application/pdf 592350 bytes All rights reserved 27. [naučni skup] Regionalni razvoj i demografski tokovi zemalja Jugoistočne Evrope, Niš, 2022. godine str. I-XIII 2022 Keywords: outdoor amenities, amenity value, composite index, rural areas, rural population eng Stojanović, Žaklina Josipović, Sonja Niš : Ekonomski fakultet Univerziteta Abstract: The quality ofoverall environment is considered as one ofthe key elements for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of rural areas. Therefore, the amenities composite index can be used in the mapping ofrural areas. Furthermore, the particular attention should be paid to the analysis of connections between the concept of outdoor amenities and distribution of ruralpopulation. The overall importance ofthe concept ofoutdoor amenities for socio-economic development ofrural areas has been widely explored. The outdoor amenities are considered as extremely important for rural livelihoods, which is particularly gained in importance during the world health crisis caused by COVID19. Rural areas are more and more considered as preferable for so-called creative class residents all over the world. These areas are seen as the dynamic territories which can create the environment for growth and development using a novel combination of population, knowledge and entrepreneurship. Is it possible in Serbia as well? The rural areas were traditionally neglected during the “socialist era ” in our country. In order to answer the research question, the basic research objectives of the paper are connected with the identification of the core components of amenities in the rural context as well as with methods for measuring rural outdoor amenities. The main research question is defined as follows: How do rural outdoor amenities affect the decisions of the population and employers regarding the location for living, recreation and conducting business in Serbia? The paper provides an overview of the composite indexes developed in classification of rural areas. The relative amenity value is estimated by using econometric methodsfor cross-sectional data. The exploration offindings is particularly important for the further definition ofruralpolicy measures in Serbia. info:eu-repo/semantics/review OUTDOOR AMENITIES AND RURAL POPULATION IN SERBIA https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:33692 ISBN: 978-86-6139-226-9