Hypsometrical distribution of settlements as a factor of regional differentiation of the gender-age structure of the population of West Morava Valley
The paper analysed some aspects of changes in the biological structures of the population in 230 settlements of West Morava Valley, from the position of the type of settlement and the hypsometric zone to which they belong. Bearing in mind that there are significant height differences in the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Serbian Geographical Society
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Srpskog Geografskog Društva |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-3593/2023/0350-35932301001M.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper analysed some aspects of changes in the biological structures of
the population in 230 settlements of West Morava Valley, from the position
of the type of settlement and the hypsometric zone to which they belong.
Bearing in mind that there are significant height differences in the relief
of West Morava Valley (144-1,321 m above sea level), its breakdown caused
the regional differentiation of settlements according to the size and
structures of the population living in them. The statistical analysis was
performed in two-period sections (1971 and 2011). The reason for this is
that the 1970s were the most dynamic socio-economic transformation of the
studied region, caused by the impact of industrialization and urbanization.
The results obtained during the research show that the aging of the
population in West Morava Valley has reached such a level that it represents
a first-class problem. In the analysed forty-year period, the participation
of the old population (60 and over) doubled (from 12.8% to 25.2%), while
the aging index increased even three times (from 0.42 to 1.27). The
population of West Morava Valley is in the stage of the deepest demographic
age, with the difference that rural settlements at higher altitudes age much
faster. The differences in the gender structure of the population between
the urban and rural settlements of the region are not so drastically
expressed, but in both categories the dominance of the female contingent is
evident. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-3593 2406-078X |