ÍSAFJARÐARDJÚP SPACE OF FLOW
COUPLING THE FJORDS ÍSAFJARÐARDJÚP SPACE OF FLOW
PAST & PRESENT PROCESSES ICELAND POPULATION : 319.575
FUTURE OFFSHORE AREA FOR ADMINISTRATION OF OIL & GAS PROCESS IN DREKA-ZONE
1. january 2012
AKUREYRI 17.481 THE WEST FJORDS: 6.955
EGILSSTAÐIR: 2.257
REYÐARFJÖRÐUR ALUMINIUM FACTORY KÁRAHNJÚKAR-DAM BUILT 2002-2007
REYKJAVÍK: 187.181
KEFLAVÍK: 13.862
EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL VOLCANO SELFOSS: 7.928
NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS TO ICELAND 1990 - 2011 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000
YEAR
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
SOURCES: http://ferdamalastofa.is/upload/files/Heildarfj%C3%B6ldi%20erlendra%20gesta%201949-2011.xls
100000
GROWTH IN TOURISM
NUMBER OF TOURISTS TO THE WEST-FJORDS DURING SUMMER SEASONS 1998 - 2011
40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000
YEAR
1998
1999
2000
DOMESTIC TRAVELERS *DATA NOT FOUND FOR 2008-2011
2001
2002
2003
FOREIGN TRAVELERS
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0
SOURCES: RRF - Tourism Research & Consulting Ltd, Economic development agency for the Westfjords region of Iceland
MOBILITY IN THE WEST-FJORDS ROADS
SAILING ROUTE
FORMER FERRY-ROUTE OF M/S FAGRANES AROUND ÍSAFJARÐARDJÚP HIKING TRAILS
HORSE RIDING PATH
CRUISE SHIP ROUTE
DOMESTIC AIRWAYS
OLD FERRY ROUTE
YEAR
ROAD
1910
1920
FAGRANES TRANSPORT STARTS
SAILING
1930
1940
1950
FIRST TUNNEL IN ICELAND B/W ÍSAFJÖRÐUR SÚÐAVÍK
DOMESTIC AIRLINE
1960
1970
HIKING TRAIL
1980
ÍSAFJARÐARDJÚP ROAD - READY
1990
RIDING PATH
2000
2010
BOLUNGARVÍK FAGRANES TUNNEL OPEN TRANSPORT STOPPED
SPECIES & RESOURCES
PRISTINE FLORA
FISH PROCESSING
GEO THERMAL EMERGING FOOD PROCESS AQUACULTURE
ENDANGERED SPECIES
BIRD MIGRATION %
EXPORT OF GOODS & SERVICE BY INDUSTRIES IN ICELAND 1990 - 2011
60 50 40 30 20 10
YEAR
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Manine products
Internal tourism
Other products
Total tourism
Transportation service other than tourism
Manufacturing goods without aluminium and ferro-silicone
Agriculture
Other services
Aluminium and ferro-silicone
SOURCES: Central Bank of Iceland, Statistic Iceland
0
SHRINKING POPULATION TOWNS
HORNSTRANDIR NATIONAL PARK
(INNER CIRCLE: EMIGRATION SINCE 1997)
ABANDONED FARMS
BOLUNGARVÍK
HORNSTRANDIR NATIONAL PARK ABANDONED AGRICULTURAL AREA
BÆIR
STRANDABYGGÐ FORMER SETTLED FISH INDUSTRIAL TOWNS
ÍSAFJÖRÐUR
ARCTIC FLORA PROPOSED PRESERVATION AREAS SNJÁFJALLASTRÖND ABANDONED AGRICULTURAL AREA
MELGRESEYRI
NAUTEYRI SÚÐAVÍK
HÓLMAVÍK
REYKJANES
15000
12000
15000 9000
ÍSAFJARÐARDJÚP POPULATION (SINCE 1997)
Ísafjörður : 2.602 (13,2%)
12000 6000
Bolungarvík : 866 (20,8%)
WEST-FJORDS POPULATION 1911-2012
Hólmavík : 380 (-17,5%) Súðavík : 154 (-29,6%) YEAR
YEAR
1910
FIRST MOTOR BOAT IN ICELAND COMES TO ÍSAFJÖRÐUR
1920
1930
1910
1940
1920
1950
1930
1940
1960
HORNSTRANDIR BAKKAVÍK HERRING BOLUNGARVÍK FREEZING FACTORY BREAKWATER PLANT - BUILT 1910 1920 1930CLOSED 1940 BUILT FOR AYEAR DJÚPAVÍK BIGGER HERRING HARBOUR DJÚPAVÍK FACTORY HERRING CLOSED FACTORY BUILT
1950
1970
1950
1960
1980
1970
9000 3000
1980
1990
PRIVATIZATION OF FISHING 1960 1970 1980 QUOTA
1990
2000
2000
2010
2010
BAKKAVÍK FREEZING PLANT 2000 1990 CLOSED
PRIVATIZATION OF BANKS NATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
6000 0
3000
2010
0