Classification of Rural Areas in Serbia: Framework and Implications for Spatial Planning
Abstract
The classification of rural and urban areas presents an important topic both in scientific research and in the practice of spatial planning, regional policy making, and territorial governance. Taking into account the multidimensionality of these areas, this paper aims to provide a classification framework design for rural areas in Serbia. After selecting the relevant indicators, which were included to reflect the main demographic, economic, and physio-geographical characteristics of the Serbian rural areas, multivariate analysis (principal component method and factor analysis) was used to determine the main factors in the delimitation and classification of rural and urban areas. The last step of the conducted methodology used cluster analysis (CA) that identified six types of areas with similar characteristics. The results of this study and applied methodology can improve the existing rural-urban classifications and help planners and policy makers in the adaptation of strategic develop...ment documents.
Keywords:
rural and urban areas / classification / multivariate analysis / framework / local level / spatial planning / SerbiaSource:
Sustainability, 2021, 13, 4, 1596-Publisher:
- MDPI, Basel
DOI: 10.3390/su13041596
ISSN: 2071-1050
WoS: 000624805700001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85100613635
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Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Gajić, Aleksandra AU - Krunić, Nikola AU - Protić, Branko PY - 2021 UR - https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1078 AB - The classification of rural and urban areas presents an important topic both in scientific research and in the practice of spatial planning, regional policy making, and territorial governance. Taking into account the multidimensionality of these areas, this paper aims to provide a classification framework design for rural areas in Serbia. After selecting the relevant indicators, which were included to reflect the main demographic, economic, and physio-geographical characteristics of the Serbian rural areas, multivariate analysis (principal component method and factor analysis) was used to determine the main factors in the delimitation and classification of rural and urban areas. The last step of the conducted methodology used cluster analysis (CA) that identified six types of areas with similar characteristics. The results of this study and applied methodology can improve the existing rural-urban classifications and help planners and policy makers in the adaptation of strategic development documents. PB - MDPI, Basel T2 - Sustainability T1 - Classification of Rural Areas in Serbia: Framework and Implications for Spatial Planning VL - 13 IS - 4 SP - 1596 DO - 10.3390/su13041596 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1078 ER -
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Gajić, A., Krunić, N.,& Protić, B.. (2021). Classification of Rural Areas in Serbia: Framework and Implications for Spatial Planning. in Sustainability MDPI, Basel., 13(4), 1596. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041596 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1078
Gajić A, Krunić N, Protić B. Classification of Rural Areas in Serbia: Framework and Implications for Spatial Planning. in Sustainability. 2021;13(4):1596. doi:10.3390/su13041596 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1078 .
Gajić, Aleksandra, Krunić, Nikola, Protić, Branko, "Classification of Rural Areas in Serbia: Framework and Implications for Spatial Planning" in Sustainability, 13, no. 4 (2021):1596, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041596 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1078 .