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Classification methodology of bioregions with initial proposal of Croatian bioregions

Bioregionalism is a political, cultural and ecologycal system that is based on naturaly-defined territorial units called bioregions. In one of its forms regionalism appears as ''a cooperation movenment of regional district governmental apparatus across state boundaries'' (Lubbe, u Milardović, ur. 1995.), with goal of resolving problems that even in technical way are crossing state boundaries. Bioregionalism can be seen as a type of regionalism, but while the boundaries of regions are in general determined by administrative criteria, the boundaries of bioregions are determined according to the natural limits of ecosystems. Inhabiting bioregion is applied on creating human communities that fallow unique characteristics of climate, geomorphology, and biology of particular place. Just like in ecosystems, bioregional boundaries are not clear, thin lines on map - it is more often the case that one bioregion is overlapping with, and gradually traverse in another. we will present classification methodology of bioregions, substantive components of bioregions, criterions for defining bioregional boundaries, and bioregional scale classification that was set up by Kirkpatrick Sale. We will show an example of primary division of Croatian territory on broadly defined ecoregion, and narrowly defined bioregions. On this occasion we'll maintain inside the state boundaries of RC, although it is important mentioning that some of proposed bioregions and all of ecoregions are crossing those state boundaries, which is in accordance with criterions of bioregional classification.

bioregionalism; bioregions; ecosystem; sustainability; comunity

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