Saving This Swedish Town From Falling Into a Mine Has Big Lessons About a Post-Climate Change World

After Kiruna began sinking into the mining site near the town, it launched a radical plan to relocate two miles away. What can other places damaged by industry learn from the town’s move?

Fast Company
Dec 11, 2018 · 6 min read
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The church of Kiruna, one of the buildings that will be relocated.[Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

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