The Nordic Growth Machine: How Land Value Shapes Urban Futures
The 11th Nordic Geographers Meeting was organised in Reykjavik, Iceland, right after the Midsummer 2026. The conference theme "Restless geographies" describes well an island of constant volcanic activity but also proved particularly fitting for our session “(De)Valuing Land: Speculation, Housing and Residents”. In the session, we explored how contemporary urban transformations are shaped by shifting relationships between land, value creation, housing, and everyday life.