Naslov
Second home development and rural revitalization: a case study from Croatia

Autori
Miletić, Geran Marko ; Marinović Golubić, Marica ; Žanić, Mateo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
XXVII European Society for Rural Sociology Conference: Book of Abstracts / - Krakov : European Society for Rural Sociology, 2017, 28-29

Skup
XXVII European Society for Rural Sociology Conference - Uneven processes of rural change: on diversity, knowledge and justice

Mjesto i datum
Kraków, Poljska, 24.07.2017. - 27.07.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
second homes, local development, rural revitalization, Croatia

Sažetak
Although the transformation of rural areas often has a regressive character, there are examples in which rural areas experience intensive socio-economic development. Rural revitalization is often associated with a change in the dominant mode of land use where agricultural production loses its importance and the rural areas becomes a destination for leisure purposes. Such post-productivist changes in rural areas are also connected to second home expansion, which is often motivated by the quest for an idyllic rural landscape. Numerous studies suggest that this multi-local practice is still attractive to many people in different parts of the world as well as in Croatia. For example, in the period from 2001 to 2011, in Croatia, the number of second homes increased by 36% and there were 16 dwellings for vacation for every 100 that were occupied in 2011. The majority of second homes are located in rural and peripheral settlements and there is a considerable number of municipalities with more second homes than occupied dwellings. Analysis of second-home growth and local socio-economic development in Croatia has revealed a positive correlation between the density of second homes, local economy growth and net population trends. However, it should be noted that in most cases second home expansion has occurred without a prior plan in Croatia. The consequences of this unplanned second home growth are primarily visible through degraded countryside, but problems in such settlements are also related to the functioning of the municipal infrastructure and services. The main focus of our case study of Okrug (southern Croatia), a small settlement with above average number of second homes, is already mentioned reconfiguration of rural space and rural living under the pressure of second home growth. More precisely, our first goal was to determine whether permanent and temporal residents differ in their view on the impact of second home growth on the basic dimensions of local development. The second goal was to determine how are costs and benefits distributed among major actors (stakeholders) in the development process. The data was gathered using semi- structured interviews and survey research.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

POVEZANOST RADA