1. ANALIZA ZADOVOLJSTVA DRUŠTVENOM OPREMLJENOŠĆU NA PRIMJERU DOSTUPNOSTI DO OBRAZOVNIH OBJEKATA GRADA ZADRA.
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ŠILJEG, Silvija, ŠILJEG, Ante, and MRĐEN, Snježana
- Abstract
There is still just a small number of geographers in Croatia who choose to focus on the study of the level of satisfaction in regard to the availability of public facilities and services in urban areas. The complexity of the problematics linked to field-specific elements means that multidisciplinary knowledge is required, ranging from sociology to the planning applications. The main aim of the research is to evaluate the level of satisfaction in regard to the availability of public facilities and services, based on 14 selected variables that form its indicator in case study Zadar. On the basis of recent studies, it has been concluded that the two-level approach, that is the subjective and objective measures, is the most adequate approach to analyse the availability of public facilities and services as comprehensively as possible. The 2011 census was chosen as the source of data for objective indicators, with descriptive statistics used to process the data. On the other hand, an opinion poll was conducted to provide the results to be used as subjective indicators. The outcome of the research confirms the author’s assumption that the level of satisfaction in regard to the availability of public facilities and services is very good, with the exception of statistical areas on the outskirts of the city, where it is found to be lower. The most satisfactory availability of public facilities and services has been reported by the residents who are closer to the city centre (Višnjik, Poluotok, Jazine). On the one hand, it is due to the location. On the other hand, it is due to the planned development of the area and satisfactory infrastructure. The most inadequate availability of public facilities and services has been recorded in the statistical area of Novi Bokanjac, which is at the same time the most prosperous part of the city according to demographic factors. However, located on the outskirts of the city, it occupies the corresponding area of its budget. The proposed methodology of calculating the indicators of satisfaction in regard to the availability of public facilities and services on the basis of 14 variables was tested using one selected variable: the distance of educational institutions. The analysis shows that there is a very good spatial distribution of educational facilities in Zadar, with the exception of the statistical areas of Novi Bokanjac and Ploče. This confirms the accuracy of the proposed methodology, that is the fact that the formed indicator of satisfaction in regard to the availability of public facilities and services is scientifically valid, and as such applicable to other areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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