Naslov
A Scenario-based Approach to Discuss the Future of Croatian Rural Areas: Developing the Conceptual Framework of the CRORURIS Project

Autori
Lukić, Aleksandar ; Radeljak Kaufmann, Petra

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
ISR-Forschungsbericht Heft 43: New developments in the rural space of Central and South-East Europe, Proceedings of the meeting of the Working Group on Central Europe in conjunction with the German Congress of Geography, Berlin, September 30, 2015 / Jordan, Peter - Beč : Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Institut für Stadt- und Regionalforschung, 2017, 31-47

ISBN
978-3-7001-8101-9

Skup
Sitzung des Arbeitskreises Zentraleuropa in Verbindung mit dem Deutschen Kongress für Geographie Berlin/Meeting of the Working Group on Central Europe in conjunction with the German Congress of Geography Berlin

Mjesto i datum
Berlin, Njemačka, 30.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
scenario method ; rural areas ; planning ; development ; CRORURIS

Sažetak
Rural areas account for almost 90% of the land and are home to almost half of the population, both in Croatia and the European Union (EU). They are still the most important food production zones in Europe, although this primary function has been challenged by numerous modernisation and globalisation processes and complemented by other economic, social, cultural, and environmental functions. Given their size, population number, functions, and variety of challenges they face, the question of future of rural areas is one of the most pressing issues in Europe today. Although the majority of rural areas in Croatia face tremendous demographic and economic challenges, (to our knowledge) no scenario-based research has been done and only a few partial impact analyses have been conducted in recent Croatian agricultural policy. The goal of this paper is to identify main pillars of the conceptual framework for an interdisciplinary, scenario-based, study of Croatian rural futures – CRORURIS. Therefore, an overview of recent development challenges of rural Croatia is offered, as well as selected examples of recent scenario studies of rural futures in Europe. Given that the main anticipated result of the CRORURIS study is the production of a set of alternative future scenarios for Croatian rural areas in 2030, with the goal of encouraging informed and evidence-based public debate on rural futures, three main pillars of the conceptual framework are described: the recognised diversity of rural areas in Europe and Croatia ; the need to study rural areas in different spatial contexts ; as well as the need to increase public awareness on the future of rural areas.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geografija

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