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rism in protected areas and the transformation of mljet island, croatia
dex—number of elderly per 100 young inhabitants; (3) old age coefficient—
number of elderly per 100 adult inhabitants; (4) average age; (5) educational
index (calculated according to the formula iEnIh=aEbiIIta· nEtIIsI/(of the total population)—share of active
tion; and (7) labour force participation rate—share of active inhabitants in
the adult population (aged 15–64) (See: Nejašmić, 2005).
The demographic analysis also used the number of live births and
deaths in the settlement from the vital statistics in the 1964–2011 period. As
data was used as absolute numbers in ten-year census periods, the number
of vital events in the 1961–1971 period was estimated using the seven-year
average in the 1964–1970 period. These data were used to calculate the nat-
ural increase and net migration in ten-year census periods, by subtracting
the natural increase from the total population change.
Tourism on the island Mljet
With a surface area of 99.3 km2, the island Mljet extends 37 km in a north-
west–southeast direction and has a maximum width of 3 km. In 1960, the
western part of the island was declared a protected area (Mljet National
Park), due to its highly indented coast with two connected bays (called the
Big Lake and the Small Lake), numerous islands and specific marine geo-
morphological forms, as well as preserved natural vegetation consisting of
Aleppo pine, Holm oak, and macchie. Around 70% of the island is covered
by autochthonous forests, representing one best-preserved environments
found among Adriatic islands. The island is administratively governed
by the Municipality of Mljet and has 14 settlements—three within Mljet
National Park (Goveđari, Polače, Pomena), five located in the island’s inte-
rior (Babino Polje, Blato, Korita, Maranovići, Prožura), and six on the coast
(Kozarica, Okuklje, Prožurska Luka, Ropa, Saplunara, Sobra). This chapter
focuses on the period of the 1960s to the time of writing, which has been
marked by intensive socio-economic processes and tourism development.
Tourism on the island Mljet started to develop quite late compared to
other destinations in southern Dalmatia, due to poor transport connec-
tions and isolation. The first tourists visited the western part of the island
in 1924 and the first accommodation facility opened next to the Big Lake
in 1934 (Šubić, 1995; Pansion Jezero, 2015). World War II seriously inter-
rupted tourism development, which took almost a decade to recover (Šulc,
other services; T) activities of households as employers and for the needs of personal
households; U) activities of extra-terrritorial organisations and bodies (CBS, 2007a).
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dex—number of elderly per 100 young inhabitants; (3) old age coefficient—
number of elderly per 100 adult inhabitants; (4) average age; (5) educational
index (calculated according to the formula iEnIh=aEbiIIta· nEtIIsI/
tion; and (7) labour force participation rate—share of active inhabitants in
the adult population (aged 15–64) (See: Nejašmić, 2005).
The demographic analysis also used the number of live births and
deaths in the settlement from the vital statistics in the 1964–2011 period. As
data was used as absolute numbers in ten-year census periods, the number
of vital events in the 1961–1971 period was estimated using the seven-year
average in the 1964–1970 period. These data were used to calculate the nat-
ural increase and net migration in ten-year census periods, by subtracting
the natural increase from the total population change.
Tourism on the island Mljet
With a surface area of 99.3 km2, the island Mljet extends 37 km in a north-
west–southeast direction and has a maximum width of 3 km. In 1960, the
western part of the island was declared a protected area (Mljet National
Park), due to its highly indented coast with two connected bays (called the
Big Lake and the Small Lake), numerous islands and specific marine geo-
morphological forms, as well as preserved natural vegetation consisting of
Aleppo pine, Holm oak, and macchie. Around 70% of the island is covered
by autochthonous forests, representing one best-preserved environments
found among Adriatic islands. The island is administratively governed
by the Municipality of Mljet and has 14 settlements—three within Mljet
National Park (Goveđari, Polače, Pomena), five located in the island’s inte-
rior (Babino Polje, Blato, Korita, Maranovići, Prožura), and six on the coast
(Kozarica, Okuklje, Prožurska Luka, Ropa, Saplunara, Sobra). This chapter
focuses on the period of the 1960s to the time of writing, which has been
marked by intensive socio-economic processes and tourism development.
Tourism on the island Mljet started to develop quite late compared to
other destinations in southern Dalmatia, due to poor transport connec-
tions and isolation. The first tourists visited the western part of the island
in 1924 and the first accommodation facility opened next to the Big Lake
in 1934 (Šubić, 1995; Pansion Jezero, 2015). World War II seriously inter-
rupted tourism development, which took almost a decade to recover (Šulc,
other services; T) activities of households as employers and for the needs of personal
households; U) activities of extra-terrritorial organisations and bodies (CBS, 2007a).
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