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Dwelling in Multiple Landscapes: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Second Home Phenomenon in Croatia

The number of second homes in Croatia grew rapidly in the last inter-censal period (from approx. 182.000 in 2001 to 250.000 in 2011) and as a result, second home expansion continues to be one of the strongest factors of spatial transformation in Croatia with coastal regions being most affected. Having that in mind, focus of this analysis will be on social and spatial patterns of second home expansion in Croatia. Starting from the fact that second home use implies not only (temporary) change in place of residence, but also, very often, movement to different landscapes, the main aim of the analysis is to find out what kind of landscape do owners of second homes in Croatia prefer and what are basic characteristics of Croatian households that have a second home. The specific objectives of the analysis are as follows: first, to describe spatial distribution of second homes (settlement size ; type of settlement: rural/urban, core/peripheral, developed/developing ; location: Continental/Adriatic region) ; second, to get insight into main features of places of primary residence (places where families with second homes permanently live) ; and the third objective is to compare households with and without second home based on their family, economic and housing status. Part of data for the analysis will be taken from the 2011 Census. However, as the data about second home owners in Croatia aren’t collected with the Census, data from an empirical research on the national representative sample conducted in the autumn of 2014 (N=3000) will be used for getting insight into socio- spatial background of Croatian households with a second home.

Dwelling; Landscape; Socio-Spatial Analysis; Second Home

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