Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5559/pi.18.33.05
Characteristics of natural change in population of the Republic of Croatia 2013—2019: zoning at LAU level
Nikola Šimunić
; Institute of Physical Planning, Lika-Senj County
Abstract
The paper examines the characteristics of natural population change in the Republic of Croatia (birth rates, mortality, and natural changes) at the level of cities and municipalities, ie LAU units in the period 2013—2019. The focus of the research was on natural population trends (birth rate, mortality) as major determinants of natural depopulation. Peripherality is conceptualized as the travel time from LAU units to the corresponding county centres (in minutes). Namely, the majority of central functions in an individual county are located in county centres, which results in the possibility of measuring the peripherality of each LAU unit. After calculating all the time required to travel from each LAU unit to the corresponding county centre, the LAU units are divided into 4 zones, according to the travel time. Characteristics of natural population movement (2013—2019) were analysed for each zone separately. The author set the main hypothesis (H) that functional peripherality adversely affects fertility and mortality in the sense that fewer children are born in more peripheral settlements, more people die, and overall population movement is generally unfavourable. Statistical-mathematical methods were used in the research in combination with GIS analysis.
Keywords
birth rate; mortality; natural change; transport accessibility; LAU
Hrčak ID:
316456
URI
Publication date:
15.4.2024.
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