标题：Spatial Development Processes of Croatian Islands – the Analysis of Island Settlements in Terms of the Quantity and Quality of their Central Functions
摘要：The paper analyses Croatian island settlements in terms of the quantity and quality of their central functions. It examines spatial development processes in relation to the centrality degree and includes 303 settlements on 47 islands. Central functions are analysed in six basic groups: administration, healthcare, education, post and telecommunications, supply and financial operations, within which the hierarchically ranked facilities are considered. The settlements are then classified according to the (non)existence of specific facilities in 5 groups: “No centrality“, “Insufficient centrality“, “3rd rank centrality“, “2nd rank centrality“ and “1st rank centrality“ and analysed with regard to their position, population change index and age index. The main spatial development processes of Croatian islands are presented. They are manifested in the population polarisation and island littoralisation, as well as unfavourable trends in smaller and poorly equipped settlements.
关键词：islands; central functions; centrality of settlements; polarisation; littoralisation
