Rade Knežević
Renata Grbac Žiković
RAZVOJNI POTENCIJALI OPĆINE SABORSKO
DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2014.3.857
UDC: 911.372:338.246.88(497.5Saborsko)
Abstract: Motive to write this paper is solidarity with the Commission for geographically marginalized areas, of the International Geographical Union, which promotes researches of neglected karst landscapes. The aim of this paper was to deal with the face of marginalization, on the example of the Saborsko municipality and consideration of its further revlitalization or at least sustainablility of the current situation.
Therefore, the paper explores the reasons of the marginalization and the main potentials that are its sustained chance. Saborsko municipality occupies the northern, mountainous border, of Plitvice National Park and Sborčansko, Jeseničko and Blaćansko field. Municipality continues on traffic and settlement network of Ogulinsko Plascan-basin and its administrative structure is part of Karlovac County (Croatia). The research relies on the method of field data collection and research surveys. The main reasons of the marginalization are determined as same as thefact that the present economic development relied on the exploitation of natural resources. So development model was based on the export of raw materials and not on materialized human labor. A characteristic of this development model is often synonymous for underdevelopment.
Second part of the paper, discusses the main development potentials, and proposed directions of development, namely:
- Development of wood processing trades,
- Development of hydropower
- Development of the Municipality as a tourist destination that wolud be complementary to the Plitvice lakes.
The proposals are based on the sustainable exploitation of the resource base and technology that would not harm the environment.
Keywords: Municipality of Saborsko, economy, development potenitals, the expected development.