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Razvojne priložnosti izbranih naselij slovenske Istre

Razvojne priložnosti izbranih naselij slovenske Istre: primer
Podpeči, Rakitovca in Zazida
V prispevku smo preučevali razvojne priložnosti podeželskih vasi Podpeč,
Rakitovec in Zazid, ki se nahajajo v skrajnem jugovzhodnem zaledju Mestne
občine Koper in se soočajo s staranjem prebivalstva, z dnevno mobilnostjo de-
lovno aktivnih prebivalcev in relativno slabo infrastrukturno opremljenostjo.
Med prebivalci omenjenih naselij smo z anketno raziskavo in s strukturirani-
mi intervjuji z izbranimi posamezniki, ki aktivno delujejo v lokalnih skupno-
stih, ugotavljali zadovoljstvo z bivalnimi pogoji in opredeljevali prednosti ter
pomanjkljivosti bivanja na podeželju. Zanimali so nas tudi mnenja o staranju
prebivalstva in ovirah za naselitev mladih ter želje glede razvoja naselij z opre-
delitvijo tistih področij, ki jih domačini prepoznavajo kot perspektivna in na
katerih si želijo graditi prihodnost. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da si pre-
bivalci želijo razvoj dejavnosti, ki bi jim nudile možnosti za zaposlitev v doma-
čem kraju oz. samozaposlitev in bi prispevale k ohranjanju kulturne pokrajine.
Ključne besede: podeželje, kakovost bivanja, slovenska Istra, Podpeč,
Rakitovec, Zazid, intervjuji, anketna raziskava, geografija

Development Opportunities of Selected Villages in Slovene
Istria: The Case Study of Podpeč, Rakitovec and Zazid
The chapter presents the development opportunities of the rural villages of
Podpeč, Rakitovec and Zazid, located in the hinterland of the city municipa-
lity of Koper. They face the processes of an aging population, daily migrati-
on of working residents and relatively poor infrastructure. The authors con-
ducted a survey among the inhabitants of the aforementioned settlements
and performed structured interviews with selected individuals who actively
work in these communities. The research focused on the satisfaction with
residential conditions and the definition of the advantages and disadvan-
tages of living in the countryside, as well as on opinions about the aging
population and obstacles for the settlement of young people. One of the
goals was also to study the development opportunities of the settlements
and to define the potentials that the local residents recognize as promising
and on which they want to build their community in the future. The results
showed that the residents want to encourage the development of activities
that would offer them opportunities for employment or self-employment
and that would contribute to the preservation of the cultural landscape.
Keywords: Slovene Istria, Podpeč, Rakitovec, Zazid, interviews, survey,
geography

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