This report provides information about the spatial processes of the 1990’s and the characteristics of the spatial structure of the South-Slovakian space as evolved by the beginning of the 21st century, as well as the major tasks of spatial development.<\/p>\n
Specific features of the r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l development policy, as opposed to the macro lev\u00e9l policy, deals with the differentiated, specialised attention of vari-ous regions. Over the p\u00e1st decade the reaction of various regions to the changes proved to be very different, therefore r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l strategies can not be formulated by a simple decision. Hence it requires mapping of the r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l dimension: the actors of the r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l policies should be familiar with the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of each region.<\/p>\n
Considering the natural and climatic conditions and the relief of the territo-ry, the southern bord\u00e9r regions of Slovakia have good conditions for the development of agricultural production, as well as for different forms of tourism.<\/p>\n
R\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l economic trends of the p\u00e1st decade in the studied region have basically been determined by the important role of foreign capital in the local economy, entrepreneurial activity etc, as well as by the r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l structures that have evolved as a result of the above mentioned components. On top of the natural features, r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l disparities emerging from economic trends are significantly influenced by the region’s accessibility and the quality of its hum\u00e1n resources. These explain the diverse economic and social character of the regions.<\/p>\n
During the last 10 years in the South-Slovakian space a strong west-east disparity has been created, which is particularly apparent in the sharp contradiction between the successful restructuring and renewal in the western part of the area and the lagging process of stabilisation in the eastern borderland.<\/p>\n
Major determinants of the r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l pattern of social disparities are: a) demographic conditions, which can influence a region’s economic potential and its ability to retain the local population; b) comfort lev\u00e9l, education, income-wealth conditions, health, public security determine the r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l social pattern; c) unemployment, its development and its spatial differences.<\/p>\n
Strengths: a) Advantageous geographic position of the region within Cen-tral Europe; b) Active chain of euroregions along the bord\u00e9r region.<\/p>\n
Weaknesses: a) The negative consequences generated by the former one-sided industrial structure; b) Lack of marketable skills at the labour mark\u00e9t.<\/p>\n
Opportunities: a) Favourable conditions for the extension and production of biological foodstuffs; b) Settlement of large industrial companies oriented on demanding foreign markets.<\/p>\n
Threats: a) Continuing lower educational lev\u00e9l of Hung\u00e1ri\u00e1n and Romany population, b) Postponing of governmental decisions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This report provides information about the spatial processes of the 1990’s and the characteristics of the spatial structure of the South-Slovakian space as evolved by the beginning of the 21st century, as well as the major tasks of spatial development. Specific features of the r\u00e9gi\u00f3n\u00e1l development policy, as opposed to the macro lev\u00e9l policy, deals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":659,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[555,568],"tags":[],"post_year":[44,48],"coauthors":[165],"class_list":["post-1099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forum-social-science-review","category-studies","post_year-44","post_year-2003-4"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n