Somestja v Sloveniji // Conurbations in Slovenia

Abstract

Namen prispevka je bil opredeliti somestja v Sloveniji in preveriti, na kakšen način so se ta opredeljevala do sedaj. Na podlagi analize delovne mobilnosti prebivalcev med občinami ter dopolnjevanja funkcij med posameznimi centralnimi naselji smo ugotovili, da je opredelitev somestij iz Strategije prostorskega razvoja Slovenije z nekaj izjemami ustrezna, a bi jo bilo mogoče dopolniti z bolj dosledno uporabo jasnih meril za opredeljevanje somestij. Analiza je pokazala, da so somestja na podlagi mobilnosti delovne sile obsežnejša in številnejša od somestij, opredeljenih na podlagi dopolnjevanja funkcij. V prihodnje bi bilo zato smiselno uporabljati oba pristopa, saj tako lahko zaznamo ožja območja funkcijskega povezovanja med naselji v somestju kot tudi z njimi povezana naselja, ki jih somestjem lahko priključimo na podlagi mobilnosti delovne sile.

This article provides a definition of conurbations in Slovenia and determines how these have been defined to date. Based on an analysis of residents’ commuting for work between municipalities and complementary functions among individual central settlements, we determined that the definition of conurbations in the Spatial Development Strategy of Slovenia is appropriate, with a few exceptions, and that it could be improved through more consistent use of clear criteria for defining conurbations. The analysis shows that, when defined in terms of commuting, conurbations are more extensive and more numerous than when defined by complementary functions. In the future it would therefore make sense to use both approaches because this makes it possible to detect narrow areas of functional connectivity between settlements in a conurbation, as well as the settlements connected with them that may be included in the conurbation based on commuting.