Демографија (Dec 2016)
Convergent and Divergent Commuting Flows of the Population of Zmijanje
Abstract
In view of the fact that commuting flows present a complex settlementgeographical phenomenon, whose frequency and development testify about many relevant features of the settlement network, in this paper, the emphasis is placed on the analysis of convergent and divergent daily spatial mobility of the population of Zmijanje. The analysis of convergent (inbound) and divergent (outbound) daily commuting flows of workers, pupils and students between their homes (domicile) and place of work / schools, and vice versa, is based on the field research in which 1,728 inhabitants (922 pupils and students and 806 workers) took part. The structural ratio between divergent and convergent commuting flows is 65.8: 34.2%. The obtained results, which were collected by surveying workers, pupils and students indicate that Zmijanje belongs to the unsteady migration space which is characterized, with the exception of the villages Podbrdo, Krupa on Vrbas and Bistrica, by low employment opportunities, undeveloped commercial and service sectors and educational functions, as well as by the migration of working-age and university-educated population. The diversity index of convergent and divergent commuters by educational level is 16.4, which supports this conclusion.
