The Effects of Industrialization on Norway’s Economy, Environment and P

The Effects of Industrialization on Norways Economy, Environment and PopulationUp until the beginning of the twentieth century, Norwegians were primarilyfisherman and farmers. The fishing diligence has been the basis of life and culture inNorway for hundreds of years. The fishing industry is still very important in Norway,however the discovery of anoint in the due north Sea has had a huge impact on the Norwegianeconomy and culture. Oil discoveries in the North Sea have made Norway a plasterednation. Since the discovery of oil, Norway has become a highly industrialized outlandish.Today, Norway has become very modern and technologically advanced. Industrializationis defined as, To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 30 Theindustry that is primarily being developed in Norway is oil. This industrialization has not only effected Norways economy but also its creation and environment. Industry hasbrought a lot of jobs to Norway and many Norwegians are moving to N orways urbanareas to be close to these jobs. More than 90,000 people work in the oil industry today.Around 20,000 are shift workers on the oil and gas platforms in the North and NorwegianSeas, Norways two main oil and gas-producing areas.29 Unemployment in Norway isat an all time low. Immigration to Norway has increased because of the many jobopportunities that the oil industry has brought to Norway. In my paper I will talk or sothe many ways in which industrialization has impacted Norways economy, populationand environment. I think this is relevant to the class because it will entail discussions on immigration, economy, and population.Norways population grew more rapidly during the 19th century than during anyoth... ...lobal+%2Bwarming+%2Bnorway&oq=&url=http%3A//www.dieoff.org/page129.htm&ti=The+Carbon+Bomb%3A+Climate+Change+and+the+Fate+of+the+Northern+circumboreal+Forests&top=148623Greenpeace .orghttp//www.greenpeace.org/climate/24UDIhttp//www.udi.no/zengelsk/3834/index.html25A Place in the WorldEdited by Doreen Massey and Pat Jess26Away.comhttp//away.com/frames/lp.tcl?type=history&lp_region_id=310&page_id=01&page_location=27Conde Nast Travelerhttp//www.concierge.com/run/concierge/OverviewDetail?geo_uid=514228 modern Review Magazine, May 1997http//www.britannica.com/bcom/magazine/article/0,5744,239651,00.html?query=epz%20manufacturing29ODINhttp//odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/economy/032005-990443/index-dok000-b-n-a.html30Dictionary.comhttp//www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=industrialization