Morphological and spatial development of Rovaniemi

Authors

  • Marta Chmielewska Uniwersytet Śląski, Wydział Nauk o Ziemi, Katedra Geografii Ekonomicznej, ul. Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/2300-0562.06.02

Keywords:

Rovaniemi, Finland, Lapland, Arctic, urban morphology

Abstract

The paper applies to the city of Rovaniemi and the morphological and spatial structure of its urban space. As a result of a comparative analysis of chronologically compiled town plans conducted by the Conzenian school of urban morphology, correlated with the written sources about the history of the city and field research, six stages of morphologic-spatial development of Rovaniemi were specified. A number of factors which exerted an influence on the development of the urban space of the town in the course of time have also been identified.

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Published

2017-12-30

How to Cite

Chmielewska, M. (2017). Morphological and spatial development of Rovaniemi. Studies in Political and Historical Geography, 6, 35–49. https://doi.org/10.18778/2300-0562.06.02