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Global scientific literature widely deals with analysis of regional innovative systems and their contribution to economic growth. Modern theories and empirical researches indicate strong correlation between the technical progress, creative human resources, toleration and capital investments. New investments are basic but not sufficient condition for balancing the developmental stimulation. Capital, linked with investment activities, natural (material) resources and human resources (work, knowledge, information) are main driving forces of the economic progress. New forms of investments today are strongly connected with population educational structure and knowledge, therefore investments do not occur everywhere, simultaneously and equally. Knjiga govori o povezanosti regionalnih inovacijskih sistemov in njihovega prispevka h gospodarski rasti na nekem področju. V sodobnih teorijah in empiričnih raziskavah lahko najdemo jasne dokaze o tesni medsebojni povezanosti tehnološkega napredka, ustvarjalnih človeških virov, tolerantnosti in investiranja kapitala, pri čemer so investicije zgolj odsev ter temeljni, ne pa tudi zadostni pogoj k uravnavanju razvojnih spodbud. Kapital, povezan z investicijskimi aktivnostmi, je skupaj z naravnimi (surovine) in človeškimi (delo, znanje in informacije) viri eden izmed ključnih dejavnikov gospodarskega napredka. Geografska analiza ustvarjalnosti in naložb kot pomembnih razvojnih dejavnikov je pokazala, da je njuna razporeditev skoraj identična.

competitiveness --- creative environment --- creativity --- geographical aspect --- geography --- investments --- regional development --- Slovenia --- social development --- družbeni razvoj --- geografija --- geografski vidik --- investicije --- konkurenčnost --- regionalni razvoj --- Slovenija --- ustvarjalno okolje --- ustvarjalnost

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Living environment of creative people in SloveniaThe book attempts to answer two key questions: where do creative people reside in Slovenia and why do they choose to live there. The findings show that creative people in Slovenia adhere to a similar percentage of the work force as in other highly developed countries~this is also the occupational group that has increased in number the most compared to others in the last decade. The spatial distribution analyses show that, similar to other countries, creative people in Slovenia are unevenly distributed. A lower concentration is typical predominantly for economically less developed regions in Eastern Slovenia, while a higher concentration occurs in more developed regions of Western Slovenia. With time, the differences between the regions increase, but decrease within the regions themselves. Contemporary settlement processes run towards a deconcentration from heavily urbanized settlement types to more sparsely populated suburbanized and rural settlements. The most important spatial distribution factors for creative people in Slovenia are: living environment quality with a great emphasis on access to nature, identity or close connections to people and places, and workplace proximity. Additionally, some important differences were identified from the aspect of the selected regionalization as well as the settlement urbanization level. Knjiga poizkuša odgovoriti na dve ključni vprašanji: kje v Sloveniji ustvarjalni ljudje živijo in zakaj ravno tam. Ugotovitve kažejo, da ustvarjalni ljudje v Sloveniji predstavljajo podoben delež delovne sile kot v najbolj razvitih državah sveta, hkrati pa je to poklicna skupina, ki je v primerjavi z ostalimi v zadnjem desetletju pri nas najbolj narasla. Analize prostorske razporeditve kažejo, da so ustvarjalni ljudje v Sloveniji tako kot drugod neenakomerno razporejeni. Manjša osredotočenost je značilna predvsem za gospodarsko slabše razvite regije vzhodne Slovenije, večja pa za razvitejše regije zahodne Slovenije. Sčasoma se razlike med regijami povečujejo, znotraj regij pa zmanjšujejo. Novejši poselitveni procesi potekajo v smeri dekoncentracije iz bolj urbaniziranih tipov naselij v smeri redkeje poseljenih suburbaniziranih in podeželskih območij. Med najpomembnejšimi dejavniki prostorske razporeditve so kakovostno bivalno okolje z velikim poudarkom na bližini narave, identiteta oziroma osebne povezave z ljudmi in kraji ter bližina delovnega mesta. Obenem so opazne nekatere pomembne razlike tako z vidika izbrane regionalizacije kot z vidika stopnje urbaniziranosti naselij.

creative professions --- creativity --- geographical aspect --- human resources --- living environment --- regionalization --- Slovenia --- social geography --- urbanization --- bivalno okolje --- človeški viri --- geografski vidik --- regionalizacija --- Slovenija --- socialna geografija --- urbanizacija --- ustvarjalni poklici --- ustvarjalnost

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Studies on the knowledge society and regional innovation systems and their contribution to economic growth are already well established in research literature. This book ('Geographical Perspectives on the Knowledge Society in Slovenia') is based on a geographical analysis of connections between technological knowledge, competitiveness factors, and economic effects. It proceeds from the hypothesis that economic effectiveness in a region originates from the quality of human capital, in which innovations are the precondition for social progress, competitiveness, and developmental success. This article analyzes the spatial expansion of the knowledge society based on socioeconomic and development indicators in Slovenia. The key finding is that these areas are unevenly distributed. The high share of centers of national importance and neighboring suburban municipalities in emerging urban regions stands out in particular. Areas with a high percentage of creative professions are more innovative and their economic and social development is more successful. Raziskave o družbi znanja, regionalnih inovacijskih sistemih in njihovem prispevku h gospodarski rasti so v znanstveni literaturi že uveljavljene. Pričujoča knjiga temelji na geografski analizi povezanosti med tehnološkim razvojem, faktorji konkurenčnosti in gospodarskimi učinki. Izhaja iz predpostavke, da gospodarska učinkovitost v pokrajini izhaja iz kakovosti človeškega kapitala, kjer so inovacije predpogoj za družbeni napredek, konkurenčnost in razvojni uspeh. V publikaciji analiziramo prostorsko razprostranjenost družbe znanja na podlagi socialno-ekonomskih in razvojnih kazalnikov v Sloveniji. Ključna ugotovitev je, da so ta območja neenakomerno razporejena. Z največjimi deleži izstopajo predvsem zaposlitvena središča nacionalnega pomena in okoliške obmestne občine v nastajajočih mestnih regijah. Območja z velikim deležem ustvarjalnih poklicev so bolj inovativna, njihov ekonomski in družbeni razvoj pa je uspešnejši.

Slovenia --- Social groups --- Regional geography --- creativity --- development --- geographical aspect --- geography --- human resources --- knowledge --- knowledge society --- social development --- social groups --- človeški viri --- družba znanja --- družbene skupine --- družbeni razvoj --- geografija --- geografski vidik --- razvoj --- Slovenija --- ustvarjalnost --- znanje

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Global scientific literature widely deals with analysis of regional innovative systems and their contribution to economic growth. Modern theories and empirical researches indicate strong correlation between the technical progress, creative human resources, toleration and capital investments. New investments are basic but not sufficient condition for balancing the developmental stimulation. Capital, linked with investment activities, natural (material) resources and human resources (work, knowledge, information) are main driving forces of the economic progress. New forms of investments today are strongly connected with population educational structure and knowledge, therefore investments do not occur everywhere, simultaneously and equally. Knjiga govori o povezanosti regionalnih inovacijskih sistemov in njihovega prispevka h gospodarski rasti na nekem področju. V sodobnih teorijah in empiričnih raziskavah lahko najdemo jasne dokaze o tesni medsebojni povezanosti tehnološkega napredka, ustvarjalnih človeških virov, tolerantnosti in investiranja kapitala, pri čemer so investicije zgolj odsev ter temeljni, ne pa tudi zadostni pogoj k uravnavanju razvojnih spodbud. Kapital, povezan z investicijskimi aktivnostmi, je skupaj z naravnimi (surovine) in človeškimi (delo, znanje in informacije) viri eden izmed ključnih dejavnikov gospodarskega napredka. Geografska analiza ustvarjalnosti in naložb kot pomembnih razvojnih dejavnikov je pokazala, da je njuna razporeditev skoraj identična.

Slovenia --- Human geography --- Regional geography --- Regional & area planning --- competitiveness --- creative environment --- creativity --- geographical aspect --- geography --- investments --- regional development --- social development --- družbeni razvoj --- geografija --- geografski vidik --- investicije --- konkurenčnost --- regionalni razvoj --- Slovenija --- ustvarjalno okolje --- ustvarjalnost

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Creativity is gaining in its importance within the knowledge society. Studying these complex dimensions and their long-term consequences for the economic and social progress was the object of abundant social studies n the past. But the transformation of the landscape due to creative influences, as one of the most important factors regarding structural changes in modern society, is not well represented in Slovenian geographical literature. The booklet at hand is the first attempt of establishing some geographical–developmental factors, which are encouraged by various forms of creative human activities. The geographical dispersion of human potentials is one of the key generators of creativity and social development. Some important socio–economic effects and regional disparities in the region are also in correlation with the aforementioned factors. We will try to explain some of them within a critical research view and within the form of the available space and on the other hand also show some new dimensions of social geography as a way of challenging future detailed discussions. Knjiga je prvi poskus utemeljitve nekaterih geografskih razvojnih dejavnikov, ki jih spodbujajo različne oblike človekove ustvarjalnosti. Geografska razprostranjenost človeških potencialov je eden ključnih spodbujevalcev ustvarjalnosti in s tem družbenega razvoja. Z njimi so povezani pomembni socialnoekonomski učinki in tudi regionalne disparitete v pokrajini. Na nekatere smo s kritičnim raziskovalnim pristopom poskušali odgovoriti, hkrati pa smo želeli odstreti nove razsežnosti v družbeni geografiji, kot izziv za nadaljevanje poglobljenih raziskav.

Slovenia --- Human geography --- Social impact of environmental issues --- cities --- competitiveness --- creative environment --- creativity --- geographical aspect --- learning regions --- social geography --- družbena geografija --- geografski vidik --- konkurenčnost --- mesta --- učeče regije --- ustvarjalno okolje --- ustvarjalnost