Open AccessContemporary demographic and functional transformations in the settlement net of Jadar
Author(s) -
Mirjana Gajić,
Snežana Vujadinović,
Dejan Šabić
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd1104043g
Subject(s) - industrialisation , urbanization , settlement (finance) , economic geography , human settlement , geography , population , rural settlement , polarization (electrochemistry) , rural population , regional science , rural area , demography , economic growth , economics , sociology , political science , archaeology , finance , chemistry , law , market economy , payment
Demographic and functional changes in the settlement net of Jadar were analysed in the paper on the basis of theoretical and methodological approaches and quantitative indicators. Such analysis allowed the separation of common characteristics and classification of settlements on the basis of demographic and functional indicators. Industrialization, followed by urbanization and concentration of population and functions, led to a pronounced polarization of space. Distinct differentiation of Jadar among the urban core-Loznica, peri-urban-ring-suburbs and rural environment limits the steady socio-economic development