THE ISLAND RURALITY AS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF THE LAG "ŠKOJI" AREA.

The paper presents results of the research of the selected elements of rurality on the example of the Croatian islands of Vis and Hvar, gathered in the Local action group (LAG) "Škoji" and possibilities of their (re)evaluation. The revitalization of rural areas is the fundamental task of local action groups, the associations which bring together representatives of public, private and civil sector of a specific area. Their main objective is to jointly design and implement a local development strategy, based on the specific developmental opportunities of the area which they live in. Rurality of the islands is analyzed through main demographic structures and trends, agricultural resources, land use and fisheries. The selected elements are analyzed as an incentives or limited developmental factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]