| Title: | Provision of central services in rural areas : views of the elderly population in Hrvatsko Zagorje, Croatia |
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| Authors: | ID Komar, Korana (Author)
ID Radeljak Kaufmann, Petra (Author)
ID Lukić, Aleksandar (Author) |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Komar_Korana_2025.pdf (1,11 MB)
MD5: 9ABD7B417AFCEAC2760C0BD340CF5DED
 https://doi.org/10.18690/rg.20.2.5151
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
UZUM - University of Maribor Press
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| Abstract: | This study explores demographic decline and the contraction of central services in the Zabok area of Hrvatsko Zagorje, Croatia. Using settlement-level analysis, a survey of residents aged 65+, and informal conversations, the relationship between long-term depopulation, ageing, and the spatial distribution of central services is examined. The results reveal spatial variation in the decline of education and retail, as well as differences in respondents’ ability to meet their daily needs, by settlement type. Findings highlight uneven development trajectories and the growing vulnerability of elderly populations. |
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| Keywords: | small town, central services, depopulation, ageing, elderly |
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| Geographic coverage: | Hrvaška; |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Article acceptance date: | 01.08.2025 |
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| Publication date: | 13.10.2025 |
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| Publisher: | Univerzitetna založba Univerze v Mariboru |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 11-37 |
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| Numbering: | 20, št. 2 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-96621  |
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| UDC: | 314.1:911 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1854-665X |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 265419779 |
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| DOI: | 10.18690/rg.20.2.5151 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 21.01.2026 |
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| Views: | 137 |
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| Downloads: | 4 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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