Abstract
The study of the rural areas of Serbia is in the narrowest sphere of interest of the economic policy makers, with the aim of creating more balanced regional development. The economic underdevelopment of rural areas is a burden on the state as a whole, and one of the most important development issue. Based on the results of the 2002 and 2011 census, it can be concluded that the number of inhabitants in Serbia is reduced by 30,000 annually. Particularly worrying is the fact that the balance between rural and urban areas has been disturbed, at the expense of rural areas. The data show that out of 4,709 villages in Serbia, 700 of them have no demographic future. Abandoned houses, collapsed cooperative homes, shops, empty schools, closed ambulances - all of these are indicators of the seriousness of the problems that the mountain villages of Serbia, and therefore Rogozne, are facing. The situation in rural areas in Serbia may be best illustrated by the following: 1,200 villages are in a phase of disappearance, 50,000 houses are empty, and in another 150,000 no one currently lives, more than 1000 villages have fewer than 100 inhabitants. However, the most important problem is the average age of people living in the villages of Serbia - 43.6 years, while the average age of citizens in cities is 41.3 years. The residents of rural areas on Rogozna mountain consider that, should the economic situation improve, it should encourage positive demographic changes in these villages. This is only possible through ensuring a secure existence and sustainable agricultaral production (secure placement of agricultural products).
Highlights
In these places water is retained and the shallow ponds were formed, There areas are habitat for Typha (Typha latifolia) or in Serbian “rogoz”. The significance of this plant in the past was much larger than it is today. The confirmation for this claim we find in historical sources, for example the Great Prince of Serbia
The number of inhabitants increased by 1,664 and according to the latest 2011 census, the number of inhabitants is 21,279. Such processes in the third period are caused by intensive emigration from rural settlements in the mountainous hinterland and the concentration of the rural population in the suburban zones belonging to Rogozna
Vast majority of rural population opposes such measures. They think that our farmers have to be protected, and the agriculture will get its role in the economic development of the country
Summary
There are numerous authors who have studied the problem of rural development and possibilities for revitalization of rural areas: Павловић, 2016; Павловић et al, 2015; Sobczyk, 2014; Esparcia, 2014; Galdeano-Gomez et al, 2010; Павловић and Мишовић, 2012; Павловић 2009; Buchenrieder et al, 2007; Murdoch, 2000; Lowe, et al, 1995. The number of inhabitants increased by 1,664 and according to the latest 2011 census, the number of inhabitants is 21,279 Such processes in the third period are caused by intensive emigration from rural settlements in the mountainous hinterland and the concentration of the rural population in the suburban zones belonging to Rogozna (primarly in the Novi Pazar area). This route was supposed to pass over the mountains region of Rogozna, due to significant reserves of precious metals, which are located in that area. The fragmented and dispersive households, the negative economic and demographic processes in the countryside, the insufficiently developed awareness of the need to preserve the environment and popularizing the city life style are some of the factors that have contributed to the insufficient development of this type of tourism
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