Timothy Heleniak
Biographic Data
| ID | 2416217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy Heleniak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Heleniak |
| SIGNATURE | HELENIAK T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nordregio |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6913-4598 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Arctic sustainability
Research Coordination Network (RCN) “Arctic-FROST: Arctic FRontiers Of SusTainability: Resources, Societies, Environments and Development in the Changing North” spent a decade (2014-2024) advancing theory and practice of sustainability research in the Arctic region. It engaged hundreds of scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as Indigenous knowledge holders, to make a significant contribution in Arctic sustainability science, an emergin…
Iceland’s demographic transition
Iceland was one of the last places in Europe to be settled. It thus has a relatively short population history as it was completely depopulated until about 871. Harsh climatic conditions, periodic epidemics, and numerous natural disasters were not conducive to robust population growth on the island. This article traces the demographic transition of Iceland’s population from the initial settlement to the present. This is the transition from high to…
The ketchup effect”
A green transition powered by large-scale, renewable energy is under way in northern Sweden, featuring innovations in fossil-free mining, green steel production, and lithium-ion battery manufacturing. These new initiatives are the most ambitious in decades, envisioned by companies and politicians as a bright, green future for a region haunted by a history of population and economic decline. However, to meet the demands of growing green industries…
Turning the Faroes Into One City. Demographic and Spatial Impacts of 60 Years of Transport Infrastructure Expansion
Over the last six decades, the Faroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago in the North Atlantic, undertook a massive road construction project. The project included building many tunnels, the first of which opened in 1963, and sub-sea tunnels, the most recent one was inaugurated in December 2023. Transport infrastructure lies at the foundation of the country’s development, and ferry lines have been progressively replaced by fixed links regardless of…
Can digitalization be a tool to overcome spatial injustice in sparsely populated regions? The cases of Digital Västerbotten (Sweden) and Smart Country Side (Germany)
Many sparsely-populated regions in Europe are or perceive that they are left behind because of a reduced presence of public and private services in the area in comparison to more densely-populated urban areas. One solution that has been proposed to overcome issues of spatial injustice in these areas is the digitalization of public services. The use of new technologies can be a means to provide similar services in rural as in urban areas and to re…
Population living on permafrost in the Arctic
Permafrost thaw is a challenge in many Arctic regions, one that modifies ecosystems and affects infrastructure and livelihoods. To date, there have been no demographic studies of the population on permafrost. We present the first estimates of the number of inhabitants on permafrost in the Arctic Circumpolar Permafrost Region (ACPR) and project changes as a result of permafrost thaw. We combine current and projected populations at settlement level…
State of the Nordic Region 2020
State of the Nordic Region 2020 gives you a unique look behind the scenes of the world’s most integrated region, comprised of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, along with the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. The report presents a series of facts and figures showing the current state of play within core socioeconomic sectors, including demography, labour market and economy. In addition, you can read about wellbeing and energy pathwa…
The future of the Arctic populations
Projections of the future size, composition, and distribution of the populations of the Arctic states and regions are useful for policy makers in planning. This paper presents and analyzes the most recent population projections done for the Arctic states and regions. Global population growth is projected to continue increasing from the current total of 7.4 billion to 10 billion in 2055. The population of the Arctic, as defined here, is projected …
Where did all the men go? The changing sex composition of the Russian North in the post-Soviet period, 1989–2010
Like the northern periphery regions of other Arctic countries, the Russian North had a higher male–female sex ratio than the rest of the country. During the two decades following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the male sex ratio in the Russian North declined considerably, from 101 males per 100 females in 1989 to 92 in 2010. The regions and population of the Russian North were greatly impacted by the shift in northern development approaches fro…
State of the Nordic Region 2018
State of the Nordic Region 2018 Migration and Integration presents a series of facts and figures showing the current state of integration within core socioeconomic sectors, including demography, the labour force, health, and foreign background in state funded culture in the Nordic Region. The report is produced by Nordregio, an international research center for regional development and planning established by the Nordic Council of Ministers, on b…
Population Change in the Former Communist States of Europe and Asia
Atlas of the 2008 Elections
ATLAS OF THE 2008 ELECTIONS. Edited by STANLEY D. BRUNN, GERALD R. WEBSTER, RICHARD L. MORRILL, FRED M. SHELLEY, STEPHEN J. LAVIN, and J. CLARK ARCHER. xiv and 320 pp.: maps, diagrs., ills., bibliog., index. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2011. $85.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780742567955. Elections in all democratic countries are fundamentally geographical but even more so in the United States, which turns the national presidential election into a ser…
Harnessing the Diaspora for Development in Europe and Central Asia
Migration has become an important phenomenon in many countries of Europe and Central Asia. The development implications of migration in the region were first examined in the flagship report "Migration and Remittances: Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union." This report builds on the World Bank's earlier work and focuses on an aspect of migration which is important, from various aspects, to practically all countries of the Europe and Central …
Iceland imagined
Iceland imagined: nature, culture, and storytelling in the North Atlantic by Karen Oslund, by William Cronon, Seattle and London, University of Washington Press, 2011, 260 pp., US$35.00 (hardcover)
The expeditions of the first International Polar Year 1882–1883
Niobe Thompson, Settlers on the Edge
Population Change in the Periphery
This article examines changes in the migration system in the Russian North over the two decades since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the beginning of economic reforms using unpublished data from the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia. This is done by computing several measures of migration for selected northern regions: 1) measures of migration efficiency to determine the extent to which migration in the northern regions is redistrib…
Causes and Demographic Consequences of Fertility Decline in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe
There have been precipitous declines in fertility in the 28 formerly communist countries of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, the economic transition away from central planning and the social liberalization in these countries. Because of the steep fertility declines, a number of these countries now have more deaths than births. Using the proximate dete…
The role of attachment to place in migration decisions of the population of the Russian North
The regions that make up the Russian North experienced considerable out-migration during the transition period. Many living and working in the Russian North had been lured to the region by a Soviet-era package of labor market incentives. This paper tests the role that attachment to place played in the migration decisions of the northern population. The paper draws upon both quantitative and qualitative data. The main source of quantitative data w…
Regional Distribution of the Muslim Population of Russia
Drawing on the results of the 2002 population census in Russia, an American geographer examines the size and spatial distribution of ethnic groups classified as Muslim. Methods of classification and issues with enumerating the Muslim population and changes since the 1989 census are described and analyzed. Considerable attention is paid to the implications of such a large and territorially concentrated Muslim population under conditions in the pos…
The 2002 Census in Russia
A demograper specializing in the population of Russia examines salient trends revealed by the first post-Soviet census conducted in the Russian Federation in October 2002. The paper examines the statistical evidence for three notable developments: (1) a decline in Russia's overall population that was less than expected on the basis of previous official estimates; (2) the continuing growth of Moscow against the backdrop of absolute urban populatio…
Geographic Aspects of Population Aging in the Russian Federation
An American demographer specializing in the former USSR and Russia examines the demographic aspects of aging and the age structure of Russia's population across its regions, covering urban versus rural areas, and ethnic homelands versus non-ethnic (Russian) regions. The paper also assesses the implications of aging for Russia's pension and electoral systems, by examining regional differences in the real value of pensions and the emergence of a ra…
Population Change in the Periphery
This article examines changes in the migration system in the Russian North over the two decades since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the beginning of economic reforms using unpublished data from the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia. This is done by computing several measures of migration for selected northern regions: 1) measures of migration efficiency to determine the extent to which migration in the northern regions is redistrib…
The 2002 Census in Russia
A demograper specializing in the population of Russia examines salient trends revealed by the first post-Soviet census conducted in the Russian Federation in October 2002. The paper examines the statistical evidence for three notable developments: (1) a decline in Russia's overall population that was less than expected on the basis of previous official estimates; (2) the continuing growth of Moscow against the backdrop of absolute urban populatio…
Geographic Aspects of Population Aging in the Russian Federation
An American demographer specializing in the former USSR and Russia examines the demographic aspects of aging and the age structure of Russia's population across its regions, covering urban versus rural areas, and ethnic homelands versus non-ethnic (Russian) regions. The paper also assesses the implications of aging for Russia's pension and electoral systems, by examining regional differences in the real value of pensions and the emergence of a ra…
The ketchup effect”
A green transition powered by large-scale, renewable energy is under way in northern Sweden, featuring innovations in fossil-free mining, green steel production, and lithium-ion battery manufacturing. These new initiatives are the most ambitious in decades, envisioned by companies and politicians as a bright, green future for a region haunted by a history of population and economic decline. However, to meet the demands of growing green industries…
Population living on permafrost in the Arctic
Permafrost thaw is a challenge in many Arctic regions, one that modifies ecosystems and affects infrastructure and livelihoods. To date, there have been no demographic studies of the population on permafrost. We present the first estimates of the number of inhabitants on permafrost in the Arctic Circumpolar Permafrost Region (ACPR) and project changes as a result of permafrost thaw. We combine current and projected populations at settlement level…
Regional Distribution of the Muslim Population of Russia
Drawing on the results of the 2002 population census in Russia, an American geographer examines the size and spatial distribution of ethnic groups classified as Muslim. Methods of classification and issues with enumerating the Muslim population and changes since the 1989 census are described and analyzed. Considerable attention is paid to the implications of such a large and territorially concentrated Muslim population under conditions in the pos…
Where did all the men go? The changing sex composition of the Russian North in the post-Soviet period, 1989–2010
Like the northern periphery regions of other Arctic countries, the Russian North had a higher male–female sex ratio than the rest of the country. During the two decades following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the male sex ratio in the Russian North declined considerably, from 101 males per 100 females in 1989 to 92 in 2010. The regions and population of the Russian North were greatly impacted by the shift in northern development approaches fro…
Turning the Faroes Into One City. Demographic and Spatial Impacts of 60 Years of Transport Infrastructure Expansion
Over the last six decades, the Faroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago in the North Atlantic, undertook a massive road construction project. The project included building many tunnels, the first of which opened in 1963, and sub-sea tunnels, the most recent one was inaugurated in December 2023. Transport infrastructure lies at the foundation of the country’s development, and ferry lines have been progressively replaced by fixed links regardless of…
Causes and Demographic Consequences of Fertility Decline in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe
There have been precipitous declines in fertility in the 28 formerly communist countries of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, the economic transition away from central planning and the social liberalization in these countries. Because of the steep fertility declines, a number of these countries now have more deaths than births. Using the proximate dete…
The 2002 Census in Russia
A demograper specializing in the population of Russia examines salient trends revealed by the first post-Soviet census conducted in the Russian Federation in October 2002. The paper examines the statistical evidence for three notable developments: (1) a decline in Russia's overall population that was less than expected on the basis of previous official estimates; (2) the continuing growth of Moscow against the backdrop of absolute urban populatio…
Geographic Aspects of Population Aging in the Russian Federation
An American demographer specializing in the former USSR and Russia examines the demographic aspects of aging and the age structure of Russia's population across its regions, covering urban versus rural areas, and ethnic homelands versus non-ethnic (Russian) regions. The paper also assesses the implications of aging for Russia's pension and electoral systems, by examining regional differences in the real value of pensions and the emergence of a ra…
Regional Distribution of the Muslim Population of Russia
Drawing on the results of the 2002 population census in Russia, an American geographer examines the size and spatial distribution of ethnic groups classified as Muslim. Methods of classification and issues with enumerating the Muslim population and changes since the 1989 census are described and analyzed. Considerable attention is paid to the implications of such a large and territorially concentrated Muslim population under conditions in the pos…
The role of attachment to place in migration decisions of the population of the Russian North
The regions that make up the Russian North experienced considerable out-migration during the transition period. Many living and working in the Russian North had been lured to the region by a Soviet-era package of labor market incentives. This paper tests the role that attachment to place played in the migration decisions of the northern population. The paper draws upon both quantitative and qualitative data. The main source of quantitative data w…
Niobe Thompson, Settlers on the Edge
Population Change in the Periphery
This article examines changes in the migration system in the Russian North over the two decades since the breakup of the Soviet Union and the beginning of economic reforms using unpublished data from the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia. This is done by computing several measures of migration for selected northern regions: 1) measures of migration efficiency to determine the extent to which migration in the northern regions is redistrib…
Causes and Demographic Consequences of Fertility Decline in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe
There have been precipitous declines in fertility in the 28 formerly communist countries of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, the economic transition away from central planning and the social liberalization in these countries. Because of the steep fertility declines, a number of these countries now have more deaths than births. Using the proximate dete…
Harnessing the Diaspora for Development in Europe and Central Asia
Migration has become an important phenomenon in many countries of Europe and Central Asia. The development implications of migration in the region were first examined in the flagship report "Migration and Remittances: Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union." This report builds on the World Bank's earlier work and focuses on an aspect of migration which is important, from various aspects, to practically all countries of the Europe and Central …
Iceland imagined
Iceland imagined: nature, culture, and storytelling in the North Atlantic by Karen Oslund, by William Cronon, Seattle and London, University of Washington Press, 2011, 260 pp., US$35.00 (hardcover)
The expeditions of the first International Polar Year 1882–1883
Atlas of the 2008 Elections
ATLAS OF THE 2008 ELECTIONS. Edited by STANLEY D. BRUNN, GERALD R. WEBSTER, RICHARD L. MORRILL, FRED M. SHELLEY, STEPHEN J. LAVIN, and J. CLARK ARCHER. xiv and 320 pp.: maps, diagrs., ills., bibliog., index. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2011. $85.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780742567955. Elections in all democratic countries are fundamentally geographical but even more so in the United States, which turns the national presidential election into a ser…
Population Change in the Former Communist States of Europe and Asia
State of the Nordic Region 2018
State of the Nordic Region 2018 Migration and Integration presents a series of facts and figures showing the current state of integration within core socioeconomic sectors, including demography, the labour force, health, and foreign background in state funded culture in the Nordic Region. The report is produced by Nordregio, an international research center for regional development and planning established by the Nordic Council of Ministers, on b…
State of the Nordic Region 2020
State of the Nordic Region 2020 gives you a unique look behind the scenes of the world’s most integrated region, comprised of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, along with the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. The report presents a series of facts and figures showing the current state of play within core socioeconomic sectors, including demography, labour market and economy. In addition, you can read about wellbeing and energy pathwa…
The future of the Arctic populations
Projections of the future size, composition, and distribution of the populations of the Arctic states and regions are useful for policy makers in planning. This paper presents and analyzes the most recent population projections done for the Arctic states and regions. Global population growth is projected to continue increasing from the current total of 7.4 billion to 10 billion in 2055. The population of the Arctic, as defined here, is projected …
Where did all the men go? The changing sex composition of the Russian North in the post-Soviet period, 1989–2010
Like the northern periphery regions of other Arctic countries, the Russian North had a higher male–female sex ratio than the rest of the country. During the two decades following the breakup of the Soviet Union, the male sex ratio in the Russian North declined considerably, from 101 males per 100 females in 1989 to 92 in 2010. The regions and population of the Russian North were greatly impacted by the shift in northern development approaches fro…
Population living on permafrost in the Arctic
Permafrost thaw is a challenge in many Arctic regions, one that modifies ecosystems and affects infrastructure and livelihoods. To date, there have been no demographic studies of the population on permafrost. We present the first estimates of the number of inhabitants on permafrost in the Arctic Circumpolar Permafrost Region (ACPR) and project changes as a result of permafrost thaw. We combine current and projected populations at settlement level…
Can digitalization be a tool to overcome spatial injustice in sparsely populated regions? The cases of Digital Västerbotten (Sweden) and Smart Country Side (Germany)
Many sparsely-populated regions in Europe are or perceive that they are left behind because of a reduced presence of public and private services in the area in comparison to more densely-populated urban areas. One solution that has been proposed to overcome issues of spatial injustice in these areas is the digitalization of public services. The use of new technologies can be a means to provide similar services in rural as in urban areas and to re…
The ketchup effect”
A green transition powered by large-scale, renewable energy is under way in northern Sweden, featuring innovations in fossil-free mining, green steel production, and lithium-ion battery manufacturing. These new initiatives are the most ambitious in decades, envisioned by companies and politicians as a bright, green future for a region haunted by a history of population and economic decline. However, to meet the demands of growing green industries…
Turning the Faroes Into One City. Demographic and Spatial Impacts of 60 Years of Transport Infrastructure Expansion
Over the last six decades, the Faroe Islands, an 18-island archipelago in the North Atlantic, undertook a massive road construction project. The project included building many tunnels, the first of which opened in 1963, and sub-sea tunnels, the most recent one was inaugurated in December 2023. Transport infrastructure lies at the foundation of the country’s development, and ferry lines have been progressively replaced by fixed links regardless of…
Iceland’s demographic transition
Iceland was one of the last places in Europe to be settled. It thus has a relatively short population history as it was completely depopulated until about 871. Harsh climatic conditions, periodic epidemics, and numerous natural disasters were not conducive to robust population growth on the island. This article traces the demographic transition of Iceland’s population from the initial settlement to the present. This is the transition from high to…
Arctic sustainability
Research Coordination Network (RCN) “Arctic-FROST: Arctic FRontiers Of SusTainability: Resources, Societies, Environments and Development in the Changing North” spent a decade (2014-2024) advancing theory and practice of sustainability research in the Arctic region. It engaged hundreds of scholars from a variety of disciplines, as well as Indigenous knowledge holders, to make a significant contribution in Arctic sustainability science, an emergin…
Geography (20 works) · Political science (14 works) · Population (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (8 works) · Demography (8 works) · Economic geography (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (6 works)