The Rotten Banana ( Danish: Den rådne banan) is an informal area of rural Denmark facing significant economic disparities. [1] The term Rotten Banana traditionally includes an area of Danish municipalities the west coast of Jutland to Lolland-Falster islands in the southeast, [2] forming a crescent shape reminiscent of a banana. This phenomenon has garnered media attention due to the stark economic disparities between these regions and more prosperous urban centers, [3] [1] like Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense.
The term was coined by Hanne W. Tanvig in the 1990s to draw attention to a contrasting phenomenon to the Blue Banana. [4] The term, which holds a negative connotation, has been falling out of fashion, and media use of the term has declined. [5] Tanvig regrets creating the term. [4] In the time since the term was coined, studies have found that the area with highest unemployment has shrunken to primary west Zealand, Lolland, and Falster. [2] [6]
The Rotten Banana ( Danish: Den rådne banan) is an informal area of rural Denmark facing significant economic disparities. [1] The term Rotten Banana traditionally includes an area of Danish municipalities the west coast of Jutland to Lolland-Falster islands in the southeast, [2] forming a crescent shape reminiscent of a banana. This phenomenon has garnered media attention due to the stark economic disparities between these regions and more prosperous urban centers, [3] [1] like Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense.
The term was coined by Hanne W. Tanvig in the 1990s to draw attention to a contrasting phenomenon to the Blue Banana. [4] The term, which holds a negative connotation, has been falling out of fashion, and media use of the term has declined. [5] Tanvig regrets creating the term. [4] In the time since the term was coined, studies have found that the area with highest unemployment has shrunken to primary west Zealand, Lolland, and Falster. [2] [6]