Naslov
Rural diversification and socio-economic transformation in Croatia

Autori
Njegač, Dražen ; Toskić, Aleksandar

Izvornik
GeoJournal (0343-2521) 46 (1998), 1;

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Croatia; decentralisation; diversification; industry; innovation; rural; transformation; urbanisation

Sažetak
Rural diversification in Croatia is well advanced because many rural families have been abble to find work in secondary and tertiary activities without the need to migrate to the towns. Many rural settlements have now attained an urban character although there are regional variation, including a contrast between the continental zone and with a relatively high level of commitment to agriculture and the coastal areas, with pronounced "deagrararisation" where the ports and tourist resorts are well developed and the natural resource conditions for agroculture are poor. These variations are examined at the municipality level with reference to two key indicators: the share of nonagricultural population and the share of workers in the total activ population. Four categories of socio-economic transformation are recognised: more urbanised, urbanised, less urbanised and rural. The main regional differences between the continental and coastal areas are confirmed with the later showing a relatively high level of socio-economic transformation through the prominence of more highly urbanised municipalities.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geografija

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