ABSTRACT Abstract: Identification of urban and rural areas has been a widely present topic in the past decades, both in scientific research and in the policy and practice of spatial/regional development and territorial governance. The internationally accepted OECD definition does not produce appropriate results that are able to include the multidimensionality of these territories. In this context, the aim of this paper is the analysis and selection of relevant criteria and indicators of urbanity/rurality that may be significant for the establishment of a methodological framework for identifying urban and rural areas in Serbia. Multivariate analysis (PCA, FA and CA) was used to group local self-government units (LSGU) in Serbia that share similar characteristics. The research resulted in five types of areas which indicate that rural and urban areas in Serbia are very diverse in terms of physiogeographical, socio-economic and functional characteristics. The results of this paper offer a more detailed analysis based on scientifically and empirically selected indicators and can be applied in the practice of spatial and urban planning, and in the adaptation of strategic development documents at the regional or national level.

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建立新的城乡划界方法框架：以塞尔维亚为例

摘要 摘要：在过去的几十年里，无论是在科学研究还是在空间/区域发展和领土治理的政策和实践中，城市和农村地区的识别一直是一个广泛存在的话题。国际公认的经合组织定义没有产生能够包括这些领土多维性的适当结果。在此背景下，本文的目的是分析和选择城市/农村的相关标准和指标，这些标准和指标对于建立确定塞尔维亚城市和农村地区的方法框架可能具有重要意义。多变量分析（PCA、FA 和 CA）用于对塞尔维亚具有相似特征的地方自治单位 (LSGU) 进行分组。研究产生了五种类型的地区，表明塞尔维亚的农村和城市地区在自然地理、社会经济和功能特征方面非常多样化。本文的结果基于科学和实证选择的指标提供了更详细的分析，可应用于空间和城市规划的实践，以及区域或国家层面的战略发展文件的改编。