of public transport might contribute to bridging the rural-urban gap. It considers institutional conditions for the realisation of transport solutions, indicating the importance of streamlining mandates between institutions involved in the transport planning process. The chapter concludes with a discussion on how a holistic and coordinated approach to regional transport planning may contribute to urban-rural labour market development and combat the lack of highly skilled workers in accessible rural areas through the introduction of more attractive inter-municipal transport solutions.

Published in

Title: Rural Accessibility in European Regions
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

SLU Authors

• Kristensen, Iryna

  • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Public Administration Studies
Human Geography

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003083740-8
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53925-2
• eISBN: 978-1-003-08374-0

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/129765