Original scientific paper
CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL AREAS IN SLOVENIA: ADVANTAGES, WEAKNESSES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PRESENT SITUATION FROM VIEWPOINT OF SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Anton Perpar
Abstract
In the article an analysis of the situation in the Slovene Rural Areas are presented. The comparative analysis, based on typology of rural areas in Slovenia made by The Institute of Agricultural Economics on Biotechnical Faculty, shows that the Slovene countryside is not homogeneous. Present situation and the possibilities of development and the attraction of individual rural areas depend on the demographic situation, on the level of economic and social development, on natural conditions etc. Present situation is analysed from the viewpoint of sustainable rural development: advantages,
weaknesses and some possibilities for improvement are presented.
Keywords
rural areas; sustainable rural development; agriculture; typology; Slovenia
Hrčak ID:
17910
URI
Publication date:
24.11.2007.
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