POPULATION ATLAS OF
J. Mladek1, J. Marencakova2
1 - The Head of the Research and Development Task, Chairman
of the Editorial and Exekutive Boards of the Population Atlas of
2 - The Department of Human Geography and Demogeography,
Faculty of Nature Sciences,
marencakova@fns.uniba.sk
The population atlas
of Slovakia is the
scientific analysis and cartographic interpretation of the demographic
situation in
The content
of The
population atlas of
1. Development and distribution of population
The spatial distribution of population and
its distribution according to the
natural and administrative units is processed at different hierarchic levels
(administrative regions, districts, communes and cadastral territories).
2. Natural movement of population
It presents the development of population
processes such as natality, fertility, mortality, marriage divorce, abortion
and natural increase. The spatial differentiation of the process is interpreted
at all hierarchic levels of regional units.
3. Space movement of population
It is focused on representation of the
mechanical population movement. It includes commuting to work and schools in
their spatial differentiation. Based on the population migration analysis,
immigration and emigration regions were identified.
4.
Population structures
The chapter presents the results of
population structure analysis broken according to age and sex including the
derived information on ageing. Ethnic, religious and educational structure of
population and some types of their regional structure are the cultural traits
interpreted. The economic and social structure.
5. Housing
The results of analysis characterize such
features of the housing pool like age and category of flats. The housing
quality and households with the intention to capture their spatial
differentiation.
6. Population syntheses
Synthesized evaluation of the
reproductive process – the reproduction rate, and overall movement of
population – constitutes the content of this chapter. Several maps are focused
on the life quality characteristics: mean life expectancy, structure of death
causes.
5. Population forecasts
The state and development until 2025
is foreseen including the prognoses at the national and district levels.
The years 1990 – 2003 were chosen as
the decisive period of demographic analysis. The basic map will be that of
Slovakia at scale 1:750 000. It presents the detailed information at the level
of a set of communes of Slovakia. The Atlas will also contain more comprehensive
and synthesized maps at scales 1: 1 000 000
and 1: 1 500 000. For the presentation of the population
phenomena at the level of districts, the maps at scale 1:2 000 000 a 1:3
000 000 were used.
The Atlas will be published in three forms –
a classic book edition, loose sheets or individual chapters, and on the compact
disk.
The leading institution of the
Project is the Comenius University, particularly its Faculty of Nature Sciences
in Bratislava..
In total 444 maps and 168 graphs are
included into the Atlas. The effort
of all those who participate in the Project is to process and edit the work
about population of Slovakia at a high scientific, informative and cultural
level.