Naslov
Island Studies - a View from the Near Islands

Autori
Starc, Nenad

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, znanstveni

Izvornik
18th Islands of the World Conference Book of Abstracts ISLANDS: NATURE AND CULTURE / Čuka, Anica ; Oroz, Tomislav ; Klarin Tomislav ; - Zadar : Sveučilište u Zadru, 2022

ISBN
978-953-331-384-9

Skup
18th Islands of the World Conference

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 13.06.2022. - 17.06.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
near islands, island fiction, island studies, island policy

Sažetak
Once relatively asymmetrical and straightforward, the mainland–island relationship has become complex. Islands are commonly captured by wider mainland traffic, infrastructure, and economic and social networks. Once highly self-sustained and richly structured, island economies have been specialising and becoming increasingly dependent on mainland inputs, final products, and the interests of mainland investors. Near islands are particularly affected by these processes. Most of the near islands are administrative parts of coastal administrative territorial units subject to mainland-made development policies. The basic presumption of mainland policymakers is „the island handicap“, i.e. the supposedly inferior micro-regional insular position to be overcome, which results in spreading the infrastructure networks across islands and securing services and connections with the mainland. Amid the Anthropocene, islands are facing de- insularisation. An often neglected outcome of this is endangered islandness, slowly fading away, overshadowed by bridges, tunnels, fast connections to the mainland and better services. What is the role of island scholars in this process? Observe and analyse the island specificities. Yes, but should we use the results and findings to warn that islands will remain islands only if the islandness is preserved? Should we get involved in policy making, actual development management and satisfactory education of islanders? The questions await a quick response.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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