FUNCTIONAL TRANSFORMATION OF KOSANICA SETTLEMENTS AS AN INDICATOR OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The aim of this research is the analysis of the functional transformation of Kosanica settlements as an indicator of tourism development. Kosanica is a historical and geographical area in the basin of the river of the same name in southern Serbia. There are 90 settlements in the area. Starting from the view that the functional characteristics of the network of settlements reflect the economic characteristics of the working population, the interrelations of the functional transformation of settlements are analysed in this paper on one hand, along with the tourist development on the other. The focus of the analysis is the geographical area of Kosanica and the changes in the functional structure of the settlements that are caused by the development of tourism or are of significance for the tourism development.