Naslov
Contemporary Urban Changes in Croatia - The Case Study of Zadar

Autori
Graovac Matassi, Vera

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Critical Spaces - Contemporary Perspectives in Urban, Spatial and Landscape Studies

Urednik/ci
Alexandru Calcatinge

Izdavač
LIT Verlag

Grad
Beč

Godina
2014

Raspon stranica
167-178

ISBN
978-3643904959

Ključne riječi
Zadar, urban changes, demographic development

Sažetak
The paper discusses contemporary demographic, economic and landscape changes in Croatian urban settlements with the emphasis on the changes in the town of Zadar. Up to the mid-20th century, most of the population of Croatia was living in rural areas, but from that time on, particularly from 1960s, the share of urban population started increasing significantly, primarily due to intensive industrialization, rural exodus and the development of service industry. Such demographic changes had a profound impact on spatial and landscape changes in urban areas. The town of Zadar is located in central part of the Croatian Adriatic coast, and it is the fifth largest town in Croatia. However, the urban tradition of this town is over 2, 000 years old. In the Second World War, Zadar was bombarded heavily and over 80 per cent of the town was completely destroyed. In the post-war period, the town was re-built, it experienced intensive industrialization and recorded intensive population increase (by 346 per cent in the period from 1948 to 2011), which resulted in significant territorial expansion of the town, landscape and land-use changes. Up to 1990s, a notable part of the land was occupied by factories and military barracks, but in the last 20 years, simultaneously with demographic and economic changes, the town experienced profound changes regarding the housing development and land-use changes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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