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THE ISLAND RURALITY AS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE LAG “ŠKOJI” AREA

THE ISLAND RURALITY AS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE LAG “ŠKOJI” AREA. Veni Marinković, mag . g eogr . LAG „ Škoji ”, Vicka Butorovića 4, Hvar. ISLANDS as specific rural areas. Local development. … part of the land surrounded by sea on all sides. … overall development ,

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THE ISLAND RURALITY AS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE LAG “ŠKOJI” AREA

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  1. THE ISLAND RURALITY AS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE LAG “ŠKOJI” AREA Veni Marinković, mag. geogr. LAG „Škoji”, Vicka Butorovića 4, Hvar

  2. ISLANDS as specificruralareas Localdevelopment …partofthelandsurroundedbysea on all sides …overalldevelopment, participationoflocalcomunity, resources INSULARITY (detachmentandisolation) LEADERapproach: - sustainabledevelopment, - specificsofareas, - bottom-upapproach, - uniqueness, - innovativeness, - multisectoralapproach: public, civil andeconomicsector - networking, - cooperation Specificelementsofrurality -settlements -populationstructuresandtrends -agriculture -fishery LocalActionGroups

  3. -Split-Dalmatiacounty • -2 islanda: Hvar, Vis • 6 local governments • 14,537 (2011) LAG “Škoji” Fig. 1 Thesectorsstructureofthe LAG (September 2014) • 2013 • Local development strategy • Objectives and tasks: formating LAGs identity • preparing the local community to • implementation of LEADER approach • -92 members

  4. ELEMENTS OF RURALITY: SETTLEMENTS POPULATION AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY

  5. Thecharacteristicsofisland’s settlementssizeandspatialdistribution • dominance of small settlements (up to 500) 36/47 • 5 „extinct” settlements • absenceoflargersettlements (more than 5 000) • coastalpopulationconcentration 5 coastalsettlements=3/4 ofpopulation Fig. 2 Settlementssizebypopulation

  6. Population dynamic 3 stages: 1. Populationincrease(until 1900/1910) populationmaximum highbirthrates 2. Depopulation period (emigration) 1921-1931- agrarianoverpopulation viticulturecrisis 1961-1971- urban industrilization 3. Contemporary period (from 1991) stagnation/ increase-immigration „fictive populaion” natural decline and very low birth rates Fig. 3 Populationdynamic 1857.-2011.

  7. Age-sexstructure Fig. 4 The age-sexpopulationstructureofthe LAG, 2011 • Anexampleofveryoldpopulation • Age index (65+/0-14) 180 • Regresive (contractile ) age type

  8. Agriculture Maincharacteristics: 1. Land fragmentation and small size parcels (anaveragefarmsizein Croatia is 5,9 ha, on islandsabout 50% familiyfarmslessthan 1 ha) 2. Increasing of uncultivated land 3. Domination of vineyards and orchards (citrus fruits and olive groves) Fig. 5 Utilisedagriculturallandofthe LAG, 2003 Fig. 6 Land use structureofthe LAG, 2003

  9. Socio-economicrestructuring • Deagrarization reducing the share of the agricultural population • Tertiarizationincreasing the share of employees in the service sector Fig. 7 Changesinthenumberof LAG’s agriculturalpopulation, 1971-2001. Fig. 8 Thestructureof employees by sectors, 2001

  10. Fishery • 12 fishery factories (first half of 20th century)- today 0 • current meaning insignificant • main characteristics and problems of modern fisheries: • lack of fish due to over-fishing in the past • weakerfishingfleet • todayfishing is part of the areaidentity and part of tourist offer • Maritime heritage

  11. Conclusion • Elementsofrurality as limitingfactors: • Settlementssizeandtheirspatialdistribution • Demographictrendsandstructures • Characteristics of agriculture and fishery Local development and LEADER approach as possibility The roles of LAG: recognizing the value of local specificities sustainable valorisation of all rural elements encourage the participation of local people in creating and managing their own development

  12. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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