Open AccessUnderdeveloped areas: South Morava region
Author(s) -
Jasmina Djordjević,
Milena Panić
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
zbornik radova/zbornik radova - geografski institut "jovan cvijić"
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1821-2808
pISSN - 0350-7599
DOI - 10.2298/ijgi0756131d
Subject(s) - lagging , human settlement , geography , economic geography , socioeconomics , environmental protection , archaeology , economics , medicine , pathology
The main goal of this paper is to point out the problem of underdeveloped areas in South Morava region as well as the factors that influenced those areas slowly withered away. The paper is particularly dealing with the influence of the morphometric characteristics of the observed territory on the size of the settlements and their economic structure. Negative trends of reducing the larger settlements and increasing the number of the smaller ones are more intensive in mountain areas than in Central Serbia. South Morava region, which includes two districts, Jablanički and Pčinjski, is economically worse than other regions in Serbia. The main reason to research this problem is to identify and follow the negative demographic tendencies and economic lagging of the area, significantly contributing to more successful realization of national, republic, regional and local interests in the area of South Morava