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The title is incorrect. It is only the downtown area that will be relocated, not the whole city. And it will be moved 2.5 km, not 9 km. The downtown area is cur
by mrb 12y ago
The title is incorrect. It is only the downtown area that will be relocated, not the whole city. And it will be moved 2.5 km, not 9 km. The downtown area is currently geographically located on the west edge of the city, and will move to the east edge of the city, see the map in this article: http://ecosistemaurbano.org/english/ecosistema-urbano-prequalifies-for-a-planning-competition-in-kiruna-sweden/ http://ecosistemaurbano.org/english/ecosistema-urbano-prequa... I have no idea where the "9 km" claim comes from. It is not quoted in the article. This is possibly a mix-up with an unrelated city mentioned in the article (Newtok in Alaska) which is considering relocating "9 miles" away.
Edit: @troymc: the BBC article is likely incorrect. Notice it quotes no sources. Maybe it assumed the whole city will move. Or maybe it takes into account population growth from people moving from other cities to Kiruna, because of the mine's expansion and increased economic/job opportunities. Either way, it is pretty obvious from all the relocation maps you find online that only the western edge of the city will move. Even the rendering at the original article http://nextcity.org/images/made/2033_plan_1200_862.png http://nextcity.org/images/made/2033_plan_1200_862.png shows that only the western edge will disappear (compare it with a Google Maps satellite view).
- troymc 12y agoA BBC News article says, "Over the next 20 years, 20,000 people will move into new homes, built around a new town centre…" [1] Wikipedia says the population of Kiruna is 18,148 (from the 2010 census). [2] In other words, almost everyone in Kiruna is moving, eventually. [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26447507 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26447507 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna
- eCa 12y agoAlso according to Wikipedia, it is going to put the city centre here [1]. While big parts of the town will be torn down there are at least some areas that will remain. [1] https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=67.848757,20.2993544&z=15&cid=0&q=67%C2%B051%2701.0%22N+20%C2%B018%2702.0%22E&output=classic&dg=opt https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=67.848757,20.2993544&z=15&ci...
- michaelleland 12y agoThat's correct, it's only the "Centrum" that is moving, and it is moving to another part of the city. The place that it is moving to is currently an lightly used industrial zone, with a few random residences. However, the Centrum includes a large part of the city's population. The town is not a sprawling suburb town. Many of the workers at LKAB live in multi-level apartment buildings owned by the city/county, and most of those are in the affected area.