Description
Book SynopsisViewed from the mainland the history of the archipelago appears as a long list of non-invited but irresistible disembarkations. Viewed from on an island the archipelago has had a rich and unique history of sustainable use of scarce resources.
The main theme of this book is the exploration of the meanings of near islands, of the archipelago. General and particular features of 1246 islands of the Croatian archipelago are starting points of stories about particular islands, subarchipelagos and urban archipelagos. The chapters question and analyse the archipelago identity from different perspectives. It is approached as a group of islands, a simple sum perhaps, but as the analysis goes on particular features of subarchipelagos, urban subarchipelagos, mainland dependent islands, outlying islands and island emigrant communities that are trying to restore and conserve their island somewhere in the new homeland are revealed. This in turn makes the identity of the archipelago complex and multidimensional.
Nenad Starc is a researcher, consultant and a professor in the fields of regional policy and planning at the Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia. He specializes in island development, spatial planning and local development programming.
Table of ContentsIntroduction / Nenad Starc
Part I
1. On near islands / Sephen Royle
2. Near Islands of Europe / Sean Turner
3. The Croatian Islands: An Introduction / Anica Čuka and Josip Faričić
4. Demography of the Archipelago - migration as a way of life / Sanja Klempić-Bogadi and Sonja Podgorelec
5. The Identity of the Islanders – a Treasure Being Buried / Vladimir Skračić
Part II
6. The Island and the City – the Zadar (sub)Urban Archipelago / Anica Čuka and Josip Faričić
7. Near, Far or Beyond? – Migration from the Dalmatian islands of Olib and Silba / Tomislav Oroz
8. Two islands in one – the Island of Hvar / Ana Perinić-Lewis
9. The stormy archipelago – the Fishermen of the Open-Sea Croatian Islands / Joško Božanić
10. On the Rim of Croatia and Croatian Development Policies / Željka Kordej – De Villa and Nenad Starc
11. An Outlier – the Island of Susak / Julijano Sokolić and Nenad Starc
Annex:
Table 1: The Islands of the Croatian Archipelago
Table 2: Tourism on the Croatian Islands 2010-2017
